World Cup 99 - Roster Thread

by **Recuecn** » Wed May 21, 2025 6:00 am

Reçueçn Roster & National Information

Hello everyone, Gale Briseur here, manager for the Équipe Nationale de Reçueçn de Football (ÉNRF). I want to apologize for the mess going on here—the ÉNRF has been the victim of a lot of vandalism recently (I'll get into that).

You might be surprised to see so many new faces on this roster—myself among them. It's okay, I'm not embarrassed to admit that no one's ever heard of me before. I'm not here to swell my own ego. The fédération (FNRF) had to bring me on as an emergency hire after the IAC, so with World Cup qualifications about to kick off, I had to jump into the job right away.

You see, if you didn't hear about what happened at the last IAC, the FNRF was hosting the tournament. It was meant to be an occasion to bring a prestigious sporting event to Reçueçn and put us in the spotlight in front of the entire multiverse. We'd just won the Cup of Harmony, and enthusiasm for the ÉNRF was riding high. Unfortunately, the old team had a lot of bad actors. People who cared more about their own image than the good of the team or the nation.

We were set to make a deep run in the IAC tournament, hopefully winning the whole thing in front of our home fans, like we did once before. But just as things were picking up, the entire team went on strike. The daughter of the team captain and goalkeeper had been leading some protests which were interfering with matches, and when the FNRF clamped down on it, her dad led the team in walking off the pitch during a knock-out game. This of course resulted in a match forfeiture and giving up on the tournament. (The protests, by the way, are about women's rights, since women haven't been allowed to play in le Championnat or the ÉNRF. I support women's rights as much as the next fellow, but a sporting event is not the time or place!)

The players are still striking, along with Hyron LeBouffe, the old manager. That's why the FNRF had to bring me in to replace him. We've also got an entirely new squad—good, stand-up guys who are willing to put the country first and show up when it counts. A few of them have played in Le Championnat before. Most of them have little professional experience—lots of the professional players in Reçueçn have joined the strike and turned down call-ups for the ÉNRF. They see playing for the team as "scabbing."

Well, we're better off without them. The protesters continue to be a nuisance—as I mentioned at the beginning, they've vandalized a lot of FNRF graphics with their red, spray-painted slogans. Sorry about that, just try to ignore it.

OOC: I’m currently traveling and unable to participate as much as I’d like in the World Cup. If you read my qualifying RPs, you’ll know my squad was on strike and replaced by a team of scabs. However, just in time for the WC, the FNRF has backed down, so the old squad is largely back. But now it’s a co-ed team, so you’ll see some new players: Reçueçn’s first women to play for the équipe nationale. For additional info on the older members of the squad, see my IAC roster. Sorry I don’t have time for a polished post-qual update.

National Team Information

If L'Équipe Nationale de Reçueçn de Football is known for anything, it would be its defensive style. Historically this was due to the large influence of Reçueçn FC on the team; the most popular domestic club in Reçueçn plays about as defensive a game as you can imagine. With a totally new roster this cycle, there's no Reçueçn FC players on the team right now, but over the years that defensive mindset has pervaded le Championnat and the nation as a whole.

National Team Logo

The team has abandoned its classic 4-3-3 formation for a new 3-3-2-2. Since the manager and all the players are new, they're still figuring it out.

The Reçueçian National Team's mascot is the unicorn; thus another name for the team is "les licornes". The fantastical creature has been a symbol of Reçueçn for almost two millennia and is also the national animal, appearing as the supporters in the national coat of arms.

The team's kit represents the colors of the flag in a quite literal fashion. The jersey was redesigned a long time ago, replacing the first one les licornes ever wore, dating back to the 59th Baptism of Fire. Fans thought the old outfit was ugly, but the current one is now also becoming out of favor as the longer it stick around the more tired people grow of it. It was much more professional than the original, but leaves more to be desired.

Stadium
Reçueçn has only one stadium in which its national team plays, located in the capital city (also named Reçueçn). Never having been given an official title, the national stadium is usually simply referred to as just that: le Stade National. (Reçuecian law requires journalists in the nation to use endonyms even when reporting in English or other non-local languages.) Capacity: 30,000.

Coaching Staff

Hyron LeBouffe

All-time record: 198-91-117

Starting XI

1  Gerauld Firaut             goalkeeper         age 38
 
2  Emanuele Cutrona              sweeper          age 34

3  Brigitte Breault        left back        age 23

4  Lukas Kayserling              center back         age 34
 
5  Eric Konig          right back    age 24

6  Emila Streuli            left midfielder  age 21

7  Laurent Lapix         defensive midfielder   age 28

8  Théophile Thériault            right midfielder           age 22

9  Dirk Trommler       left wing            age 25

10  Franky Adams            striker     age 33

11  Helibert Wolf          right wing         age 34

Reserves

12  Moesha Ziswiler                      goalkeeper           age 20
  
13  Blaise Gauthier                        sweeper              age 21

14  Nathalie Desjardins                      left back            age 22

15  Quirino Lucian                       center back          age 35

16  Alex Brugière                  right back           age 33

17  Robert Chéreau                       left midfielder      age 34

18  Clélia Jaccoud                     center midfielder    age 24

19  Quentin Gouin               right midfielder     age 32

20  Héloïse Asselineau                       left wing            age 20

21  Rébecca Firaut                          center forward       age 16

22  Dégaré Béranger              right wing           age 27

23  Max Winkel                             goalkeeper           age 28

Reçuecian History and Culture

The nation of Reçueçn was created in the first half of the XIV^th century, when Carl Blancpic, Duke of the Duchy of Reçueçn, launched a breakneck military campaign invading and annexing many of his neighbors to the east. Before this time, Reçueçn had been only a city, built on the heights overlooking the junction of the Rhône and Saône rivers. These heights had been settled by Carl Blancpic's distant ancestor, Ifheda Rcuecn, near the end of the II^nd century a.d., and had born his name ever since. The area at that time belonged to the Roman Empire, who had established their regional administrative center, Lugdunum, on the other side of the river.

In 197 a.d., a decisive battle was fought near Lugdunum in one of the civil wars for the throne of the empire. The victor, Septimius Severus, razed the city of Lugdunum and destroyed it, stripping from it all imperial privileges in punishment for supporting his rival. This was the end for Lugdunum, but it was the beginning for Reçueçn. Refugees flocked across the river to join the settlement, and the city of Reçueçn grew to become a smallish regional center. Rcuecn's descendants (who changed the spelling to Reçueçn) maintained control over what became the Duchy of Reçueçn for 700 years, until it was inherited by their cousins the Blancpics who reigned for another 300 years.

At the beginning of the XIV^th century, power passed into the hands of Carl Blancpic, who was a megalomaniac and partially insane . Thus he declared his duchy to be a kingdom and singled out weak neighbors who he invaded with audacity. Over an incredibly short period of time beginning in the spring of 1337, he had carved out for himself a sizable dominion.

Carl, who styled himself "Carl III of Reçueçn", was violent, unstable, and petty. He was also wildly unpopular with the populations of the various states he had conquered. Although the central power structure helped the economy of the new Kingdom of Reçueçn to some extent, it did not bring with it all the stability that might have been expected. This was mostly due to the decrees of Carl III, who, among other things, began a campaign to persecute and kill all "heretics" within his new realm. Most historians agree that this was in fact a thinly veiled purge of his political rivals. This and other policies he enacted on his whims finally drove the people into open revolt in the spring of 1352.

Carl managed to hold on to power for a couple years by hiring mercenaries, but in 1354 lost two key battles and was captured by the rebels. By this time, the rebellion was led by feudal lords throughout the country who had sided with the people against their tyrant king. Carl III was executed, and the kingdom dissolved into a mess of tiny, independent feudal holdings.

No sooner had the various states that had been in the Kingdom of Reçueçn won their independence, than infighting broke out among them. The feudal lords squabbled over power and influence, trying vainly to imitate Carl's meteoric rise to power. This new violence, combined with the economic downturn associated with the rebellion and the breakup of the nation, clearly displayed how poorly things were turning out. More sensible minds came to the decision that the solution was to once more unify Reçueçn.

On November 19, 1356, therefore, The Allied States of Reçueçn came into being. The leaders of all the petty states, duchies, bishoprics, free cities, etc., came together and signed what are known as "The Treaties of the Alliance," a document just powerful enough to make Reçueçn a single nation, rather than a group of independent entities. The treaties also established a rough form of democracy, with each state represented (although typically by its aristocracy). Thus Reçueçn lays claim to being one of the oldest democracies in the world.

The treaties defined much of Reçuecian history to come. Provisions were made to establish freedom of religion, in order to avoid another scenario similar to Carl III's persecution of his opponents. The treaties also gave Reçueçn an isolationist bent. The nation had been burned before, and wouldn't soon try to meddle in external affairs, especially when its composite nature made creating a foreign policy so difficult.

Reçueçn, then, has managed to avoid many of the crises of European history. It's darkest moment came when Napoleon invaded, proclaiming himself emperor (although he allowed Reçueçn's government to continue to function under his reign). The allied states have drawn closer together, although cultural differences remain among them; they don't even all speak the same language.

Reçueçian culture has also been shaped by its location, nestled in the center of the Alps. The difficulty of travel among mountain valleys ensured the cultural diversity of the nation and preserved local customs. Although rural communities did center around agriculture—especially dairy production—many Reçuecian were forced by the lack of arable land to find other work. This led to a culture of innovation that continues today: Reçueçn is now known for its luxury products and technological exports. This has additionally led to a focus on science and education. The relatively diverse nature of Reçueçn's culture means that some areas are culturally more time-oriented while others are more task-oriented, but this fusion has given the country a uniqueness, especially in art. Reçueçn, perhaps thanks to its inland, mountainous location, or the fact that it was never a colonial power, has seen little immigration or emigration. Recently, however, the diversity of language spoken in the country has made it attractive to refugees from other areas where those languages are spoken.

Visiting Reçueçn

Reçueçn is a small nation, but it's got a lot to see. If you're visiting for World Cup qualification, you may want to extend your stay to see the sights.

Travelling to and in Reçueçn
Most travelers to Reçueçn will fly into Reçueçn city. As the capital and largest city, it will definitely have the flight connection you need. Genève, the nation's second city, will also accommodate you in this regard, but all the games will be happening in Reçueçn. If you are travelling from a nearby country, arriving by rail is also a possibility, and many more Reçuecian cities have international rail connections than have international airports.

For travel within the country, taking the train is probably the way to go. Car rentals are fairly expensive, and many cities restrict downtown access to pedestrians and public transport. When travelling through the countryside, you will find that autoroutes have high tolls, and smaller roads are typically wind annoyingly through steep mountain terrain. However, there is an extensive rail and tunnel network, and taking the train is fairly cheap between most places in the nation. Bus routes also connect most larger towns. Within cities themselves, public transport is always very high quality and usually very affordable or in some cities, even free. A few bus lines are temporarily free to travel during the tournament, in a government-led effort to promote tourism and encourage visitors to explore the country beyond just the soccer matches.

What to See
Presumably if you're reading this, the main attraction that has brought you to Reçueçn is World Cup qualification. All the games will be played just a short bus ride away from Reçueçn International Airport at the Stade National in Reçueçn's inner suburbs. But if you want to see a bit more of the nation, consider taking a ride up to a cute alpine village and hiking along a mountain ridge to appreciate the amazing views we have to offer. Or take a swim in a mountain lake and cool off in the shadow of the peaks. If you really are looking to ditch the heat, check out the ice tunnels at the Écho glaciers. Or, if you come during the winter, you can hit the slopes—our skiing's the best in the world.

If the mountains aren't for you, consider visiting our world-famous cheese museum - free samples! Or visit the Genève Cathedral if the culture you're looking for isn't bacterial. Genève, Reçueçn, Zimmerich and other cities each have a beautiful downtown historic district worth the walking tour. Check them out if your idea of a good time means wandering through medieval fortifications or strolling down cobbled alleys. If what's up your alley is shopping, then we've got that too - check out Genève's luxury district for high end jewelry, fashion, watches, and more. Exchanging your money should be no problem: the Reçuecian guilder is very stable and worth just a bit more than the NSD.

Where to Stay, What to Eat
If you are on the search for the perfect hotel for your stay in Reçueçn, worry not. Plenty of all kinds abound in and around each major city, whether you're looking for the four star experience, or just want to save a buck. If you'd rather have the personal, local touch, then we've still got you covered: a quick look online will reveal plenty of family-owned bed & breakfasts, as well as short-term rentals with people trying to make some money off the empty spare room one night or week at a time. Hostels are also very popular in Reçueçn, and are a great way to stay near the city center for a very low cost.

What'll you have for dinner? Reçueçn's food is what will make you want to come back for another visit. We love our cheeses, and our national specialty is raclette, melted cheese scraped over small potatoes, cornichons, and saucisson. Try it at a restaurant where each table is provided with its own small oven so each diner can melt their own. Another local specialty is tartiflette, essentially a casserole of potatoes, onions, and lardon (thick-cut bacon) served with a slab of, you guessed it, more melted cheese cooked right over it.

If rather than in a seat at a fine dining establishment, you find yourself in an alpine pasture hankering for a pique-nique, don't worry. Cheese is great for a basket-lunch too. Bring along a baguette and a saucisson, and you've got yourself a meal.

No meal in Reçueçn is complete without a glass of wine, and the local product is certainly worth the connoisseur's time. Reçuecian wine varies immensely depending on whether you're south, west, or north of the Alps, so try a few varieties and pick your favorite. If you need a pairing for your meal, it just so happens that every single person you meet on the street in the country is a self-proclaimed expert ready with helpful advice. Just don't stop them on their way home for dinner.

Do's and Don't's

Do say "Bonjour" to those you pass in a small town. Don't block the escalator in the metro. Do take your time to enjoy a meal or a conversation in western Reçueçn. Don't be late in eastern Reçueçn. Do greet people with a kiss on each cheek. Don't actually let your lips touch them. Do cheer loudly for your team! Don't go too crazy with the victory party. Do take a selfie with your head on the block at execution square in downtown Reçueçn. Don't miss out on your visit because you're on your phone the whole time. Do rent a bike and pedal around to see the sights. Don't be unprepared to parallel park if you've rented a car. Do make eye contact during a conversation. Don't stare at people. Do be ready to share gossip with perfect strangers. Don't expect people to open up to you right away. Do keep your hands above the table at dinner. Don't yawn during a conversation. Do offer to help your host with cleaning up. Don't ask for seconds until offered. Do speak your mind and be straightforward. Don't bank on too much personal space.

Do have the time of your life.

Essential Information

RP Permissions
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers: Please (subs too)
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes, never G. Firaut or Kayserling
Godmod other events: Yes

Style Modifier: -π | Trigram: RCN

Quick Facts
Capital: Reçueçn
Official Languages: French, German, Italian
Non-official Languages: Arpitan
Demonym: Reçuecian
Population: 5,252,000 (regional censuses 1999-2011)
Area: 43,116 sq km
GDP: $340 B (2019 Estimate)
Currency: Guilder

All photos taken by me in locations that would be in IC Reçueçn.
All logos and graphics created by me.

Starting XI
1 - GK - Gerauld Firaut
2 - SW - Emmanuele Cutrona
3 - LB - Brigitte Breault
4 - CB - Lukas Kayserling
5 - RB - Eric Konig
6 - LM - Emila Streuli
7 - DM - Laurent Lapix
8 - RM - Théophile Thériault
9 - LW - Dirk Trommler
10 - ST - Franky Adams
11 - RW - Helibert Wolf

by **Carpathia and Ruthenia** » Wed May 21, 2025 7:28 am

Carpathia and Ruthenia World Cup XCIX Squad
(Style Mod: +2)

Formation of the Starting XI

Staff
Manager:

Brelk-Xeral Erv
Assistant Manager:

Marisa Novák

Starting Lineup
GK: Federica Antonini (20 caps/0 goals)

DF: Panni Verona (3 caps/0 goals)
DF: Szevér Naldi (20 caps/1 goal)
DF: Delia Alinari (2 caps/0 goals)
DF: Loris Kövér (20 caps/0 goals)

MF: Ottavia Lecce (20 caps/0 goals)
MF: Anastagio Brunetti (20 caps/1 goal)
MF: Lucia Vinci (7 caps/1 goals)

FW: Clara Bassi (c) (20 caps/11 goals)
FW: Róza Crocetti (7 caps/3 goals)
FW: Rebecca Pék^† (20 caps/6 goals)

Substitutes
GK: Marina Voltolini (0 caps/0 goals)
GK: Efisio Rapallino (0 caps/0 goals)

DF: Lazzaro Cino (3 caps/0 goals)
DF: Rosalba Selmone (3 caps/0 goals)
DF: Ermanno Ruzsa (4 caps/0 goals)
DF: Grazia De Marco (0 caps/0 goal)
DF: Fabrizia Buffon (0 caps/0 goal)

MF: Adél Alemagna (20 caps/0 goals)
MF: Giannino Pugliese (3 caps/0 goals)
MF: Salvatore Piccirillo (3 caps/0 goals)
MF: Franciska Büki (5 caps/0 goals)

FW: Annunciate Mondo (3 caps/0 goals)
FW: Gioachino Brunetti (0 caps/0 goals/5 U21 caps/4 U21 goals)
FW: Vida Ildiko (0 caps/0 goal)
FW: Alberto Sabbatini (0 caps/0 goal)

^† Penalty taker

........Home Kit........................Away Kit....................Goalkeeper Kit

Stadia
Stadio dei Sogni, Rivalto - Capacity: 68,700
Cavaliere Campo, San Donato - Capacity: 76,800
Via Torretta, San Donato - Capacity: 68,200
Merse Park, Harkány - Capacity: 68,500
ZTF Aréna, Veszprém - Capacity: 62,700
Városi Stadion, Veszprém - Capacity: 82,000

Other Information
Fan's Temperament: Good-natured (They will not react violently to a loss and lay siege to the host's city)
Team's Temperament: Normal (Every now and again one player might get sent off, but they are not going to hack/beat up the opposing team as a strategy)
Manager's Temperament: Positive and upbeat, they will go to bat for their players anywhere, anytime, any way, all the way.
RP Permissions: No godmodding goals or killing my players

by **The Kytler Peninsulae** » Wed May 21, 2025 9:56 am

This is a very different Kytlerian squad. The tragedy of Flight 134 made sure of that.

Needless to say, the squad is in an extraordinary state of flux, especially as the manager Andrew Patterson and a bunch of his staff were also victims. Even those who weren't on board are mourning those who were, and not everyone is going to be willing or able to play for their country at the first opportunity - perhaps especially for away matches, given the unavoidable triggers involved.

As such, the below is not a roster in any traditional sense. It is more a list of players who might feature, listed in alphabetical order. Specific notable players - including those who ply their club trade outside the NSL and as such were not part of the all-NSL squad for that tragic trip - are bolded and get their own writeups. Actual lineups will be posted on a window-by-window basis in the RP thread.

This bit, however, is secure:

If my opponent RPs our match first, I give them permission to:
Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: No
RP injuries to my players: Yes, but tread carefully and perhaps TG/DM first.
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes, but mostly to the players marked.
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes, but only to the players marked.
Godmod other events: No

Style modifier: -0.447

Style notes: New manager Thomas Hooker and assistant Aaron Wilson-Cooper - who cut their teeth as a pairing at Ranford & Willsbrook, albeit with Hooker answering to Wilson-Cooper rather than vice-versa (both have said it was a relatively egalitarian arrangement then and will be again now) - are known for their use of a 4-1-4-1 formation where the front five are all expected to contribute to the press. The wide midfielders will often move into more central areas to do so, and the R&W implementation of a few seasons ago was most notable for a false 9/false 10 combination (albeit with two imported players), so this is a fluid formation despite being seen as a fixed system of sorts. Regardless, this is a team who - the odd BFG aside - tend towards having skill and especially stamina over size and strength, and will focus on retaining possession and wearing you down with their movement on and off the ball. They are likely to be stronger later in the match as a result, and they will also tend to benefit from strict refereeing given how the easiest way to counter them is to bump them around.

Venues: While most matches will continue to be played at Zube Olympic Stadium (capacity 61,093), the Clituleng Giisost Stadium in Alaer (capacity 56,984) will host matches against The North Polish Union and Germanic Cat, whilst the match against Anewkansas will be held at Barstone Stadium in Roddens (capacity 53,500). This post - prepared for WC98 - has more on the stadia, the cities, and indeed the country. The only difference is that ICly these matches are taking place outside the summer; plan on temperatures of 10-20C, with the highest at either end of the campaign (autumn/spring) and the lowest in the middle (winter, but this is also why the Anewkansas match is in the retractable-roof dome at Roddens).

THE PROVISIONAL KYTLERIAN PLAYER POOL FOR WORLD CUP 99 QUALIFICATION
subject to change at any time
Players with an asterisk* are considered the more aggressive. They are more likely to pick up yellow cards, and are the only players who should pick up red cards.

Goalkeepers:
Vanessa ANDREWS (GK, Florley Garden City) - the first woman ever to play in goal for an NSL club, Andrews has been known for her loyalty to the team representing a city whose grandparents were amongst the first to move into. While her relatively modest 175cm height is a limitation that perfectly-placed shots can feast upon, her reflexes and positioning can regularly offset that, and she's also probably the best available Kytlerian goalkeeper on the distribution front.
Wayne BURTON (GK, Bay City United - riddled by injury in recent seasons, which is why Bay City United paid a record domestic transfer fee for first-choice NT goalkeeper Kuno Zeelen. But there is no Kuno Zeelen anymore, so Burton - with his commanding presence and sharp instincts - will be given every chance for both club and country to prove why he was a star in the making to begin with.
Peter DE BEUKELAER (GK, Aardswood United) - first-choice for the under-21 side that made the semi-finals of the most recent DBC, he was central to his club's striking breakout season as the Aardvarks stormed into an unexpected third in the NSL. A well-rounded goalkeeper who is increasingly addressing a previous lack of consistency, he is probably the likeliest to fill the goalkeeping void in the long term.
George FLINT (GK, Buur Town)
Clituleng HOTTOTELEN (GK, Borlfield Town)
Dennis ODINSSON (GK, Foothillers)

Defenders:
Alex ANDERSBUR* (CB/SW, Buur Town)
Katla ANDERSDÓTTIR (RB/RWB, Bay City United)
Simón DEL TORO (CB, Roddens City)
Yvie GRANT-ESTILL (LB/LWB/CDM, AFC Edencliff) - has been stuck behind Vitore Enetac for her club but is still only 20 and may now be getting run in midfield at Chalk Field to fill the colossal hole left by Xavier LaMotta's untimely fate. Could she do the same for her country? Hooker will certainly be watching the Cliffs closely to see how she gets on in a more central position.
Stephen HUNTER (CB/CDM, Roddens City) - twin brother of Brad feeling the urge to build on his lost brother's legacy.
Liam KEMPNER (RB/RWB, Aardswood United)
Mario MANGIONE* (SW/CB, Calcio Carmina Burana)
PARK Si-Woo (LWB/CDM/LB, Capitolians) - missed the trip to Arrosia through injury, and may not be back from it in time for the first window, but suddenly absolutely crucial to the team. An attacking left-back whose biggest strength is his superb distribution, the Quebecois-Kytlerian Park has settled in at the base of midfield for his club but has most often played on the left for his country. Hooker hasn't been drawn on where he plans to use him, and doesn't have to show his cards there until he's fit to play for his country both physically and (given the survivor's guilt) mentally.
Adi POPP-WHALE (CB/RB, Ludinda)
Filip RAJAKOWSKI (RWB/RB, Foothillers)
Jonathan RUIZ* (LB/LWB, Real Santa Mordana)
Davíð SVENSSON (RB/CB, Foothillers)
Olaf SVENSSON* (CB, Aardswood United)
Oliver VANDOME* (CB/RB, Carathyr Emeralds FC (TKT)) - made a big 4m move to the TPL and stayed with his new club in the offseason rather than joining his national team. Deployed at right-back for his new club but more established in the centre, he's most likely to be centrally deployed under Hooker.
VAULTO (LB, Roddens City) - one of several players in this squad who came from a nation that no longer exists and have been naturalised under the Retroactively Stateless Player policy.
Angufams WHOSASH (CB/CDM, Capitolians)
YRKO Arreola* (CB, Real Santa Mordana) - gigantic Verdean was another to be naturalised as an RSP, and seen by many as a surprise omission from the squad that went to Banija given his ability to nullify their height advantage. These critics were validated by all three Banijan goals being headers from set pieces - just as they were in the WC97 octofinal between the same sides - but of course that very omission literally saved his life.

