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ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:36 am

ICELFA Youth League

Under-18 Premier League

Central Division One Standings

   Team                   P  W  D   L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Capital Academy       24  8  8   8  23  24  -1  32 Playoff
 2 Tavernia Academy      24  7  8   9  21  24  -3  29
 3 Farond YFC            24  6  8  10  17  20  -3  26
 4 Dillvill Academy      24  7  5  12  15  25 -10  26 Relegated

Serenelian Division One Standings

   Team                    P  W  D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Thawmont YFC           24 10  8  6  22  20  +2  38 Playoff
 2 Pasturia JFC           24  8  9  7  24  19  +5  33
 3 Marepacopolis JFC      24  9  6  9  25  20  +5  33
 4 Paddockia YFC          24  8  8  8  24  25  -1  32 Relegated

EastCommon Division One Standings

   Team                       P   W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Pedantic Academy          24  17  3  4  41  21  +20  54 Champions/RSC
 2 Halveboi Academy          24   9  7  8  24  24   +0  34
 3 Jam Mountain Academy      24   9  5 10  25  27   -2  32
 4 W-D School Academy        24   7  8  9  22  27   -5  29 Relegated

WestCommon Division One Standings

   Team                     P  W  D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Tyrenam Juniors         24  8  9  7  28  23  +5  33 Playoff
 2 Syrenia YFC             24  7  9  8  20  25  -5  30
 3 Micronia YFC            24  7  8  9  25  27  -2  29
 4 Pontifucia Academy      24  6  9  9  16  21  -5  27 Relegated

Premier League Playoff
Semi-Finals
Pedantic Academy 3-0 Capital Academy
Thawmont YFC 0-1 Tyrenam Juniors

Final
Pedantic Academy 2-1 Tyrenam Juniors

Under-18 Second League

Central Division Two Standings

   Team                              P  W   D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Lodger Juniors                   24  9  10  5  21  15  +6  37 Promoted
 2 Brook Academy                    24  5  11  8  22  27  -5  26
 3 Acreville Juniors                24  4  12  8  20  26  -6  24
 4 Mount Salt Football Academy      24  3  14  7  19  21  -2  23

Serenelian Division Two Standings

   Team                       P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Bliketia Academy          24  11 10   3  21  13   +8  43 Promoted
 2 Gamerville YFC            24  11  8   5  27  15  +12  41
 3 Eastpass Juniors          24   7  9   8  27  30   -3  30
 4 New Tavernia Academy      24   7  6  11  19  27   -8  27

EastCommon Division Two Standings

   Team                      P  W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Textilia Academy         24 10  11   3  24  12  +12  41 Champions
 2 Jam Town YFC             24 10   5   9  30  25   +5  35
 3 Revisionism Academy      24  8   5  11  19  28   -9  29
 4 Copper City Juniors      24  7   7  10  22  25   -3  28

WestCommon Division Two Standings

   Team                    P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Toclofania JFC         24  12  7   5  35  24  +11  43 Promoted
 2 Benopia Juniors        24   9  9   6  25  27   -2  36
 3 Aswania JFC            24   5  7  12  21  28   -7  22
 4 Macaronia Academy      24   5  7  12  17  26   -9  22

Second League Playoff
Semi-Finals
Toclofania JFC 0-2 Lodger Juniors
Bliketia Academy 0-1 Textilia Academy

Final
Lodger Juniors 0-2 Textilia Academy

31st Imperial Commonwealth Charity Shield (Season 55)

Group Draw:
Group A: Aswania Athletic, Benopia AC, Coiners FC, Iratuen Loft FC
Group B: Micronopia United, Toclofania FC, Approciation FC, Seniors FC
Group C: Tavernia City, RGS Athletic, Northern Wind Athletic, FM Town
Group D: Jununope AC, Royal Jam FC, Cliffside FC, Copper Communists SC

Group A

Group A Standings

   Team                  P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Benopia AC            3  3 0  0  4  0  +4  9
 2 Coiners FC            3  2 0  1  3  3  +0  6
 3 Aswania Athletic      3  0 1  2  1  3  -2  1
 4 Iratuen Loft FC       3  0 1  2  2  4  -2  1

Group B

Group B Standings

   Team                   P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Micronopia United      3  2 1  0  5  3  +2  7
 2 Seniors FC             3  2 0  1  4  3  +1  6
 3 Toclofania FC          3  1 1  1  5  2  +3  4
 4 Approciation FC        3  0 0  3  2  8  -6  0

Group C

Group C Standings

   Team                        P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Northern Wind Athletic      3  2 0  1  4  1  +3  6
 2 RGS Athletic                3  2 0  1  4  4  +0  6
 3 Tavernia City               3  1 1  1  4  5  -1  4
 4 FM Town                     3  0 1  2  4  6  -2  1

Group D

Group D Standings

   Team                      P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Copper Communists SC      3  3 0  0  4  1  +3  9
 2 Royal Jam FC              3  2 0  1  2  1  +1  6
 3 Cliffside FC              3  1 0  2  4  2  +2  3
 4 Jununope AC               3  0 0  3  1  7  -6  0

Quarter-Finals

Benopia AC 1-2 Seniors FC
Micronopia United 1-0 Coiners FC
Northern Wind Athletic 0-1 Royal Jam FC
Copper Communists SC 2-4 RGS Athletic

Semi-Finals

Seniors FC 1-0 Royal Jam FC
Micronopia United 0-2 RGS Athletic

Final

Seniors FC 1-3 RGS Athletic

ICELFA Premier League Awards - Season 55

Golden Boot (Most Goals)
1: Seung-Yoon Kim (RGS Athletic) - 26 goals
2: Jessie Regnier (Olympia FC) - 23 goals
3: Maisha Paree (Olympia FC) - 17 goals
4: Harry Cyra (Indionion Athletic) - 16 goals
5: Danita Hodfinger (Nile Bridge) - 15 goals

Golden Shoe (Most Assists)
1: Yohan Bob (RGS Athletic) - 16 assists (25 games)
2: Mirielle Brewer (Olympia FC) - 16 assists (27 games)
=3: Ramsey Dean-Jamal (VLC FC)/Nycolas Jackson (RGS Athletic) - 11 assists (28 games)
=5: Maisha Paree (Olympia FC)/Bishop Messa (VLC FC) - 9 assists (30 games)

Goal of the Season
Jessie Regnier - Olympia FC 1-1 FM Town (MD20, FT: 3-1)
A relatively sparse season in terms of top quality goals, but there was one standout from this match in the middle third of the season as Olympia striker Jessie Regnier continued her vein of scoring form with a turn and volley from the edge of the box, bringing down a long ball with her chest, holding off the defender behind her before rifling home the equaliser off the underside of the bar.

Golden Visa (Best Foreign Player)
1: Seung-Yoon Kim (RGS Athletic) - Royal Kingdom of Quebec
2: Julia Edmonds (VLC FC) - Commonwealth of Baker Park
3: Nycolas Jackson (RGS Athletic) - Taeshan
4: Martha Baum (VLC FC) - Chromatika
5: Kinabo Telioa (Olympia FC) - Turori

Young Player of the Season
1: Genaro Wraight - VLC FC
2: Thea Borgen (Valanora) - VLC FC
3: Aleks Kalil - UR Town

Manager of the Season
1: Semih Loisau - VLC FC
2: Nuha Plant - RGS Athletic
3: Jayden Kristiansen - Yillog City

Golden Glove (Best Goalkeeper)
1: Muhaajir Gaber - VLC FC
2: Aryan Ross - Olympia FC
3: Tomáš Přibyl - Royal Jam FC

Golden Ball (Best Player)
1: Seung-Yoon Kim - RGS Athletic
2: Ramsey Dean-Jamal - VLC FC
3: Jessie Regnier - Olympia FC
4: Julia Edmonds - VLC FC
5: Yohan Bob - RGS Athletic

Team of the Season

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                                             Jessie Regnier	Seung-Yoon Kim
                                              (Olympia FC)	(RGS Athletic)

					                 Yohan Bob
                            Kinabo Telioa              (RGS Athletic)            Mirielle Brewer
                            (Olympia FC)                                          (Olympia FC)
                                                         Amélie Ju
                                                        (Olympia FC)

                   Kenneca Watts-Galgundec   Julia Edmonds   Nino Duncan-Berntsen   Pierre-Karl Miller
                         (Olympia FC)          (VLC FC)         (Royal Jam FC)        (RGS Athletic)

			                               Muhaajir Gaber
			                                  (VLC FC)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:57 pm

ICELFA Season 56: Season Review

VLC spent pretty much the entire season at the top of the table, and a large part of the season holding RGS back at arms length to win a relatively comfortable 5th title in 6 years. The question is whether they can do it again, as history has shown that dynasties not named RGS start to wear out around the 6 year mark in the history of the Premier League - the monopoly breaking Royal Jam side won 4 in 6 and have not won since, the Olympia side replacing them winning 5 in 8. A few small scale transfers at the top end as some players returned from stints abroad, and as ever the march of time claiming more notable retirements - most notable amongst the big 5 were the retirements of Sven Zakari for the champions, and Lonell Gould for Olympia, both defenders racking up over 400 starts for each club and also featuring for country at various points.

ICEL Premier League Standings

    Team                       P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 RGS Athletic              30  23  5   2  99  28  +71  74 Champions/CL/CdC
  2 Royal Jam FC              30  23  0   7  40  16  +24  69 CL
  3 Olympia FC                30  20  5   5  70  29  +41  65 ChC
  4 VLC FC                    30  19  7   4  49  21  +28  64 ChC
  5 Norrion Rovers            30  17  4   9  55  32  +23  55 ChC
  6 Toclofania FC             30  16  5   9  42  31  +11  53
  7 Nile Bridge               30  15  6   9  60  41  +19  51
  8 Walston Brook Albion      30  13  9   8  26  22   +4  48
  9 Indionion Athletic        30  11  6  13  34  35   -1  39
 10 FM Town                   30  11  4  15  49  60  -11  37
 11 Seaton Town               30   7  5  18  26  42  -16  26
 12 UR Town                   30   7  4  19  38  74  -36  25
 13 Seniors FC                30   6  5  19  21  62  -41  23
 14 Xilon OC                  30   4  9  17  19  44  -25  21 Relegated
 15 Polkation FC              30   5  4  21  14  50  -36  19 Relegated
 16 Yillog City               30   1  6  23  15  70  -55   9 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Standings

    Team                       P   W  D   L For   Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Copper Communists SC      30  20  8   2  75   17  +58  68 Champions/LBCT
  2 Half Boy FC               30  20  5   5  61   29  +32  65 Promoted/LBCT
  3 FC Tavernia               30  18  8   4  61   26  +35  62 Promoted/LBCT
  4 Oldbridge FC              30  16  6   8  55   30  +25  54
  5 Sunburbia FC              30  16  6   8  45   37   +8  54
  6 Tuntingone FC             30  14  5  11  57   35  +22  47
  7 Macaronia FC              30  14  5  11  49   48   +1  47
  8 Forest Rangers            30  13  6  11  34   36   -2  45
  9 Jam Athletic              30  12  6  12  39   45   -6  42
 10 Monksville United         30  12  5  13  33   23  +10  41
 11 Micronopia United         30  11  7  12  54   43  +11  40
 12 Benopia AC                30  10  3  17  35   61  -26  33
 13 Lodgertia United          30   6  9  15  40   52  -12  27
 14 Pontifucia United         30   8  3  19  43   75  -32  27 Relegated
 15 Honsadin FC               30   5  3  22  23   64  -41  18 Relegated
 16 Clinar Rovers             30   1  3  26  19  102  -83   6 Relegated

The season kicked off in traditional fashion with the clash of champions curtain raiser, VLC stamping their authority early on with a clean 3-0 win over Seniors. The usual suspects all responded - wins for RGS and Olympia although the Royals did have to work for it when Xilon drew level from 2-0 down, finishing 4-2. As for Norrion and Royal Jam, they started the season against each other and much to everyone’s surprise, it was the visitors that triumphed, a comfortable 2-0 win a far cry from performances in recent seasons. The following two weeks threw up even more surprises, as Royal Jam continued their clean sweep by taking out Olympia and RGS, a feat that put them top of the table as the only perfect side three games in courtesy of the Wasps dropping points to Xilon. RGS and Norrion also dropped even more points - the Royals drawing with Toclofania and the Stags losing to Albion, and then even the Fjorders in week 4. Royal Jam continued their perfect start by beating the Silver Foxes that week, whilst Olympia had to come from a goal down twice to beat the Lions 4-2. All five of the big teams won the following week, including Norrion returning to normal service by thrashing the Hummingbirds 3-0 - outdone by Olympia’s 6-1 domination of the Stags’ previous opponents. VLC blinked first in the race at the top, a tired performance seeing the Architects win 3-1 and move into third whilst the Strawberries continued their 100% start, three clear of Olympia and 5 clear of the Lodger City duo, RGS seeing off a late FM Town comeback to win 4-3.

Royal Jam’s stunning start did have to end sometime, and VLC made sure they did their job in the clash between the surprise early favourites at Vorgan Park, whilst Nile Bridge kept up their brilliant form with a mammoth 7-0 win against the Ultramarines. Not to be outdone, Olympia moved top on goal difference, but RGS faltered on the road at Marshbrook, allowing Albion to overtake them, whilst Norrion continued to roar back by putting 5 past Yillog City. The following weekend saw some very one-sided scores, with the Stags kicking the matches off with 8 goals in the second half against high-flying Nile Bridge. Olympia and VLC both put four past their lowly opposition, whilst the Royals crushed newly promoted Polkation 5-0. The Strawberries didn’t join in however, as they were found faltering against Albion, losing 1-0 to the Millers. The picture continued to change over the next few weeks, first as Olympia, Nile Bridge, VLC and Albion all drew each other in direct matches, before VLC defeated Norrion the following week, combined with RGS being outclassed by Nile Bridge only to defeat the Architects 3-1. The Stags bounced back well though, coming from 2-0 down to defeat league leaders Olympia, allowing Royal Jam to fumble spectacularly by losing to the Hummingbirds. RGS moved top of the table in one of their biggest ever wins, as they ran up double digits against the Ultramarines, winning 10-3, VLC behind on goal difference with a win. That turned into a 2 point advantage the following week for the Royals after they saw off Norrion, whilst 2nd place VLC and 3rd place Olympia only fought out a draw - Royal Jam now level with VLC but behind on goal difference with a win of their own.

RGS continued their hold on first place heading into the middle portion of the season by defeating Olympia in Mount Salt City, the hosts spared from dropping out of the top 4 following surprise draws for Albion and Nile Bridge against midtable opposition, whilst Norrion closed the gap after putting four past the Silver Foxes. The following week ended up with almost the typical 1st vs 2nd affair, the Lodger City derby seeing hosts RGS twice have their lead removed from the penalty spot as the Wasps kept themselves in the title hunt. Wins for the rest of the Big 5 sees the Strawberries move level with the Royals at the top of the tree, the top 7 only covered by 8 points. Little changed the following week, all of the top 5 winning and Albion beating the Architects in a big match for the race to the IFCF spots, but all hell broke loose the following week as the second half of the season kicked off, with the leaders picking Xilon OC as the side to lose to and allow the Strawberries to go back to the top of the table, which they did so by beating the Stags. The helter-skelter continued the following week, with RGS and Norrion both having to come from behind to draw against midtable opponents, whilst Royal Jam’s brief stint back at the top was ended by losing to Olympia - they continued that reversal of fortune by losing at home to the Royals, but Olympia failed to capitalise and move into the top two by getting held against the Millers. That gave VLC a bit of a gap at the top of three points, the other three covered by a single point and Norrion fighting Nile Bridge and Albion a further 5 points back.

No change the following week amongst the big 5, all five sides winning relatively comfortably, although Norrion will be glad for the breathing space after RGS put three past a normally resolute Albion defence. They followed that up by putting five past a Lions side lurking a little ways above the drop, whilst Olympia followed suit by edging out FM Town in a seven goal bonanza. Leader VLC were the next to blink in this exciting battle, the Wasps kicking the weekend off by drawing to Nile Bridge, and Royal Jam duly followed suit, not showing at all against the Blades and allowing the Stags to close the gap to fourth down to two points. The Strawberries did make sure to turn up the following match however, getting revenge for the loss in the first half of the season by inflicting another loss on VLC, allowing RGS to go top of the tree. Olympia failed to take the opportunity to move into the top two as well however, a late own goal seeing them surrender points to the Artists. VLC made sure to respond in force the next match, putting five past the relegation battling Ultramarines. As for the Stags, they had pulled themselves back into contention a bit, 2 points from fourth and 6 from the top, only to throw it away the following week by being roundly destroyed by Nile Bridge. The Architects then turned their sights onto Olympia, managing to come away from Mount Salt City with a goalless draw in what was a fairly drab and boring fare by both sides’ standards. The Stags responded to their setback the previous weekend by also smashing UR Town, whilst RGS went to town against bottom of the table Yillog City, putting five past a side very much demonstrating second season syndrome.

The run in kicked off with two big results at the top - first being VLC and Norrion playing out a draw in New Lodger City before Royal Jam dropped to fourth through an embarrassing loss to FM Town, a combination allowing RGS to go four points clear at the top, a position they cemented the following week emphatically by continuing the Ultramarines dismal season defensively with a 7-0 demolition job. VLC and Royal Jam both secured narrow wins of their own, but Norrion gave their hopes of an automatic IFCF place a big boost after coming from behind to beat Olympia, moving just three behind them. Nile Bridge continued their decent showing this season by firing five past Seniors, the Silver Foxes then giving UR Town a much welcome reprieve the next match by shipping another 6 goals. The topsy-turvy story at the top continued though, as RGS kicked off the weekend by defeating Norrion, in the process opening up a seven point gap at the top with three to play as VLC were heavily beaten by Olympia, a welcome result in the race for fourth as it opened a six point gap to the Stags. RGS sealed the title with a big win against Olympia the following week, with wins for VLC and Royal Jam all but removing Olympia from Champions League contention. Fortunately for them, Norrion were held to a surprise draw by Seniors, although with both RGS and VLC in the KCC final, fifth place was now granted a Challengers Cup spot. VLC held the advantage of goal difference over the Strawberries, but that meant little after they were kept at level pegging by RGS in the reverse derby, Royal Jam taking full advantage by beating Nile Bridge to move two points clear of the Wasps heading into the final game of the season, with Olympia and Norrion both confirmed to be playing Challengers Cup football next season. VLC needed to win and hope Royal Jam failed to - they fell at the first of those hurdles once the Hummingbirds took the lead, and the second once the Strawberries completed their turnaround against UR Town. RGS underlined their title by putting seven past Seniors, who were spared relegation as Xilon were also beaten by Olympia, joining well relegated Polkation and Yillog City back in the second tier.

King's Commonwealth Cup Fifth Round

Garanite FC (T4) 1-2 RGS Athletic (T1)
Yillog City (T1) 3-0 Lodgertia United (T2)
Thawmont Rovers (T5) 1-3 VLC FC (T1)
Pontifucia United (T2) 1-1 Freyin SC (T5) (3-1 AET)
Monksville United (T2) 1-0 Ghoul Bay FC (T8)
FC Chinudo (T6) 0-1 Cliffside FC (T3)
Norrion Rovers (T1) 0-2 Tuntingone FC (T2)
Seaton Town (T1) 2-0 SC Kazan (T9)
Courtiers SC (T8) 1-1 Twilight Heaven FC (T3) (1-2 AET)
Walston Brook Albion (T1) 1-0 Royal Jam FC (T1)
Iratuen Loft FC (T4) 2-1 Coiners FC (T3)
Innocence FC (T6) 3-0 Masthukir Rovers (T8)
FM Town (T1) 5-1 Chestnut FC (T6)
Oldbridge FC (T2) 1-2 Lodgertia City (T4)
Seniors FC (T1) 0-1 Half Boy FC (T2)
FC Ramie (T8) 1-2 SLW FC (T3)

King's Commonwealth Cup Sixth Round

RGS Athletic (T1) 3-1 Monksville United (T2)
Pontifucia United (T2) 1-1 Lodgertia City (T4) (1-1 AET, 2-3 PKs)
Iratuen Loft FC (T4) 2-3 Seaton Town (T1)
Cliffside FC (T3) 1-2 FM Town (T1)
SLW FC (T3) 0-1 VLC FC (T1)
Twilight Heaven FC (T3) 0-1 Walston Brook Albion (T1)
Yillog City (T1) 1-1 Innocence FC (T6) (2-1 AET)
Tuntingone FC (T2) 4-2 Half Boy FC (T2)

King's Commonwealth Quarter-Finals

RGS Athletic (T1) 4-0 FM Town (T1)
Lodgertia City (T4) 0-2 Walston Brook Albion (T1)
Seaton Town (T1) 1-1 Yillog City (T1) (1-1 AET, 3-2 PKs)
VLC FC (T1) 1-0 Tuntingone FC (T2)

King's Commonwealth Cup Semi-Finals

Walston Brook Albion (T1) 0-1 VLC FC (T1)
RGS Athletic (T1) 3-1 Seaton Town (T1)

King's Commonwealth Cup Final

VLC FC (T1) 1-2 RGS Athletic (T1)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:54 am

ICELFA Youth League

Under-18 Imperial League

Central Division Standings

   Team                              P  W  D   L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Tavernia Academy                 22 10  7   5  18  12  +6  37 Champions
 2 Farond YFC                       22  9  8   5  24  17  +7  35 Playoff
 3 Dillvill Academy                 22  9  4   9  26  30  -4  31
 4 Mount Salt Football Academy      22  7  9   6  24  21  +3  30
 5 Acreville Juniors                22  8  6   8  24  23  +1  30
 6 Capital Academy                  22  7  7   8  18  22  -4  28
 7 Brook Academy                    22  8  4  10  17  23  -6  28
 8 Lodger Juniors                   22  4  6  12  20  29  -9  18

Serenelian Division Standings

   Team                       P  W   D   L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Paddockia YFC             22  9   7   6  25  20  +5  34 Playoff
 2 Eastpass Juniors          22  7  11   4  15  14  +1  32 Playoff
 3 New Tavernia Academy      22  8   7   7  21  21  +0  31
 4 Marepacopolis JFC         22  9   3  10  29  19 +10  30
 5 Gamerville YFC            22  7   8   7  20  20  +0  29
 6 Bliketia Academy          22  8   5   9  19  23  -4  29
 7 Thawmont YFC              22  6  10   6  24  22  +2  28
 8 Pasturia JFC              22  7   4  11  15  23  -8  25

Imperial League Playoff
Semi-Finals
Tavernia Academy 2-0 Eastpass Juniors
Paddockia YFC 0-1 Farond YFC

Final
Tavernia Academy 4-1 Farond YFC

Under-18 Commonwealth League

Eastern Division Standings

   Team                       P  W  D   L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Revisionism Academy       22 10  6   6  26  19  +7  36 Playoff
 2 W-D School Academy        22  8  7   7  24  27  -3  31 Playoff
 3 Halveboi Academy          22  7  8   7  20  15  +5  29
 4 Pedantic Academy          22  7  8   7  29  25  +4  29
 5 Copper City Juniors       22  8  5   9  24  28  -4  29
 6 Jam Mountain Academy      22  8  5   9  18  23  -5  29
 7 Textilia Academy          22  7  4  11  21  21  +0  25
 8 Jam Town YFC              22  5  6  11  15  25 -10  21

Western Division Standings

   Team                     P   W   D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Syrenia YFC             22  14   4  4  26  10  +16  46 Champions/RSC
 2 Micronia YFC            22  11   5  6  22  15   +7  38 Playoff
 3 Toclofania JFC          22  11   3  8  21  20   +1  36
 4 Aswania JFC             22   9   4  9  22  19   +3  31
 5 Tyrenam Juniors         22   8   6  8  19  21   -2  30
 6 Macaronia Academy       22   6   8  8  14  19   -5  26
 7 Pontifucia Academy      22   4  11  7  16  19   -3  23
 8 Benopia Juniors         22   3  10  9  17  28  -11  19

Commonwealth League Playoff
Semi-Finals
Revisionism Academy 0-2 Micronia YFC
Syrenia YFC 3-1 W-D School Academy

Final
Micronia YFC 0-1 Syrenia YFC

Grand Final
Syrenia YFC 2-1 Tavernia Academy

32nd Imperial Commonwealth Charity Shield (Season 56)

Group Draw:
Group A: Half Boy FC, Macaroni FC, Jam Athletic, Sunburbia FC
Group B: Syrenia Pyramids, RGS Athletic, Harmonial CC, Cliffside FC
Group C: Bliketia FC, Xilon OC, Walston Brook Albion, Seniors FC
Group D: Appreciation FC, FC Tavernia, FM Town, Clinar Rovers

Group A

Group A Standings

   Team              P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Macaronia FC      3  2 1  0  6  2  +4  7
 2 Half Boy FC       3  2 1  0  6  4  +2  7
 3 Jam Athletic      3  1 0  2  5  7  -2  3
 4 Sunburbia FC      3  0 0  3  2  6  -4  0

Group B

Group B Standings

   Team                  P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 RGS Athletic          3  2 1  0  5  2  +3  7
 2 Cliffside FC          3  2 0  1  2  1  +1  6
 3 Syrenia Pyramids      3  1 1  1  2  2  +0  4
 4 Harmonial CC          3  0 0  3  1  5  -4  0

Group C

Group C Standings

 1 Xilon OC                  3 1  2  0  2  1  +1  5
 2 Seniors FC                3 1  2  0  2  1  +1  5
 3 Walston Brook Albion      3 1  0  2  2  2  +0  3
 4 Bliketia FC               3 0  2  1  0  2  -2  2

Group D

Group D Standings

   Team                 P  W D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 FM Town              3  2 1  0  9   2  +7  7
 2 FC Tavernia          3  2 0  1  7   4  +3  6
 3 Clinar Rovers        3  1 1  1  4   4  +0  4
 4 Approciation FC      3  0 0  3  2  12 -10  0

Quarter-Finals

Macaronia FC 1-2 Cliffside FC
RGS Athletic 3-0 Half Boy FC
Xilon OC 0-0 FC Tavernia (0-1 AET)
FM Town 4-3 Seniors FC

Semi-Finals

Cliffside FC 1-3 FC Tavernia
RGS Athletic 2-2 FM Town (2-3 AET)

Final

FC Tavernia 0-1 FM Town

ICELFA Premier League Awards - Season 56

Golden Boot (Most Goals)
1: Yohan Bob (RGS Athletic) - 17 goals
2: Maisha Paree (Olympia FC) - 15 goals (24 games)
3: Danita Hodfinger (Nile Bridge) - 15 goals (28 games)
4: Ramsey Dean-Jamal (VLC FC) - 13 goals (24 games)
5: Bishop Messa (VLC FC) - 13 goals (27 games)

Golden Shoe (Most Assists)
1: Guillermina Ring (Norrion Rovers) - 11 assists
2: Sundus Gebo-McCraw (Norrion Rovers) - 10 assists
3: Bishop Messa (VLC FC) - 9 assists (27 games)
=4: Leyton Begum (RGS Athletic)/Seung-Yoon Kim (RGS Athletic) - 9 assists (28 games)

Goal of the Season
Soma Haugland - Royal Jam FC 1-0 Nile Bridge (MD29, FT: 1-0)
A late submission to the Goal of the Season race, but the winning goal was this extremely late winner from young Strawberries’ substitute striker Soma Haugland, who won this match in the 89th minute with an incredibly mazy dribble from her own box to the opponents box, magically skipping past six tackles before slotting the ball beneath the keeper and off the post for an extremely important goal for Royal Jam’s season, putting them in pole position for Champions League qualification going into the final game.