Midfielders and attackers:
DINO AZAR* (LW/ST, Florley Garden City) - Quebecois-Kytlerian-Tamazghan tri-national was reportedly locked into representing the Kytlerian team and certainly should do so now. Renowned for his collection of long-range thunderbolt shots and also for his penchant for food, there is uncertainty over how he fits into Hooker's system but his chaos energy is certainly going to be valuable one way or another; many have speculated he will be a game-changing substitute weapon.
Stijn BEVERWIJK (CM/CAM, Florley Garden City) - and here's one of the players responsible for feeding Dino Azar (not in that way) for the Gardeners, along with the tragically lost Olivia Reynolds. His combination of first name and ability to read the game has given him joking comparisons to Kytlerian chess star Stijn van Dijk.
Harry DONALDSON (CM/RM, Icenbrook Town)
Zachary EDWARDS-HILLIER* (CDM/CM, Galatica (PAS)) - the midfield enforcer this team needs more than ever now, he will chase after anyone and anything to get the ball - and once he does, is a fine distributor.
Alex ELLINGTON (RW/RM, AFC Carroll Lewiston)
Joke FELTKAMP (RW/ST, FC Alaer) - returned home from a spell in the Red League and now immediately has to deal with possibly the worst survivor's guilt on the entire squad, as she was due to take the trip to Arrosia before pulling out to settle in with her new club. If and when she returns to the fray - and she is expected to at some point - she'll likely contribute as a dangerous wide poacher who can also do the dirty work (you don't survive seasons plural in the Red League any other way).
Angufams GOINGS (ST/CF, Zube Vephra)
Ocilla IZORIGOR (LM/CAM/CM, Zeiven City)
Fernando LOPEZ (CM/CDM/CAM, Real Santa Mordana)
Charles PACKARD (ST, Olympia Borograd (STL)) - miserable past club experiences (now escaped) aside, Packard is possibly the most promising out-and-out striker left in the Kytlerian picture and is still only 22. The problem for him may now be Hooker not having an obvious place for an out-and-out striker...
Tinna RAGNARSDÓTTIR (CM/CAM, Foothillers)
Hjördis SIGURDSDÓTTIR (CF/ST/CAM, Aardswood United) - had already been signed by the Aardvarks in the anticipation of filling the "false 10" role in Hooker's 4-1-4-1. Now might be doing so for her country instead. Resembles Norrish pocket rocket Katrina Frisk, who has provided the prototype for the position since being deployed there at Ranford & Willsbrook having previously been an undersized number 9.
Misina SOLIVASAS (CM/CAM, AFC Edencliff)
Sam STOKES (LW/CF, AFC Carroll Lewiston)
SYLVIA VILLA Rodriguez (LM/CAM, Real Santa Mordana) - had the huge task of at least partially replacing a certain Vicente on this list at RSM, and has increasingly come into her own over the last season. A fine distributor of the ball with a handy knack for timely goals, she's ready to step up for country as well as club.
Wecoisus TAKLIK (CM/RM/CDM, Ceuran Club)
VICENTE Bautista Oleandro (CM/CAM/LM, Miposojeon (QUE)) - was already the heart of this Kytlerian team even before it was ripped apart. Now he is somehow even more important. Usually lives in the left half-space, where he's a threat to curl the ball directly goalwards with his right foot or into the danger zone with either. A Q-League champion with Miposojeon, it will be hard to consider him anything other than one of the best midfielders in the multiverse if he can carry this team to the business end of the World Cup in these circumstances.
Joanne WALGRAVE (LW/LM/ST, Evenfar FC (PAS) - scored the memorable, chaotic injury-time winner against Aphrilia that kickstarted the WC97 breakout. Now she may be called upon to potentially kickstart another new era. Noted for her ability to find pockets of space in the final third, she is a versatile option who could be deployed at multiple positions if and when she is willing to return to the NT mix (which it is understood won't be immediately).
Alexandra WILSON* (CDM/CM, Buur Town)

by **Doubeia** » Wed May 21, 2025 9:57 am

In lieu of the upcoming World Cup 99, the Football Association of Doubeia has announced the team pools for the Men's and Women's National Teams that will be participating in the competition under the Doubeinese flag.

Kits

OOC: Thanks to Libertad Sportswear and Sangti for designing these amazing kits!

Doubeinese Men's National Team
Team Information

Nicknames: The Indigo Army
Team colours: Purple, indigo, gray
Manager: Bryson Samokhiv (47)
Employed Formation: 4-1-3-2
Trigramme: DOU
Style Mod: +3

The Men's National Team (MNT) has long been recognised as the stronger of Doubeia's two national teams. Posing a better W-L record than the Women's National Team (WNT), they have traditionally had the larger fanbase for games. However, their recent lackluster WCQ98 campaign followed by a disappointing group stage exit in the 80th COH has led to the team receiving more criticism as of late. Longtime manager Will Petrov was sacked shortly after the COH80 exit, and the former Wolfwood United manager Bryson Samokhiv has taken the helm. As he steers the team into a new beginning, many are hopeful for a surprise World Cup debut this time round.

Players
Note: Bolded players are more likely to feature in the Starting XI, especially against stronger opponents.

Goalkeepers

.----.--------------------.-----.-----------------------------------.
| #  | Name               | Age | Club                              |
:----+--------------------+-----+-----------------------------------:
| 1  | Jude Zhvikov       | 28  | Regia Columbina                   |
| 12 | Reid Odgorodnikov  | 25  | Selini Ironworks                  |
| 19 | Miguel Ramos       | 23  | Olympia Solvecere                 |
| 25 | Colter Pintusevich | 24  | Schwartzwaldstadter FC (Eberland) |
'----'--------------------'-----'-----------------------------------'

Defenders
Left Backs

.----.-------------------.-----.----------------------------------.
| #  | Name              | Age | Club                             |
:----+-------------------+-----+----------------------------------:
| 2  | Watson Shikolenko | 27  | FK Shakhter Z'ai'ai (Chromatika) |
| 20 | Ayden Moskalets   | 28  | Hydra Svetlana                   |
| 24 | Andrew Maximoff   | ??  | Clyde Park (Tumbra)              |
| 39 | Damon Ungern      | 31  | Idyllia Ixeos                    |
| 35 | Artem Richmond    | 23  | Red Square                       |
'----'-------------------'-----'----------------------------------'

Centre Backs

.----.-------------------.-----.---------------------.
| #  | Name              | Age | Club                |
:----+-------------------+-----+---------------------:
| 4  | Madden Tsyzyrev   | 28  | Bella Hills         |
| 5  | Gray Leshchyov    | 29  | Fajar Nike          |
| 13 | Mason Yuryev      | 27  | Fajar Victoria      |
| 16 | Chase Entin       | 28  | Club de Pruxxé      |
| 18 | Maddox Bagrov     | 31  | Winterfalls Tundras |
| 21 | Kyrie Nazarov     | 21  | Selini Ironworks    |
| 36 | Eren Andreyushkin | 23  | Regia Columbina     |
| 50 | Gavin Alexeyev    | 22  | Ethelfled City      |
'----'-------------------'-----'---------------------'

Right Backs

.----.----------------------.-----.-----------------------------------.
| #  | Name                 | Age | Club                              |
:----+----------------------+-----+-----------------------------------:
| 3  | Marco Ortega         | 29  | Soldarian FC (Valanora)           |
| 15 | Abel Westwood        | 22  | Sporting Jaglan (Squornshelan RS) |
| 29 | Rodrigo Narozhylenko | 27  | Ethelfled City                    |
| 41 | Salvador López       | 26  | Winterfalls Tundras               |
| 44 | Albert Novakovskiy   | 29  | Hydra Svetlana                    |
| 51 | Jules Kulesha        | 27  | Red Square                        |
| 55 | Isaac Demidov        | 21  | Winterfalls Tundras               |
'----'----------------------'-----'-----------------------------------'

Midfielders

.----.--------------------.-----.--------------------------------.--------------.
| #  | Name               | Age | Club                           | Notes        |
:----+--------------------+-----+--------------------------------+--------------:
| 6  | Rocky Khlebnikov   | 29  | Coalbrook Athletic (Katzeburg) | Vice-Captain |
| 8  | Silas Artemyev     | 27  | Bearden (Xanneria)             |              |
| 14 | Hugo Borisenko     | 29  | Wolfwood United                | Captain      |
| 49 | Trofim Salnikov    | 25  | Idyllia Ixeos                  |              |
| 27 | Harry Molchanov    | 21  | Hydra Svetlana                 |              |
| 48 | Dakari Balakleyets | 16  | Fajar Nike                     |              |
| 42 | Ulises Izhutin     | 24  | Winterfalls Tundras            |              |
| 43 | Richie Dunn        | 22  | Club de Pruxxé                 |              |
'----'--------------------'-----'--------------------------------'--------------'

Wingers/Midfielders
Left Wingers/Midfielders

‎.----.---------------------.-----.--------------------------------.
| #  | Name                | Age | Club                           |
:----+---------------------+-----+--------------------------------:
| 31 | Tucker Voskresensky | 27  | Austin City (Xanneria)         |
| 37 | Noah Pushkin        | 23  | Hydra Svetlana                 |
| 47 | Sean Gololobov      | 26  | Bella Hills                    |
| 54 | Arnaldo Babalin     | 25  | Ethelfled City                 |
| 56 | Calogero Leontiev   | 23  | Red Square                     |
| 17 | Ryker Travkin       | 29  | Admiral Porcusces (Abanhfleft) |
| 35 | Artem Richmond      | 23  | Red Square                     |
'----'---------------------'-----'--------------------------------'

Right Wingers/Midfielders

.----.--------------------.-----.--------------------------------.-----------------.
| #  | Name               | Age | Club                           | Notes           |
:----+--------------------+-----+--------------------------------+-----------------:
| 26 | Maverick Kazaresov | 23  | Wolfwood United                |                 |
| 57 | Frank Koslov       | 24  | Solvecere Union                |                 |
| 28 | Sawyer Bogomazov   | 25  | Fajar Nike                     |                 |
| 46 | Maurice Dolukhanov | 29  | Hanai Breakers (Chromatika)    |                 |
| 23 | Trevor Yozhikov    | 24  | Club de Pruxxé                 |                 |
| 45 | Dominic Ryabkov    | 30  | Lublova Reds (Squornshelan RS) |                 |
| 52 | Androne Cipriani   | 19  | Guardia Pomeranian             |                 |
| 11 | Julian Umanov      | 28  | Thereisnogodistan (Abanhfleft) | Free Kick Taker |
'----'--------------------'-----'--------------------------------'-----------------'

Forwards

‎.----.---------------------.-----.-------------------------.---------------.
| #  | Name                | Age | Club                    | Notes         |
:----+---------------------+-----+-------------------------+---------------:
| 7  | Titus Knoroz        | 22  | Selini Ironworks        |               |
| 9  | Demetrius Elmpt     | 23  | Anchors FC (Chromatika) |               |
| 10 | Ambrose Demidov     | 28  | Winterfalls Tundras     | Penalty Taker |
| 34 | Grey Bogomolov      | 28  | Red Square              |               |
| 53 | Brendan Kondratenko | 16  | Fajar Nike              |               |
| 58 | Spencer Sitnikov    | 25  | Grimhildr Starfall      |               |
| 59 | Stepan Grishuk      | 24  | Idyllia Ixeos           |               |
'----'---------------------'-----'-------------------------'---------------'

Doubeinese Women's National Team
Team Information

Nicknames: The Indigo Army
Team colours: Purple, indigo, gray
Manager: Dani Giuseppa
Employed Formation: 4-1-3-2
Trigramme: DOU
Style Mod: -1

It has only been recently that Doubeia has started to support the WNT. Historically seen as the weaker sister of the MNT, the WNT went through a tumultuous rookie run, with disappointing draws and lacklustre losses that saw former manager Yuni Markova leave after backdoor drama. However, Dani Giuseppa has reinvigorated new life into the team, bringing more results to the table whilst heading a much more dynamic WNT. Many still think the WNT are not cut out for the task of qualification, but perhaps this perception could change this cycle.

Players
Note: Bolded players are more likely to feature in the Starting XI, especially against stronger opponents.

Goalkeepers

‎.----.---------------------.-----.-------------------------.
| #  | Name                | Age | Club                    |
:----+---------------------+-----+-------------------------:
| 1  | Olivia Leonova      | 28  | Mashu Sentinels (Riena) |
| 13 | Kayla Korneyeva     | 30  | Idyllia Ixeos           |
| 41 | Nataliya Kubyshkina | 27  | Goetia Psyche FC        |
| 23 | Ruth Yurina         | 22  | Red Square              |
'----'---------------------'-----'-------------------------'

Defenders
Left Backs

.----.---------------------.-----.---------------------.
| #  | Name                | Age | Club                |
:----+---------------------+-----+---------------------:
| 2  | Evelyn Antipova     | 26  | Fajar Nike          |
| 19 | Natasha Miloshevich | 26  | Ethelfled City      |
| 31 | Winter Serebrova    | 27  | Fajar Victoria      |
| 43 | Morgan Korotkaya    | 25  | Wolfwood United     |
| 45 | Celine Vázquez      | 32  | Winterfalls Tundras |
| 28 | Penelope Severova   | 22  | Winterfalls Tundras |
| 50 | Grace Zagrevskaya   | 26  | Guardia Pomeranian  |
'----'---------------------'-----'---------------------'

Centre Backs

.----.---------------------.-----.------------------.
| #  | Name                | Age | Club             |
:----+---------------------+-----+------------------:
| 3  | Megan Menshikova    | 28  | Wolfwood United  |
| 20 | Ariel Tarantino     | 26  | Club de Pruxxé   |
| 25 | Kiara Ryakhina      | 23  | Hydra Svetlana   |
| 46 | Amelia Dunayevskaya | 25  | Hydra Svetlana   |
| 48 | Karina Dvornikova   | 26  | Selini Ironworks |
| 14 | Bria Yelesheva      | 23  | Ethelfled City   |
| 56 | Tina Fosters        | 29  | Regia Columbina  |
| 59 | Michaela Mikheyeva  | 29  | Goetia Psyche FC |
| 65 | Astrid Rogova       | 30  | Idyllia Ixeos    |
'----'---------------------'-----'------------------'

Right Backs

.----.------------------.-----.--------------------.
| #  | Name             | Age | Club               |
:----+------------------+-----+--------------------:
| 4  | Maddison Barkova | 24  | Guardia Pomeranian |
| 21 | Sienna Kazapova  | 24  | Fajar Nike         |
| 36 | Nana Sakai       | 24  | Selini Ironworks   |
| 46 | Riley Vyalitsyna | 22  | Wolfwood United    |
'----'------------------'-----'--------------------'

Midfielders
Defending Midfielders

.----.---------------------.-----.---------------------.--------------.
| #  | Name                | Age | Club                | Notes        |
:----+---------------------+-----+---------------------+--------------:
| 5  | Savanna Miloradova  | 25  | Fajar Victoria      |              |
| 8  | Karina Mamykina     | 28  | Regia Columbina     |              |
| 16 | Samara Shubina      | 29  | Guardia Pomeranian  | Vice-Captain |
| 35 | Nicole Ordina       | 25  | Wolfwood United     |              |
| 64 | Aisha Koptseva      | 28  | Fajar Victoria      |              |
| 6  | Julieta Rudakova    | 25  | Selini Ironworks    |              |
| 49 | Veronica Anokhina   | 27  | Red Square          |              |
| 55 | Caterina Liadova    | 31  | Red Square          |              |
| 24 | Andrea Velásquez    | 27  | Winterfalls Tundras |              |
| 29 | Abigail Dragomirova | 25  | Ethelfled City      |              |
'----'---------------------'-----'---------------------'--------------'

Attacking Midfielders

.----.--------------------.-----.--------------------------------------.---------.
| #  | Name               | Age | Club                                 | Notes   |
:----+--------------------+-----+--------------------------------------+---------:
| 7  | Bridgette Oborina  | 33  | Ethelfled City                       | Captain |
| 15 | Paisley Kuznetsova | 25  | Flames of the West (Chromatika)      |         |
| 33 | Callie Sapogova    | 28  | All-Inclusive Haranguer (Abanhfleft) |         |
| 39 | Mavis Denisova     | 26  | Winterfalls Tundras                  |         |
| 47 | Layla Perfilyeva   | 31  | Winterfalls Tundras                  |         |
| 66 | Blair Molchenova   | 21  | Fajar Victoria                       |         |
| 67 | Whitley Bolshakova | 26  | Wolfwood United                      |         |
'----'--------------------'-----'--------------------------------------'---------'

Wingers
Left Wingers

.----.-----------------.-----.---------------------.
| #  | Name            | Age | Club                |
:----+-----------------+-----+---------------------:
| 38 | Carmen Alfieri  | 22  | Koflir (FSS)        |
| 9  | Benedetta Marin | 26  | Fajar Victoria      |
| 17 | Colette Koskova | 25  | Guardia Pomeranian  |
| 30 | Thea Ozerova    | 26  | FC Red Square       |
| 34 | Skye Runova     | 25  | Winterfalls Tundras |
| 53 | Serena Malkova  | 23  | Wolfwood United     |
'----'-----------------'-----'---------------------'

Right Wingers

.----.----------------------.-----.---------------------------------.-----------------.
| #  | Name                 | Age | Club                            | Notes           |
:----+----------------------+-----+---------------------------------+-----------------:
| 57 | Joy Zavrazhina       | 27  | Regia Columbina                 |                 |
| 25 | Juliana Rostropovich | 24  | Ethelfled City                  |                 |
| 37 | Burnley Skryabina    | 27  | Selini Ironworks                |                 |
| 51 | Selena Verbitskaya   | 27  | Fajar Victoria                  |                 |
| 26 | Raven Pishchalnikova | 21  | Flames of the West (Chromatika) |                 |
| 44 | Milena Milova        | 23  | Winterfalls Tundras             |                 |
| 60 | Caroline Savkina     | 23  | Grimhildr Starfall              |                 |
| 11 | Scarlet Rozhkova     | 27  | River Valley (FSS)              | Free Kick Taker |
| 40 | Judith Ulyashina     | 22  | Pria City (Chromatika)          |                 |
'----'----------------------'-----'---------------------------------'-----------------'

Forwards

.----.-------------------------------.-----.--------------------.---------------.
| #  | Name                          | Age | Club               | Notes         |
:----+-------------------------------+-----+--------------------+---------------:
| 10 | Summer Semerikova             | 23  | Guardia Pomeranian | Penalty Taker |
| 12 | Maya Aguilar                  | 29  | FC Red Square      |               |
| 18 | Ada Leontieva                 | 25  | Hydra Svetlana     |               |
| 27 | Annabelle Kuzenkova-Domínguez | 27  | Club de Pruxxé     |               |
| 61 | Camille Rogova                | 29  | Idyllia Ixeos      |               |
| 52 | Barbara Shchedrina            | 31  | Idyllia Ixeos      |               |
| 62 | Monica Strekalova             | 19  | Fajar Nike         |               |
| 54 | Katya Baranovskaya            | 27  | Ethelfled City     |               |
| 22 | Emma Lesheva                  | 27  | Olympia Solvecere  |               |
| 63 | Paulina Myakhova              | 21  | Grimhildr Starfall |               |
'----'-------------------------------'-----'--------------------'---------------'

Tactics
Men NT
Samokhiv employs an attacking formation similar to his predecessor Petrov, but with his own kick to it. While technically a 5-3-2, the central defender has free roam in the midfield, and thus it is usually filled by defensive midfielders. He tries to balance offense and defense by maximising control over the midfield. Wing play is less common in his tactics as balls are funneled to the centre strikers.

The roles of the wingers (or wide midfielders) is an interesting one. Instead of being the main sources of crosses into the box, in this system wingers are expected to be much more nimble with the ball as they drive into the box themselves. They are supported by the fullbacks who will come support the offense when needed. The midfield diamond is a centrepiece of Samokhiv's tactics; it's a structure that he stressed on maintaining. When the defensive midfielder lies deep, he drags the other midfielders with him, and vice versa.

There have been a few criticisms of Samokhiv's tactics, including not using his wingers to their fullest potential, and also the intense physicality and stamina needed for this system unless you're a centre back or a goalkeeper. Nevertheless, his system has shown signs of promise.

Women NT
Much like her predecessor, Giuseppa employs a defensive line-up with a focus on a low block and build-up play. The field is more or less covered, although there are gaps in the middle of the field with the lack of central midfielders in the system. Giuseppa employs a sturdier backline, and the fullbacks are expected to assist more in defense than offense.

The only CDM is expected to act as a fifth defender, so don't expect to see them going forward. Meanwhile, the CAM acts as a link between the defense and attack, although their role may be overwhelmed by the fact they are the only offensive player in the midfield. The left and right wingers are meant to cover the flanks from the middle to the opponent's third, but they hardly will overlap into the center.

The two forwards can be played in several different ways. A striker pairing is expected, although it wouldn't be a surprise to see one of them drop into the midfield to assist the CAM.

Players to Watch
Reid Odgorodnikov
Odgorodnikov, or Ronny for short, came through the youth ranks in Selini, and he is often depicted as a poster child of their youth academy. Agile, alert and quick on his feet, Ronny is a beast in one-v-one situations as his presence alone can intimidate the opposing attacker. His sweeper playstyle is seen by some as ballsy, but to him what's most important is that he has fun while playing.

Dakari Balakleyets
No one really expected a 16-year-old to excel in the 1.League, let alone be called up for the National Team, but Balakleyets may be the first player to both play in the World Cup Qualifiers and still be enrolled in school. He may not have the control or composure expected of a more experienced player, but his lightning pace and powerful curved shots are definitely what defenders should take note of when facing him.

Ambrose Demidov
Demidov is an attacking powerhouse. You will never fail to see this guy terrorise the defense. His movement off the ball allows him to receive passes no one expects, and once he has the ball, good luck. His powerful strikes strike fear into the heart of many goalkeepers, and when you add that to his insane precision and clinicality, it's clear why many prop him up as the best Doubeinese striker, ever!

Megan Menshikova
If you hear a commanding voice in defense, fret not: it's Menshikova. She has helmed the Doubeinese defense for literally her entire career. A cornerstone of the WNT, Menshikova can be trusted to put in the calmest, most composed tackles or plays in the most heart-racing situations. She may be a woman, but she certainly has the balls!

Scarlet Rozhkova
Rozhkova is loved by the entire Doubeinese nation for many reasons, but when it comes to football, she simply blows the competition out of the water. What do you mean her free kicks are always spot on? What do you mean her passing is pinpoint accurate? What do you mean her dribbling and movement on the ball is elite? She always manages to find a pass, a chance no one sees, and her unpredictability is pretty much her strength.

Summer Semerikova
Is Semerikova a female Demidov, or is Demidov a male Semerikova? Whatever your opinion is, you can’t doubt that Semerikova has her hands on the “Best Doubeinese Striker” trophy. A prolific goalscorer, Semerikova is a great manipulator of empty space. She constantly makes herself available for the ball, and perhaps that’s the secret to scoring many goals: possession. If you think her shots might not be strong, just look at her curl the ball from range.

Stadia
Stade de Pruxxé, Pruxxé, Karnerkarnen, Doubeia
Capacity: 87,154 seats

Harriott Loft, Ethelfled, Russeland, Doubeia
Capacity: 61,050 seats

Note: Both stadii will be used for home games and will alternate every home matchday. The first home match will be played at Stade de Pruxxé.

Fan Culture
Despite Doubeia's recent independence, national cameraderie is strong, especially amongst Doubeinese supporters. Fans tend to try to intimidate the opponents and their supporters using fan chants and instruments such as drums, horns and gongs. There is a subset of supporters called the Rockers who usually perform in front of the fans before a game. The Rockers use electric guitars, drum sets and violins to hype up the Doubeinese supporters.