Golden Visa (Best Foreign Player)
1: Amélie Ju (RGS Athletic) - Chromatika
2: Amy Hardwick (Royal Jam FC) - Commonwealth of Baker Park
3: Seung-Yoon Kim (RGS Athletic) - Royal Kingdom of Quebec
4: Julia Edmonds (VLC FC) - Commonwealth of Baker Park
5: Kinabo Telioa (Olympia FC) - Turori

Young Player of the Season
1: Oliviah Vohra - Olympia FC
2: Yesenia Alexander - Nile Bridge
3: Aleks Kalil - UR Town

Manager of the Season
1: Rosaline Whitehead - Royal Jam FC
2: Nuha Plant - RGS Athletic
3: Tibo Baines - Toclofania FC

Golden Glove (Best Goalkeeper)
1: Tomáš Přibyl - Royal Jam FC
2: Dorinda Becker-Athena - RGS Athletic
3: Muhaajir Gaber - VLC FC

Golden Ball (Best Player)
1: Yohan Bob - RGS Athletic
2: Amélie Ju - RGS Athletic
3: Amy Hardwick - Royal Jam FC
4: Paisley Lysander - RGS Athletic
5: Bishop Messa - VLC FC

Team of the Season

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                                                     Danita Hodfinger
                                                      (Nile Bridge)

				  	       Yohan Bob        Paisley Lysander
                         Guillermina Ring    (RGS Athletic)      (RGS Athletic)    Mirielle Brewer
                         (Norrion Rovers)                                           (Olympia FC)
                                                     Vivia Winter-Lula
                                                      (Royal Jam FC)

                  	  Leyton Begum       Julia Edmonds       Amy Hardwick      Keyshawn Strong
                         (RGS Athletic)        (VLC FC)         (Royal Jam FC)      (Olympia FC)

			                                Tomáš Přibyl
			                               (Royal Jam FC)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:45 am

ICELFA Season 57: Season Review

Last season was a bit of a toss up all season, as VLC weren’t hitting their usual heights they’ve been hitting for the past 6 years, and the likes of Royal Jam were taking everyone by surprise throughout the season, pipping the Wasps and Olympia to a first Champions League qualification in several years. That in the end the season ended up as an RGS league and cup double with the Royals beating VLC in the final almost feels like a mistake from Margaret.

ICEL Premier League Standings

    Team                       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Olympia FC                30  21   5   4  69  20  +49  68 Champions/CL/CdC
  2 RGS Athletic              30  20   6   4  80  30  +50  66 CL
  3 VLC FC                    30  19   6   5  41  13  +28  63 ChC
  4 Nile Bridge               30  18   8   4  68  43  +25  62 ChC
  5 Royal Jam FC              30  17  10   3  38  12  +26  61
  6 Norrion Rovers            30  12  10   8  42  32  +10  46
  7 Walston Brook Albion      30  14   4  12  24  19   +5  46 ChC/CWC
  8 UR Town                   30  13   6  11  59  51   +8  45
  9 Toclofania FC             30  10   5  15  37  41   -4  35
 10 Indionion Athletic        30   9   5  16  42  50   -8  32
 11 Copper Communists SC      30   9   4  17  37  51  -14  31
 12 Seaton Town               30   5  13  12  37  50  -13  28
 13 FM Town                   30   7   7  16  40  65  -25  28
 14 Half Boy FC               30   5   6  19  23  63  -40  21 Relegated
 15 FC Tavernia               30   5   5  20  29  80  -51  20 Relegated
 16 Seniors FC                30   3   6  21  17  63  -46  15 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Standings

    Team                     P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Sunburbia FC            30  19  5   6  49  29  +20  62 Champions/LBCT
  2 Yillog City             30  19  3   8  45  18  +27  60 Promoted/LBCT
  3 Oldbridge FC            30  19  3   8  47  22  +25  60 Promoted/LBCT
  4 Polkation FC            30  19  2   9  32  15  +17  59
  5 Xilon OC                30  18  5   7  39  23  +16  59
  6 Tuntingone FC           30  16  5   9  45  27  +18  53
  7 Micronopia United       30  14  5  11  65  45  +20  47
  8 Monksville United       30  11  8  11  28  31   -3  41
  9 Forest Rangers          30  11  5  14  30  35   -5  38
 10 Macaronia FC            30  10  8  12  46  54   -8  38
 11 Lodgertia United        30   8  7  15  33  47  -14  31
 12 Benopia AC              30   8  6  16  23  39  -16  30
 13 Jam Athletic            30   8  5  17  27  43  -16  29
 14 YLW FC                  30   7  6  17  34  55  -21  27 Relegated
 15 NT United               30   7  4  19  30  68  -38  25 Relegated
 16 Twilight Heaven FC      30   5  5  20  20  42  -22  20 Relegated

To be added

King's Commonwealth Cup Fifth Round

Mohairlin Rovers (T7) 1-1 Encarta CF (T3) (1-1 AET, 0-2 PKs)
Jam Athletic (T2) 2-2 Yillog City (T2) (2-2 AET, 3-1 PKs)
Iratuen Loft FC (T4) 0-0 VLC FC (T1) (0-0 AET, 4-5 PKs)
SEW FC (T5) 1-2 FM Town (T1)
Giafando FC (T5) 0-1 Walston Brook Albion (T1)
Tavernia City (T3) 1-2 Cuprumville FC (T7)
Port Lodgertia (T3) 2-0 Syrenia FC (T5)
Cuprumville CSC (T5) 0-3 Toclofania FC (T1)
Finswool SC (T5) 0-0 Silver Acres (T5) (0-0 AET, 2-1 PKs)
Half Boy FC (T1) 3-2 Diamond Sky United (T7)
High Lyn FC (T3) 1-1 YLW FC (T2) (1-1 AET, 1-3 PKs)
Triscellian (T6) 0-5 Olympia FC (T1)
Basalata FC (T4) 2-2 Golden Acres (T5) (2-2 AET, 4-3 PKs)
UR Town (T1) 3-1 Royal Jam FC (T1)
FC Carfionn (T8) 0-4 Northern Wind Athletic (T4)
Benopia AC (T2) 2-0 Athletic Finsentra (T6)

King's Commonwealth Cup Sixth Round

Northern Wind Athletic (T4) 0-1 Walston Brook Albion (T1)
Port Lodgertia (T3) 1-1 FM Town (T1) (1-1 AET, 3-4 PKs)
Cuprumville FC (T7) 1-2 Basalata FC (T4)
Jam Athletic (T2) 0-1 Half Boy FC (T1)
Finswool SC (T5) 2-4 YLW FC (T2)
Encarta CF (T3) 1-0 Toclofania FC (T1)
Olympia FC (T1) 6-1 Benopia AC (T2)
VLC FC (T1) 3-0 UR Town (T1)

King's Commonwealth Quarter-Finals

Half Boy FC (T1) 1-1 Walston Brook Albion (T1) (1-1 AET, 1-2 PKs)
Encarta CF (T3) 1-4 YLW FC (T2)
FM Town (T1) 0-0 Olympia FC (T1) (1-1 AET, 4-0 PKs)
Basalata FC (T4) 0-1 VLC FC (T1)

King's Commonwealth Cup Semi-Finals

Walston Brook Albion (T1) 1-0 YLW FC (T2)
FM Town (T1) 2-3 VLC FC (T1)

King's Commonwealth Cup Final

Walston Brook Albion (T1) 1-1 VLC FC (T1) (1-1 AET, 3-0 PKs)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Apr 28, 2024 2:05 pm

ICELFA Youth League

Under-18 Imperial League

Central Division Standings

   Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Lodger Juniors                   22  12  1   9  24  17  +7  37 Playoff
 2 Acreville Juniors                22   9  5   8  25  20  +5  32 Playoff
 3 Mount Salt Football Academy      22   9  3  10  25  26  -1  30
 4 Tavernia Academy                 22   8  5   9  27  28  -1  29
 5 Capital Academy                  22   8  4  10  23  28  -5  28
 6 Brook Academy                    22   8  3  11  22  24  -2  27
 7 Farond YFC                       22   8  3  11  25  32  -7  27
 8 Dillvill Academy                 22   5  5  12  17  25  -8  20

Serenelian Division Standings

   Team                       P   W  D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Thawmont YFC              22  12  3  7  29  24  +5  39 Playoff
 2 New Tavernia Academy      22  11  5  6  28  22  +6  38 Playoff
 3 Eastpass Juniors          22  12  1  9  27  20  +7  37
 4 Gamerville YFC            22  11  3  8  28  27  +1  36
 5 Marepacopolis JFC         22  10  4  8  26  24  +2  34
 6 Pasturia JFC              22   8  6  8  23  23  +0  30
 7 Bliketia Academy          22   7  7  8  24  25  -1  28
 8 Paddockia YFC             22   6  6 10  21  29  -8  24

Imperial League Playoff
Semi-Finals
Lodger Juniors 0-2 New Tavernia Academy
Thawmont YFC 3-1 Acreville Juniors

Final
New Tavernia Academy 1-1 Thawmont YFC (2-1 AET)

Under-18 Commonwealth League

Eastern Division Standings

   Team                       P   W  D   L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Revisionism Academy       22  11  6   5  28  23  +5  39 Playoff
 2 W-D School Academy        22   9  7   6  28  23  +5  34 Playoff
 3 Jam Town YFC              22   8  8   6  19  14  +5  32
 4 Jam Mountain Academy      22   8  8   6  25  26  -1  32
 5 Textilia Academy          22   7  9   6  24  22  +2  30
 6 Copper City Juniors       22   6  6  10  26  30  -4  24
 7 Pedantic Academy          22   5  7  10  18  25  -7  22
 8 Halveboi Academy          22   5  6  11  16  23  -7  21

Western Division Standings

   Team                     P   W  D   L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Macaronia Academy       22  11  6   5  24  16  +8  39 Playoff
 2 Micronia YFC            22   8 10   4  28  20  +8  34 Playoff
 3 Benopia Juniors         22   9  7   6  23  20  +3  34
 4 Aswania JFC             22   9  5   8  26  25  +1  32
 5 Pontifucia Academy      22   8  6   8  19  20  -1  30
 6 Tyrenam Juniors         22   6  9   7  23  26  -3  27
 7 Toclofania JFC          22   5  6  11  24  29  -5  21
 8 Syrenia YFC             22   5  6  11  23  32  -9  21

Commonwealth League Playoff
Semi-Finals
Revisionism Academy 1-0 Micronia YFC
Macaronia Academy 1-0 W-D School Academy

Final
Revisionism Academy 0-1 Macaronia Academy

Grand Final
Macaronia Academy 2-1 New Tavernia Academy

33rd Imperial Commonwealth Charity Shield (Season 57)

Group Draw:
Group A: Coiners FC, Cliffside FC, Macaronia FC, Syrenia Pyramids
Group B: FM Town, Jam Athletic, Farond United, Half Boy FC
Group C: Leintalp FC, Walston Brook Albion, FC Tavernia, Approciation FC
Group D: Clinar Rovers, SLW FC, Seniors FC, Pontifucia United

Group A

Group A Standings

   Team                  P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Coiners FC            3  2 0  1  5  4  +1  6
 2 Cliffside FC          3  2 0  1  2  2  +0  6
 3 Macaronia FC          3  1 0  2  7  5  +2  3
 4 Syrenia Pyramids      3  1 0  2  3  6  -3  3

Group B

Group B Standings

   Team               P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 FM Town            3  3 0  0  11  3  +8  9
 2 Jam Athletic       3  1 1  1   5  8  -3  4
 3 Half Boy FC        3  1 0  2   1  3  -2  3
 4 Farond United      3  0 1  2   2  5  -3  1

Group C

Group C Standings

   Team                      P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Approciation FC           3  2 1  0  6  2  +4  7
 2 FC Tavernia               3  1 1  1  9  5  +4  4
 3 Walston Brook Albion      3  1 1  1  3  4  -1  4
 4 Leintalp FC               3  0 1  2  2  9  -7  1

Group D

Group D Standings

   Team                   P  W  D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Pontifucia United      3  2  1  0  4  2  +2  7
 2 SLW FC                 3  1  2  0  2  1  +1  5
 3 Clinar Rovers          3  0  2  1  3  4  -1  2
 4 Seniors FC             3  0  1  2  4  6  -2  1

Quarter-Finals

Coiners FC 1-2 Jam Athletic
FM Town 4-1 Cliffside FC
Approciation FC 2-2 SLW FC (3-3 AET, 3-4 PKs)
Pontifucia United 1-2 FC Tavernia

Semi-Finals

Jam Athletic 1-0 SLW FC
FM Town 2-3 FC Tavernia

Final

Jam Athletic 0-2 FC Tavernia

ICELFA Premier League Awards - Season 57

Golden Boot (Most Goals)
1: Maisha Paree (Olympia FC) - 18 goals (27 games)
2: Eloy Dawood (RGS Athletic) - 18 goals (28 games)
3: Danita Hodfinger (Nile Bridge) - 17 goals
4: Jeanna Begum-Parkes (UR Town) - 15 goals
5: Paisley Lysander (RGS Athletic) - 14 goals

Golden Shoe (Most Assists)
1: Jessie Regnier (Olympia FC) - 17 assists
2: Paisley Lysander (RGS Athletic) - 12 assists
3: Arian Keckwright-Olivier (UR Town) - 11 assists
4: Monique Fredrich (Olympia FC) - 10 assists
5:Trevon D'Arcy (Indionion Athletic) - 9 assists (27 games)

Goal of the Season
Eloy Dawood - Seaton Town 3-4 RGS Athletic (MD20, FT: 5-5)
Amidst a ten goal thriller at Starlight Castle Park, a match that featured three or four goals that could potentially have been nominated for the Goal of the Season, the winning goal goes to Eloy Dawood’s hat-trick effort, the culmination of a stunning series of one-twos and flicked passes that left the Lions defence chasing shadows, and ending with Dawood deftly backheeling the ball past a stranded Chris Tosi.