Tifos resembling the Doubeinese flag or one of the players are occasionally put up.

Doubeinese fans usually make a loud ruckus outside the stadium before and after matches. Bars nearby the stadium tend to fill up pretty quickly while fans parade along the boulevard leading to the stadium. After losses, Doubeinese fans tend to be more riled up and can get violent especially in response to mockery from the opposing supporters.

Notices

The Men's and Women's National Team alternate every matchday. The Men's NT will kick off on matchday 1. For the WC proper just assume that some way and somehow both the men and women's teams are allowed to participate under one flag.
~~I will usually post the lineup for the upcoming matchday at the bottom of my RP post. If I didn't feel free to pick whoever you like.~~ I don't usually do this anymore, but if I do this still remains.

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
I would prefer you choose these scorers: Choose anyone you want
Godmod scoring events: Contact me first.
RP injuries to my players: Yes for light injuries. Contact me for severe ones.
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes.
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes.
Godmod other events: Contact me first.
Generate stadium happenings: Yes.

I am contactable through NS telegrams, or kaeyamains (display name: ILOVETHERAIDENSHOGUN) on Discord.

by **Busoga Islands** » Wed May 21, 2025 10:29 am

Busoga Islands National Team

Information
Country code: BUS
Denonym: Busogans/Busoga Islanders/Islanders(Busoga Islanders is the formal term; many Banijans call them Busogans, while locals refer to themselves simply as Islanders, which will be the terminology used by the journalists of this country)
Association: Busoga Islander Soccer Association(BISA)
Manager: Emeline Millet(Ko-oren). 61 years old. Millet has a decorated resume, driving Aminey CS towards success at the club level, while bringing Valanora all the way to the World Cup Final. While getting let go, the President of the country, who is also the President of BISA, is directly paying BISA cash, from his own pocket, to pay her salary. The goal was simple, but absolute- bring the team forward across the next three cycles, and reach World Cup 100 by whatever means necessary. Of course, it went spectacularly better- they stunned the footballing world by Qualifying directly for World Cup 98, Busoga's first ever Qualification- and even making the KO stages while they were at it.

ARC 4 was a humbling experience, getting grouped. But it's the World Cup, and fans are optimistic. It's an uphill climb from your rank in the 70s to get to the Finals, but last cycle's taste of success, plus an area WC, make the country hungry for more success. The coach's defensive style meshes very well with this squad,which will be ocnistently learning to counter with percision.

Senior Assistant Manager: Delbin Kasekende Jr. 49 years old. Former NT player and captain, son of the President of the country. Actually talented player despite his background, but known as a hothead- known famously for getting suspended for getting into a streetfight in the middle of the AOCAFs.
Captain: Sahin Alabora
Alternate Captain: Abu Sesay

RP Permissions
Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Choose Scoring Events: Yes
Godmod scoring events: No
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes
RP Injuries to my players: Yes(please state what injury they have suffered and how many games they will miss).
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes(please state what injury they have suffered and how many games they will miss).
Godmod other events: Yes(However, all Busogan nationals, players or fans or whoever, are banned from catching a pandemic).
Style modifier: -1

Do whatever you want besides godmodding the actual goals, or give my players a pandemic(I prefer the actual goals to be real). Please do not kill any named characters(players, coaches, politicians, etc...) or their family members without my consent via TG. Unnamed fans dying in fan violence or something like that, however, is fine.

Jerseys
Jerseys designed by uni·q of Qusmo

Roster for World Cup 99 Qualifying

Starters: 4-4-2.
The professional soccer clubs on the Busoga Islands are all part of the Banijan soccer pyramid.
Players who do not play within the Banijan soccer pyramid are bolded.
Players who are italicized are making their nT debut in World Cup 99 Qualifying.
BSL = Banijan Soccer League, the second from top-flight for Banija & the Busoga Islands. The third tier is the Busogan National League, consisting exclusively of teams on the Busoga Islands.
S-FPL is the Shango-Fogoa Premier League, the joint top flight for Banija, Busoga Islands, and Farfadillis.
GK #1 Ulus Talay. Age 31. Starter for Dukuma SC in the BSL.
RB #16 Zaki al-Hassan. 19 years old. Starter for the Busembe Timberwolves in the S-FPL.
CB #5 Afassiv Mansur. 24 years old. Starter for Lakiska SC in the S-FPL.
CB #3 Fajkat Balli. 28 years old. Starter for TK Korp Mynda in the S-FPL.
LB #4 Mohammed Bota. 26 years old. Comes off the bench for Herzegovina City FC in the S-FPL.
RM #17 Isa Kujabi Jr. 25 years old. Starter for the Hoima Warriors in the S-FPL. His father is a former Busogan NTer.
RCM #6 Erdal Aydin. 28 years old. Starter for Lakiska SC in the BSL.
LCM #8 Coro Dibahari. 27 years old. Starter for Kitara AA in the S-FPL. Banijan/Busogan dual-national, unlikely to get Banijan callup so plays for Busoga. Captain
LM #7 Abu Sesay. 25 years old. Starter for Istria City FC in the S-FPL.
RS #9 Ayben Uzun. 22 years old. Starter for Lakiska SC in the S-FPL.
ST #11 Uthman ibn Jahwar. 21 years old. Starter for Dukuma SC in the BSL.
Bench
GK #35 Onay Abaci. Age 23. Starter for Kabakono City in the BSL. Female.
GK #23 Zeynel Tas. Age 29. Starter for Bwubanza City SC in the BSL.
RB #2 Qasim Gamouh. 25 years old. Starter for Duntho SC in the BSL.
CB #18 Ecevit Saltik. 25 years old. Starter for the Tezibru Foxes in the BSL.
CB #19 Ali Al-Hussein. 23 years old. Comes off the bench for the Busukuma Force in the S-FPL.
LB #14 Okur Inan. 22 years old. Starter for the Nezrouch Rovers in the BSL.
CM #16 Yasemin Yavuz. 30 years old. Starter for Aissa United in the BSL.
CAM/ST #10 Dundar Bilgin. 30 years old. Starter for Serizar FC in the Busogan National League.
CM #23 Ilalmis Cicek. 23 years old. Starter for the Lwanga Lions in the BSL.
RW #20 Malak Buuxo. 35 years old. Starter for Rukunbi FC in the BSL.
LM #39 Vereng Rayber. 31 years old. Starter for Bunyoro RSC in the BSL.
ST #12 Jeshuah Odika. 30 years old. Starter for the Herzegovina Phoenix in the BSL.

Notes:
- Our free kicks are taken by Abu Sesay. Penalties are taken by Isa Kujabi Jr.

World Cup 99 Qualifying Schedule
Top 2 teams qualify directly to the Quarterfinals.
Matchday 1: Busoga Islands(73) v. Juvencus(10) played @ The Dukuma Oval(cap. 63,000) on Dukuma, North Island, Busosga Islands
Matchday 2: Quakmybush(163) v. Busoga Islands(73)
Matchday 3: Busoga Islands(73) v. Jeruselem(102) played @ Orange Field in Dukuma, North Island. Seating Capacity of 34,000.
Matchday 4: Eshialand(24) v. Busoga Islands(73)
Matchday 5: Busoga Islands(73) v. Sudilia(69) played @ Orange Field in Dukuma, North Island. Seating Capacity of 34,000.
Matchday 6: Busoga Islands(73) v. Kwrpania(192) played @ Orange Field in Dukuma, North Island. Seating Capacity of 34,000.
Matchday 7: Tevuekk(UR) v. Busoga Islands(73)
Matchday 8: Busoga Islands(73) v. Valentine Z(42) played @ Orange Field in Dukuma, North Island. Seating Capacity of 34,000.
Matchday 9: Pakhomiya(269) v. Busoga Islands(73)
Matchday 10: Juvencus(10) v. Busoga Islands(73) played @ Il Scudelliano in Scudelli, Juvencus. Seating capacity of 55,000.
Matchday 11: Busoga Islands(73) v. Quakmybush(164) played @ Lakiska City Field in Lakiska, South Island. Seating capacity of 31,000.
Matchday 12: Jeruselem(102) v. Busoga Islands(73) played @ Dazza Dallas Stadium in Jerusalem City, Jeruselem
Matchday 13: Busoga Islands(73) v. Eshialand(24) played @ Lakiska City Field in Lakiska, South Island. Seating capacity of 31,000.
Matchday 14: Sudilia(69) v. Busoga Islands(73)
Matchday 15: Kwrpania(192) v. Busoga Islands(73) played @ Thundering Falls Arena in Tygnad, Mist Valley, Kwrpania. Seating capacity of 19,400.
Matchday 16: Busoga Islands(73) v. Tevuekk(UR) played @ Lakiska City Field in Lakiska, South Island. Seating capacity of 31,000.
Matchday 17: Valentine Z(42) v. Busoga Islands(73) played @ Fate Stadium in Naypyithaw, Burma, Valentine Z. Seating capacity of 333,000
Matchday 18: Busoga Islands(73) v. Pakhomiya(269) played @ Lakiska City Field in Lakiska, South Island. Seating capacity of 31,000.

Association Football/Soccer Culture in the Busoga Islands

Map of the Busoga Islands

To get into sporting culture of the country, you first must get into the country's history.

The Busoga Islands, historically, were largely uninhabited. Then, of course, Shia refugees escaping both ethnic and religious persecution in that country escaped from there, and went to the Islands- which were named after their leader, Ayatollah Busoga. A few hundred years of independence, before eventually being subject to a violent takeover by Banija. They were an integral part of Banija- so when Banija was colonized by Quebec, they were as well. And when Banija became independent in 1906, Busoga was considered an integral part of Banija, and went with it. Over 100 years as part of the independent Kingdom of Banija, despite their ethnic and religious composition being vastly different from the Banijan mainland. But a mismanaged drought durign World Cup 80 Qualifying started a famine, which launched the Busogan War for Independence, known abroad as the Banijan-Equestrian War. With asistance from Equestria and Baker Park, military might from their allies achieved their independence from Banija.

Ebrahim Razav was the country's first President, and President Delbin Kasekende, the current President, is the current President- the second President. IN charge for over 20 years, democratically, of course- 4 time election winner. Former NT goalkeeper for both Banija and Busoga, the athlete turned politico is a popular figure in the country. But this history gives them an inferiority complex, sports wise. Banija, their former masters, and neighbor, excelling across sport, while the Busogans can't seem to get anything done. It created a sporting inferiority complex- one that ends up being self-fulfilling.

That leads us to soccer culture, specifically. Association football culture in the Busoga Islands is interesting. It is the second most popular sport in the country, behind cricket- the country's true national sport. The country has never really been known for its sporting prowress- internationally, Busogan teams, no matter the sport, have not done much more than simply fill out numbers in a tournament. Barely a footnote in somebody else's story. Maybe springing an upset or two- who can forget the Busoga Islands upset win, at AOCAF 64, over Valanora? But no trophies, no appearances in Finals, nothing relevant or sustainable built- until, of course, the NSCF. Now, I know what you're thinking- what the hell does college gridiron have to do with the national soccer team?

But it all connects. NSCF 31, the Islamic University of Busoga shows up foer the first time in 10 seasons- there to fill out numbers, get a payday, get rolled by actually relevant teams, and dip. But the opposite happened- the Islamic University of Busoga took the world by storm. They swept the historic Banijan powerhouses of international college football, going 4-0 against the two Banijan schools. They finished as the top team in the regular season, and were, quite literally, one play away from reaching the NSCF Championship game. A hell of a run- coming from literally nowhere, and getting back. Coming back in NSCF 32, and having similar success- showing they are built for this. They are ranked ahead of the two Banijan schools.

Most importantly, though, it served as the hammer to the inferiority complex. The most immediate consequence is the increased popularity of gridiron in the country- now easily the country's third sport. But beyond that, the question became- why can't Busoga compete abroad in other sports? Why not the world's biggest sport- soccer? They are sober about how things are- this small country, without a top-flight team, is not a WC team. But with an expanded WC, and Busogans finally proving themselves on the world stage in sport, they want to get a national team to do so. With the President of the country also the President of BISA, he then announced a return to World Cup Qualifying- and is investing both the time, and the money, to get it done. Expectations were measured, everyone thought that it would take a few cycles to have a legit chance to qualify for the World Cup. But the goals are ambitious- the eldest Kasekende strongly believes that Busogan participation in the Centennial edition of the World Cup is a 'legitimate goal for this country'.

But then, the Busogans stunned not only themselves, but the world at-large- first time back, straight to the Finals.

So the question is, now what? It was a glorious, miraculous run- not only did they get there, but they pulled off the biggest upset of the tournament, defeating the co-host, and top 10 team, Yuezhou, 1-0 in the opening game, which launched them to the knockout stages- which even three-time champions Banija didn't reach. Drunk off of success, they are now back to sober times- the expectations have to be measured again. They are still an underdog, and bombed out of an admittedly challeninging group at ARC IV. Can they reach back to back World Cup appearances?

The Domestic Football Situation

The domestic football situation in the Busoga Islands is complicated, to say the least. There are 14 professional Busogan teams in the Banijan soccer pyramid, and they are all at the lower levels- two of them are in Banija's second tier, and 10 of them are in the Busogan National League- aka, the third tier. Lakiska SC are in the S-FPL, which is the joint first tier of Banija, Busoga, and Farfadillis- and it's the first time in quite a few cycles that a Busogan team has made it into the top flight. The Busoga Islander Soccer Association has been pushing for further development, but of course, the lack of quality has ensured they remain denied a permanent place in the Shango-Fogoa Premier League.

With the lack of first tier teams, the Islanders struggle to get first tier talent up to the Shango-Fogoa Premier League, which is a ceiling on their development. However, the miracle WC run last cycle has reinvigorated development of the sport on the island- invest in the clubs, invest in the players, improve quality, and have a 'rising tide lifts all boats' type of moment. It is bearing fruit- Lakiska followed up promotion by winning the LBCT, suggesting that they indeed are here to stay.

by **Eshialand** » Wed May 21, 2025 11:04 am

The Eshialand Soccer Federation
Campionato Esportiva XL Champions
Roster for World Cup XCIX

What comes next? That's the main question surrounding this team now, after not only securing their first WC knockout spot, but also winning their first Campionato Esportiva, the first international tournament victory to come to the nation, in any sport, in a decade. This team had gone from their manager disappearing and the team not knowing where to go next to regional champions and solid WC participants in the span of a little over a year.

Undoubtedly, such a turnaround could only be explained by the rapid rejuvenation of the squad undertaken by Melissa Carey in CE XLIX, like an old bandage that needed to be ripped off, this team needed to shed the old talent and introduce the next generation... and now this generation would be headed into their sophomore qualifying campaign, out to prove that they can go even farther than anyone could've expected.

First international: Aut-Ves-Nat 1-3 Eshialand (BoF LXXV)
Best win: Eshialand 8-2 Rea San Vegas (WCQ XCV)
Worst loss: Valanora 8-1 Eshialand (AOCAF LXX), Milchama 8-1 Eshialand (AOCAF LXX)
Most goals for: Eshialand 8-2 Rea San Vegas (WCQ XCV)
Most goals against: Valanora 8-1 Eshialand (AOCAF LXX), Milchama 8-1 Eshialand (AOCAF LXX)
Highest-scoring match: Eshialand 8-2 Rea San Vegas (WCQ XCV)

Kits (thanks to Txakhaxi for the kits and the logo!):

Style modifier: +2.

Formation: 4-3-2-1
Head Coach: Kenneth MORGAN (M, 54)
He did it. He was finally free from all of the questions, and now it was time to make some noise. Breaking the regional curse and getting that desperately-craved finals win left every demon of Eshialand's past firmly behind them, and they could move forward without anything holding them back. It was the Owls' time to shine.

Assistant Coach: Melissa CAREY (F, 38)
Was it something she did or just a trick of the light? In her short year managing and then assistant managing the team, the Owls reached higher heights than they ever had before. The CE was a space where Kenny Morgan felt more comfortable giving her the leeway to manage the way she wanted, and she was absolutely going to make use of that in any way she could.

The Roster (starting XI as of the first match in bold):
(Note: teams in red indicate outstanding contracts with the moribund Eshialand Soccer League [meaning the players are currently inactive domestically]. Teams in light blue are from the newly formed Lliga 0.)

GK #27 Harry BRUSKE (M, 22)

Reial Eshialand City

Bellvale Rockets

FC Dynamo Maryansk

RCB #8 Kami ELGIN (F, 20)

Yzandria Explorers

Bellvale Rockets

LB #36 Tommy HOPAL (M, 28)

Eshialand City Royals

RB #58 Kaiya DANIELS (F, 21)

Vaynorth Comets

Creston Sharks

LCB #61 Suzanna BLAIR (F, 23)

Wesson's Falls Lions

Reial Eshialand City

Wynnburgh Wolves

CM #5 Lily CROMLIN (F, 24)

Vaynorth Comets

RM #23 Dax YOUNG (X, 22)

Bellvale Rockets

Wynnburgh Wolves

LM #32 Lucas MEILLING (M, 29, CAPTAIN)

Morristown Siege*

Reial Eshialand City

ST #00 Will SANDRIE (M, 21)

Wynnburgh Wolves

RW #18 Keiar FORSEN (M, 27)

Daira Geese**

FC Dynamo Maryansk

Vaynorth Comets

LW #53 Bradley DAVIS (M, 27)

Creston Sharks

*Formerly the Cincinnati Siege, before the rifts renamed all RL-named cities.
**Formerly the Ottawa Geese, before the rifts renamed all RL-named cities. Unrelated to the current Lliga 1 team of the same name.

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by **Aleirave** » Wed May 21, 2025 11:31 am

The Aleirave Football Association
Baptism of Fire LXXVIII Champions
Roster for World Cup XCIX

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

The island nation of Aleirave is a rather small one, with a population of barely 50 thousand, located by a sea they know as the Retakono Me'a, or the sea of mystery. The only islands that were anywhere near them seemed to sink under the sea a couple years back, leaving them as the most isolated nation in the region of Anaia.

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

If one word could describe the last CAFA Cup... it would probably be okay. Okay bears so many meanings, ranging from being utterly cromulent ("my day's goin' okay, how 'bout yours?") to pretty disappointing but still not exactly bad ("that food was... okay, I suppose."). The exact amount of vague to capture everyone's thoughts on the tournament: sure, getting past the first group stage wasn't exactly bad, but face it, everyone was expecting just a little better than the utter collapse that they suffered in the second group stage.

The eternal question of where do we go from here loomed large, as it always does, over this team. The Seagulls seemed to be in a perpetual position of "good enough to satisfy fans' expectations, not good enough to exceed them" and the right path forward just eluded them. Surely they had to make the World Cup this year to have a sandcastle's chance at high tide to keep the nation's football program improving, but how they would go about this second qualification was a mystery. All they could do now was play their best though, and that they planned to do.

Nickname: the Seagulls
Trigram: ALR

First international: Audioslavia 4-0 Aleirave (CAFA II)
First win: Aleirave 6-3 Space Laser Dinosaur Robot Pirate Land (CAFA III)
Best win: Aleirave 6-0 Unpleasant (BoF LXXVIII)
Worst loss: Audioslavia 4-0 Aleirave (CAFA II)
Most goals for: Aleirave 7–2 The Cannaland Islands (WCQ XCIII)
Most goals against: Eraman 8-5 Aleirave* (WCQ XCI)
Highest-scoring match: Eraman 8-5 Aleirave* (WCQ XCI)

*This result also represents a scorigami, a score that had never occurred in the previous 90 cycles of World Cup competition.

Manager: Haulafo PAKA'ULA (M, 60)
Now settling into his new position as a member of the Island Council, Haulafo's position has shifted into somewhat of an ambassador of the sport on the island. That's not to stay he doesn't still love managing, but he's starting to get himself ready for what might come next... but first, it was his job to take the Seagulls as far as they could possibly go.
Formation: 3-4-1-2
Style: +4

Falena RUKIPIATO

GK #69 Tatyana YUSENIKA (F, 21)

Tehieko FEHIFELA

RB #5 Piheve EVATENE (M, 26)

Serani NA'ELERU

CB #11 Tefei'o TESUNA'E (M, 32)

Tano ALAKO

LB #65 Lihana LEHI'ONA (F, 18)

Sergei BYALKO

LM #2 Efineha TESUNA'E (F, 32)

RM #8 Valeri TYONKO (M, 34)

LCM #12 Nakelia LIFEVANEKA (F, 27)

RCM #17 Lunaha FUSERAKA (F, 35)

Nusene FAVENOKU

Pavel RASTENIUK

Ka'ale PEKOLE

Ma'uho KATEHOVI

ST #10 Neraveke HO'UMINALU (F, 30)

ST #13 Fyodor VESHCHIK (M, 29)

Terale FIASALA

Renasetevo NANERIKEHA

Oleg VORSTYN

AM #99 Ivefela NOSELELA (F, 33)

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by **Brigantii** » Wed May 21, 2025 11:45 am

As GDP fell by 0.3% in the final quarter of the previous year fears of a continuing recession grew with no sign of things turning round. Joblessness reached over 2.5 million with the national telecommunications company BTC (Brigantii Telecom Company) making 500 redundancies in just one day. The incumbent Prime Minister had won the most recent election with 42% of the vote with promises of a brighter future, but those brighter days seemed to be much further beyond the horizon than promised.

1992 in Brigantii wasn’t a great year for the people of Brigantii, but with a World Cup qualifying campaign looming, maybe, just maybe things could pick up. Football was the national sport of Brigantii and was more than just a pastime, it was closer to a religion. Fervent followers bayed for blood when a decision didn’t go their team’s way, cheered and hollered like howler monkeys when the ball hit the back of the net and scanned the league tables like second rate clairvoyants trying to determine where their team was going to finish.

The Brigantii 1992 World Cup Qualifying Squad

Head Coach: Heath Honeywell. Honeywell was a prickly character, disliked by his opponents and large sections of the Brigantii media, but he was successful. A three time First Division champion while in charge of Eden Forest F.C, Honeywell also guided his team to consecutive Champions League titles. After winning the 1990-1991 Champions League he was approached by the Brigantii F.A and offered the national team role.

Goalkeeper. Marc Crosswell. Eden Forest F.C.
Crosswell was Honeywell’s number 1 while in charge of Eden Forest. A decent shot stopper with decent distribution, the best way to describe him would be, decent. He seems to have been picked due to his familiarity with the coach.

Right Back. Granville Benson. Rookscroft City
A mixed season for the right back as his team finished 5th in the league but were eliminated from the cup in the first round. He played in every fixture, a stalwart for the light blue side of Rookscroft. Chosen here for his fitness levels.

Centre Back. Andy Washington. Eden Forest
Another face from the coach’s previous league job, however Andy’s selection is purely based on performance rather than familiarity as he was once again selected by the League Player’s Association as one of the “Players of the season”. A mobile, rangey defender, he’s happy with the ball at his feet, has a good vertical leap and is cool under pressure.

Centre Back. Bram Silver. Marketnewton
The 25 year old Bram has secured a move to capital city club Marketnewton following a breakout year. For £2million Marketnewton have secured a tough tackling, no-nonsense centreback who spends as much time making crunching tackles as he does trash talking the opposition.

Left Back. Johnson Gates. Eden Forest
Nicknamed “Wingnut” by his coach for his protruding ears, Gates is another tough tackler, but there is some hidden finesse in his play. As the first choice freekick taker for his club he’s carrying this duty over to the international team.

Right Wing. Nikolas Deadman. OGC Paname
The right winger moved to OGC Paname for a record transfer fee last year and repaid the Pays de Horreur club by helping them lift the Ligue 1 title. Living on the coast of Pays de Horreur the midfielder is tanned, relaxed and living his best life.

Centre Mid. Driskoll Dustin. Borghese FC
The first foreigner to captain Borghese F.C in Tiburtina may have been an unexpected honour for the classy midfielder but it just highlights his quality. Able to bring together a team while not speaking the language he’s shown his natural ability to lead and has been given the captain’s armband for his country.

Centre Mid. Boston Foster. Adamstown
Despite often being labelled as “gangly” or “uncoordinated” the Adamstown midfielder is actually a very good defensive midfielder, sitting at the bottom of the midfield diamond. Able to break up play, either by coincidence or by design and pick out a crossfield pass some fans still find it remarkable that when he does something good he meant to do it.