Golden Visa (Best Foreign Player)
1: Julia Edmonds (VLC FC) - Commonwealth of Baker Park
2: Kinabo Telioa (Olympia FC) - Turori
3: Amy Hardwick (Royal Jam FC) - Commonwealth of Baker Park
4: Paul Arano (Olympia FC) - Chromatika
5: Marko Dryden (RGS Athletic) - Nephara

Young Player of the Season
1: Evander Ahmed - VLC FC
2: Harriet BaÏe-Verte - RGS Athletic
3: Yacoub Crisp - Half Boy FC

Manager of the Season
1: Azaan Whitworth - Nile Bridge
2: Melosia Medina - Olympia FC
3: Nuha Plant - RGS Athletic

Golden Glove (Best Goalkeeper)
1: Tomáš Přibyl - Royal Jam FC
2: Muhaajir Gaber - VLC FC
3: Aryan Ross - Olympia FC

Golden Ball (Best Player)
1: Jessie Regnier - Olympia FC
2: Paisley Lysander - RGS Athletic
3: Danita Hodfinger - Nile Bridge
4: Maisha Paree - Olympia FC
5: Eloy Dawood - RGS Athletic

Team of the Season

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                                            Jessie Regnier      Maisha Paree
                                             (Olympia FC)       (Olympia FC)

				  	             Paisley Lysander
                         Monique Fredrich             (RGS Athletic)            Raymond Chamberlain
                           (Olympia FC)                                           (Nile Bridge)
                                                        Paul Arano
                                                       (Olympia FC)

                  	 Guillem Karson     Julia Edmonds       Amy Hardwick    Jeremiah Millington
                         (Nile Bridge)        (VLC FC)         (Royal Jam FC)     (Royal Jam FC)

			                                Tomáš Přibyl
			                               (Royal Jam FC)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:42 pm

ICELFA Season 58: Season Review

Have we now entered an era of flux? Is the VLC dynasty truly over? Olympia came out of a heated battle amongst the top teams last season to pip the Royals to the title, and in doing so have become the third unique winning team in three seasons, a feat not seen for nearly ten years when Olympia were the middle of three winning sides, shortly before the Wasps began to win everything. Regardless, with the top 5 only covered by seven points, and with the Architects of all teams shocking the country by going toe to toe for the Champions League race at times, maybe this next season will crown a fourth different winner, a feat that has never been achieved since the league’s inauguration.

ICEL Premier League Standings

    Team                       P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 VLC FC                    30  19  9   2  46  11  +35  66 Champions/CL/CdC
  2 RGS Athletic              30  20  3   7  73  32  +41  63 CL
  3 Olympia FC                30  19  5   6  73  30  +43  62 ChC
  4 Royal Jam FC              30  20  2   8  40  19  +21  62 ChC
  5 Norrion Rovers            30  18  4   8  44  25  +19  58
  6 Walston Brook Albion      30  14  7   9  28  12  +16  49
  7 Toclofania FC             30  12  9   9  36  32   +4  45
  8 UR Town                   30  12  7  11  44  43   +1  43
  9 Seaton Town               30  12  4  14  42  43   -1  40
 10 Nile Bridge               30  10  7  13  45  47   -2  37 CWC/ChC
 11 Indionion Athletic        30  10  7  13  30  41  -11  37
 12 FM Town                   30  10  7  13  38  58  -20  37
 13 Copper Communists SC      30   8  8  14  24  42  -18  32
 14 Sunburbia FC              30   4  5  21  18  58  -40  17 Relegated
 15 Yillog City               30   3  7  20  18  53  -35  16 Relegated
 16 Oldbridge FC              30   1  5  24  18  71  -53   8 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Standings

    Team                    P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Half Boy FC            30  19   6   5  56  20  +36  63 Champions/LBCT
  2 FC Tavernia            30  18   8   4  51  23  +28  62 Promoted/LBCT
  3 Xilon OC               30  18   6   6  38  17  +21  60 Promoted/LBCT
  4 Micronopia United      30  17   7   6  54  32  +22  58
  5 Tuntingone FC          30  15   7   8  30  22   +8  52
  6 Seniors FC             30  14   9   7  41  25  +16  51
  7 Monksville United      30  11  11   8  30  27   +3  44
  8 Lodgertia United       30  12   5  13  42  48   -6  41
  9 Pontifucia United      30  11   5  14  45  48   -3  38
 10 Macaronia FC           30  11   4  15  41  48   -7  37
 11 Jam Athletic           30  10   7  13  33  45  -12  37
 12 Polkation FC           30   7  14   9  17  19   -2  35
 13 Forest Rangers         30   7   9  14  29  41  -12  30
 14 Benopia AC             30   6   7  17  22  46  -24  25 Relegated
 15 Honsadin FC            30   5   3  22  24  57  -33  18 Relegated
 16 Cliffside FC           30   2   6  22   9  44  -35  12 Relegated

To be added

King's Commonwealth Cup Fifth Round

Micronopia United (T2) 2-0 Monksville United (T2)
Chestnut FC (T5) 0-2 Nolix FC (T7)
Syrenia Pyramids (T6) 2-3 Nile Bridge (T1)
Westpass Port SC (T8) 1-6 Liginara FC (T3)
UR Town (T1) 4-0 Pindale Rovers (T5)
Fracitz AC (T5) 1-0 Iratuen Loft FC (T4)
Golden Acres (T5) 4-1 Mainpass FC (T8)
Seniors FC (T2) 1-1 Xilon OC (T2) (1-1 AET, 1-2 PKs)
Brassworks SC (T8) 0-2 Norrion Rovers (T1)
VLC FC (T1) 1-1 United United (T7) (2-1 AET)
Lodgertia City (T3) 1-0 Sunburbia FC (T1)
Benopia AC (T2) 0-0 Copper Communists SC (T1) (1-1 AET, 2-1 PKs)
Forest Rangers (T2) 2-0 Innocence FC (T6)
Olympia FC (T1) 0-1 RGS Athletic (T1)
Basalata FC (T5) 1-1 Garanite FC (T4) (1-2 AET)
Indionion Athletic (T1) 1-2 Empire End FC (T3)

King's Commonwealth Cup Sixth Round

Forest Rangers (T2) 2-0 Lodgertia City (T3)
UR Town (T1) 0-2 Nile Bridge (T1)
Fracitz AC (T5) 1-2 VLC FC (T1)
Micronopia United (T2) 2-1 Xilon OC (T2)
RGS Athletic (T1) 2-2 Benopia AC (T2) (3-2 AET)
Liginara FC (T3) 1-1 Golden Acres (T5) (1-1 AET, 1-3 PKs)
Garanite FC (T4) 1-1 Empire End FC (T3) (3-1 AET)
Norrion Rovers (T1) 5-0 Nolix FC (T7)

King's Commonwealth Quarter-Finals

VLC FC (T1) 1-0 Garanite FC (T4)
Golden Acres (T5) 2-4 RGS Athletic (T1)
Norrion Rovers (T1) 3-1 Forest Rangers (T2)
Micronopia United (T2) 1-1 Nile Bridge (T1) (1-1 AET, 2-4 PKs)

King's Commonwealth Cup Semi-Finals

RGS Athletic (T1) 0-2 VLC FC (T1)
Norrion Rovers (T1) 1-1 Nile Bridge (T1) (1-3 AET)

King's Commonwealth Cup Final

VLC FC (T1) 0-2 Nile Bridge (T1)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:57 pm

ICELFA Youth League

Under-18 Imperial League

Central Division Standings

   Team                              P  W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Capital Academy                  22  9  7   6  22  20   +2  34 Playoff
 2 Mount Salt Football Academy      22  8  7   7  26  24   +2  31 Playoff
 3 Brook Academy                    22  8  6   8  22  21   +1  30
 4 Tavernia Academy                 22  8  5   9  22  25   -3  29
 5 Lodger Juniors                   22  7  7   8  23  23   +0  28
 6 Acreville Juniors                22  7  6   9  20  22   -2  27
 7 Dillvill Academy                 22  6  5  11  21  30   -9  23
 8 Farond YFC                       22  3  5  14  15  29  -14  14

Serenelian Division Standings

   Team                       P   W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Pasturia JFC              22  13  7  2  31  17  +14  46 Playoff
 2 Thawmont YFC              22  11  5  6  28  19   +9  38 Playoff
 3 Gamerville YFC            22  10  5  7  18  15   +3  35
 4 New Tavernia Academy      22  10  2 10  23  21   +2  32
 5 Paddockia YFC             22   8  7  7  19  18   +1  31
 6 Marepacopolis JFC         22   8  6  8  22  22   +0  30
 7 Eastpass Juniors          22   7  8  7  22  21   +1  29
 8 Bliketia Academy          22   5  8  9  17  24   -7  23

Imperial League Playoff
Semi-Finals
Capital Academy 3-1 Thawmont YFC
Pasturia JFC 1-0 Mount Salt Football Academy

Final
Capital Academy 1-2 Pasturia JFC

Under-18 Commonwealth League

Eastern Division Standings

   Team                       P  W  D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Copper City Juniors       22  9 10  3  30  22  +8  37 Playoff
 2 Halveboi Academy          22  8  8  6  23  22  +1  32 Playoff
 3 Jam Mountain Academy      22  8  7  7  25  23  +2  31
 4 Revisionism Academy       22  8  7  7  27  31  -4  31
 5 Textilia Academy          22  7  8  7  28  22  +6  29
 6 Pedantic Academy          22  7  5 10  21  25  -4  26
 7 W-D School Academy        22  6  7  9  26  26  +0  25
 8 Jam Town YFC              22  6  7  9  27  33  -6  25

Western Division Standings

   Team                     P  W  D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Pontifucia Academy      22  9  8  5  30  24  +6  35 Playoff
 2 Aswania JFC             22  9  6  7  20  19  +1  33 Playoff
 3 Syrenia YFC             22  8  7  7  26  21  +5  31
 4 Macaronia Academy       22  9  4  9  26  33  -7  31
 5 Micronia YFC            22  8  6  8  21  18  +3  30
 6 Benopia Juniors         22  6 10  6  23  23  +0  28
 7 Tyrenam Juniors         22  6  6 10  20  25  -5  24
 8 Toclofania JFC          22  6  6 10  24  30  -6  24

Commonwealth League Playoff
Semi-Finals
Copper City Juniors 2-1 Aswania JFC
Pontifucia Academy 0-0 Halveboi Academy (0-0 AET, 4-3 PKs)

Final
Copper City Juniors 0-1 Pontifucia Academy

Grand Final
Pasturia JFC 2-1 Pontifucia Acadrmy

34th Imperial Commonwealth Charity Shield (Season 58)

Group Draw:
Group A: Yillog City, Golden Acres, Half Boy FC, Finswool SC
Group B: Iratuen Loft FC, Central 014 Tower United, Jam Mountain Island, NT United
Group C: Xilon OC, Luxoren Town, Olympia FC, Coiners FC
Group D: Bliketia FC, FC Tavernia, Micronopia United, Clinar Rovers

Group A

Group A Standings

   Team              P  W  D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Half Boy FC       3  2  1  0  7  1  +6  7
 2 Yillog City       3  1  2  0  5  4  +1  5
 3 Golden Acres      3  1  1  1  5  7  -2  4
 4 Finswool SC       3  0  0  3  3  8  -5  0

Group B

Group B Standings

   Team                          P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Jam Mountain Island           3  2 0  1  4  2  +2  6
 2 NT United                     3  2 0  1  3  1  +2  6
 3 Iratuen Loft FC               3  1 1  1  2  3  -1  4
 4 Central 014 Tower United      3  0 1  2  0  3  -3  1

Group C

Group C Standings

   Team              P W  D L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Coiners FC        3 1  2 0  4  3 +1  5
 2 Xilon OC          3 1  2 0  2  1 +1  5
 3 Luxoren Town      3 0  2 1  3  4 -1  2
   Olympia FC        3 0  2 1  3  4 -1  2

Group D

Group D Standings

   Team                   P  W D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Micronopia United      3  3 0  0  11   1 +10  9
 2 FC Tavernia            3  2 0  1   9   4  +5  6
 3 Clinar Rovers          3  1 0  2   5  15 -10  3
 4 Bliketia FC            3  0 0  3   2   7  -5  0

Quarter-Finals

Half Boy FC/b] 2-1 NT United
Jam Mountain Island 0-0 [b]Yillog City (0-2 AET)
Coiners FC 0-3 FC Tavernia
Micronopia United 3-1 Xilon OC

Semi-Finals

Half Boy FC 1-0 FC Tavernia
Yillog City 2-3 Micronopia United

Final

Half Boy FC 1-2 Micronopia United

ICELFA Premier League Awards - Season 58

Golden Boot (Most Goals)
1: Fidelina Noble (Olympia FC) - 19 goals
2: Eloy Dawood (RGS Athletic) - 16 goals
3: Jessie Regnier (Olympia FC) - 14 goals
5: Marko Dryden (RGS Athletic) - 10 goals
5: Danita Hodfinger (Nile Bridge) - 9 goals

Golden Shoe (Most Assists)
1: Paisley Lysander (RGS Athletic) - 14 assists
2: Kinabo Telioa (Olympia FC) - 13 assists
3: Inocencio Stevenson-Ferry (RGS Athletic) - 10 assists (26 games)
4: Lalo Allred (Nile Bridge) - 10 assists (28 games)
5: Jessie Regnier (Olympia FC) - 10 assists (30 games)

Goal of the Season
Sander Kane - Copper Communists SC 1-1 Toclofania FC (MD12, FT: 1-1)
A very much mid-season mid-table match saw the Blades dominate proceedings for 75 minutes, but only putting away a single goal for all their efforts. That opened the door for the Communists to make a comeback, and in the end the equaliser came from long-serving striker Sander Kane, his only goal in his final season for the Copper City also turning out one of the best as he latched onto the end of a long counter-attacking clearance with a magnificent 30 yard volley past a backpedalling Adley Jessop.

Golden Visa (Best Foreign Player)
1: Kinabo Telioa (Olympia FC) - Turori
2: Julia Edmonds (VLC FC) - Commonwealth of Baker Park
3: Marko Dryden (RGS Athletic) - Nephara
4: Amy Hardwick (Royal Jam FC) - Commonwealth of Baker Park
5: Ruben Habicht (RGS Athletic) - Poafmersia

Young Player of the Season
1: Evander Ahmed - VLC FC
2: Tarján Ságy - Royal Jam FC
3: Aluin Murrish - UR Town

Manager of the Season
1: Semih Loiseau - VLC FC
2: Nuha Plant - RGS Athletic
3: Melosia Medina - Olympia FC

Golden Glove (Best Goalkeeper)
1: Alessandro Lucchesi - Walston Brook Albion
2: Amin Horak - VLC FC
3: Tomáš Přibyl - Royal Jam FC

Golden Ball (Best Player)
1: Fidelina Noble - Olympia FC
2: Paisley Lysander - RGS Athletic
3: Kinabo Telioa - Olympia FC
4: Julia Edmonds - VLC FC
5: Jessie Regnier - Olympia FC

Team of the Season

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                                                      Fidelina Noble
                                                       (Olympia FC)

				  	             Paisley Lysander
                         Kinabo Telioa                (RGS Athletic)              Lalo Allred
                         (Olympia FC)                                            (Nile Bridge)
                                            Nova Kymeri          Izzy Mirzadeh
                                       (Walston Brook Albion)   (Toclofania FC)

                  	 Sadid St Cleer     Julia Edmonds       Amy Hardwick     Keyshawn Strong
                     (Walston Brook Albion)   (VLC FC)         (Royal Jam FC)     (Olympia FC)

			                            Alessandro Lucchesi
			                          (Walston Brook Albion)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Tue Jul 23, 2024 11:22 am

ICELFA Season 59: Season Review

ICEL Premier League Standings

    Team                       P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Olympia FC                30  20  5   5  65  28  +37  65 Champions/CL/CdC
  2 RGS Athletic              30  19  6   5  65  26  +39  63 CL
  3 VLC FC                    30  17  5   8  39  16  +23  56 ChC
  4 Royal Jam FC              30  16  8   6  38  18  +20  56 ChC/CWC
  5 Norrion Rovers            30  15  6   9  54  31  +23  51 ChC
  6 Nile Bridge               30  14  8   8  56  38  +18  50
  7 Indionion Athletic        30  14  6  10  43  42   +1  48
  8 Walston Brook Albion      30  15  3  12  24  24   +0  48
  9 Toclofania FC             30  12  8  10  38  36   +2  44
 10 Copper Communists SC      30  11  6  13  37  43   -6  39
 11 UR Town                   30  10  8  12  42  39   +3  38
 12 Seaton Town               30  10  5  15  41  47   -6  35
 13 FM Town                   30   9  7  14  44  53   -9  34
 14 Xilon OC                  30   5  4  21  21  59  -38  19 Relegated
 15 Half Boy FC               30   4  4  22  22  70  -48  16 Relegated
 16 FC Tavernia               30   3  3  24  21  80  -59  12 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Standings

    Team                     P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Micronopia United       30  16  9   5  67  42  +25  57 Champions/LBCT
  2 Monksville United       30  16  9   5  41  19  +22  57 Promoted/LBCT
  3 Tuntingone FC           30  15  8   7  41  24  +17  53 Promoted/LBCT
  4 Sunburbia FC            30  15  7   8  34  18  +16  52
  5 Seniors FC              30  14  8   8  41  25  +16  50
  6 Oldbridge FC            30  14  7   9  38  28  +10  49
  7 Polkation FC            30  13  8   9  29  22   +7  47
  8 Yillog City             30  14  5  11  32  26   +6  47
  9 Pontifucia United       30  14  3  13  50  51   -1  45
 10 Lodgertia United        30  11  7  12  41  42   -1  40
 11 Macaronia FC            30  10  7  13  38  51  -13  37
 12 Forest Rangers          30   9  9  12  27  30   -3  36
 13 Jam Athletic            30  10  4  16  39  50  -11  34
 14 NT United               30   8  6  16  32  55  -23  30 Relegated
 15 Twilight Heaven FC      30   5  8  17  18  42  -24  23 Relegated
 16 SS City                 30   1  5  24   9  52  -43   8 Relegated

In a season where many Commonwealth-based sides would be playing with closed stadium sections or in alternative locations due to stadium improvements ahead of the landmark 98th World Cup being hosted in the Imperial Commonwealth, the biggest news on the opening day were defending champions VLC FC kicking off the season with a surprise loss to promoted opponents FC Tavernia. RGS and Olympia both kicked off their season in remarkable attacking fashion, the Mount Salt City in particular putting 10 past their first two opponents and then seeing off Albion to be the only 100% team after 3 games, after the Royals were held by the Ultramarines. At the other end of the scale, whilst the Wasps recovered from their opening day loss, the Stags were being roundly humiliated by the likes of Indionion and the Communists with only a 2-2 draw against the Fjorders in their favour until they could finally pick up a win against Toclofania in their sixth game of the season. Speaking of the Communists, they were the only side to remain without points after three games, a run they ended by putting five past Nile Bridge of all sides. Not to be outdone on the scoring stakes, the Ultramarines put 5 past the Archers at the same time as the Royals scored six in their traditional rout of FM Town. Olympia remained no strangers either, registering the season’s biggest goal haul winning 7-1 against Indionion.

Despite recovering to second after their opening day loss with 5 straight wins, the Wasps would falter once again, first throwing away a 2-0 lead to the Ultramarines, a narrow loss to the Millers and then a narrow loss to Olympia in the next six matches forcing them some way back from the title fight. That Olympia win however was their first win in 6 games as well, despite being top of the table going into the run - losses to the Communists, Toclofania and Seaton as well as losing to the Stags and drawing against Nile Bridge saw them fall all the way down to 8th in the table. RGS had little trouble though, building up a five point lead through 12 matches by only dropping points to Indionion, and getting up an impressive 30 goals scored as well. The chasing pack featured a couple of surprise sides though, with Albion leading the pack in second despite losing their derby to Indionion, who did the double in the three way derby having beaten the Ultramarines the week before - their run of results sees them in fifth, but only two points behind Albion as well. The Stags however continue to struggle along, languishing in 11th despite wins over VLC and Olympia, and a 7-1 demolition of FC Tavernia.

Points continued to be dropped over the course of the middle of the season, but the Royals remained top with a big win in the Lodger City derby as well as dominant wins over Half Boy and Tavernia - however, their lead was only kept at 4 points because of draws against both the Ultramarines, and a surprise throwaway of a 3 goal lead against the Orienteers. They also lost to Olympia, whose 5 match losing streak was put long behind them within seven wins on the bounce to move into second, ahead of the Wasps on goal difference. The surprise package of the Hummingbirds remained in the IFCF race, narrowly ahead of the rest of the unlikely chasing pack consisting of Toclofania, Albion and the Architects all within a point of fourth place. The Strawberries and the Stags were both trying to claw back some honour, and rounded out the upper mid-table by clawing themselves back to within a few points of the above four teams as well. At the bottom, the three promoted sides continued to look the most likely to fall down the abyss, but the Fjorders were also fighting for their own survival, sitting three points clear of Xilon despite losing their last four matches.

Olympia’s four point deficit to the top vanished over the next six matches, despite dropping points to the Fjorders and Toclofania, as FM Town also somehow snatched a goalless draw against RGS with over 30 shots against them, followed by the Royals also dropping points with a home loss to the Strawberries, and surprisingly, the Communists. The Wasps remained three off the top, having briefly led the league after 21 games and following that up with two draws and a loss to Albion. The race for the second Challengers Cup spot also looks to be wide open and heading to the line, with four teams on 41 points heading into the final six games - the Stags remain ahead of the Strawberries by eight goals, with Albion and Indionion only just breaking positive goal difference. At the bottom, the relegation race looks all but mathematically assured, FM Town pulling clear with their aforementioned draws and also a 9-1 demolition against Half Boy FC, the Archers sitting 11 points from safety. FC Tavernia remain the only side without double digits in points, although that is a situation that could be avoided following a massive win against the Communists.

Matchday 25 kicked off with an insane result at the top of the table as the Royals faltered spectacularly in Bridgetown, conceding four goals to an imperious Nile Bridge side with little to fight for in the grand scheme of the season. Olympia had the chance to go top, which they sort of did after fighting Norrion to a draw, a result that allowed VLC to close the gap to a single point by beating Seaton Town, whilst Royal Jam take initiative in the fourth place battle after Albion also succumbed to FM Town. The Fjorders couldn’t continue their amazing run against VLC though, the Wasps uncharacteristically putting four past their hosts, but little changed at the top as Olympia and RGS both also won that weekend. The deadlock did break the following weekend as VLC and Olympia played each other to a draw, allowing RGS to return to the top of the tree, a point clear. FM Town also pulled out yet another stunning win against Royal Jam, meaning that Xilon OC would join Half Boy and FC Tavernia back in the Second Division next season.

Despite that setback, the Strawberries continued to prove their Challengers Cup credentials by seeing off VLC at home the following week, an opportunity lost for the Wasps as the top faced each other only for Olympia to keep the title open after coming from behind. VLC were then promptly removed from the title equation the following week after losing the Lodger City derby at home of all things, Harriet BaÏe-Verte’s goal the sole difference between the sides. However, Olympia had a much easier run of things as they comfortably but narrowly defeated the Wyverns to leave the gap at the top at two points. Royal Jam and Norrion both continued their battle for fifth spot, the Strawberries remaining two points clear after defeating the Hummingbirds. In the final match, the Strawberries would secure fourth spot after they saw off the Communists, whilst Norrion fell on the road against the Ultramarines. VLC could only draw their match, and ended up only retaining third on goal difference, but despite RGS smashing four past the Wyverns, Olympia would be the ones taking the title home with them from Halveboi after beating the Archers 1-0.