Left Wing. Corey Dyer. Sellersfield Armitage
There aren’t many naturally left footed players in Brigantii and as the best of the bunch Dyer gets the first team nod.

Centre Forward. Zavier Jefferson. Tyongsang Sports Club
At 36 years old Jefferson is the oldest player on the team. On the downswing of his career he now finds himself playing in Hsien-Ko. He’s lost a little pace but is a goal poacher of the highest calibre, will likely spend most of the games hanging round the box waiting for an opportunity to strike.

Centre Forward. Lee Honeywell. Eden Forest
There’s talk the striker has been chosen for the national team based purely on nepotism. His dad being the national team coach may have something to do with his selection.

Subs:
Goalkeeper. Sparrow Crosby. Torkingham Wanderers
Centre Back. Grant Pemberton. Rookscroft United
Midfielder. Jaxx Hudnall. Ashbury
Winger. Stacey Brierley. Mooredge United
Centre Forward. Kurtis Giles. Torkingham Wanderers

Home Stadium: The National Stadium capacity 89,000.
Located in the capital city of Eborum, the creatively named National Stadium plays host to all of Brigantii’s home matches. Outside of international football, the stadium has played host to a multitude of other sporting events and concerts, including rugby league, field hockey and a boxing event.

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Choose my goalscorers
RP injuries to my players
Hand out yellow and red cards

World Cup 81/82/83/84

Football Association of the Commonwealth

Major Honors

Winners
5th Under 18 World Championship
9th Under 18 World Championship
62nd AOCAF Cup
66th AOCAF Cup
Cup of Champions (Eagles Cup 13)
DiBradini Cup 53/74th Under 21 World Championship
Runner-up
67th Baptism of Fire
Eagles Cup 13
Women's World Cup 17/Jenna Raven Cup 4
20th Under 18 World Championship
Third Place
58th AOCAF Cup
60th AOCAF Cup
Eagles Cup 14
19th Under-18 World Championship
Fourth Place
World Cup 85
63rd AOCAF Cup
Women's World Cup 15/Jenna Raven Cup 2
Women's World Cup 20/Jenna Raven Cup 7

Established in 1901, the FAC is the governing body of the sport in Baker Park, maintaining a registry of over 24,000 players between the ages of 11 and 80; 3,500 officials; 132 full member clubs and 350 associate member clubs; sponsoring 12 National Championships for men & women across all levels. in addition to 6 domestic cup competitions; and offering training programs for coaches and physiotherapists covering youth to professional certification.

All time match record—642 wins, 334 losses, 211 draws (1,187 matches)
WCQ record--209 wins, 44 defeats, 56 draws (309 matches) [Home: 114-19-21/Away: 94-25-35/neutral: 1-0]
All time WCC record—244-75-72 (391 matches)
(current through the start of WCQ 99 cycle)

Current KPB+ ranking--18.36 (21st)
style--+ 2.65
Formation--3-4-1-2

In the “BP System” or the “BP Way” (neither of those should be considered as something used officially or unofficially—if you wanted to term it as such as something of your own IC creation, go for it) the 3-4-1-2 is more literal than the manner in which it's used RL.
A discussion I had with another user made me contemplate providing a bit more concrete info on just who plays where when you see my lineups/bench for individual matches.
Defense: the three backs play tight to one another when the ball is in the middle or defensive thirds—they should really be termed LCB/CCB/RCB. The outside pair will never be wider than diameter of the center circle. They both man-mark (unless there is an IC tactical reason they don't) and the centerback zonal marks (usually helping one of the other two). The CB is technically a fullback as they have more freedom to move forward with the ball at feet. In a pinch, an emergency situation as a sub, they could all play any of the three positions.
Midfield: there is a good deal of set responsibility among the four across midfield, but the one thing that is always a constant is the wings are the workhorses, they cover more distance than the other players. I've hinted at or flat out said in match reports in the past that left wing (and they are 99.9% of time always left footed) is THE talismanic position in The System, as right fullback is considered (in BP) as usually the weakest position in a flat back four.
The two central midfielders usually have a specific role, one as the playmaker, the distributor and the other as the defensive, hard tackler, disruptor, ball winner.
The preferred position is listed first, but the ones that follow show how versatile that player is. For CM's the left/right designation is the stronger side for that player, but in theory almost anyone in midfield can play in the center of midfield.
Forward: Ah yes, the wild card element. In this case, the differentiation should be looked at from the perspective of another sport—basketball.
The three positions are almost adapted from the indoor game: the center forward, the target man, the number 9—the one who plays up front but facing away from the goal. Mostly it's men who hold down this role in the NT, although not always.
The striker—they want to be played into an area by a pass, or want room to get a touch before shooting. They face goal, but usually in or very close to the box.
The 'slot'--what a lot of people call the attacking midfielder or the CAM. This is a player that can dribble and create their own shot, or draw defenders and find others. There's a reason why this position can be played by a midfielder or a forward and the rationale usually depends on a chemistry between a pair or trio, but more recently this has reverted back to a forward spot.
In conclusion—BP should always be RP'd (of course at your discretion, and I will always adapt to anyone who RP's first if something that's not necessarily canon is mentioned) as--
*fast, short passing
*high lines & pressing
*offside trap
*technically sound
*not easily intimidated
*willing to play anyone, anywhere

National Anthem--"Hear Our Voices Commonwealth"

Nickname--since the end of the 1960's the National Team has been known as "The Bees", a period when the team's uniforms consisted of alternating black and gold hoops.
Previous to that time and subsequently through periods in the 1980's and 90's, the team was usually referred to by the county's national animal, the Elks; the women's National Team were always 'Lady Elks' until the advent of mixed gender play, which was revived during the Jenna Raven Cup and there are still numerous mentions of Elks in the supporters song “We are the Gold & Black”, which currently has close to 175 stanzas.

Colors--Black & Gold (while they are just 2 of the 5 main colors on the flag of Baker Park--Blue, Red and White are the others--black & gold have been closely associated in the nation's consciousness as representative of the country since its founding.)

Management/Coaching

Manager--Will Barnard (sixth cycle--68 wins, 29 losses, 36 draws)
Assistant Manager--Zoe Montgomery
Coaches--Chris LaRue, Danielle Harper, Max Littlejohn, Elaine King
Chief Physio--Gina Damicone
Chief Equipment Trainer--Patrick Bohannon
Media/PR Spokesperson--Erin McNamara

GKAge   Club                             Caps         	ShO
Mitch Longstreet	25	Clayton City FC		        5 (2)		0 +2 shared		
Maddie Terwilliger 	22	Riverside City Ladies FC        6		2
Geoff Cotterill       	29  	Learfield FC                   34            	8+1 shared
Gillian Albertson   	29  	Forest City Athletic (QUE)     32 (3)       	10
Shelly Duffy         	27  	Fiskadaha (PFA)                22 (3)         	7+1 shared
Amanda Fraley	        26	Brentford Ladies FC	        7 (3)		4 + 2 shared

DEFAge   Club                             Caps         	goals
Michelle Burdette	23	Ravens Ladies FC		 4 (1)
Heather Womack	        24	Sherwood Forest Ladies FC	 7 (1)
Zara Jonasson		24	Westwood Sprites Ladies FC	 8 (1)
Chrissy Little		24	Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies        7 (1)	
Dorrie Franklin	        22	Haskins Blues AFC		 2
Roberta Andrews	        27	Hamilton Wanderers Ladies FC  	29 (6)		2
Benjy Milhouse	        24	Corinthians FC			 5 (2)
Peter Newbury	        24	Jacksonville City FC		 5 (1)
Nikolai Morris		23	Asbury Park FC		         3 (1)
Eric Lohmeyer		27	Nor-Dale AFC			23 (2)		1		
Marcus Taylor		27	Clayton City  FC		24 (4)
Antoine Jones      	29  	Learfield FC                   	51 (1)       	1
Renee McKenzie          27     	Ousevale Borough  (KRY)         30 (3)       	1
Carlton Frost        	29  	Shirley Metros FC            	47 (3)       	2

MID	
Katie Chamberlain	23	Mansfield Ladies FC		 6		1
Linette Gonzales	23	Lima City United FC		 4		1
Shala Ibrahim		23	Middletown City Women FC	 7 (1)
Catriona Lokipina	23	East Endborough Ladies FC	 6 (1)		1
Stacey Jones		23	Jamestown City Ladies FC 	 6 (3)		1	
Grace Douglas		28	Westwood Sprites Ladies FC	39 (13)	        6	
Cornelius Boyle	        25	Monmouth Park FC		 5 (2)	
Craig Domicelli	        25	New Bremen FC		         6 (3)
Jake Ludwig		25	Southend AC			 5 (1)
Anthony Dixon		24	Newport City FC		         5 (4)
Cyndi Garfield		30	Haskins Blues AFC		50 (12)	        15 
Anthony Romero	        28	North Royalton Town FC	        25 (6)		4
Shonte Logan       	29  	Crusaders FC                 	51 (9)       	3
Stefanie Martini     	27  	Mercia Bromham (KRY)            31 (8)         	7
Rob D'Alessandro  	28  	Meadowdale FC                   47 (17)      	8      	
Andrea Kirby        	27  	Pesfield Trees (SYL)        	42 (10)       	11
Carlton Morgan          28     	Victoria & Albert SC         	36 (10)         6
Leanne Bryant      	28  	Hamilton Wanderers Ladies FC	31 (13)  	3
Camille Prince       	27  	Westwood Sprites Ladies FC      29 (7)       	4
Travis Howard      	26  	Jamestown City FC               18 (9)		1

FWD
Kelly Delacroix		24	Bergholz Caledonian		 6 (3)		3	
Becky Shock		25	Southend Ladies		         7 (1)		2
Naomi Kaeppler 	        23	Newmarket Ladies FC	         7		1
Claudia Grayson	        28	Mercia Bromham (KRY) 	  	35 (4)		11
Tommy Applegate	        25	Learfield FC			 6 (2)		
Paulo Everhart		23	Newmarket Saxons FC	         7 (1)
Edwin Azikiwe		23	Riverside City FC		 5 (1)
Terrell London		27	Zvezda Vlaikograd (STL)		25 (7)	        14
David Coleman           28     	St Warren City FC           	51 (13)         19               	
Fatima Khan         	28  	Great Northern RR FC      	43 (14)    	14      	
Sandra Ikedieze         26     	Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC    19 (4)       	8
James Hardison          28     	Clayton City FC               	43 (12)     	16

Uniforms

Venues

Permissions
_________________________________________________________________________________
In the event my opponent RPs first, they may...

Choose my goalscorers: YES
Godmod scoring events: YES
RP injuries to my players: YES, but those that would be for just the duration of the match (TG in advance would be appreciated as well)
Godmod injuries to my players: See Above
Hand out yellow cards to my players: YES
Hand out red cards to my players: YES, but again, a heads up in advance is appreciated, as I would do for you.
Godmod other events: TG what you have in mind, I'm easy to come to an understanding with

by **Captina Island** » Wed May 21, 2025 1:05 pm

The Captina Company Football Agency

The Captina Company Football Agency (TCCFA) controls all levels of football in the nation, issuing licenses to groups wishing to form teams. The Captina Company Super League consists of 14 teams playing every opponent once between April & June then following a 2 month break, play every opponent again between September & November.

Captina Island make their sixth appearance in World Cup Qualifying after coming as close as a nation can get to joining the 45 survivors in the Final, losing a one match playoff to Busoga Islands that consigned the Rosso e Oro to the Cup of Harmony where three defeats and a draw marked a cruel letdown for a side that had played so confidently during qualifying. The core of the roster returns as Captina will no longer be an unknown quantity to opponents, which will make the journey towards the ultimate goal that much more challenging.

STYLE: +1.77
Tactics: 4-3-3 Captina Island makes a leap into the third generation of the National Team by looking to continue down the path of offensively oriented football while still maintaining the commitment to defense that is part of the nation’s sporting DNA.
Nickname: Rosso e Oro (Red & Gold) is the official designation, although there have been rare instances where “Peacocks” has been used in reference to the national animal; 'Peahens' was adapted for the Women's team that played in the Jenna Raven Cup 3 and later in Tea Cup 2.
All Time Record: 65 wins, 76 defeats, 35 draws (176 matches)
WCQ record: 36 wins, 31 defeats, 16 draws (83 matches)
Current KPB+ ranking: 11.50 (59th)

Manager-- Jonas Yarborough (record: 42 wins, 43 losses, 21 draws as NT boss, 11-9-1 as Women's NT Manager)
Assistant--Rueben Fiorentino,
Coaches—Pietro Sacchetti, Calvin Redfern, Tamara Berardinelli

GK
Donatella Jaconelli 	GK  	27  	Geneva United Ladies
Giovanni Rizzolini  	GK  	23  	Port Genoa Calcio
Alfonso Parmander	GK  	24  	Flint AC   
 
DEF
Marco Santangelo 	CB  	25  	Punto Nord AC
Davide Zaccardo         RB    	25  	AC Geneva City
Enrico  De Rosa         LB    	25  	IMA Port Genoa
Severance Romero	R/CB    25  	Clarksburg FC       	
Tonia Sue Ellington	LB  	25  	Port Genoa Ladies
Tonia Esposito      	CB  	24  	North Point Ladies
Lalia D'Isabella     	CB  	25  	South Fairmont Ladies
Andrea Quatrocchi       LB  	24  	Geneva United Ladies
Analiese Rossetti   	R/CB    24  	North Point Ladies
 
MID
Charleston DiCanio	W/RM    28  	TBG Big Flint
Barnabas Morningstar    DM/W    27  	SEC Fairmont
Tobias Coleman    	LW   	24  	AC Geneva City     	
Wilmington Blackwood	CM      25  	Club RON
Clarence Bonneville     R/CM    24  	Port Genoa Calcio
Marcella Lillywhite 	LW 	28  	Port Genoa Ladies 	
Edith Ann DiStefano     W/CM    27  	Clarksburg City Ladies
Vincenzo Capaldi   	R/CM    23  	Calcio Captina
Chastity Dell'Oro   	L/RW    24  	South Fairmont Ladies
Emilia Nunnaro          RW      23  	Port Genoa Ladies
Allegra Gregory         DM      25  	Clarksburg City Ladies

 FWD
Guiseppi Overstreet     ST  	28  	Fairmont City SC
Patience Wedgewood      ST  	28  	Geneva United Ladies
Giorgina Donati         WF   	24  	Port Genoa Ladies
Claire Longfellow  	WF 	23  	Big Flint Ladies
Natalia Zucchi	   	CF  	24  	Clarksburg City Ladies
Ciro Hammersmith	CF  	23  	SEC Fairmont
Oliphant Santoro   	CM 	24  	TCC Geneva

Captina Island is the southernmost nation in Rushmore, made up of 6.3 million people of which approximately 31% are ethnic Captini--the native Polynesian type peoples who occupied the island prior to discovery--and 42% Italini, descendants of the settlers who arrived after 1922, with about 20% identifying themselves as mixed. The remainder are of other ethnic backgrounds and nationalities.

Captina Island thrives in all aspects of life thanks to the rigorous discipline of “The Plan” (officially known as The Captina Island National Community Operation Master Plan [CINCOMP]) which organizes the priorities, agenda, and the day to day running of proper society within the Armed Republic.

All economic affairs are controlled by the five major privately owned corporations that operate under the provisions of The Plan, holding exclusive license to conduct the nationwide administration of the following areas:

Captina National Organization (CNO)--Defense/Health & Medical/Education
State Economic Corporation (SEC)--Retail/Banking/Transportation/Technology
Industrial & Manufacturing Alliance (IMA)--Production/Raw Materials/Wholesale
The Captina Company (TCC)--Social/Entertainment/Utilities
Brandstadter Corporation Authority (BCA)--Food/Agriculture/Construction

Any remaining areas that would be under the control of a constituted government are handled by The Burkett Group, which is owned in equal shares by the five main corporations and a public ownership scheme funded by a 50 crown (about NS$10) per week deduction from the wages of all citizens. TBG functions as a bureaucratic administrative body, coordinating inter-company affairs in addition to providing the personnel for things like police/fire protection, vital statistics record keeping, public spaces maintenance, and other public services.

TBG operates from the National Capital District of Big Flint which has a population of 84,000, while the other corporations each have their own headquarters city, although they have nationwide operations; within each major city, the 'affiliated' companies have satellite offices to handle the daily business.

In the event my opponent RPs first, they may...

Choose my goalscorers: YES
Godmod scoring events: YES
RP injuries to my players: YES, but those that would be for just the duration of the match (TG in advance would be appreciated as well)
Godmod injuries to my players: See Above
Hand out yellow cards to my players: YES
Hand out red cards to my players: YES, but again, a heads up in advance is appreciated, as I would do for you.
Godmod other events: TG what you have in mind, I'm easy to come to an understanding with

by **The Enqab Archipelago Laboratories** » Wed May 21, 2025 1:18 pm

EVOBALLERS™ READY FOR WORLD CUP DEBUT
New Data, Additional Larger EvoBallers™ Provide New Upside

KEBERT XELA, T.E.A.L. — The Reuahzloh Corporation, a leading technology company founded by exiles from major Kytlerian universities that fled the crippling taxation of the communist Giisost regime to form part of The Enqab Archipelago Laboratories, are ready to take the EvoBallers™ robotic soccer development scheme to the highest level of the sport - the World Cup itself.

The development of EvoBallers™ — a series of humanoid robots that have learned to play soccer through deep reinforcement learning — is aimed at producing a superhuman team that will attain full-spectrum sporting dominance within a decade and prove the technical superiority of The Enqab Archipelago Laboratories across the multiverse. Internal logic optimisation for the specific attributes of first-generation EvoBallers™ has been further tuned based on data from the Baptism of Fire tournament, at which the team reached the knockout stages. Home matches will take place at the Reuahzloh Dome in Kebert Xela, a fully covered international-class soccer venue with room for 10,930 human fans.

"Reuahzloh will never pass up an opportunity to demonstrate the values and advanced technology of The Enqab Archipelago Laboratories on an international stage," said Mocks Minanad, Robotics Division Vice-President, who will continue to serve as the official "team coach" throughout this World Cup cycle. "Our EvoBallers™ development program continues apace on our quest for full-spectrum sporting dominance, and our extension of full-sized EvoBallers™ to outfield positions previously occupied solely by the M-size models will allow for further potential and mitigate initial vulnerabilities."

Notes to Officials, Opposing Teams, and Journalists Reporting on The Competition
The full-sized (1.75m / 85kg) EvoBallers™ that will play as goalkeepers will be designated with numbers 1-3, will be painted burnt orange, and are to be referred to by their codes EVB-001 through EVB-003; two full-sized EvoBallers™ will play as outfielders with designated numbers 4-5, will be painted teal, and are to be referred to by their codes EVB-004/EVB-005.. The smaller (0.6m / 20kg) EvoBallers™ that will play as outfielders will be designated with numbers 6-23, will be painted teal, and are to be referred to by their codes EVB-M001 through EVB-M018, their designated squad number being 5 higher than their code number (e.g. EVB-M001 will be designated as squad number 6). All of the smaller EvoBallers™ are considered interchangeable, as they run on the same codebase, and may appear in any position; EVB-001 through EVB-003 are coded with goalkeeper-specific logic and cannot play outfield positions. Alternate black and white paint will be provided if tournament officials deem this necessary.

An independent assessment of the EvoBallers™ from an evaluator in the Free Land of Frjálshöfn, Rushmore has estimated the team are a +3.901 on the International A/D Scale.

Journalists of other participating nations are encouraged to report all activities surrounding the team and The Enqab Archipelago Laboratories without fear of censorship.

by **Ochre Islands** » Wed May 21, 2025 2:39 pm

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

Staff

Blue GIBSON – Manager -

Leora SOFTSTEP – Goalkeeping Coach -

Team

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

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

GK: Waitsman
DsL-R: Krings, Embersway, Greentender(C), Waite
MCs: Manuel, Clifftreader, Ranning
SCs: O.T. Finches, Newlands, Midnight

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

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

Goalkeepers - 3
1 – Daniel WAITSMAN - GK – 29 – Remmerham, Mournhow Island

– Juniper Mournhow F.C.

13 - Lewis O.T. PERRYTRIBE - GK – 23 – Shotton, Grand Ochre

– Cottsworth City

12 - Moyake ONYEFULU - GK – 36 – Dugba, Cobrio Jensee Island – CF Solidarite Akash, Cobrio
She/Her
Onyefulu is half-Ochreite, being born to an Ochreite mother. Whilst convention in Cobrio is for the mother's name to be carried over, Onyeful's own mother was insistent she take her father's name. She is currently playing for CF Solidarite Akash and is one of four overseas players drafted in by the Ochre Islands during the current crisis.

Defenders - 8
18 - John KRINGS – DL – 27 – Rocksminster, Anley

– Lucyston Anley XI

2 – Elry o.t. EMBERSWAY – DC– 25 – Sunny Cove, Chaffinch Island

– Lansdorn F.C.

4 – Miranda GREENTENDER – Captain - DC – 31 – Richardsville, Juniper

– C.D. Isla del Fuego

She/her
16 - Kyle WAITE- DR – 30 – Obberby, Dracaena

– Cottsworth City

5 - Manny SECONDBREATH – DR – 23 – Lucyston, Anley

– C.D. Isla del Fuego

Amongst a very fit, professional squad, Gorgewalker is probably the fittest player on the team, largely in part due to his enjoyment of walking along the many gorges that make up the Ochre hinterland. Employed as a wing-back by West Bellflower, Gorgewalker displays many fine qualities going forward and in defence.
6 – Sammy GATSTON - DC – 28 – Nuntsby, Handsby

– Nuntsby City

3 - Michael WATERTON - DL – 35 – Endswick, Handsby Island

– Nottshore Turquoise

Waterton comes from a small hamlet just outside Endwick called 'Waterton', which his father named when he first settled the area and is set on building a new town there. Wanting to stay local and help his family, Waterton has turned down offers from larger clubs to stay with Nottshore Turquoise, who are based on his home island of Handsby.
15 – Julian SACKHOLME - DC – 35 – Bellflower, Mournhow Island

– Ousevale Borough
Sackholme was born in Bellflower to parents who were members of Krytenia's diplomatic corps. He spent the first few years of his life in Bellflower, before moving to Ousevale, his parents hometown. Whilst he hasn't been able to secure a place in Borough's starting XI, he's keen to impress during the Cup of Harmony to further put his name in the plans of Ousevale's manager.

Midfielders – 7
14 - Vic MANUEL - MC – 29 – Port Flamerty – Nuntsby City

– Bellflower A.U. XI

17 - Brian CLIFFTREADER - MC – 27 – Panchurch, Flanbourne

– Nottshore Turquoise A.F.C.

11 - Lindsay RANNING - AMC – 25 – Dornton-on-Sea, Dracaena – Lower Soffsley

– Lansdorn F.C.

She/Her
8 - Luca BRIDGEBUILDER – - AMC – 32 – Aguaclara, Cardenao

– Bellflower A.U.

Bridgebuilder is the shining star of Bellflower A.U. XI's youth academy and currently plies his trade in the first team in the Ochre First Division. Born on a small island in Cardenao to two Ochre Island parents, he is the first dual-Anaian citizen to play for the Ochre Islands. As well as football, Bridgebuilder also has a strong interest in diplomatic relations and is already tipped for a political career once his still-young playing days are over.
20 - Eliot SUNTELLER - - D/MC – 33 – Renhold, Mournhow

– Lansdorn F.C.

Sunteller is a promising young footballer brought along to CAFA 6 to give him some experience on the regional stage before possibly making the WC94 squad. His mother, a follower of Byerxys and noted soothsayer raised him on her own from young following his father's untimely passing. Sunteller currently plays for Lansdorn, where whilst he makes a good number of appearances from the bench, clearly shows a lot of promise and potential.
15 – Gregory G. GRAEFFIS - DMC – 33 – Endswick, Handsby

– Lionsville Transports Sport Club

18 - Stephen BANANAGROVE - AMC – 23 – Youngstown, Handsby

– Bellflower A.U. XI

Withlinens is a player who began to excel under Richard Valens, willing to throw himself forward at a moments notice to turn a three person front-line into four people, as well as provide defence-splitting passes from the midfield.