King's Commonwealth Cup Fifth Round

Toclofania FC (T1) 3-0 Chi Lake SC (T6)
Carneleon Town (T5) 0-1 Paddockia FC (T4)
Nolix FC (T6) 2-2 Krasaberd Town (T9) (3-2 AET)
Aithusa (T6) 1-5 Pontifucia United (T2)
Fando Gate (T7) 0-3 Finswool SC (T5)
Aswania Athletic (T3) 0-1 Royal Jam FC (T1)
Norrion Rovers (T1) 2-1 Honsadin FC (T3)
Luxoren Town (T4) 1-1 Micronopia United (T2) (2-1 AET)
Marmaladia AC (T10) 1-2 Port Ricton FC (T5)
Iratuen Loft FC (T4) 0-1 Xilon OC (T1)
Northern Wind Athletic (T4) 2-0 Empire End FC (T4)
Oldbridge FC (T2) 7-2 Syrenia Pyramids (T6)
Seaton Town (T1) 1-0 Seaton Athletic (T3)
Cliffside FC (T3) 1-1 Grateville DFC (T7) (1-2 AET)
Westfall AC (T7) 0-0 Forest Rangers (T2) (0-0 AET, 3-1 PKs)
Innocence FC (T6) 3-6 Olympia FC (T1)

King's Commonwealth Cup Sixth Round

Paddockia FC (T4) 3-1 Westfall AC (T7)
Toclofania FC (T1) 6-0 Grateville DFC (T7)
Olympia FC (T1) 1-0 Northern Wind Athletic (T4)
Nolix FC (T6) 1-2 Norrion Rovers (T1)
Seaton Town (T1) 2-1 Port Ricton FC (T5)
Royal Jam FC (T1) 2-0 Xilon OC (T1)
Luxoren Town (T4) 1-1 Pontifucia United (T2) (1-1 AET, 4-5 PKs)
Finswool SC (T5) 1-2 Oldbridge FC (T2)

King's Commonwealth Quarter-Finals

Royal Jam FC (T1) 1-1 Seaton Town (T1) (2-1 AET)
Oldbridge FC (T2) 3-1 Paddockia FC (T4)
Norrion Rovers (T1) 2-1 Pontifucia United (T2)
Toclofania FC (T1) 1-0 Olympia FC (T1)

King's Commonwealth Cup Semi-Finals

Royal Jam FC (T1) 1-0 Toclofania FC (T1)
Norrion Rovers (T1) 2-2 Oldbridge FC (T2) (3-2 AET)

King's Commonwealth Cup Final

Royal Jam FC (T1) 1-1 Norrion Rovers (T1) (1-1 AET, 4-1 PKs)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sat Nov 16, 2024 3:52 pm

65th Copa de Campeones Final

VLC FC vs CA Paulinthal
@ Parliament Stadium (80,000), Lodgertia, Eastfield Lodge

Having battled their way past some of Rushmore’s biggest sides to reach the final, the Wasps make the short trip across the country to the capital to face one of Rushmore’s premier sides in CA Paulinthal. The Imperial Commonwealth are yet to see any team win the Copa de Campeones, with rivals RGS failing four times in the final and Olympia also coming up short at this stage. A near full strength showing from both sides kicked off a tight, cagey affair in the first half with neither side really making any inroads - Bishop Messa came closest in the first half hour with a diving header that went narrowly around the wrong side of the post. Mytanar striker Milica Prokopljevic then had a deft little flick disallowed after Kat Földessi strayed offside in the buildup, but that spurred both sides into more aggressive play, with Martha Baum finding the crossbar from a free kick before RDJ forced a stinging save from 20 yards.

But regardless of the chances, it remained goalless at half time. Zack Sjöberg nearly kicked off the second half with a goal, a misplaced pass from Julia Edmonds in her final match for the Wasps giving the Vanoran midfielder a free shot at goal that was spectacularly tipped over the bar by Amin Horak. At the other end, Victoria Bassett and Messa both also had clear headers go wide of the mark, and Florian Mordecai also having a couple of efforts deflected narrowly wide. It remained a similar back and forth affair until after the first rounds of substitutes, a slight tweak in style from the Pasargans immediately bogged down play in the middle of the park, with neither side really creating another clear cut opportunity until the full time whistle blew. Extra time started off slowly, but the deadlock was finally broken with the first shot on target of the 30 minutes, Martha Baum weaving her way in from the wing and beating Tobias Propst at his near post for only the Chromatik winger’s 8th goal of the season. She nearly doubled VLC’s lead in a similar fashion five minutes later, only to drag her shot wide of the post this time, whilst at the other end, Áron Sultis contrived to fire over the bar from 6 yards out. That would prove to be CA Paulinthal’s best chance to take the match to penalties though, and 1-0 was how the final finished, giving VLC their first ever international trophy, and the Imperial Commonwealth only their third ever senior trophy.

                                       Copa de Campeones Final

                                                    VLC FC 1  -  0 CA Paulinthal
                                                             AET
                                                           FT: 0-0

						    Baum 95'

ICELFA Youth League

Under-18 Imperial League

Central Division Standings

   Team                              P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Capital Academy                  22 10  7  5  27  23   +4  37 Playoff
 2 Dillvill Academy                 22 10  6  6  30  18  +12  36 Playoff
 3 Tavernia Academy                 22 10  5  7  26  18   +8  35
 4 Brook Academy                    22 10  4  8  29  21   +8  34
 5 Mount Salt Football Academy      22  9  3 10  24  24   +0  30
 6 Acreville Juniors                22  7  8  7  21  28   -7  29
 7 Lodger Juniors                   22  7  7  8  22  22   +0  28
 8 Farond YFC                       22  5 10  7  19  23   -4  25

Serenelian Division Standings

   Team                       P  W  D   L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Thawmont YFC              22  8  8   6  28  25  +3  32 Playoff
 2 Marepacopolis JFC         22  8  8   6  18  22  -4  32 Playoff
 3 Paddockia YFC             22  8  7   7  25  21  +4  31
 4 Eastpass Juniors          22  8  6   8  24  20  +4  30
 5 Bliketia Academy          22  9  3  10  21  25  -4  30
 6 Pasturia JFC              22  9  3  10  20  24  -4  30
 7 New Tavernia Academy      22  5  6  11  17  27 -10  21
 8 Gamerville YFC            22  5  5  12  23  33 -10  20

Imperial League Playoff
Semi-Finals
Capital Academy 0-1 Marepacopolis JFC
Thawmont YFC 2-1 Dillvill Academy

Final
Marepacopolis FC 2-2 Thawmont YFC (2-3 AET)

Under-18 Commonwealth League

Eastern Division Standings

   Team                       P   W  D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Pedantic Academy          22  11  5  6  24  17  +7  38 Playoff
 2 Textilia Academy          22  10  6  6  24  21  +3  36 Playoff
 3 Copper City Juniors       22  10  5  7  26  21  +5  35
 4 Jam Mountain Academy      22   8  7  7  23  22  +1  31
 5 Halveboi Academy          22   9  4  9  18  27  -9  31
 6 W-D School Academy        22   7  7  8  28  26  +2  28
 7 Jam Town YFC              22   8  4 10  19  22  -3  28
 8 Revisionism Academy       22   7  6  9  18  18  +0  27

Western Division Standings

   Team                     P  W  D   L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Macaronia Academy       22 10  5   7  28  23  +5  35 Playoff
 2 Micronia YFC            22  8 10   4  20  13  +7  34 Playoff
 3 Toclofania JFC          22  8  6   8  22  20  +2  30
 4 Benopia Juniors         22  8  5   9  23  24  -1  29
 5 Pontifucia Academy      22  8  5   9  26  29  -3  29
 6 Aswania JFC             22  7  6   9  17  21  -4  27
 7 Syrenia YFC             22  7  5  10  15  20  -5  26
 8 Tyrenam Juniors         22  5  4  13  19  26  -7  19

Commonwealth League Playoff
Semi-Finals
Pedantic Academy 1-1 Micronia YFC (2-1 AET)
Macaronia Academy 0-2 Textilia Academy

Final
Pedantic Academy 1-4 Textilia Academy

Grand Final
Thawmont YFC 2-1 Textilia Acadrmy

35th Imperial Commonwealth Charity Shield (Season 59)

Group Draw:
Group A: Royal Jam FC, Paddockia FC, FM Town, RGS Athletic
Group B: Polkation FC, Coiners FC, Clinar Rovers, Pontifucia United
Group C: Cliffside FC, Half Boy FC, Approciation FC, Aswania Athletic
Group D: Quair 241 FC, Sunburbia FC, Olympia FC, Micronopia United

Group A

Group A Standings

   Team              P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 RGS Athletic      3  2 0  1  7  3  +4  6
 2 FM Town           3  2 0  1  8  6  +2  6
 3 Royal Jam FC      3  1 0  2  5  6  -1  3
 4 Paddockia FC      3  1 0  2  4  9  -5  3

Group B

Group B Standings

   Team                   P  W  D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Pontifucia United      3  2  1  0  6  3  +3  7
 2 Clinar Rovers          3  1  1  1  3  3  +0  4
 3 Coiners FC             3  1  0  2  2  4  -2  3
 4 Polkation FC           3  0  2  1  2  3  -1  2

Group C

Group C Standings

   Team                  P W  D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Aswania Athletic      3 1  2  0  8  4  +4  5
 2 Half Boy FC           3 1  2  0  5  3  +2  5
 3 Approciation FC       3 1  0  2  6  9  -3  3
 4 Cliffside FC          3 0  2  1  4  7  -3  2

Group D

Group D Standings

   Team                   P W  D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Olympia FC             3 1  2  0  6   1  +5  5
 2 Micronopia United      3 1  2  0  6   1  +5  5
 3 Quair 241 FC           3 1  0  2  2  11  -9  3
 4 Sunburbia FC           3 0  2  1  3   4  -1  2

Quarter-Finals

RGS Athletic 3-1 Clinar Rovers
Aswania Athletic 2-3 Micronopia United
Pontifucia United 0-1 FM Town
Olympia FC 1-1 Half Boy FC (1-1 AET, 4-3 PKs)

Semi-Finals

RGS Athletic 1-0 Micronopia United
FM Town 2-1 Olympia FC

Final

RGS Athletic 4-2 FM Town

ICELFA Premier League Awards - Season 59

Golden Boot (Most Goals)
1: Audra Coulter (Norrion Rovers) - 14 goals (28 appearances)
2: Harriet BaÏe-Verte (RGS Athletic) - 14 goals (29 appearances)
=3: Zada Abbott (Norrion Rovers)/Jeanna Begum-Parkes (UR Town) - 14 goals (30 appearances)
5: Danita Hodfinger (Nile Bridge) - 13 goals (26 appearances)

Golden Shoe (Most Assists)
1: Harriet BaÏe-Verte (RGS Athletic) - 11 assists
2: Daniel Ashby (FM Town) - 10 assists
3: Sundus Gebo-McCraw (Norrion Rovers) - 9 assists (27 games)
4: Boet Caceres (RGS Athletic) - 9 assists (29 games)
5: Bernette Harm (UR Town) - 9 assists (30 games)

Goal of the Season
Faatih Haworth-McRae - Xilon OC 2-0 FM Town (MD23, FT: 2-0)
The Orienteers may well have been a one-player team this season, with Bateman-Uncelson’s 10 goals the only reason they finished above the foot of the table, but the goal of the season was a rare contribution from another Xilon player, reserve striker Faatih Haworth-McRae with a spectacular opportunistic volley from 40 yards after Fjorders keeper Shakeria Dalby failed to convincingly clear a through ball, playing it in Haworth-McRae’s direction only for the Orienteers striker to ping it right into the back of the next on the volley.

Golden Visa (Best Foreign Player)
1: Harriet BaÏe-Verte (RGS Athletic) - Chromatika
2: Julia Edmonds (VLC FC) - Commonwealth of Baker Park
3: Paul Arano (Olympia FC) - Cardenao
4: Martha Baum (VLC FC) - Chromatika
5: Ruben Habicht (RGS Athletic) - Poafmersia

Young Player of the Season
1: Harriet BaÏe-Verte - RGS Athletic
2: Esequiel Galla - Olympia FC
3: Basheer Stamp - Toclofania FC

Manager of the Season
1: Melosia Medina - Olympia FC
2: Nuha Plant - RGS Athletic
3: Semih Loiseau - VLC FC

Golden Glove (Best Goalkeeper)
1: Tomáš Přibyl - Royal Jam FC
2: Amin Horak - VLC FC
3: Aryan Ross - Olympia FC

Golden Ball (Best Player)
1: Harriet BaÏe-Verte - RGS Athletic
2: Zada Abbott - Norrion Rovers
3: Fidelina Noble - Olympia FC
4: Julia Edmonds - VLC FC
5: Jeanna Begum-Parkes - UR Town

Team of the Season

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                                          Harriet BaÏe-Verte     Jeanna Begum-Parkes
                                            (RGS Athletic)            (UR Town)

				  	            Sundus Gebo-McCraw
                           Zada Abbott               (Norrion Rovers)       Inocencio Stevenson-Ferry
                         (Norrion Rovers)                                       (RGS Athletic)
                                                        Vonn Cope
                      				      (RGS Athletic)

                        Perry Washington     Julia Edmonds       Ruben Habicht     October Lie
                         (Royal Jam FC)        (VLC FC)         (RGS Athletic)      (VLC FC)

			                               Tomáš Přibyl
			                              (Royal Jam FC)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Nov 17, 2024 7:39 pm

ICELFA Season 60: Season Review

After Olympia secured their second title in three seasons, it appeared quite clear that the ICEL Premier League has entered a new triumvirate era - RGS, VLC and Olympia have each won at least two titles in the last seven seasons, with little competition from the other Big 5 sides and not much challenge from the new pretenders in Albion and Nile Bridge either. With little predictability at this point, it is very much anyone’s game, especially with a few big names in each squad announcing their retirements in the off-season - the Royals saw the departure of their captain Ruben Habicht and strikers Nycolas Jackson and Eloy Dawood, the two retiring with a combined 357 goals between them. Olympia emerged relatively unscathed with only Mirielle Brewer retiring, whilst VLC’s defensive stalwart Julia Edmonds also announced her retirement along with fellow compatriot Amy Hardwick of Royal Jam fame.

ICEL Premier League Standings

    Team                       P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 VLC FC                    30  22  5   3  59  11  +48  71 CL/CdC
  2 Olympia FC                30  20  8   2  72  21  +51  68 CL/CdE
  3 RGS Athletic              30  18  9   3  95  38  +57  63 ChC/CdE
  4 Royal Jam FC              30  17  4   9  38  19  +19  55 ChC
  5 Norrion Rovers            30  16  5   9  48  31  +17  53
  6 Walston Brook Albion      30  15  7   8  31  15  +16  52
  7 Nile Bridge               30  15  5  10  70  53  +17  50
  8 Toclofania FC             30  13  5  12  32  32   +0  44
  9 Indionion Athletic        30  11  4  15  32  40   -8  37
 10 Copper Communists SC      30  10  6  14  41  44   -3  36 ChC/CWC
 11 Seaton Town               30   8  8  14  29  49  -20  32
 12 FM Town                   30   8  7  15  48  66  -18  31
 13 UR Town                   30   8  5  17  43  58  -15  29
 14 Monksville United         30   5  7  18  20  57  -37  22 Relegated
 15 Tuntingone FC             30   4  4  22  21  68  -47  16 Relegated
 16 Micronopia United         30   4  3  23  21  98  -77  15 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Standings

    Team                    P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 FC Tavernia            30  21   6   3  60  21  +39  69 Champions/LBCT
  2 Half Boy FC            30  19   8   3  57  22  +35  65 Promoted/LBCT
  3 Seniors FC             30  19   6   5  49  19  +30  63 Promoted/LBCT
  4 Oldbridge FC           30  18   4   8  41  23  +18  58
  5 Xilon OC               30  13   8   9  34  26   +8  47
  6 Sunburbia FC           30  13   7  10  45  37   +8  46
  7 Polkation FC           30  11  10   9  31  24   +7  43
  8 Yillog City            30  10  11   9  37  30   +7  41
  9 Lodgertia United       30  10   9  11  46  41   +5  39
 10 Forest Rangers         30  11   5  14  35  38   -3  38
 11 Pontifucia United      30  10   7  13  45  54   -9  37
 12 Cliffside FC           30   8   8  14  24  40  -16  32
 13 Jam Athletic           30   8   4  18  31  56  -25  28
 14 Macaronia FC           30   5  11  14  35  58  -23  26 Relegated
 15 High Lyn FC            30   5   2  23  34  86  -52  17 Relegated
 16 Benopia AC             30   2   8  20  13  42  -29  14 Relegated

Olympia kicked off their title defence with a massive win at home to the Second Division champions, smashing six past the Showstoppers who are looking for a better showing than their miserable single point total in their previous top flight season. They weren’t the only side to score big on the opening weekend however, as RGS’ newest number nine scored an early season hat-trick, Harriet BaÏe-Verte with three first time efforts from the top of the box to sink the Architects. On the other hand, VLC toiled to a goalless draw against Albion to cede the opening lead. They weren’t hindered the following weekend however, as FM Town were sent packing to the tune of 6-0 by the Wasps. Olympia continued to underline their credentials with another five goals of their own however, putting a second promoted side to the sword as well, before beating the Knights 3-1 in the third match of the season. RGS despite their big early win failed to make any headway after that, with two successive draws against the Stags and Albion to sit four points behind Olympia already.

The Communists did have a good start to the season, sitting pretty with two wins and a draw but their form was halted by a comical own goal against the league leaders, keeper Balthorst inadvertently firing a clearance off the back of Martinsen that looped over her and into the net. Olympia continued their 100% start to the season, and opened up an even bigger gap to their challengers as VLC were held by the newly promoted Monks, whilst RGS played out a back and forth against the Fjorders and survived with a 5-3 win. Norrion had a chance to move into second, but a late equaliser from Royal am saw them join VLC and RGS four points behind Olympia. The first two remained that way after a late Olympia winner against the Blades countered narrow wins over Micronopia and Copper Communists respectively. Unfortunately for the Royals, they were stunned by a 3-0 first half lead against Indionion, but managed to claw back to 3-3 by full time. The Wasps would be the side to end Olympia’s 100% start, coming from behind courtesy of goals from Messa and Wraight. RGS and Norrion Rovers also both capitalised with big wins over promoted sides, whilst Nile Bridge also remained fourth with a win of their own.

And the Architects continued their great early season form with a surprise draw on the road in Mount Salt City, allowing VLC to go top of the table with a demolition of the Ultramarines. The Stags weren’t able to capitalise as Toclofania ran out 2-0 winners, whilst RGS were pegged to a draw. Another early season surprise package were the Lions, who picked up a fifth win of the season against the Monks to move into third and two points behind the league leaders. They even moved into the Champions League places the following week with a win, after the Wasps lost their unbeaten start to the season in the derby match, the Royals coming out as the only unbeaten side left in the competition. Olympia went back top after putting five past struggling UR Town, with Nile Bridge leapfrogging the Stags after beating them 4-2 at Norrion Park. Second vs third the following week saw Seaton Town continue with their amazing season by leaving Vorgan Park with a draw, but Olympia were the big winners by beating the Stags to go three clear of RGS, who moved into second after also putting five past the Ultramarines - UR Town more than doubled their goals conceded in the last two games.

Heading into the tenth match of the season, RGS kicked off the weekend by threatening to wipe out their lead to Olympia, only for the visitors to double it through Quinton Foloris’ penalty, the only goal splitting the two sides. Seaton Town moved above the Royals, although it was still points dropped to UR Town, which meant both VLC and Nile Bridge were able to move above Seaton Town with wins of their own, the Architects annihilating FM Town 8-2. Keen to keep things interesting, Olympia promptly gave up their four point lead with a draw against Albion, which VLC took full advantage of with a win against the Showstoppers. RGS also joined in on the goals, putting six past a spirited but outmatched Seaton Town side to move back into third place, helped by Nile Bridge also faltering at home to Indionion. Olympia would return to form the following week however, following up on the Royals performance with a win of their own over Seaton Town, albeit in a much closer affair. VLC made sure to continue their charge back up the table with Ramsey Dean-Jamal scoring a hat-trick against Tuntingone, whilst RGS were held level by the Strawberries, allowing Nile Bridge to return to third after coming from behind against the Monks.

Heading towards the half-way point of the season, RGS pulled out the biggest win of the season thus far by hitting double figures against bottom of the table Micronopia, 7 different players on the scoresheet as they ran out 10-1 winners. VLC had little trouble seeing off Toclofania, but leaders Olympia were twice pegged back by FM Town before eventually prevailing. Nile Bridge then proceeded to make a fool of themselves in the weekend’s late match by conceding two own goals against the Communists, enroute to losing 4-0. They then gifted the Wasps a route back to the top of the table the following week, a 1-0 loss allowing VLC to overtake Olympia on goal difference after the leaders were held to a goalless draw by Royal Jam. Notably, RGS also failed to capitalise, as Tuntingone stunned them with a 1-1 draw at home. That allowed the Stags to move level on points after put five past the Communists. They would go on to dethrone the new league leaders by fending off VLC, Olympia moving top at the halfway stage of the season by beating the Hummingbirds 4-0, with RGS staying in third after seeing off Toclofania courtesy of an overhead volley from Paisley Lysander.

The top four all won again the following week, Olympia following up on their opening day win against Micronopia with another 6-0 thrashing to complete the double, whilst Nile Bridge’s loss of form continued as they lost at home to the Royals. A big win for VLC against Albion kept the gap at the top to just three points. Matchday 17 saw an absolutely insane set of scorelines across the weekend, with a total of 28 goals scored in the 8 matches - Olympia scored 6 yet again, this time against Monksville United to make that tie 11-2 on aggregate this season, whilst VLC emulated the league leaders in doing a 6-0 double, FM Town being their victims. RGS opened up breathing space to fourth by seeing off Norrion 3-1, allowing the Strawberries to move above them after Soma Haugland’s diving header sealed a win against the Blades. Royal Jam would then move level on points with the Royals after the latter failed to break down a resolute Albion defence, with Norrion also closing the back by beating a Seaton side that clearly has run out of steam this season. Olympia and VLC remain top with routine 1-0 wins of their own.

Micronopia’s defensive woes would continue the following week, as after having broken the 50 goals conceded mark, they proceeded to hand Nile Bridge the joint biggest win of the season, the Architects matching RGS’ 10-1 demolition of the Showstoppers courtesy of 4 goals, including a perfect hat-trick, from Danita Hodfinger. Olympia’s draw at home to the Communists almost went under the radar as a result, but VLC edged a win to close the gap, whilst RGS failed to as FM Town surprisingly kept both goals clean, Norrion moving into third as a result. Olympia faltered again the following week, a result that saw VLC move back top of the tree after they defeated the Communists, whilst both Norrion and RGS registered 6 goal victories to keep their outside hopes of a Champions League spot alive. A 1-0 loss to Albion was enough to tip Micronopia onto 70 goals conceded, sitting at the bottom of the table already 14 points adrift of safety, but at the top VLC triumphed over Olympia to swing the title race firmly in their favour by opening a four point gap. RGS had little trouble cutting their gap to second to three points after putting five past the Monks, but Norrion were forced to fight from a goal down twice to beat the Knights and remain third.

The gap at the top would only go up in matchday 22, as Nile Bridge took another chunk of points, this time holding Olympia thanks to an Aleta Armitage equaliser, with VLC beating UR Town 2-0 to go six points clear. They would still remain second though, as Norrion could only draw against Toclofania, whilst RGS blundered a lead at home to the Communists to lose 2-1. Royal Jam move within a point of the IFCF places with a win, but at the bottom of the table, Micronopia suffered another heavy defeat, this time conceding eight goals without reply to FM Town. VLC enacted their revenge on RGS for their derby defeat earlier in the season with a heavily one-sided 4-0 win at Vorgan Park, whilst Olympia kept the gap at six points with a win. The Strawberries were the big winner in the chasing pack, a win over the Monks moving them level with Norrion on points after the Stags lost to Nile Bridge. The Stags would falter further with a loss to Olympia, who closed the gap to the leaders after the Lions held VLC to a 1-1 draw at the castle. The Strawberries moved into third with a win, but RGS would shine again, putting another 10 goals past an opponent as the Ultramarines were put to the sword.

They probably could have saved a goal for the following week against Olympia, where 6 goals weren’t enough to separate the two sides in what became a classic encounter between the two, ending 3-3. VLC took full advantage to reset the gap to 6 points by beating third place Royal am, but Norrion failed to make any headway at home to Albion, the visitors twice scoring from a corner kick to move above the Stags and level with RGS on points. And yet again another match broke double digits, except it was 10 goals shared evenly as Nile Bridge and FM Town both threw away two goal leads to finish 5-5. RGS and Royal Jam both continued the lead the race for third the following week, big wins over Seaton Town and UR Town keeping them ahead of Norrion, who lamely fell 4-0 to the Fjorders, and Albion, whose goalless draw against the champions allowed VLC to increase the gap at the top to a near unassailable eight points. Their opponents, Micronopia, had their inevitable relegation confirmed the following week by losing 5-0 to UR Town, moving their goals conceded total up to 90. At the top, VLC remained unfazed despite Olympia’s own win against the Lions, moving to needing only two points to win the title, whilst RGS leapfrogged the Strawberries into third with a win. Albion and Norrion however both came up short in their matches, with their hopes of a top four finish rapidly vanishing.

VLC would confirm their fourth title in eight years atop The Valiant, a Bishop Messa flick sealing the three points against the Blades. Olympia’s win was enough to all but guarantee their playing Champions League football next season, whilst RGS stayed third despite significant trouble against Micronopia United, only winning 6-4 in a surprisingly even end-to-end game. Royal Jam would keep on their tails though, a 2-0 win against the Lions enough to see off Albion and Norrion’s challenges for the IFCF spots, with the former losing to cross-town rivals Indionion. With Tuntingone already confirmed down, Monksville were hanging on by a nail, but promptly fell off themselves in the penultimate match by losing to Walston Brook on the road, moving them to within three points of Royal Jam after the latter’s loss to Olympia - Royal Jam would still need a point to secure IFCF football due to having a worse head to head record. Olympia’s win was enough to confirm Champions League football next season as well, with RGS also guaranteed third place. Nile Bridge sort of fizzled out mid-season but did put a dampener on VLC’s first game as champions by coming from 3-1 down to win. And little changed in the final round of fixtures - VLC’s homecoming as champions ended in a draw to Norrion, which resigned them to finish fifth as Albion managed to lose to the Communists despite Royal Jam also shockingly losing against bottom of the table Micronopia.