Strikers - 5

19 – Marisse o.t. FINCHES - SC – 23 – Bellflower, Mournhow

– Bellflower A.U. XI

A relation of the former Prime Minister, Willow of the Finches, there have been comments that Marisse is here based on her name rather than ability. Whilst Marisse isn't exactly short of talent, there's still an argument that she's much too inexperienced to have been taken to international competition by the national side.
9 - Jessica NEWLANDS – SC - Vice-Captain – 29 – Lander's Port, Mournhow

– Hempeak Hill

She/Her
22 - Florence MIDNIGHT - SC – 29 – Nottshore, Handsby

– Nottshore Turquoise A.F.C.

She/Her
10 - Susana RUSSO – SC – 34 – Bridgdon, Handsby

– Dynapolis United, Cobrio
She/Her
Susana had big shoes to fill, having taken the place and number of the Ochres Bostopian-born wonderchild, Blue Gibson. However, this isn't the first time she'd been faced with adversity, moving to Cobrio early on as her mother took a job in an international freight firm in Callisto, Hearthlands, who had a lot of trade with the Ochres. She rose through the youth ranks at Heart of Omorfio, then broke into their first team aged only 17. She signed for nearby 'rivals' Callisto City at 18, then moved to Dynapolis United in Cobrio's second city at 21. Surprise has been expressed in some quarters that it's taken Russo this long to catch the eye of the national team, but it's not taken anyone in Cobrio by surprise that she has shone on this stage.
7 - Finn NORTHSWAY - SC – 33 – Easington, Grand Ochre

– Slipsway Town

Kits & Logo

Home, Away and Third

Whilst the Ochres are almost recovered from the war, OchreSport and the OIFA have decided to use the same kits as were used during CAFA 8 to save on expenses and materials.
The home kit is a traditional striped ochre, blue and white scheme.
The away kit is a selection of colours taken from the flags of two of the Ochres cities.
The third kit is a contiuation of the 'Anaiaway' theme, reminding us that even when away from home, we are still at home in our region.
Before CAFA 2, the Ochre Islands Football Association ran a competition to design the team's logo, which was won by a 34 year old man with neither design experience or taste. Fortunately, an update of the design to account for taste was commissioned and outsourced by the OIFA, which is as below. The badge prominently features a 'little mint green hat', which actually commerorates the Ochre Islands victory in the second CAFA tournament.
Before CAFA 2, the Ochre Islands Football Association ran a competition to design the team's logo, which was won by a 34 year old man with neither design experience or taste. Fortunately, an update of the design to account for taste was commissioned and outsourced by the OIFA, which is as below. The badge prominently features a 'little mint green hat', which actually commerorates the Ochre Islands victory in the second CAFA tournament.

The Ochre Islands play a possession-based style of football which aims to prevent the opposition from scoring by simply not letting them have the ball. The players will be taking chances when playing the ball forward and passing into space when it's available and there is a strong chance of us retaining possession.

Important Information for Hosts & RP'ers
In the event my opponent posts an RP first, they may:
Select my scorers — Yes
Give out yellow cards to my players — Yes
Give out red cards to my players — Yes
RP injuries to my players — Yes
Godmod injuries — No
Godmod scoring events — Yes
Godmod other events — Yes
Do whatever you want basically, just don't kill/maim/etc. An RP that makes me laugh would make me eternally grateful.
Style Modifier - +4

by **Bostopia** » Wed May 21, 2025 2:40 pm

Number, Rank, Name, Position, Age, Branch

Staff

Air Chief Marshal Frank Whisterton - Manager - 63
Christopher Dronswich – Head Coach - 40
Gary Lappen - Goalkeeping Coach - 44
Neil Walker - Fitness Coach - 30
Jeffrey Long - Coach - 44
Samuel Andertew - Coach - 39
Vicky Flittern - Physio - 30
William D. Quensmore - Physio - 44

Goalkeepers - 3

1 - Colonel - Henry JOHNSTON - GK - 27 – Army of the Bostopian Duchies, 3rd Corps, 105th Infantry Division, 3rd Light Infantry Brigade, Tarnlight Guards
12 - Warrant Officer - Eric LUCIN - GK - 25 – Army of the Bostopian Duchies, 5th Corps, 43rd Infantry Division, 1st Light Mechanised Brigade, 2nd Newfort Infantry
13 - Colour Sergeant - Patrick WEST - GK - 31 – BNS, Ducal Marine

Defenders - 7

2 – Petty Officer John MARRON - DL - 24 – BNS, Ducal Navy, Green Fleet
3 – Trooper Glen REDLING - DC - 21 – Army of the Bostopian Duchies, 5th Corps, 24th Armoured Brigade, 4th Nantfax Regiment
4 – Lieutenant Francis DIFORT - DC - 32 – Army of the Bostopian Duchies, 2nd Corps, 2nd Division Information, 17th Military Intelligence, Intelligence Brigade
5 – Sergeant Lewis SMITH – Vice-Captain - DR – 29 – BNS, Ducal Marine
14 – Aircraftman Alan EDWARDS - DC - 30 – Bostopian Air Service, Anaian Strike Group, 1st Nova Calania Wing, 6th Squadron
15 – Corporal Luke TRUND - DLRC - 25 – Army of the Bostopian Duchies, 9th Corps, 87th Infantry Division, 2nd Marshia Infantry Regiment
16 – Sapper Ian PERSHAW - DR - 23 – Army of the Bostopian Duchies, 3rd Corps, 7th Infantry Division, 4th Engineer Regiment

Midfielders - 8

6 - Flight Sergeant Mark COOPER - ML - 26 – Bostopian Air Service, Bostopia Combat Command, 1st Bostopia Force, 1st Fighter Squadron
7 – Ranger Duncan KURTIS - DMC - 31 – Army of the Bostopian Duchies, X Corps, Eastern Division, The Lusbyshires Own
8 – Marine Adam WAITE – Captain - AMC - 28 – BNS, Ducal Marine
9 – Lance Corporal Nigel ROARN - MR - 22 – BNS, Ducal Marine
17 – Second Lieutenant[/i] Joseph [b]CRISTIN[/i] - MC - 33 – [b]Army of the Bostopian Duchies, 6th Corps, 19th Infantry Division, Peninsular Regiment
18 – Able Seaman Percy BROWN - ML - 21 – BNS, Ducal Navy, Blue Fleet WCS
19 – Petty Officer Alex RANDLE - MC - 28 – BNS, Ducal Navy, Linnshampton Fleet
20 – Lance Corporal Julian KENDLE - MR - 25 – Bostopian Air Service, 5th Wing BAS Regiment, 6th Squadron

Strikers - 5

10 – Private Logan GRINDLE - SC - 23 – Army of the Bostopian Duchies, 1st Corps, 92nd Infantry Division, Lowliers Regiment
11 – Senior Aircraftman Philip SCOTT - SC – 29 - Bostopian Air Service, Anaian Strike Group, 3rd Ayes Wing, 10th Squadron
21 – Gunner Tyler PEARCE - SC - 28 – Army of the Bostopian Duchies, 5th Corps, 9th Artillery, Silterton Regiment
22 – Mountaineer Ethan ARTSON - SC - 22 – Army of the Bostopian Duchies, X Corps, Western Division, 3rd Stony Regiment
23 – Able Seaman Nick MANOR - SC – 31 – [b]BNS, Ducal Navy, Strait Fleet

Kits

Home, Away, and Third

Kits are self explanatory – they are the shirt designs that all ten of our outfield players will wear (and substitutes when entering the field at the appropriate time). They will all wear the same shirt design at the same time.

For those of you who are triggered by images of football shirts, Bostopia will play in our traditional lime home kit with white and blue v-stripes, red and white stripes as our away kit, and blue third.

If your team is not designated as the home team, and your colours clash with ours, you will change your kits to an alternative. Our goalkeepers will wear a plain shirt, in a flourescent colour which we feel your players will dislike the most. That we need to say this is nothing short of ridiculous, but our players will of course also wear shorts, socks, shinpads and boots. The shorts and socks will match the primary colour of the shirt. The shorts all have a white stripe on each side. The socks will have two white hoops at the top of the sock.

Home/Away/Third

Important Information for Hosts & RP'ers

Style Modifier - +4

In the event my opponent posts an RP first, they may:

Select my scorers — Yes
Give out yellow cards to my players — Yes
Give out red cards to my players — Yes
RP injuries to my players — Yes
Godmod injuries — No
Godmod scoring events — Yes
Godmod other events — Yes

Do whatever you want basically, just don't kill/maim/etc. An RP that makes me laugh would make me eternally grateful.

by **Ralsalin** » Wed May 21, 2025 3:05 pm

RALSALIEN NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM

Trigram: RLS
Demonym: Ralsalien (Ralsaliyan is also possible)
Nickname: Ritteyrǐ (Kanmerin for Knights)
Knights of Eternal November (this nickname came from the nickname of Ralsalin - the land of Eternal November, due to cold and mostly ovecast weather throughout the year)
Head coach: Seibold von Niermann
Captain: Dietrich von Erlaid
Home stadium: Ralsalien Grandmaster Kotarlok Arena, Rinkan.

Main 11.
#1  GK Nikolai Gosens   
#2  LB Makar Rantika  
#3  CB Oleg Shindeberg  
#17 CB Dhidhen Tõru  
#5  RB Viktor Aniko  
#6  CM Andrejs Astafjevs  
#8  CM Kevin Heen    
#12 CM/AM Randin Kirtiman Asier 
#7  LW Dietrich von Erlaid 
#10 RW Kosma Minsen-Dwarasen  
#11 CF Kasyan Menon

MORE INFORMATION

Main 11 in bold. All players are males.

Number - Position - Name - Age - Height - Birthday - Birthplace - Club

#1  GK Nikolai Gosens - age 32 - 192 cm - 3 January - Maiyeen - SC Ralsalien Circus

Debut: 1. Ralsalin 2-1 Banija — 17th Summer Olympics qualification
First clean sheet: 6. Ralsalin 2-0 StrayaRoos — World Cup 98 qualification (2nd Ralsalien clean sheet)
First goal: 29. Taxhavn 1-2 Ralsalin — Independent Associations Championship 23 group stage (1st Ralsalien goal in match)

Yes, this is not a typo. This man, a goalkeeper, scored a goal. He still can't beleive it.

#21  GK Riku Maiyenkar - age 26 - 198 cm - 1 December - Kaide - Rockies Internatonal FC 

Debut: 4. Ralsalin 1-0 Poafmersia — World Cup 98 qualification 
First clean sheet: 4. Ralsalin 1-0 Poafmersia — World Cup 98 qualification (1st Ralsalien clean sheet)

#15  GK Mikalai Handinyu - age 22 - 191 cm - 23 November - Dzin - Zillertal SV (Calgassia)

#81  GK Kensorin Haindasyu - age 24 - 183 cm - 11 October - Rinkan - Spartak Nirsen (loan)

For the first time, Ralsalin will have 4 goalkeepers in their roster. Kensorin Haindasyu would be the fourth one.

#2 LB/CB Makar Rantika - age 22 - 187 cm - 15 October - Nirupadki - Spartak Rinkarwar

Debut: 23. Ralsalin 4-3 Omerica — Independent Associations Championship 23 group stage

#30 LB Prokhar Hadka - age 23 - 185 cm - 15 May - Kogeru - Skonto Rinkan

Wilhelm Meine, the main left-back of Ralsalien national team, decided to retire from international football at the age of 33. There are many questions, if Makar Rantika, who made his debut only at last major international tournament, could perform as good as Meine. Meanwhile, Prokhar Hadka from the title-winning Skonto Rinkan was called to the national team as reserve left-back.

#3  CB Oleg Shindeberg - age 30 - 186 cm - 5 August -  Rinkan - a team in Girinatha Empire. Which? We don't know now. 

Debut: 1. Ralsalin 2-1 Banija — 17th Summer Olympics qualification

#17 CB Dhidhen Tõru  - age 24 - 192 cm - 17 June - Rinkan - Lublova Reds

Debut: 3. TJUN-ia 5-0 Ralsalin — World Cup 98 qualification

First goal: 26. Ralsalin 4-3 Omerica — Independent Associations Championship 23 group stage (4th Ralsalien goal in match)

#4 CB/LB Aivars Suta - age 27 - 187 cm - 14 May - Suurejaan - 1. FC Shinnik Mariengard

Debut: 1. Ralsalin 2-1 Banija — 17th Summer Olympics qualification

#23 CB Ostap Mungain-Dehane - age 31 - 172 cm - 1 October - Rohkaal - SC Ralsalien Circus

Debut: 3. TJUN-ia 5-0 Ralsalin — World Cup 98 qualification

#5 RB Viktor Aniko - age 29 - 178 cm - 2 September - Rinkan - Skonto Rinkan  - VICE-CAPTAIN 

Debut: 1. Ralsalin 2-1 Banija — 17th Summer Olympics qualification
First goal: 6. Ralsalin 2-0 StrayaRoos — World Cup 98 qualification (1st Ralsalien goal in match, 4th Ralsalien goal)

#14 RB Andrey Bougakov - age 25 - 183 cm - 29 June - Kaisur - Spartak Rinkarwar

Debut: 25. Ralsalin 0-1 Edsmontik — friendly

#6 CM Andrejs Astafjevs - age 25 - 182 cm - 11 March - Dartenpal - Kyethas Rivermen FC  

Debut: 1. Ralsalin 2-1 Banija — 17th Summer Olympics qualification

First goal: 26. Ralsalin 4-3 Omerica — Independent Associations Championship 23 group stage (1st Ralsalien goal in match)

#8  CM Kevin Heen - age 30 - 174 cm - 25 January - Rinkan - SC Ralsalien Circus 

Debut: 3. TJUN-ia 5-0 Ralsalin — World Cup 98 qualification
First goal: 9. Ralsalin 1-0 Delitai (8th Ralsalien goal)

#12 CM/AM Randin Kirtiman Asier - age 26 - 191 cm - 21 November - Rathenburg - Dasein 

Debut: 3. TJUN-ia 5-0 Ralsalin — World Cup 98 qualification
First Goal: 8. Darkmania 1-2 Ralsalin — World Cup 98 qualification (1st goal in match, 7th Ralsalien goal)

#18 CM Aristarkh Diogen Veerman - age 33 - 181 cm - 7 November - Kagepara - IFK Kagepara 03

Debut: 4. Ralsalin 1-0 Poafmersia — World Cup 98 qualification

#27 CM Sander Danishevskiy - age 20 - 174 cm - 23 January - Dwirka - Spartak Rinkarwar

The midfield line also got some fresh blood - instead of veteran Peeter Ainwal (hehehehe), youngster Sander Danishevskiy was called for Ralsalien squad. In the slow Ralsalin, the perspective forward is known for his speed.

#7 LW Dietrich von Erlaid - age 28 - 178 cm - 30 October - Rasinku - Dasein - CAPTAIN

Debut: 1. Ralsalin 2-1 Banija — 17th Summer Olympics qualification
First goal: 1. Ralsalin 2-1 Banija — 17th Summer Olympics qualification (1st Ralsalien goal in match, 1st Ralsalien goal)

#9 LW/LM Reiko Titov - age 26 - 189 cm - 16 June - Rinkan - Skonto Rinkan

Debut: 19. Ralsalin 2-2 Bears Armed  — Cup of Harmony 90

#10 RW Kosma Minsen-Dwarasen - age 22 - 185 cm - 29 September - Rinkan - free agent  

Debut: 1. Ralsalin 2-1 Banija — 17th Summer Olympics qualification
First goal: 1. Ralsalin 2-1 Banija — 17th Summer Olympics qualification (2nd Ralsalien goal in match, 2nd Ralsalien goal)

#20 RW/RM Mungain Sengendwara - age 24 - 186 cm - 18 July - Kõo - SC Ralsalien Circus

Debut: 5. Natkr 1-0 Ralsalin — World Cup 98 qualification
First goal: 12. Ralsalin 1-0 Natkr — World Cup 98 qualification (15th Ralsalien goal)

#19 RW Nikolai Tikhonov - age 25 - 170 cm - 11 October - Ralsiman - Rotor Hrindene

Debut: 22. Vaishnavaria 0-3 Ralsalin — Cup of Harmony 90

#11 CF Kasyan Menon - age 18 - 172 cm - 27 February - Kogeru - Dasein / Spartak Nirsen (loan) 

Debut: 3. TJUN-ia 5-0 Ralsalin — World Cup 98 qualification
First goal: 4. Ralsalin 1-0 Poafmersia — World Cup 98 qualification (3rd Ralsalien goal)

#51 CF Alexander Obamawartin - age 28 - 182 cm - 5 August - Sarge - Dinamo-98 Kogeru

The member of Obamawartin family, which is somewhat famous for its athletes. His younger brother, gymnast Richard Obamawarin, performed on the last Summer Olympics in men's individual all-around. Thanks to Alexander's decent performance with Dinamo-98 Kogeru in last Liga B Champions Trophy, where he scored 7 goals (including qualification), von Niermann gave him a chance in the national team.

#77 CF Nikita Gokio - age 21 - 176 cm - 31 May - Rinkan - Skonto Rinkan

Debut: 18. Indusse 1-0 Ralsalin — Pre- CoH 90 friendly

HEAD COACH:

SEIBOLD VON NIERMANN
Age: 63
Birthday: 24 March
Birthplace: Dhaite
Managing Ralsalin: since 2022
Nickname: Absolutely Insane Grandfather

ASSISTANT COACH:

MIHAL HIRATMAN
Nickname:The Grandson
Birthplace: Dhaite
Age: 44
Birthday: 9 September
Ralsalin's assistant manager since 2022

VENUES:

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
I would prefer you choose these scorers: Any you want.
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Minor injuries
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes
Hand out red cards to my players: TG me.
Godmod other events: Yes
Generate stadium happenings: Yes

Style modifier: +1.75

by **Archalit** » Wed May 21, 2025 3:23 pm

National Team - Archalit Soccer

https://www.archalitsoccer.arc/national/teams/?teamid=9901

Events

National Teams

Selection

Coaching

Fans

Upcoming Match | In 3 days
National Team vs Qusmo

Upcoming Match | In 10 days
National Team vs Oscioru

Upcoming Match | In 2 weeks
National Team vs Sadame

Coaches

Kanoa Faye she/her Head Coach	Lyndon Nightmare he/him Asst. Coach	Mouse Anderson she/they Asst. Coach	Gavin Baker he/him Goalkeeping Coach
Kanoa Faye OLY is a retired Archalitian soccer and tennis player with a knack for finding and honing player specialties. Once a part of Archalit's Olympiad team and earning a OAC Diploma for coaching and management with Vinovia FC and Bohria FC, she is a pivotal part of the newly reborn Archalitian National Team.	Lyndon Nightmare is a retired Archalitian soccer player who was known for his clinical and lethal playstyle as a striker. After retiring, he enrolled in the University of Charkara to earn a PhD in Coaching and Sport Sciences. His excellence has earned him an appointment as assistant coach for Archalit during the upcoming WC99 cycle.	Mouse Anderson is a former semi-professional soccer player, Archalitian distance runner, and assistant coach of the Archalitian national soccer team. After becoming head coach for akaiwen kijetesantakalu, she quickly brought the team to excellence and demonstrated her skills as a coach. Among a new wave of coaching talent, her accolades rose above the rest and earned her an appointment to the national team as an assistant coach.	Gavin Baker is a soccer goalkeeping coach and former player. He was the starting goalkeeper for the Ironpeak Univeristy rotation in the university league and studied kinesiology and sport sciences as a double major before becoming a renowned coach throughout the Pirate Football League.

Players

Tyler Aboya he/him #1GK	Shahirah Basara she/her #2RB	Tarik Marouazi he/him #3CB	Cash Diamond he/they #4LB
20 years old and 183cm. Tyler Aboya was born in Bohria and moved to Charkara at 7 years old, becoming an elite goalkeeper for his local youth team. He sharpened his skills for years before being handpicked for the national trial, scoring a 77 and securing a spot as a starter.	23 years old and 167 cm. Shahirah was born and raised in Ironpeak, playing as a right winger throughout high school and college. After being invited to the national trial, she scored a 64, the third best RW at the trials, but was chosen for the position of RB as a part of Kanoa Faye's greater plan.	24 years old and 185 cm. An excellent libero who scored the highest of any defender at the national trial with an 85, becoming a starter CB and core component of the team's synergy.	26 years old and 208cm. A speedy giant with a monster vertical and amazing athletic capabilities. A volleyball and soccer player for the University of Charkara, Cash Diamond was invited to the national trial and scored a 69 through brute force.

Ayesha Al-Maaki she/her #5DM	Peres Okomo he/him #6LM	Alexander Aruan he/him #7RM	Ali Akram Fahmi he/him #8LW
24 years old and 158cm. Don't let her short stature fool you, Ayesha Al-Maaki is the true anchor of the Archalitian team. Blazing fast and gifted with incredible intuition, she scored an 89 at the national trial, the second highest scorer of the field.	27 years old and 171 cm. Fluidly plays along the touchline with excellent dribbling skills. Don't let his 62 score fool you, Peres Okomo knows how to effortlessly flow the ball towards the net.	21 years old and 186cm. Before being invited to the national trial and scoring a 71, Alexander Aruan was a young superstar from Vinovia with lofty ambitions and who supported his high school team to winning the national championships in his final year.	24 years old and 165cm. Quick, sharp, and accurate, Ali Akram Fahmi scored a 74 in the national trial and can reliably find the net under pressure.

Jeder Khan he/him #9RW	Gunner Reynolds he/him #10AM	Madeleine Olson she/her #11ST	Marco Fletcher he/him #12ST
25 years old and 175cm. Jeder Khan is a classic winger with fantastic dribbling skills, known for some incredible feats during his college years. He scored a 79 at the national trial and just made the starting position.	25 years old and 186cm. The "famous" one, Gunner Reynolds has celebrity status in Archalit for his involvement in various films and productions as well has his good looks. Also scored a 66 at the national trial.	22 years old and 175cm. We have arrived at the team captain, Madeleine Olson. A clinical finisher who worked with Lyndon Nightmare for many years before being handpicked by him for the national trial where she scored a stunning 96 points out of 100. Nicknamed "the new nightmare," she is the fastest, strongest, and most adept member of the team.	23 years old and 194cm. Scored a 68 in the national trial and plays as a reserve. Once competed as a semi-professional track and field athlete in the 800m and 1500m and has strong aerobic abilities.

Rosa Mafilaza she/her
#13GK

Filipe Mero he/him
#14CB

Manu Olli he/him
#15RB

Nia Bula she/her
#16RB

Jocelyn Clérico she/her
#18LB

Violette Zietsman she/her
#19DM

Jo Rabuka he/him
#24AM

Casilda Bayona she/her
#25LM

Nikolas Giorgiou he/him
#27LW

Vappu Eskola she/her
#31RM

Kendrick Lugo Nieves he/him
#33RW

Tactics

Style Mod +5
Tactics 3-4-3 Diamond
A fluid and aggressive formation centered around exploiting space and capitalizing on possession with the DM anchoring the team as a deep-lying playmaker.

Team Information

Nickname The Pirates
Colors Blue & Brown
Stadium Archalit Olympic Stadium (cap. 94 500)

by **Cardenao** » Wed May 21, 2025 3:45 pm

CARDENAO NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM SELECTION
La Furia Azule--The Blue and Golds

Home Kit (Produced by Dantopia): https://i.imgur.com/QxmVps4.png

Away Kit (Produced by Dantopia): https://i.imgur.com/5p8foTB.png

#1 GK: Kai Chidubem
#2 RB: Fito Peru
#3 CB: Vittorino Seve Dioli (Miruan-TKT)
#4 CB: Fedele Lenti
#5 LB: Moustir-Yves Almeny
#6 DM: Jake Casales
#8 CM: Ricky Delafont
#10 CM: Camilo Zavala
#7 LW: ‘ChuChu’ Hernandez
#9 ST: Kiko Nécib
#11 RW: Dimitri Micalizo

Substitutes:
#13 GK: Samuel Medina
#14 DM: Roberto Sendoa
#15 CB: Jackson Saliba
#16 RB: Salva Perez
#17 RW: Htay Koko
#18 CM: Claudio Prebensen
#19 LB: Tommy Inocencio
#20 ST: Mariano Torquato (Viathyn Park-TKT)
#21 CM: Cech Solo
#22 CB: Dan Friggoni
#23 RW: Tula Mulascio
#24 LW: Frederik Chiumbo
#25 ST: Lasso Smith
#26 CM: John

by **Sea Peoples League** » Wed May 21, 2025 5:26 pm


Federation 	 *  CC1	*	Liberty  
Badge by Dantopia
Match wear provided by Master Tailors of House Alió, CC1

Banija region (OOC: 7-9:49PM Pacific US)
M22: @Damukuni #81, TANIRINTHIA #4
24: @Darmen #55, @Giraffes #283
26: MYRTLE BEACH #43, @Wedich #230
28: OSTERHALTEN #103, @Bohr #132
30: HUAYRAMARCA #32, DAMUKUNI #81
J1: @Tanirinthia #4, DARMEN #55
3: GIRAFFES #283, @Myrtle Beach #43
5: WEDICH #230, @Osterhalten #103
8: BOHR #132, @Huayramarca #32

Style: -1
Formation: 3-5-2 morphs into Total Football which changes into other sets when advantageous

Starters taken from relatively few teams, mostly placed in chunks so club teammates can build on existing chemistry. Substitutions are almost all used, and these are more of a variety... relatively speaking. Expected to look very different from future WCQ rosters when the League has 5 years of organized international competition under its belt. Teams listed are as of last season's final matchday and a flurry of transfer activity is expected before next year. Maritime University and Freedom School players that made the selection are all graduating seniors. In the future, League 1 university and college sides are expected to hire and trade professionals without requiring academic enrollment except in the Youth Cup and RSC. Other sports will address the issue by fielding pro/semipro squads for [[inter]]national senior tournaments while holding separate academic competitions interfacing with NSCF and NSCAA.

City-States (or locations of Policlub HQ):
CC1	Corporate City 1
HC	Hub City
PM	Pentoia Massive
MA	Maroon Archipelago
N	Waters reach or border multiple CS
Not all are represented by clubs on this roster.

M: Sosa		45M	Formerly AFC Reyalto (HC)
A: Plant	43N	Formerly AFC Reyalto (HC)
A: Grudge	41F	Formerly Jenoch Guerrillas (HC)
0 G Hargo	38M	General Hospital Greens (CC1)
1 R Meyer	40F	General Hospital Greens (CC1)
2 R Rickie	35F	General Hospital Greens (CC1)
3 R Anders	35N	Deep Country AC (N)
4 R Zhang	41M	Deep Country AC (N)
5 R Big Toby	37M	Deep Country AC (N)
6 R Plonker	36M	AFC Reyalto (HC)
7 R Vali	34F	AFC Reyalto (HC)
8 R Cantor	35F	AFC Reyalto (HC)
9 R Bruntosh	33F	Olofsson Group Blues (CC1)
10 R Wander	39M	Jenoch Guerrillas (HC)

11 G Li		33F	Deep Country AC (N)
22 G Gant	30F	Electrogrid Chargers (CC1)
30 G Regsize	31M	Black Star PC (PM)
12 R Wingboy	29M	Olofsson Group Blues (CC1)
15 R Oltur	31F	Electrogrid Chargers (CC1)
18 R Kid	28N	Electrogrid Chargers (CC1)
21 R Kanz	32F	Deep Country AC (N)
24 R Tiny	27M	Mischief Society Wreckers (CC1)
27 R Aichi	35N	Mischief Society Wreckers (CC1)
33 R Lobbick	36F	Mischief Society Wreckers (CC1)
37 R Esti	23F	Freedom School Athletics (MA)
38 R Jaber	22F	Freedom School Athletics (MA)
40 R Gunny	22N	Freedom School Athletics (MA)
43 R Yeti	32M	Black Star PC (PM)
51 R Seaborn	29F	Black Star PC (PM)
56 R Vance	26N	Red Star PC (HC)
60 R Patrona	37F	Red Star PC (HC)
68 R Ižic	35N	Jenoch Guerrillas (HC)
74 R Shepherd	28F	Nwfila Harvest Mice (PM)
77 R Nicholm	24N	Nwfila Harvest Mice (PM)
85 R Wally	23M	Maritime University Pirates (CC1)
89 R Kerala	21F	Maritime University Pirates (CC1)
92 R Punter	22F	Maritime University Pirates (CC1)

OOC notes: Future Time with particular advancements in air filtering and processing, water testing, and medical practice. Disease outbreaks noticeable by WC visitors and international media should be near impossible. Even serious injuries for any team are assessed and healed quickly with technological assistance. Accidental death is pretty much impossible here, and I wouldn't bet on a poisoner accomplishing their work or getting away with it. I'm still working on my character writing, and my RPs may veer into related but distant topics. You are free to build a match report any way you like and reward or punish my players for their celebrity names. Godmod should involve physical technology, like medicine, construction drones, injectors, transit, stuff like that which would be plausible except for the limits and consequences of using energy irl. If you want anyone to kill or die on any side of our matches, or you want to joint RP in general, please DM or TG.

Too tired to work up a badge for Kitbasher but feel free to imagine your favorite historical FSC/SD kits or picture something cool with my flag colors until I retroactively reveal it later.

by **Saint Eleanor** » Wed May 21, 2025 5:54 pm

Style Modifier: -2.269

Notes

Shirts: visualised to your right.

Nickname: The White Stars is the historically-accepted nickname for Saint Eleanor, owing to the central symbol on their flag. Since their CoH84 win, the use of Falcons or Peregrine Falcons (previously lost in translation by Huayramarca's erstwhile Trome as "Peregrin Hawks") - a homage to the national animal, once avoided for fear of confusion with the Pink Falcons of Nova Aegis - has soared in popularity. Ahem.

Race, ethnicity and species: taFrexala [ethnically Gladom Newion] and Faleraneta [ethnically Sochean], are black. Vickers is white [but half-Tinhamptonian through her dad, half-Prahecqois through her mum]. Matsuda and Fujiwara are Squidroidian [i.e. Japanese]. All others are white [and ethnically Tinhamptonian].
Matsuda lives in a human body, but he is also one of Squidroidia's six feted Wunderbars, a victim/beneficiary of human experimentation intended - often, if not always, with success - to make the experimentees among the best footballers in the multiverse. Gentle Breeze, manager, is a pegasus (and the image of her linked towards the end of this roster was generously donated by EQS). Reniira Clevinger, co-assistant manager, is half-human, half-satyr. All others are fully human.

No drama: Eleanorians play football the way they're entirely convinced it's meant to be played. No gloves (goalies excepted), no long-sleeved thermal underthings, no obnoxiously-coloured boots, absolutely no cutting off the bottoms of their socks and sticky-taping a new one on, and no unjustified whinging, moaning or faking: just getting on with the job, having "fun," and trying to win somehow. Some call it non-league standard. Others call it dour, evangelical Christianity (never mind only 70% of the population believes it). We call it one of the best forms of football in the world.

Additional information: New players' names are in bold, like this. The names of all players and staff in the Biography section are hyperlinks to their interviews with Jamie Rodgers, where available; they should not be treated as part of this roster.
cica.da accounts of note are also NOT in this roster, as they were in WCQ95; I've moved the list to my domestic newswire.

Players' languages: All Eleanorians speak

Terranean, it is the language of intrasquad communication, and many - including in this squad - will have a Westcountry accent. The vast majority do not know any other languages. Despite this...
--> Coombe is a de-facto fluent speaker of

Azertienne (mostly picked up from her time at Kelssek).
--> VIckers also has a strong-ish understanding of

Azertienne (her mum is Prahecqois and moved to Saint Eleanor between its independence and her birth).
--> Launceston has a fairly good understanding of

Akhdari (out of bona-fide interest... and pressure on her mum's part for her 15-year-old self to learn a second language).

How to read my roster's short list: Every position in the short list has a colour code: goalkeepers are orange; defenders red; midfielders green; strikers blue; managers purple; assistant managers pink. Major palmares (WC, CoH, BoF ----- CAFA, AOCAF, CR, CE, IAC ----- CL/CC, ChC/GC, AT, CWC, LBCT/SBCC, RSC/YC) are in golden yellow, and - for staff - distinguished by whether won as a [P]layer, [M]anager or [A]ssistant manager.
In a new, desperate, gloriously post-Martin effort to reduce space, takers of setpieces (LCK, RCK, FK, PK) are now in very, very dark green after palmares. Simply because a player is down as the free-kick taker does not mean they take all free-kicks, however: those from wide positions, eighty yards from goal and so on will be taken by those in the best position.
Dual nationalities go at the end, after any other shortlist tags. Currently these are Vickers ("dual PRH;" Prahecq's national team has never appeared at a major competition); Matsuda ("dual SQR;" appeared at WC91 and won IAC17); and Fujiwara ("dual SQR;" never won a cap as far as SEFA knows).

Timestamp: This roster was ICly issued on 1st January 2015. Club information is accurate as of 1st December 2011 - just before TW48, which hasn't OOCly been held - and should be taken as an accurate information of the situation on that date.

Roleplay Permissions: Yes, but...

No wholesale changes of the Eleanorian squad ("wholesale" being whatever I define as wholesale - but please don't be afraid to start or bring on a few listed subs)
No more than two red cards or other forms of ruling players out per match, unless I send you a telegram (from Saint Eleanor) or Discord message (from tinhampton) to the contrary
No injuries longer than one game or beyond the last sixteen, again unless I say otherwise
Please no other violations of bodily autonomy. Yes, that means no deaths too, here or elsewhere in Saint Eleanor. Or of Eleanorians elsewhere :P
No trying to remove the manager, her assistants, or Eleanorian government officials from office (this includes no giving my staff members, named or unnamed, red or yellow cards - an area of the IRL Laws of the Game which I strongly disagree with on principle)
Absolutely no destruction of Saint Eleanor or significant areas thereof
The Eleanorian media - especially SESB and The Reporter - reserves the right to fact-check obviously false claims about the national team and those surrounding it
Eleanorians do not take part in anthem protests, taking the knee or other similar political gestures in or around matches - but can, and sometimes do, speak their minds off the pitch

THE SAINT ELEANOR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

ROSTER FOR THE 99^TH WORLD CUP
To be held in Siovanija & Teusland, Banija, and the Squornshelan Remnant States

All home qualifiers will be played at the National Liberation Arena in Central district, capacity 68,184

Home kit: All black
Away kit: White shirts with a blue sash from the bottom-left to the top-right, white shorts, white socks
Goalkeeper kit: All green

UP THE WHITE STARS!
Short list of players

Typical starting lineup (4-2-3-1):
.GK. .CoH84. Arielle RICHARDSON (she/her; Occidental Olympic; born 10th March 1981)
.LB. .VCPT. .CoH84. .LCK. Cathy WINCHESTER (she/her; Independence 1975; born 29th August 1978)
.RB. Rachel CURRAN (she/her; Occidental Olympic; born 27th May 1982)
.CB. .dual PRH. Lydia VICKERS (she/her; Athletic Saint Eleanor; born 6th September 1987)
.CB. .CoH84. Esther LAUNCESTON (she/her; Athletic Saint Eleanor; born 30th June 1981)
.CDM. .CPT. .CoH84. .FK, PK. Bridget COOMBE (she/her; Athletic Saint Eleanor; born 2nd November 1975)
.LM. Graham LAWSON (he/him; Athletic Saint Eleanor; born 14th February 1980)
.CDM. .IAC17. .dual SQR. Kichirō MATSUDA (he/him; Independence 1975; created 1984 [precise date unknown])
.ST. Olympia WOODWARD (she/her; Sword and Shield; born 1st February 1989)
.CAM. Kavezalea FELARANETA (he/him; Independence 1975; born 19th September 1984)
.RM. .RCK. Naclé ÖHÂN (he/him; Sword and Shield; born 5th May 1988)

Substitutes (depth chart):
.RM. Michelle ADDISON (she/her; Polytechnic Institute; born 27th February 1990)
.GK. Rose CARTER (she/her; Army and Navy; born 30th August 1985)
.LM. Lily EMMERSON (she/her; Occidental Olympic; born 20th September 1986)
.CDM. .CoH84. Lydia NICHOLLS (she/her; Heart of Saguenay [Quebec and Shingoryeo]; born 11th October 1980)
.CB. Katy WILSON (she/her; Independence 1975; born 23rd July 1984)
.ST. Pvt. Isabella BRIGHT (she/her; Army and Navy; born 19th January 1989)
.CB. Matt MORRISON (he/him; Independence 1975; born 10th June 1987)
.CDM. Maria MORGAN (she/her; Hiyashi Celestia; born 6th December 1986)
.RB. Keith BARNETT (he/him; Good Hope Club; born 11th October 1988)
.LB. Tina FALCONER (she/her; Good Hope Club; born 25th March 1982)
.ST. Tim HART (he/him; Viathyn Park AFC [Tikariot]; born 17th March 1979)
.GK. Robby ELLIS (he/him; Independence 1975; born 16th October 1984)
.CB. .CoH84. LCpl. Denise LIVINGSTON (she/her; Army and Navy; born 7th August 1981)
.CAM. .CoH84. Steve PILCHARD (he/him; Occidental Olympic; born 8th September 1977)
.ST. Rick GOLDSMITH (he/him; Hiyashi Celestia; born 11th August 1980)

Members of staff:
.MG. .WC83[P]; AOCAF58[P], AOCAF59[P]; CWC49[P], ChC2[P]. GENTLE BREEZE (she/her; Equestrian national; age 48)
.AMG. .WC87[P]. Reniira CLEVINGER (she/her; Nepharan national; age 46)
.AMG. .CoH84[A]. Ltn. Stephen MITCHAM (he/him; age 48)
Biographies (written by Jamie Rodgers, chief football correspondent of Saint Eleanor State Broadcasting)

1: Arielle Richardson --- position: goalkeeper --- age: 33 (born 10/03/1981) --- club: Occidental Olympic [EXT] --- height: 6ft0in (183cm)
coffee preference: milk and one sugar --- appearance: brown ponytail; not-quite-as-brown eyes --- parental occupations: barista at an independent café in Collegiate district (father); florist (mother)
if she wasn't a footballer, she'd probably be: permanently booked to live in a library in Parkside (if not Tsrvena)
You almost certainly read the above mini-file and suspected that Richardson was a bit of a romantic. It would be accurate to call her a bookworm, but she has vouched for falling asleep at the opera, not wanting to follow her (University College) teammates to nightclubs, and - more than almost anything else - wanting to study. Whatever you do, do not hold your conversations with her during the match: she is far more likely to shake you into paying attention, actually pay attention to the proceedings herself, try to grab hold of the ball if the opposition ever thrusts it in her general direction, and move the ball where it makes most sense (rather than just kicking it out... somewhere). Luckily for Richardson, her somewhat self-induced collapse of Sword and Shield has been mostly reversed by Olympia Woodward and company; just don't ask about Crvena Zvezda, how old most of their players are, why she jumped ship to their rivals after exactly one season, what even happened to the Mytanar league that made not even that option worthwhile, or for that matter why she keeps moving from beknighted club to beknighted club.

2: Cathy Winchester --- position: leftback --- age: 36 (born 29/08/1978) --- club: Independence 1975 [EXT] --- height: 5ft3in (160cm)
coffee preference: milk and one sugar --- appearance: short blonde hair, but not really that short; blue eyes --- parental occupations: real estate agent (father); housewife (mother)
if she wasn't a footballer, she'd probably be: working a variety of temp jobs and internships while waiting to inherit the family business
Winchester has long progressed past cult-hero status into the realms of Absolute Legendariness: a nailed-on starter for the Liberators in both good times and bad, she has also proven her worth for the national team, from that moment she scored the winner against Juvencus fifteen years ago through to the present-day twilight of her career. Despite only having taken up football as a hobby aged nine, she has proven herself to be strong in making passes, cutting them out, and, of course, stopping them from ever happening. These might look like the fundamentals, but to misquote Derek Pittam, she is "a midfielder in completely the wrong place" - which is a compliment, not an insult. Ignore the fact he tried to change her mind about positions to no avail.

3: Rachel Curran --- position: rightback; sometimes a leftback --- age: 32 (born 27/05/1982) --- club: Occidental Olympic [EXT] --- height: 5ft8in (172cm)
coffee preference: milk and two sugars --- appearance: blonde ponytail; blue eyes; a smile, if it's called for --- parental occupations: Eleanorian Transport bus depot mechanic (father); Polytechnic student welfare worker (mother)
if she wasn't a footballer, she'd probably be: living in her car, drifting from cheer troupe to cheer troupe in some forsaken land elsewhere
While Curran was infamously captained by what used to be Juventud straight after her exit from high-school cheerleading, her road to the starting lineup has been rather more prolonged and will in all likelihood come up short in a few years. She is more of a transitional starter than anything else in this day and age, combining a smothering of learned, almost-exciting attacking edge with pragmatic positional flexibility, the ability to hound opposing wingers when it's necessary, and a willingness to get stuck in as a last resort - in all fairness, almost the complete opposite of the newly-retired Exandra Davies' approach to the game.

4: Lydia Vickers --- position: centreback --- age: 27 (born 06/09/1987) --- club: Athletic Saint Eleanor [EXT] --- height: 5ft11in (180cm) ~ Prahecqois dual national by birth
coffee preference: milk and no sugar --- appearance: short blonde hair; green eyes --- parental occupations: decently high-ranking Eleanorian government official (father); cleaner (mother)
if she wasn't a footballer, she'd probably be: an Eleanorian diplomat of some sort somewhere in the azertophonie world
As well as having made an instant positive impression on everyone involved - even the Indy fans - Vickers is tough, somewhat irritating to get up against and almost a pure defender (if not exactly, given that she's been known to get forwards when appropriate); some would describe her as a better-behaved, less vocal Sam Newbridge. Although privately-educated, firmly religious and softly-spoken off the pitch, there is almost no mistaking either the excellent relationship she has with Launceston or the strong nature of her defending, whether physically or attributionally.

5: Esther Launceston --- position: centreback --- age: 33 (born 30/06/1981) --- club: Athletic Saint Eleanor [EXT] --- height: 6ft2in (188cm)
coffee preference: only drinks water --- appearance: stereotypically blonde ponytail; brown eyes --- parental occupations: regular human resources employee (father); the meteorologist on Channel 4's news bulletin (mother)
if she wasn't a footballer, she'd probably be: a notable small-screen actress with a couple of horribly autotuned hit singles to her name (although she released one in 2004!)
Once upon a rather more uneasy time, Launceston was wrenched into the national team based on what summed up to one or two seasons' knowledge. The scouting must have been pretty good, given that Launceston is now one of the objectively best Eleanorians in any position: one of Athletic's cult heroes, a not-insignificant part in the country's Cup of Harmony triumph and recent World Cup qualifications. While definitely imposing both aerially and on the ground, and (unlike certain other defenders) willing to tackle to win the ball if needs must, it almost feels like she just seems to know where the supporting players are when she does have possession - that and who it's best to give it to. Hardly spectacular stuff - although you would expect someone of her background to be - but it's proven.

6: Bridget Coombe [captain] --- position: defensive midfielder; actually wouldn't be that bad as a centreback --- age: 39 (born 02/11/1975) --- club: Athletic Saint Eleanor [EXT] --- height: 5ft11in (180cm)
coffee preference: green tea with a drop of honey --- appearance: brown ponytail; brown eyes; unshakable glow of positivity --- parental occupations: retired Army sergeant (father); secondary school philosophy teacher (mother)
if she wasn't a footballer, she'd probably be: a science teacher at the Parkside Community School
When people love you, they love you. Coombe is certainly loved in most circles: venerated by Olympic, skippered by Latrobe, well-regarded by Athletic, idolised by the rest of her country and for many years one of the best midfielders anywhere in the world (despite her impendent retirement). Little can be said about her as a player that has not already been said, defined as she still is by her physical strength, defensive solidity, creative proficiency, pure undistilled resilience - and very occasional goals, although they are generally very big ones when they come. Where I can offer novel, substantiative comment is about her leadership abilities: it takes a very, very special person to take a nation of 550,000 that failed to qualify for the previous two World Cups into the last sixteen of two of the following three editions. It might well require someone remarkable to bring them to anything resembling the promised land.

7: Graham Lawson --- position: left midfielder --- age: 34 (born 14/02/1980) --- club: Athletic Saint Eleanor [EXT] --- height: 5ft8in (173cm)
coffee preference: standard-issue black --- appearance: buzzed blonde hair; brown eyes --- parental occupations: Eleanorian Power electrician (father); housewife (mother)
if he wasn't a footballer, he'd probably be: working the afternoon shift at the local bottle shop
Some people know Graham Lawson best for clocking a teenaged Brianna Austen in the face with a wayward penalty. Football aficionados know him best for regularly delivering for Athletic when it was at its pomp (he still does) - and for his preference to cut inside and make his own luck if he can, as the great Jessica Martin would have, rather than simply crossing. His tactical and positional awareness is also a bonus, he isn't a bad shot - he can't be for his own sake - he's a proudly working-class voice in the Chamber of Commerce's club and he's outspoken on football too when the situation demands it. Lawson has at this point long crossed from "the new order of things" to "typically consistent and reliable;" it's incumbent on him, as much as it is on us, to enjoy his game while he can.

8: Kichirō Matsuda [Wunderbar Quatro] --- position: central midfielder, leaning CDM --- age: 30 (created 1984) --- club: Independence 1975 [EXT] --- height: 6ft2in (188cm) ~ Squidroidian dual national by birth
coffee preference: black, but with just a little cream --- appearance: almost-perfect black hair; brown eyes --- parental occupations: none; created in a lab
if he wasn't a footballer, he'd probably be: an engineer for some vehicle manufacturer you've never heard of. But we all know he was doomed to be a footballer
Does this man need any introduction? As it turns out, yes: one of the six Wunderbars who took Squidroidia to such places as the World Cup knockouts and the Independents Cup trophy-lift, Quatro moved to Saint Eleanor shortly after his homeland's withdrawal from international football and has arguably done better for himself than any of his peers. On his best days, he can be one of the best in the world, just as originally advertised: calm, composed, able to shift from attack to defence without a second thought, and proven quality on the highest level (including the knockout stages of both major IFCF tournaments, two Cup Winners' Cup finals and the World Cup's last sixteen). On his worst days, though, he can get mad - very mad - and has already clocked up a few red cards for the trouble. It's very likely you'll get the nice Matsuda when it comes to it... but it's absolutely not certain.

9: Olympia Woodward --- position: striker --- age: 25 (born 01/02/1989) --- club: Sword and Shield [EXT] --- height: 5ft9in (175cm)
coffee preference: almond milk, specifically, and no sugar --- appearance: short blonde hair; dark blue eyes, rolled whenever necessary --- parental occupations: professor of history at the University (father); professional pianoist (mother)
if she wasn't a footballer, she'd probably be: the executive director of her own umbrella pro-life charity
Although a firm and politically-engaged idealist off the pitch, to the extent that politics exists in Saint Eleanor, Woodward can be very much pragmatic on it; there's no other way she could have gathered so many admirers at this age. Her years in the Sword and Shield setup have taught her how to effectively move the play on to more well-positioned players, or indeed when to go for it, a skill that seems critically underrated by Eleanorian commentators - although the expectations now on her may belie that in due course. She is also good at moving the ball around by herself, something that has taunted opposing defenders throughout time and gotten more than a couple of them in the referee's bad graces - and has also discharged her setpiece duties for the club well enough in the few years she's had them.

10: Kavezalea Felaraneta --- position: out-and-out attacking midfielder --- age: 30 (born 19/09/1984) --- club: Independence 1975 [EXT] --- height: 5ft9in (175cm)
coffee preference: standard-issue black --- appearance: bushy black hair; brown eyes; excessive gesturing --- parental occupations: Eleanorian Telecom engineer (father); retired Army sergeant (mother)
if he wasn't a footballer, he'd probably be: the man who does press conferences on behalf of Central district's Major
If you think that Felaraneta is a bit of an obscure player, you have a good reason: he remains in the shadows of pretty much everyone else in the Indy squad, even despite his rave reviews. He is, at the very least, a bona-fide playmaker, if not quite the best you've ever seen - fond of feeding the ball into the frontlines and preferring to wait for a good opportunity to make things happen rather than simply push forwards, he can also drop back and work from there if needs absolutely much. He can also be readily exasperated, more so than even Pilchard, and has been known to waft his arms about to express his dismay (or sometimes just to make a simple point he thinks hasn't quite gotten though yet). Eleanorians may have little time for drama but they have already shown that they have more than enough time for the dramatician.

11: Naclé Öhân --- position: right midfielder --- age: 26 (born 05/05/1988) --- club: Sword and Shield [EXT] --- height: 5ft7in (170cm)
coffee preference: standard-issue black --- appearance: short black hair; blue eyes; usually clean-shaven --- parental occupations: bartender at one of the local private pubs (father); certified firearm safety trainer (mother)
if he wasn't a footballer, he'd probably be: trying his level best to work the night shift at his nearest White Star fuel station
The first ethnically Rulandese player ever to turn up for the White Stars, Öhân has been pointedly described by Arsenal captain (and former national team member) Hugh Roanoke as "a good method actor." As usual, the comment is not that far off the mark: he is an effective, if somewhat disorganised, operator who has all the attacking skills expected of a wide player, is about as good at defending as you would expect a Rulandese man in his position to be, and has shown enough further dedication to his craft that he is already appearing in the starting lineup, having beaten out allcomers and then the once-remarkable Northend into the job.

12: Michelle Addison --- position: right midfielder --- age: 24 (born 27/02/1990) --- club: Polytechnic Institute [EXT] --- height: 5ft6in (168cm)
coffee preference: almond milk and no sugar --- appearance: almost overly-curly brown hair; brown eyes --- parental occupations: murdered on peacetime Army duty (father); Eleanorian Water customer support agent (mother)
if she wasn't a footballer, she'd probably be: the somewhat-unhelpful bookseller who keeps the Polytechnic's bookstore open past 7pm
One of the new-look Polytechnic Institute's long-time annoyances, Addison is refreshingly at home with the national team's flexible setup, if only a substitute at that. Her ability to run the line, manage her pace (and, if necessary, place), get focused crosses into the box, and confuse opposition defenders is on a level unmatched not only in the Poly's history, but also among just about any other Eleanorian wide midfielder of her age. Despite being a child of the 4-4-2 system who has never really seen fit to be a perennial goalscorer, Addison is nonetheless an effective attacking player in most other aspects, and one who is therefore ideally placed to provide both emergency and not-so-urgent backup.

13: Rose Carter --- position: goalkeeper --- age: 29 (born 30/08/1985) --- club: Army and Navy [EXT] --- height: 5ft10in (178cm)
coffee preference: no milk, one sugar --- appearance: blonde ponytail, sometimes braided; green eyes; normally semi-excitable --- parental occupations: serving Army lieutenant (father); manager of one of the local Premium Coffee stores (mother)
if she wasn't a footballer, she'd probably be: devoting her energy towards watching television instead. yes, there are Eleanorians who do that
Georgia Wood, always the sensible one in the squad, has long left the picture. In her place arrives the rather unheralded Carter, not so much in the squad because she keeps to the traditional definition of Eleanorian goalkeeping - she is hardly exceptional, although she is above-average if anything - as because she keeps to the traditional definition of actually being an Eleanorian. Somewhat of a disciplinarian, somewhat of a beer drinker, somewhat of a pop culture lover and somewhat of a functional Army member is probably enough to keep anybody in the country sane.

14: Lily Emmerson --- position: left midfielder --- age: 28 (born 20/09/1986) --- club: Occidental Olympic [EXT] --- height: 5ft6in (168cm)
coffee preference: milk and one sugar --- appearance: light brown ponytail; darker brown eyes --- parental occupations: OPAL warehouse forklift operator (father); customer service agent (mother)
if she wasn't a footballer, she'd probably be: delivering government-mandated gun safety training at her local World of Safety firearms store
Praised early on in her career by Naresmet taFrexala as "almost as annoying as she's good" - not a bad compliment from one of the defenders who's gotten to know how she plays best - Emmerson inherited Olympic's left from former captain Samuel Short and has since proceeded to behave almost exactly unlike him. She more than knows how to attack and go for goal with aplomb, she has enough skill in her to really evade defenders, she can be assertive when she has (even physically so, despite her size) and she is generally an extremely creative player in a team and a league that values creativity little. If she can't deliver, hardly anyone in her position can.

15: Lydia Nicholls --- position: central midfielder; now fairly adept at CDM --- age: 34 (born 11/10/1980) --- club: Heart of Saguenay [QUE] --- height: 6ft0in (183cm)
coffee preference: standard-issue black --- appearance: short ginger hair with the freckles to match; brown eyes --- parental occupations: line manager at the Hiyashi factory (father); actually-trustworthy car saleswoman (mother)
if she wasn't a footballer, she'd probably be: working for the First Bank of Saint Eleanor's investment banking division
In the absolutely politest sense possible, Lydia Nicholls has no morals whatsoever. Some of those who have met her insist that she is a rather nice - even wonderful - person who'll most likely leave you alone but has no tolerance for inane bullshit or otherwise veiled threats. This might be true off the pitch (please ignore the fact she has two young children already), but there is very little chance of her leaving you alone on it, especially not if you look like you might be threatening a goal. This is not to say she is indiscriminate or that stopping the opposition at all costs is her only strategy - of course she also knows how the old Eleanorian arts of distribution work, despite not being particularly fond of going forward for the most part - but it is, at least at this moment, what she is best known for. That and her lob from the halfway line against Juventud many moons ago. And what she did in the IFCF after that.

16: Katy Wilson --- position: centreback, "without apology" --- age: 30 (born 23/07/1984) --- club: Independence 1975 [EXT] --- height: 5ft10in (178cm)
coffee preference: milk and one sugar --- appearance: short but wavy black hair; brown eyes --- parental occupations: primary school headteacher (father); hospital clerk (mother)
if she wasn't a footballer, she'd probably be: selling tobacco to anyone who needed it, for "a fair price"
Wilson's callup to Indy was a bit of a gamble. It paid off, judging by the fact that her callup here is not. What can easily be said about her is that she is one of the most responsible players this nation has ever seen - she took Matt Morrison under her wing a few years into her career; both now both play for Indy and just about any defender can learn her lessons on how to get the ball cleanly, how to pass it to the right person at the right time, when to co-ordinate the press (if it's necessary)... and, as Avondale City once learned, when it's justified to get out there and latch onto that setpiece. She may be on the bench here, but she will always be one for the future - a cult hero, so to speak.

17: Isabella Bright [Army rank: Private] --- position: striker --- age: 25 (born 19/01/1989) --- club: Army and Navy [EXT] --- height: 5ft9in (175cm)
coffee preference: standard-issue black --- appearance: reasonably short, dark brown hair; hazel eyes --- parental occupations: warehouse stockist (father); assembly line worker at the Hiyashi factory (mother)
if she wasn't a footballer, she'd probably be: literally blowing things up on behalf of the Army. which she already is doing, anyway
As befits her name, Bright is one of the most imaginative and provocative members of the national team... off the field. She has said - with various levels of believability - that she voluntarily chose to serve in the Army for non-sporting reasons, that Army and Navy itself would be better if they adopted a more attacking tilt, that Lydia Vickers would make a good-enough third-ever captain since "she knows what she wants," and that she herself is "probably not good enough to start." Despite being reasonably unremarkable as an actual player - just about fast, strong, and accurate enough to force her way past opponents - her relatively goal-hunting attitude to the game does at least manage to distinguish herself from many of her compatriot strikers.

18: Matt Morrison --- position: centreback --- age: 27 (born 10/06/1987) --- club: Independence 1975 [EXT] --- height: 6ft0in (183cm)
coffee preference: no milk, two sugars --- appearance: short, somewhat shaggy blonde hair; blue eyes; the look of frustration --- parental occupations: garden centre employee (father); bartender at one of the private pubs (mother)
if he wasn't a footballer, he'd probably be: loitering on the street, looking to show random yobs their place in society
Morrison has repeatedly sworn up and down that, for all her mentoring, he is not just the male Katy Wilson. You could be mistaken for thinking that they had similar playstyles - both are tough, fair, and distributional - but Morrison has nowhere near her leadership chops, is markedly less middle-class, doesn't have as many remarkable individual achievements, and would much rather speak his mind if that means getting a few people upset. By the admission of many, he is largely here to tide the squad over while a new generation of defenders comes through the ranks, but this is obviously not to demean his essential role as one of the defensive bedrocks behind his club's recent accomplishments, or perhaps his ability to influence change in this ongoing soft-transition period.

19: Maria Morgan --- position: central midfielder; will fill in anywhere nearby if necessary --- age: 28 (born 06/12/1986) --- club: Hiyashi Celestia [EXT] --- height: 5ft9in (175cm)
coffee preference: milk and one sugar --- appearance: black ponytail; dark blue eyes; an almost neatly circular face --- parental occupations: barista at Broadlands Metro station's coffee shop (father); vintage clothes retailer (mother)
if she wasn't a footballer, she'd probably be: conducting undercover investigations for the Evening News
Morgan is about as enigmatic as you would expect an Eleanorian to be, which is "reasonably so, under the circumstances." Conventionally a common-and-garden central midfielder, she has all too often been typecast - including by many of Celestia's faithful and even in this very roster - as a pivotal defensive midfielder, perhaps rightly so. Yet her occasional attacking verve must never be underestimated when it emerges from the deep, she has nowhere near the aggressive reputation of her forebear Nicholls... and she might as well only ever utter sarcasm, given her general dislike for extraneous conversation and her preference for good literature and, occasionally, good cinema.

20: Keith Barnett --- position: rightback --- age: 26 (born 27/05/1988) --- club: Good Hope Club [EXT] --- height: 5ft9in (175cm)
coffee preference: milk and no sugar --- appearance: well-kept black hair; brown eyes; barely noticeable facial hair, on a good day --- parental occupations: Eleanorian Post deliverer (father); hairstylist (mother)
if he wasn't a footballer, he'd probably be: selling tickets to the Good Hope Stadium, while looking for a less morally transient job
Like many of Saint Eleanor's new generation, Barnett is a thoroughly boring player: someone who can, and arguably must, do his job; who has a firm grounding in both sides of the game; who has been perenially tipped for a move to somewhere, perhaps anywhere, else; and who has very much adapted to being a jack of many, if not all, tricks - all very "nothing to see here." However, his relative youth comes as an advantage: he is "only" twenty-six, still has many cycles ahead of him, is one of Mary Kirkport's most cherished players, and is hardly hated by anyone (although his relative lack of star power might account for that, as well).

21: Tina Falconer --- position: leftback --- age: 32 (born 25/03/1982) --- club: Good Hope Club [EXT] --- height: 5ft6in (168cm)
coffee preference: no milk, one sugar --- appearance: neat brown ponytail; brown eyes --- parental occupations: tree surgeon (father); NLF Club administrator (mother)
if she wasn't a footballer, she'd probably be: a nurse with the Eleanorian Health Services
Part of one of the best generations of footballers ever raised by the Trident Community School, Falconer has proven herself to be an eager fullback... perhaps too eager. More of a conservative, linehugging sort than most, she has slowly started to gain a reputation for pushing up as needs be when the designated wide midfielder cuts inside (and many of them do, even at GHC), while also proving herself to be hotheaded in her dealings with attacking players from the right flank even when they aren't playing for Grand Beach. Yes, she can be a fun person on and off the pitch - and often is - but her serious side is outrageously driven, even if it's relatively harder to get on the wrong side of it just through your own actions.

22: Tim Hart --- position: striker --- age: 35 (born 17/03/1979) --- club: Viathyn Park AFC [TKT] --- height: 5ft11in (180cm)
coffee preference: milk and no sugar --- appearance: surprisingly well-kept black hair; clean-shaven; brown eyes --- parental occupations: Polytechnic lecturer (father); charity shop worker (mother)
if he wasn't a footballer, he'd probably be: illegally selling inordinate numbers of cigarettes on the streets of Buckhead
With long-time Polytechnic hater Aaron Francis out, it would only make sense for a man who loves the Polytechnic so much as to have been Juventud's best-ever striker (back when it was called that) to come into the squad. Despite his reputation here as a Juventud icon and Golden Unicorn benchwarmer, Hart has been no slouch since his mid-career move to Tikariot, having banged in the goals first for the Veriasod Wolves and then, after they came down, Viathyn Park AFC - where he has been at his scintillating best so far, taking them to the IFCF on his debut and being consistently recognised as one of the competitive Premier League's better players. He may be a typical pace-and-power striker who learned his stuff in the most depressing circumstances a reasonable Eleanorian can imagine, but he did so anyway, he's been well worth the money, and his presence here is almost a necessity, in a manner that can be said of few other reserves.

23: Robby Ellis --- position: goalkeeper --- age: 30 (born 16/10/1984) --- club: Independence 1975 [EXT] --- height: 6ft0in (182cm)
coffee preference: "coffee" --- appearance: shorter-than-average black hair; blue eyes --- parental occupations: firefighter (father); Army logistics worker (mother)
if he wasn't a footballer, he'd probably be: Bill Patrick's assistant manager at the Eleanorian Academy
There are two things that can readily be said about Robby Ellis: he is boring and he has had the good fortune to crest a recent wave of excellent finishes for Indy. A solid but nondescript goalkeeper who can handle just about anything that comes towards him, he isn't a man-manager so much as he is someone who can mind his own business and leave the better defenders out of it. When you're with the national team, or the nation's team, you know you'll have good defenders (almost interchangably so) - meaning that he won't have much of a problem beyond getting stuck behind Richardson in the pecking order.

24: Denise Livingston [Army rank: Lance-Corporal] --- position: centreback --- age: 33 (born 07/08/1981) --- club: Army and Navy [EXT] --- height: 5ft10in (178cm)
coffee preference: no milk, one sugar --- appearance: short, if slightly frizzy, brown hair; hazel eyes --- parental occupations: scaffolder (father); serving Army sergeant (mother)
if she wasn't a footballer, she'd probably be: that one construction worker who thinks that working more than twelve hours a day or so is a good idea
Army and Navy have had its good years (2006 most famously) and its bad years (such as most of the years before that), but Livingston has stayed the course for the past decade and was recently rewarded with its captaincy... as she was with the Army School when she won the Golden Backpack starring for them in 1998. She was known then, and is still known now, for her ability to chase the ball almost ruthlessly, get strikers off the ball before they could do much with it, and generally just be diligent with everything she does. Although unlikely to get many minutes for the national team for various reasons, none of them have anything to do with her quality; you would not bet against her making a good, if not particularly shouty, impression whenever she gets the time.

25: Steve Pilchard --- position: attacking midfielder; rarely a striker in disguise --- age: 37 (born 08/09/1977) --- club: Occidental Olympic [EXT] --- height: 5ft6in (168cm)
coffee preference: milk and one sugar --- appearance: short but slightly unkempt blonde hair; brown eyes; almost clean-shaven --- parental occupations: groundskeeper at the Liberators' Park (father); housewife (mother)
if he wasn't a footballer, he'd probably be: part of the front-of-house staff at a trendy independent café
Pilchard was at one point Olympic's best-known player and as close as you could get to being a nailed-on starter for the national team. Today, with Felaraneta having more than earned his chops, he hangs on as a much-needed piece of national heritage: more of a natural playmaker than just about any other Eleanorian who calls themself one, on a good day, he is infamously okay at dribbling at a level where you should be good at it - but more than compensates with a good eye for goal (from reasonable distances that might somehow be worthy of an eyeroll) and a well-developed sense of good and bad passing (especially from reasonable distances that, by international standards, actually are reasonable nowadays).

26: Rick Goldsmith --- position: striker --- age: 34 (born 11/08/1980) --- club: Hiyashi Celestia [EXT] --- height: 6ft0in (183cm)
coffee preference: milk and one sugar --- appearance: relatively "neatly"-cut brown hair; only the slightest of moustaches, blue eyes --- parental occupations: corner shop shelf stacker (father); two part-time jobs (mother)
if he wasn't a footballer, he'd probably be: organising a local crime gang made out of Eleanorians dedicated to taking down the local crime gangs made out of Farves
Thankfully for Goldsmith, the Farf crime gangs have been decimated by the Army - so he can get on with his real job, which is now to wait for Olympia Woodward to give up, hang around in front of goal in her stead, and snatch as many good opportunities as he can. He is still being a regular contributor to his club's attack, proving to be an effective asset in both the IFCF and the World Cup, and has even demonstrated that his speed can be a serious asset rather than a fancy trinket that doesn't do anything. But, having spent five of Saint Eleanor's eleven cycles as a starter and with probably one or two more still in the tank, despite the rise of Woodward and the doubts about his own accuracy that he has never truly been able to shake off, nobody can seriously question his legacy - or his new position in the squad.

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Manager: Gentle Breeze --- former position: goalkeeper --- age: 48 --- clubs of note: Whitetail Foresters [EQS], Ponyville Galaxy [EQS], Mardi Lopunnies [NSI], Astograth University [ASG], Northbrook Diamonds FK [PIS], Dwile Warriors [APX], Celtic Noviodunum [NGD], AC Izotz Zubia [AUD], Wyvernscrest [MRN], Herzegovina City FC [BNJ] --- height: ~4ft (122cm) on four legs; ~6ft (183cm) on two legs, but would rather fly if needs must --- nationality: Equestrian
coffee preference: would much rather have a cup of tea --- appearance: yellow fur, blue mop; take a guess --- parental occupations: not known to SEFA
The record says it all, and not just because it's exhausting to read out. Priscilla Evans, Saint Eleanor's first manager, ran into one clique too far - she was taken down due to a combination of arguably the most unimpressive qualifiers in Eleanorian history, a widely-criticised failure to properly manage the "Class of 2007" on the field, and the largest player revolt ever at the end of it all. Gentle Breeze - one of the greatest Equestrians ever to play hoofball - handled the transition with rather more dignity in her first cycle-and-a-half after retiring from playing; she's kept the more defensive tilt that the side adopted in Evans' final days, although this doesn't indicate that she's a defensive manager so much as it does that she is a manager with a firm but flexible gameplan of the kind that Evans could lack at times.

Assistant Manager: Reniira Clevinger --- former position: centreback --- age: 46 --- clubs of note: Sabrefell Athletic [NPH], Herzegovina City FC [BNJ] --- height: 6ft8in (203cm) --- nationality: Nepharan
coffee preference: "coffee" --- appearance: blue skin; massive pair of horns up top; otherwise perfectly normal --- parental occupations: also not known to SEFA
Roped into the Eleanorian setup on the behest of the new manager, and almost certainly because they both spent their final days with the Trumpeteers, early indications would appear to suggest that Clevinger's other main purpose on the team is to get it moving again (on which count it looks like she's more than succeeded). Something of a goalscoring defender in her time as a player - and I must remind you that she was still playing for Nephara when Saint Eleanor won their Cup of Harmony - Clevinger will broadly be handling the "general outlook" for the team, while Mitcham looks at tactics and Gentle Breeze at the more micro aspects of the system. Whether that means helping to plug gaps in the playbook when necessary, pushing the team to transition between roles more effectively, identifying the best interplay between different positions or telling the press what she's really thinking... well, it means all of those things. Who would I be kidding?

Assistant Manager: Stephen Mitcham [Army rank: Lieutenant] --- former position: none --- age: 48 --- clubs of note: none --- height: 6ft1in (185cm) --- nationality: Eleanorian
coffee preference: milk and no sugar --- appearance: black hair, short back and sides; brown eyes; inappropriately ginormous beard --- parental occupations: President (father); First Lady (mother)
Being Priscilla Evans' assistant was not a fun job. Serving as part of Gentle Breeze's fairly limited experiment in rule by committee has already proven more exciting for Mitcham, who has indicated he will carry on serving the national team until he reaches "an inappropriate age." Having been effectively forced to learn the arts of good communication, better tactics, even higher-quality informal mental healthcare and possibly the best emergency announcements in the world in his first decade on the job, it is the Lieutenant's hope that he will be able to teach the new people the ways of handling a completely unfamiliar squad that may well not be what they're used to. Certainly they will be less stubborn than Evans was...

Hall of Captains
Liam WEST (cycles 89-93)
Bridget COOMBE (cycles 94-99)

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Hall of Managers
Priscilla EVANS [TIN] (cycles 89-95Q)
GENTLE BREEZE [EQS] (cycles 95F-date)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Wed May 21, 2025 6:23 pm

Eastfield Lodge Roster for World Cup 99

Demonym: Eastfielder

The Imperial Commonwealth of Eastfield Lodge is a vast conglomerate of nations and states that resides almost entirely in a separate dimension to the reality you all know and love - a bubble universe would be an apt description (the why is a long story, involving the Dreamed Realm and a threat to the existence of the entire universe). The one bit of the country that lies in the regular dimension is a tiny island in the northern seas of the famous sporting region Rushmore, which serves as a transport hub for travel across the region by conventional transport, and for travel to the Imperial Commonwealth via something called a Void Ship (think of it like travelling through a well controlled wormhole).

The history of the country is long and complex, but the key overview is that it is a very socialist Muslim constitutional monarchy, with a noted reputation as being one of the nicest places to visit in the entirety of the known multiverse - the most recent WA census puts the Imperial Commonwealth in the top 100 nations in several measures such as Safety, Compliance/freedom from crime, Tourism, Weather, Compassion, Niceness and Environmental Beauty, amongst several others; most of which are also ranked as the best in the Rushmore region. Because of the initial portal, the nation advanced forwards in leaps and bounds technologically due to intermingling with denizens of another dimension, various alien races from the universe in which the popular RLStates TV show Doctor Who is situated. Whilst these aliens used to take part in life in the Imperial Commonwealth, even forming the Eastfielder National Team for a number of tournaments, they no longer exist in this bubble universe, due to a dimensional shift no longer aligning the two dimensions - for now, Eastfield Lodge only contains those beings that you find elsewhere in the NS multiverse.

Whilst we are a fairly chill nation, we are still fairly socially conservative, and there are plenty of special rules visitors need to be aware of:

No Alcohol. At all.
No smoking or recreational drugs at all. Visiting team members/fans will be given replacement/cessation therapy if struggling to cope.
No public displays of affection. What you get up to in the privacy of your own hotel room is up to you, as long as it stays there.
There isn't a legally enforced dress code, but at least dress respectfully, the locals will appreciate you.
Cities are by and large car-free zones; make use of the extensive public transport system.
Don't worry about a language barrier, there is an inbuilt telepathic translation circuit within the visas that you will be issued - it translates all speech and text into a language you understand instantaneously.
No unhealthy junk food will be available, the country is too healthy for that. Also, the food will all be halal, but there is an extensive range of vegetarian/vegan options for those who insist.
Ignore all the cameras and the police presence. They're for the safety of everyone.
High-level technology pervades every aspect of society and life here, get used to it.

Lodger City Memorial Stadium
Location: New Lodger City
Capacity: 150,000
Description: The home of Eastfielder football, the stadium was built on the ruins of the old capital of Eastfield Lodge, Lodger City, which was flattened in a double disaster (severe floods from dams bursting and an explosion from an unknown source, killing much of the population of the city and rendering the city useless. Administrative functions were transferred over to Lodgertia, the city began to be rebuilt, and it was decided that this stadium would be one of the monuments erected in place. The inside walls contains inscriptions of the names of all the dead – just under 9 million. The stadium used to play host to the two classic giants of EL football – RGS Athletic and VLC FC - until both had their new stadiums finished; it is now only used for internationals and cup matches.

Parliament Stadium
Location: Lodgertia
Capacity: 80,000
Description: Formerly the second largest stadium in Eastfield Lodge (until King Iqbal II and Vorgan Park were completed), behind the Memorial Stadium in New Lodger City, it was built in the centre of Lodgertia, the capital of Eastfield Lodge, and the Imperial Commonwealth. It was named due to the fact that the Parliament is based just a few hundred metres down the road; in fact, the original stadium was actually joined to the Parliament building, as an area where MPs could watch or even engage in sport with the public, as well as being a designated protest site. However, with Lodgertia becoming more built up, it was decided that the stadium needed to be built up as well. It is home to Lodgertia United and Lodgertia City alongside being temporary hosts of RGS Athletic and VLC FC (when Lodger City was being rebuilt), and in the past has hosted several international matches, including the final of SBCC 27 and a group in both stages of Market Cup 4.

Tavernia Stadium
Location: Tavernia
Capacity: 65,921
Description: Currently the largest stadium outside of Eastfield Lodge itself, Tavernia Stadium sits near the heart of the city of Tavernia, in Westmeadow Tavern, the nation bordering Eastfield Lodge. WC85 will see the stadium's debut when it comes to hosting the Eastfield Lodge National Team, but it is no stranger to WC football though - it was the home ground for Westmeadow Tavern when they had their own international football team in the earlier years of the Imperial Commonwealth. It is also home to the two best teams in Westmeadow Tavern, with FC Tavernia and Tavernia City plying their trade here.

Manager: Corinne Mersiades (Yuezhou)
Age: 56. Corinne Mersiades was announced as the first ever foreign manager of Eastfield Lodge after the retirement on long-term servant Robert Andrews following a historic quarter-final run in the Imperial Commonwealth's first ever World Cup finals on domestic soil. Having initially cut her teeth in the lower tiers in Nephara as manager of Cranequin City, Mersiades then joined the Yuezhou national team setup as assistant manager, helping them to three consecutive World Cup appearances in 7 years. Her brief is very simple - to turn the Imperial Commonwealth into regular World Cup qualifiers, and with the expanded field, into eventual knockout round regulars. It's been an up and down start to her reign so far, bringing the Imperial Commonwealth their first ever qualifying group win and advancing from the World Cup group stage, but at the same time crashing out of both Copa Rushmoris she's taken charge of. Her future remains uncertain.

Player are listed higher are more likely to play – strongest starting XI listed in Tactics section


Starting XI			Age	Gen	All Pos		Club
Amin Horak			28	 M	GK		VLC FC		[Dual national EFL/QUE]
Yuvin O'Sullivan		27	 M	GK		RGS Athletic
Latifah Rudd			25	 F	GK		Walston Brook Albion

Zakaria Webber			27	 M	LB/CB		Alnio (CMT)
Jazzmine Gillou			30	 F	CB/DMF		VLC FC
Nino Duncan-Berntsen		31	 M	CB		Royal Jam FC
Travis Boyd			32	 M	LB/CB/RB	Walston Brook Albion
Ronaldo Kaber			26	 M	CB/DMF		Yassaca FC (SRS)
Jarred Fawcett-Ferrand		33	 M	CB		Olympia FC
Oliviah Vohra			26	 F	CB		Olympia FC

Keyshawn Strong			30	 M	RB/DMF/RWB	Olympia FC
Diana Kirkup			28	 F	RB/CB		Royal Jam FC

Sadid St Cleer			30	 M	LB/LWB		Walston Brook Albion
Guillem Karson			32	 M	RB/LB		Nile Bridge

Harun Farrow			29	 M	CMF/AMF/DMF	Hoima Warriors (BNJ)
Vonn Cope			32	 M	CMF/DMF		RGS Athletic
Florian Mordecai		30	 M	DMF/CB		VLC FC
Vivia Winter-Lula		32	 F	RB/DMF/RWB	Royal Jam FC
Urvi Blomqvist			30	 F	LB/DMF		Walston Brook Albion
Izzy Mirzadeh			28	 F	DMF/CMF		Toclofania FC

Paisley Lysander		30	 M	AMF/DMF		Crossroads (CMT)
Boet Caceres			27	 M	RMF/AMF		RGS Athletic
Monique Fredrich		31	 F	RWB/RMF/LMF	Olympia FC
Sundus Gebo-McCraw		31	 F	AMF/ST		Norrion Rovers
Daisi Hackett			28	 F	LMF/AMF		Knetyohai City FC (CMT)
Lalo Allred			31	 M	AMF/RMF		Nile Bridge
Genaro Wraight			27	 M	AMF/ST		VLC FC
Rafeeda Scripps			21	 F	CMF/AMF		RGS Athletic

Fidelina Noble			28	 F	ST		Olympia FC
Chappell Holdsworth		28	 M	AMF/ST		Norrion Rovers
Evander Ahmed			23	 M	ST/LWF		VLC FC

Style: +2
RP Permissions:
Select my scorers: Y
Give out yellow cards to my players: Y (maximum five, TG me with a reason for more)
Give out red cards to my players: Y (only one more than the number given to your team, maximum of three - i.e. I get two red cards, you must have at least one)
RP injuries to my players: Y (Maximum 3, no career-ending injuries without my explicit permission – I reserve right to how long players are out; you can RP how severe it looks)
Godmod injuries: Y (within some reason)
Godmod scoring events: Y (Have fun.)
Godmod other events: Y (TG me if you're planning on killing anybody though, or anything really extreme.)

If I do RP, I will include the line-up for the next match in my RP post, along with any suspensions/injuries. If there is no line-up, look through my posts and check for current suspensions/injuries, but otherwise it’s fine. Also, if you're RP'ing any part of my match, please use the full name Eastfield Lodge at least once, it helps me find the RP.

NB: As the people of EL are extremely compassionate, and very civilised (despite what you may say about the religion), it would be uncharacteristic for the coaches/players to lose their temper, dive deliberately (jumping out of the way of bad tackles and falling awkwardly doesn't count), to be sent to the stands (if the ref is clearly very biased however...), spit, argue with the ref or fight. Players will also tend to inform the referee about mistakes/clarifications in judgement regarding throw-ins, fouls given but with no contact and goal kicks/corner kicks (plus other bouts of honesty - up to you).

by **Loyo** » Wed May 21, 2025 10:19 pm

Loyo Football Team

Manager: Cora Takeshi, 46
Captain: GK Shoji Shou, 34 (Mitsuda City Red Cloud)
Formation: 3-4-1-2
Home Stadium: Susumu Telecommunications Stadium, Sayosona (25,000)

Style Modifier: +2

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes, limit one per game.
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes, but no more than two.
Godmod other events: No

Starting XI
Position, First & Last Name, Age, (Club)

•GK Shoji Shou, 34 (Mitsuda City Red Cloud)
•CB Matias Sastre, 36 (Sokorinovas)
•CB Tone Iami, 30 (Kinnard)
•CB Robin Atlon, 31 (Khanheuser)
•CMF Antony Tah, 33 (Sokorinovas)
•CMF Kai Fritz, 31 (Khanheuser)
•LM Buo Miahosah, 27 (Sokorinovas)
•RM Hakan Duali, 33 (Illusama I.F.C.)
•CAM Misha Kuzmin, 30 (Sokorinovas)
•LST Usui Satoru, 29 (Illusama I.F.C.)
•RST Alik Sokolo, 30 (Illusama I.F.C.)

Bench/Reserve Players

•GK Max Kenley, 31 (Kinnard)
•GK Cody Kaede, 29 (Khanheuser)

•WB Alasej Ovij, 31 (Illusama I.F.C.)
•WB Miki Stohamae, 28 (Sokorinovas)
•CB Adachi Shiga, 30 (Nambrea)
•CB Bando Hyok, 29 (Mitsuda City Red Cloud)

•MF Maaz Mokha, 29 (Nambrea)
•MF Bax Rojos, 27 (Mitsuda City Red Cloud)
•MF Wolfgang Southern, 25 (Khanheuser)

•ST Issac Vogel, 31 (Kinnard)
•ST Arima Modest, 28 (Kinnard)

Loyo’s national football team returns to the competition in WCQ 99, with hopes of a better showing than their last World Cup outing where they finished 6th with a record of 3-2-9. The team has seen a few changes, with the departure of veteran Alexsander Clasi the most notable.

Clasi has been dealing with a knee injury over the last few months, due to a hard knock against Buo Miahosah in domestic play, and missed out on what might have been his last opportunity on the international stage.

Loyo’s national team hasn’t seen significant success since their debut in the 79th Baptism of Fire, and has struggled to gain support from the country’s governing body for sport, the People’s National Sporting Committee (PNSC). Football is practically unknown in the mainland’s schoolyards, and is only gaining popularity in the special economic zone cities that have attracted enough fans to support a regional league.

Still, Cora Takeshi’s team hopes to generate more offensive production, and the new call ups in the midfield are likely to play a key role in accomplishing that objective. Misha Kuzmin gets his first chance at being a regular starter, and is the most developed player over the last two years. Creative, with precise ball movement, the manager expects a lot of the team’s possession to move through him as they advance up the pitch.

On the bench, the national team’s midfield is a revolving door, with new faces Maaz Mokha, Bax Rojos and Wolfgang Southern offering Takeshi options for substitutions.

For the veterans, Matias Sastre remains a tangible link to the team’s past success. While dropping off from his prime, he’s the team’s anchor, and provides knowledge that only comes from international experience, something this team generally lacks.

by **Vetrahjart** » Thu May 22, 2025 3:20 am

Trigram: VET
Demonym: Vetric
Association: Vetsk Fotbollförbund (Vetric Football Federation)
Nickname: Käsklalas (The Red and Black)
Manager: Aarni Lang (53)
Formation: 4-4-2
Home Stadium: Instrum Arena (18,500) in Oxelövik, Feldrland, Vetrahjart
Team Colors:

Uniforms:

Roster:
Starting XI
GK: #23 Elias Jeppessen (31) - Jyväskeli FK

LB: #4 Johan Frederikssen (29) - Børg FK

LCB: #5 Kim Heinonen (21) - Võsalu SK

RCB: #3 Aatos Käyhkö (28) - Bul Khungur Miners FC

RB: #15 Caspar Franssen (24) - Võsalu SK

LM: #21 Milian Saleh (23) - Børg FK

LCM: #10 Markus Latvala (33) - Anthula SK

RCM: #22 Miika Haapoja (28) - Børg FK

RM: #8 Lars Fredrikssen (23) - FK Skjoldbro

LF: #9 Timothy Engström (25) - Anthula SK

RF: #17 Kaarle Tuomisto (23) - Stukdalur FK

Substitutes
GK: #12 Christian Hytönen (30) - BK Larstrøm

GK: #1 Thor Frantzen (29) - Børg FK

LB: #11 Frederik Overgaard (26) - Tuškile IF

LCB: #6 Tristan Berg (31) - Anthula SK

RCB: #2 Eino Kononen (25) - FC Bohunice

RB: #20 Steinþór Vilbergssen (30) - FK Skjoldbro

LM: #24 Oliver Lind (29) - FK Skjoldbro

LCM: #14 Ahti Matikainen-Kall (24) - Tuškile IF

LCM: #16 Love Carlssen (21) - Saarivalta FF

RCM: #18 Marcus Laine (26) - Huskburg IF

RM: #7 Emin Gulbrandssen (23) FK Hvanðir

LF: #19 Olai Mikkalssen (32) - Huskburg IF

LF: #25 Alfred Lauritssen (20) - Võsalu SK

RF: #13 Noah Andreassen (23) - Võsalu SK

RF: #26 Martin Mikkelssen (29) - Sandvik IL

RP PERMISSIONS
If my opponent roleplays first, they may:
Choose my starting lineup: Y
Choose my goalscorers: Y
Godmod scoring events: Y
RP injuries to my players: Y
Godmod injuries to my players: Y (within reason)
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Y
Hand out red cards to my players: Y (within reason)
Godmod other events: N

by **Pakhomiya** » Thu May 22, 2025 3:58 am

PEOPLE'S FREE LIBERAL-DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF PAKHOMIYA HEROIC SQUAD

Nation name: People's Free Liberal-Democratic Republic of Pakhomiya
Capital: Gauptvakhtinsk

The Great and Eternal President and The Founder of a Revolution: Pakhomiy I (since 1999, died in 1998)

The Great Chief of The Revolution General General HONORABLE COLONEL: Pakhomiy II (since 1998)

Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of Ministers: Vladimir Bratishkin (since 2012)

THE ROSTER

GOALKEEPERS:
Dementiy Gryaznoshtannikov (27)
Evgeniy Slonov (24)
Vitaliy Bugurtov (52) 

DEFENDERS:
Pakhomiy Ivanov (30)
Pakhomiy Sidorov (28)
Igor Scheglov (25)
Slavik Schegolev (23)
Pakhomiylenin Smirnov (29)
Taras Kupriyanov (33)
Vladimir Sladkohlebenko (23)
Nikita Kanunnikov (18)
Kaloslav Mukhin (24)

MIDFIELDERS:
Nikita Bitardov (21)
Stalinoslav Solovyov (35)
Velomir Chistoshtannikov (29)
Dmitriy Fuflov (39)
Pakhomoslav Kuznetsov (23)
Ozonoslav Epifanov (25)
Miroslav Shishkin (28)

FORWARDS:
Anton Dvachevskiy (27) - CAPTAIN
Igor Erokhin (18)
Vladislav Obamnikov (32)
Appolinariy Slonovskiy (28)
Kim Epifannikov (22)
Vyacheslav Sychev (18)

HEAD COACH: Epifaniy Kallistratov
Ideological indoctrination coach: Sergey Zarubin, colonel

KIT

by **Tanirinthia** » Thu May 22, 2025 6:59 am

Tanirinthia World Cup XCIX Roster

Style Mod: +2

★

The Mighty Oaks

Manager: Algernon Graves

Goalkeepers	Defenders	Midfielders	Strikers
Elmer Marshall* Vanessa Burke Jacqueline Cress	Percival Manning* Alma Menzie* Raven Medina* Davy Barrett Regina Newman Nancy Fleming	Ferris Dixon* Viola Wheeler* Sophia O'Brien* Bud Barnett* Edmond Barker Roderick Woolery Jack Bell Derick Burgess	Violet Bacchus* Bridget Payne* Lark Holt* Erin Rodgers Pat Hancock Hayden Bishop Lonnie Wolfe

* - Denotes likely starter

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

by **Gyaromia** » Thu May 22, 2025 7:20 am

THE GYAROMIAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PRESENTS THE SQUAD HEADING INTO WC 99 QUALIFIERS

Gyaromia will be attempting to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in it's history. Recently coming off a satisfying Baptism of Fire campaign, hopes are high among ordinary countrymen, players and coaching staff alike that the team at hand could go far, and that the country will get to play it's WC debut soon.

GENERAL TEAM INFORMATION
Nation name: Gyaromia / The Kingdom of Gyaromia (formal)
Denonym: Gyaromian
Captial City: Lászvár
Recognised language(s): Gyaromian (Hungarian), Gorislavijan (Serbo-Croatian)

Trigramme: KGY
Nickname: The Falcons
Home kit:

Away kit:

Goalkeeper kit:

Home stadium: FK Partisan Lászvár Stadium
Something about the home ground:
Built in 1953, the Lászvár Partisan Arena was commissioned and built by founding members of FK Partisan Lászvár. The club itself was founded by ex-military personnel, veterans of the Gyaromian Civil War (1938-1942). As it had ties to the Royal Army, construction was partly funded by the government. It was meant to replace the older SK Lászvár stadium, which could only accommodate about 9,000 people.
Construction of the stadium lasted about a year (1952-1953), and it was originally a standing venue, at a capacity of about 60,000, before being cut down to about 45,000 after it was renovated in the 1990's with seats to comply with continental football rules, it was also at that time when a roof was added. It includes a running track, which was used for sports other than football, but soon it became a barrier between the players and fans, as without it, the players would be peppered with firecrackers and flares.
It is located in the capital city of Gyaromia, Lászvár, right next to the scenic Feketerev river flowing through the city. A few blocks away was the old Gyaromian Royal Palace, now used as a museum. It's location is a testament to Partisan's loyalist roots, especially in the army.

Photo of the FK Partisan Lászvár Stadium, 2019

COACHING STAFF
Tamás Hegedüs will be bringing in the same coaches, some of which he worked with at the beginning of his international managerial career, the U18 WC.
Head coach: Tamás Hegedüs - 45
Assistant coach: Bálint Varga - 38
Goalkeeper coach: Gábor Lovas - 37
Fitness coach: Nikola Vujević - 40
Physiotherapist: Miklós Tóth - 34
TACTICS
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Style modifier: -3
Tamás Hegedüs is going to play a safer 4-2-3-1 formation rather than a 4-4-2, as he needed to strengthen the midfield. The general tactical philosophy of the Gyaromian side is as follows:
The defenders and midfielders will form almost a brick wall around the goal, letting the opposition to have possession but trying their best to not let through a goalscoring opportunity. Waiting for a sloppy pass or a bad shot by the opposition, the midfield and front three of Mármarosi, Vincze and Fekető quickly jump into the attack, almost like a spring, hoping to outpace the opponents and force a 1 on 1 or 2 on 1. The fullbacks will stay more in defense, covering the left and right sides of the pitch and assisting the wingers on the counterattack, but never commiting fully to it. But rather playing a support role incase of a potential counterattack and to prevent crosses by the opponents. Youngster Péter Balogh is still in the first squad, although Hegedüs dropped him back into a central attacking midfielder, as he was key in assisting the more experienced and composed
Norbert Vincze.

Starting XI in the new 4-2-3-1

Set piece routines:
Penalty kick order:
Norbert Vincze, István Fekető, Peter Balogh, Áron Gergely, Roland Mármarosi
Left corner kick:
Roland Mármarosi
Rick corner kick:
István Fekető
Left freekick:
Kristóf Henter
Right freekick:
István Fekető

STARTING LINEUP
GK: Bálint Kósza - 28 | #1
Goalkeeper Bálint Kósza will continue to start for the Falcons, after a good, but not amazing BoF campaign. Still, his role as more of a sweeper-keeper fits in with the rest of the squad, and Hegedüs hopes he can get the best out of the 28 year old.

RB: Márk Szollár - 26 | #4
Márk Szollár is a right back currently enjoying a good season abroad after jumping from one Gyaromian club after another, and his playmaking, stayback approach has earned him a spot in the team.

CB: (CPT) Levente Dancs - 31 | #3
Levente Dancs, a veteran defender recently celebrating his birthday, has earned the captians armband after displaying a good defensive performance in the BoF, aswell as his leading mentality amongst the players.

CB: Mihály Vlada - 24 | #2
Mihály Vlada, not really as good as the rest of the squad, is hoping to have his breakout season after getting a chance with the first team, and him starting now is proof that Hegedüs has his faith in him for the time being, as he is quick and able to efficiently carry the ball into midfield.

LB: Dominik Juhász - 27 | #5
Juhász, being able to link up with Mármarosi with his pinpoint passing, has made them a considerable threat on the left wing, and both him and Roland will start in the upcoming competition.

CM: Áron Gergely - 25 | #6
Áron Gergely is a defensively sound midfielder, as he normally plays as a CDM, he found new form playing more up front as a ball winning midfielder. Being able to deliver crosses into the other half, he can turn the tide of an attack within seconds.

CM: Kristóf Henter - 23 | #8
Kristóf Henter's Box to Box playing has impressed in the BoF recently, being able to link up well with Mármarosi, Fekető and the front two. He will hopefully continue to impress on the pitch.

CAM: Péter Balogh - 18 | #11
Péter Balogh, originally a U18 player, got his chance in the first team not too long ago. A pacy finisher, but still lacks composure. He has been trained to fit in a more central attacking/centre forward role, and he'll most likely fit in like a glove between the two wingers.

RM: István Fekető - 22 | #10
Bursting onto the international stage at 22, István Fekető got his spot by impressing in continental competitions with FK Partisan, and has proved himself as both a solid playmaker, and a good inside forward, being able to cut inside and finish chances with ease.

ST: Norbert Vincze - 28 | #9
The more experienced forward was chosen to be the target man in the team, as a prolific striker, he fits into Hegedüs' tactics well, being able to efficiently cut inside and await balls from midfield.

LM: Roland Máramarosi - 24 | #18
Mármarosi was one of Gyaromias star players in the BoF, being both a goalscoring threat and a precise playmaker. Not really considered much before playing internationally, he recently helped FK Nyírmegye Falcons get promoted to the first division of Gyaromian football. He's currently impressing despite the club level he's playing at, and Roland will probably be chasing a move with the end of the league season approaching.

Substitutes
GK: Ádám Tóth - 18 | #25
Ádám Tóth is aming the 3 U18 players being selected to play in the senior squad. He plays more as a traditional goalkeeper, and has excellent shot stopping and one on one techniques and is currently impressing in training.

LB: Dávid Selek - 21 | #29
Selek is an overall decent leftback, pacy and able to carry the ball, but lacks composure, coming on mostly as backup rather than starting.
CB: Tamás Rózsa - 25 | #14
Tamás Rózsa is veiwed more as backup than a potential starter, a solid denfender and shot stopper all round, but still not at the level the rest of the squad is at. Hegedüs hinted at playing him as a starter more often to have him actually get a chance in the first team.
CB: Patrik Bodoni - 23 | #28
Patrik Bodoni is a promising centre back at the moment, still yet to reach his prime, but he's looking solid as of now. Being able to carry the ball out of defense with composure, it's only a matter of time before he actually starts a game.
RB: Lukács Ráduly - 22 | #37
Lukács Ráduly plays more as a wing back than a traditional fullback, and Hegedüs thinks starting him in his natural position is a bit risky, and can comprise the defensive structure of the team. Still, when a goal is needed he can deliver.

LW: Gergő Tóth - 20 | #17
Gergő Tóth has recently been converted to a winger to accommodate the new tactic change, which is looking good for him at the moment. He's more of a traditional winger, playing in through balls and crossing rather than cutting inside.
CM: András Nemeth - 17 | #19
A promising youngster coming off his senior debut, he's looking to build on his good performances recently. As a box to box midfielder with excellent technique, András doesn't really fit with Hegedüs' tactical style, but he can still manage to impress.
ST: Nikola Vass - 23 | #31
Nikola Vass is a capable striker, just not at the level where he can deliver yet. Still, he's hoping that he can make an impact as Tamás is looking to start him in future games.
ST: Zénó Rácz - 26 | #7
Not really the ideal target man, playing more as a false nine than a traditional striker, he's been left on the bench by Tamás, still, the quality is there.

ALLTIME RECORD:
Matches played: 7
Wins: 3
Losses: 2
Draws: 2

by **The Martian Independent Republic** » Thu May 22, 2025 9:04 am

Shocking approximately zero people, the Spiders flamed out of CAFA 11, and have replaced quite a few members of their squad, looking for a change. A good result this tournament would be finishing fourth in the group, fighting for a spot in the World Cup proper; a bad one could be as low as eighth.

Information
Nickname: The Spiders
Formation: 3-3-4
Colors: Black and rust orange
Manager (interim): Catalina Arran (61). Potsiri Russell, manager from the start of qualification until MD17, is on the run in Kanzlia, under investigation for corrupt practices.
Captain: Stanford Katzenburg
Style: +2.618
Good? Haha, no.

Home Stadium
Aeolis Stadium (8,500)
Upgraded just in time for qualifying, Aeolis Stadium isn't the largest or the most intense venue, but it has quite an atmosphere. Weather is pretty much always expected to be cold. If you're a spectator, making the long and expensive trip to Aeolis Base (a flight to Anaia, followed by a long ferry, travel over gravel roads, and a 9-hour subtransit ride to get from the portal to Aeolis), bring a coat.

GK - Henri Enwye - 31
GK - Ambrose Pritchard - 21
GK - Edwin Mercurio - 25

DF - Christopher Howell - 29
DF - Kendra Vesperi - 26
DF - Li Cheng - 22
DF - Grace Hall - 27
DF - Scarlett Fenton - 20
DF - Mirvan Quentinson - 34

MF - Albert Carver - 27
MF - Ursula Barre - 25
MF - Harvey Astor - 23
MF - Adam Panchek - 21
MF - Zenobia Miquan - 29
MF - Gordon Gordon - 26

FW - Stanford Katzenburg - 32 (c)
FW - Rohan Jowling - 30
FW - Luke Garamond - 24
FW - Giovanni Caballi - 22
FW - Nils Overton - 29
FW - Andrey Ivanov - 19
FW - Nathan Monteverdi - 27
FW - Quinn Taupling - 20

Bolded players (usually) start.

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: No
RP injuries to my players: Yes
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes
Hand out red cards to my players: TG first
Godmod other events: No

World Cup 99 - Roster Thread

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