King's Commonwealth Cup Fifth Round

Walston Brook Albion (T1) 2-0 Basalata FC (T5)
Copper Communists SC (T1) 2-0 Low Lyn FC (T5)
Royal Jam FC (T1) 2-1 UR Town (T1)
Cliffside FC (T2) 1-0 Lodgertia United (T2)
Monksville FC (T3) 1-1 RGS Athletic (T1) (1-1 AET, 1-2 PKs)
Forngirn Town (T7) 0-5 High Lyn FC (T2)
Trinardin SC (T5) 1-0 Grateville DFC (T7)
Klosertun Town (T5) 1-1 Twilight Heaven FC (T3) (1-1 AET, 0-2 PKs)
FM Town (T1) 3-0 Forest Rangers (T2)
Olympia FC (T1) 1-2 Sunburbia FC (T2)
Forehall AFC (T8) 1-2 SLW FC (T3)
Fracitz AC (T5) 0-1 Indionion Athletic (T1)
Seniors FC (T2) 4-0 Likina CF (T5)
Iratuen Loft FC (T4) 2-0 Northbay Rovers (T7)
Jam Athletic (T2) 3-2 Lonbunia Athletic (T5)
Paddockia City (T6) 1-0 Rivermouth AC (T7)

King's Commonwealth Cup Sixth Round

Twilight Heaven FC (T3) 2-0 FM Town (T1)
Seniors FC (T2) 4-1 Indionion Athletic (T1)
High Lyn FC (T2) 1-2 Jam Athletic (T2)
RGS Athletic (T1) 4-1 Iratuen Loft FC (T4)
SLW FC (T3) 1-0 Royal Jam FC (T1)
Cliffside FC (T2) 1-0 Trinardin SC (T5)
Sunburbia FC (T2) 2-0 Walston Brook Albion (T1)
Paddockia City (T6) 1-2 Copper Communists SC (T1)

King's Commonwealth Quarter-Finals

Seniors FC (T2) 1-1 Cliffside FC (T2) (1-1 AET, 3-4 PKs)
Sunburbia FC (T2) 2-4 RGS Athletic (T1)
Copper Communists SC (T1) 2-0 Jam Athletic (T2)
Twilight Heaven FC (T3) 0-2 SLW FC (T3)

King's Commonwealth Cup Semi-Finals

Copper Communists SC (T1) 2-2 SLW FC (T3) (2-2 AET, 3-1 PKs)
Cliffside FC (T2) 0-2 RGS Athletic (T1)

King's Commonwealth Cup Final

Copper Communists SC (T1) 3-1 RGS Athletic (T1)

A relatively upset heavy cup this season saw only two Premier League sides survive the gauntlet of the early rounds to make it to the quarter-finals, but both the Communists and the Royals then proceeded to make it the rest of the way to meet in the final. RGS are well acquainted with this stage of the competition, having won the competition a full dozen times in the past, whilst the Communists have only ever reached the KCC final once before, over 30 years ago where they lost to Norrion Rovers. Both history and league form suggested that RGS would be the victors, but fate would have other ideas, goals from Polik Ingham, Naseera Kelvin and Freeman Garrison giving the minnows a first ever King’s Commonwealth Cup title.

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Nov 17, 2024 7:55 pm

ICELFA Youth League

Under-18 Imperial League

Central Division Standings

   Team                              P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Tavernia Academy                 22 10  7   5  22  15   +7  37 Playoff
 2 Brook Academy                    22  8  8   6  23  21   +2  32 Playoff
 3 Lodger Juniors                   22  9  4   9  31  34   -3  31
 4 Mount Salt Football Academy      22  9  3  10  18  25   -7  30
 5 Farond YFC                       22  7  6   9  24  23   +1  27
 6 Acreville Juniors                22  7  6   9  27  28   -1  27
 7 Capital Academy                  22  5  9   8  20  26   -6  24
 8 Dillvill Academy                 22  3  6  13  13  27  -14  15

Serenelian Division Standings

   Team                       P  W  D   L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Paddockia YFC             22  11  5  6  23  18  +5  38 Playoff
 2 Thawmont YFC              22  10  5  7  22  16  +6  35 Playoff
 3 Gamerville YFC            22   9  6  7  21  16  +5  33
 4 New Tavernia Academy      22   9  6  7  27  25  +2  33
 5 Marepacopolis JFC         22   8  8  6  23  19  +4  32
 6 Eastpass Juniors          22   8  5  9  23  21  +2  29
 7 Pasturia JFC              22   7  8  7  25  24  +1  29
 8 Bliketia Academy          22   8  4 10  20  24  -4  28

Imperial League Playoff
Semi-Finals
Tavernia Academy 1-3 Thawmont YFC
Paddockia YFC 2-0 Brook Academy

Final
Thawmont YFC 0-2 Paddockia YFC

Under-18 Commonwealth League

Eastern Division Standings

   Team                       P   W  D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 W-D School Academy        22  11  4   7  26  21  +5  37 Playoff
 2 Copper City Juniors       22   9  7   6  27  19  +8  34 Playoff
 3 Revisionism Academy       22   9  6   7  20  21  -1  33
 4 Jam Town YFC              22   8  6   8  20  21  -1  30
 5 Jam Mountain Academy      22   7  8   7  23  22  +1  29
 6 Halveboi Academy          22   7  7   8  26  24  +2  28
 7 Pedantic Academy          22   7  6   9  20  20  +0  27
 8 Textilia Academy          22   6  5  11  22  27  -5  23

Western Division Standings

   Team                     P  W  D   L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Tyrenam Juniors         22  11  6   5  18  13   +5  39 Playoff
 2 Syrenia YFC             22   8  9   5  22  21   +1  33 Playoff
 3 Aswania JFC             22   8  8   6  29  24   +5  32
 4 Benopia Juniors         22   9  5   8  21  20   +1  32
 5 Macaronia Academy       22   7  7   8  17  18   -1  28
 6 Pontifucia Academy      22   7  6   9  19  18   +1  27
 7 Micronia YFC            22   6  5  11  17  29  -12  23
 8 Toclofania JFC          22   5  7  10  17  26   -9  22

Commonwealth League Playoff
Semi-Finals
W-D School Academy 2-1 Syrenia YFC
Tyrenam Juniors 0-1 Copper City Juniors

Final
W-D School Academy 0-1 Copper City Juniors

Grand Final
Paddockia YFC 3-4 Copper City Juniors

36th Imperial Commonwealth Charity Shield (Season 60)

Group Draw:
Group A: Jam Mountain Island, Xilon OC, Approciation FC, High Lyn FC
Group B: Seniors FC, Copper Communists SC, RGS Athletic, Coiners FC
Group C: Tavernia City, Aswania Athletic, NT United, Leintalp FC
Group D: FM Town, Micronopia United, Honsadin FC, VLC FC

Group A

Group A Standings

   Team                     P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Jam Mountain Island      3  2 0  1  3  2  +1  6*
 2 Xilon OC                 3  2 0  1  3  2  +1  6*
 3 Approciation FC          3  2 0  1  3  2  +1  6*
 4 High Lyn FC              3  0 0  3  3  6  -3  0

*Jam Mountain Island and Xilon OC qualify on fair play.

Group B

Group B Standings

   Team                      P  W  D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Copper Communists SC      3  2  1  0  4  1  +3  7
 2 Coiners FC                3  1  1  1  3  3  +0  4
 3 RGS Athletic              3  0  3  0  3  3  +0  3
 4 Seniors FC                3  0  1  2  1  4  -3  1

Group C

Group C Standings

   Team                  P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Aswania Athletic      3  2 1  0  2  0  +2  7
 2 NT United             3  2 0  1  3  1  +2  6
 3 Tavernia City         3  1 1  1  2  1  +1  4
 4 Leintalp FC           3  0 0  3  0  5  -5  0

Group D

Group D Standings

   Team                   P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Micronopia United      3  2 0  1  7  3  +4  6
 2 Honsadin FC            3  2 0  1  6  5  +1  6
 3 VLC FC                 3  1 1  1  2  2  +0  4
 4 FM Town                3  0 1  2  1  6  -5  1

Quarter-Finals

Jam Mountain Island 1-2 Coiners FC
Copper Communists SC 0-1 Xilon OC
Aswania Athletic 1-3 Honsadin FC
Micronopia United 2-0 NT United

Semi-Finals

Jam Mountain Island 0-3 Honsadin FC
Xilon OC 1-2 Micronopia United

Final

Honsadin FC 2-3 Micronopia United

ICELFA Premier League Awards - Season 60

Golden Boot (Most Goals)
1: Harriet BaÏe-Verte (RGS Athletic) - 23 goals
2: Fidelina Noble (Olympia FC) - 18 goals
=3: Chappell Holdsworth (Norrion Rovers)/Bishop Messa (VLC FC) - 15 goals (26 appearances)
=5: Soma Haugland (Royal Jam FC)/Ramsey Dean-Jamal (VLC FC) - 14 goals (30 appearances)

Golden Shoe (Most Assists)
1: Boet Caceres (RGS Athletic) - 16 assists
2: Monique Fredrich (Olympia FC) - 11 assists
=3: Ambrosio Rush (Nile Bridge)/Chappell Holdsworth (Norrion Rovers) - 10 assists (26 games)
=5: Quinton Foloris (Olympia FC)/Genaro Wraight (VLC FC) - 9 assists (27 games)

Goal of the Season
Ramsey Dean-Jamal - VLC FC 1-0 Royal Jam FC (MD25, FT: 1-0)
Wasps legend Ramsey Dean-Jamal would provide the goal of the season in a match that otherwise would have ended as a draw for the eventual champions, the striker netting his 11th goal of the season with a spectacular volley on the end of a long-ball over the top.

Golden Visa (Best Foreign Player)
1: Harriet BaÏe-Verte (RGS Athletic) - Chromatika
2: Thea Borgen (VLC FC) - Valanora
3: Kinabo Telioa (Olympia FC) - Turori
4: Martha Baum (VLC FC) - Chromatika
5: Pierre-Karl Miller (RGS Athletic) - Quebec and Shingoryeo

Young Player of the Season
1: Renato Carbajal - Nile Bridge
2: Tarján Ságy - Royal Jam FC
3: Gautier Johnsson - Walston Brook Albion

Manager of the Season
1: Semih Loiseau - VLC FC
2: Melosia Medina - Olympia FC
3: Rosaline Whitehead - Royal Jam FC

Golden Glove (Best Goalkeeper)
1: Amin Horak - VLC FC
2: Latifah Rudd - Walston Brook Albion
3: Beatrice Melia - Royal Jam FC

Golden Ball (Best Player)
1: Harriet BaÏe-Verte - RGS Athletic
2: Amin Horak - VLC FC
3: Chappell Holdsworth - Norrion Rovers
4: Ramsey Dean-Jamal - VLC FC
5: Boet Caceres - RGS Athletic

Team of the Season

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                                          Harriet BaÏe-Verte     Chappell Holdsworth
                                            (RGS Athletic)         (Norrion Rovers)

				  	              Genaro Wraight
                       Monique Fredrich                  (VLC FC)                  Boet Caceres
                          (VLC FC)                                                (RGS Athletic)
                                                        Vonn Cope
                      				      (RGS Athletic)

                          Leyton Begum    Kamron Rankin      Travis Boyd        Jeremiah Millington
                         (RGS Athletic)      (VLC FC)    (Walston Brook Albion)   (Royal Jam FC)

			                                Amin Horak
			                                 (VLC FC)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sat Feb 22, 2025 4:03 pm

ICEL Football League: Season 61 Preview

Name: Copper Communists SC
Location: Copper City, Copportopia
Home Stadium: The Copper Dome (28,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Communists; Honours: 3x ICCS champions; 18x Copportopia National Champions; Best League Finish: 7th

The biggest team in Copportopia, the Communists grew out of a copper miner's union from the outskirts of the capital, and is one of the biggest fan-owned clubs in the Imperial Commonwealth as a result - the nickname comes from the widespread criticism of unionisation from the industrialists of the era and has been reclaimed by the workers and the club's fans since. The club retains strong links to the mining industry, with the majority of the materials (including vast amounts of copper) used in building the Copper Dome being sourced locally. They weren't founding members of the original Imperial Commonwealth Premier League, but have been stubbornly present in the top flight for over two consecutive decades going into this season, not really threatening either end of the table in that time. Three Charity Shield titles head up their title cabinet, but the highlight of their history was an appearance in the final of the 7th Vilitan Cove Invitational."

Manager: Francesca Reynolds
Formation: 4-1-2-1-2
Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Colan Calvert		24	EFL	M	GK
Ahmad Kumar-Insua	33	EFL	M	CB
Rust Martinsen		28	EFL	M	DMF/CB
Lexie Prestes		29	EFL	F	RB/CB
Godfredo Hyde		32	EFL	M	CB/DMF/LB
Albert Kellock-Buckton	27	EFL	M	DMF/AMF
Nadiyya Abdur Rasheed	29	EFL	F	AMF/RMF
Polik Ingham		29	EFL	M	LMF
Alina Darragh		31	EFL	F	AMF/DMF
Freeman Garrison	33	EFL	M	ST/AMF
Naseera Kelvin		29	EFL	F	ST/LWF
Key Reserves
Mawzoona Balthorst	34	EFL	F	GK
Maazin Kelley		27	EFL	M	RB/CB
Jefferson Sørensen	27	EFL	M	CB/LB
Colletta Charpentier	26	EFL	F	DMF/CB
Ogden Ghanem		24	EFL	M	LMF/CMF
Varnika Ibrox		28	EFL	F	LMF/AMF
Letje Tremayne		25	EFL	F	ST/LWF

Players In: Kesare Piette (Lodgertia United)
Players Out: Nil[/spoiler]

Name: FC Tavernia
Location: Tavernia, Westmeadow Tavern
Home Stadium: Tavernia Stadium (65,921)

Background:
Nickname: The Wyverns; Honours: 2x KCC Champions, 1x Vilitan Cove Invitational Champions, 26x Westmeadow Tavern National Champions; Best League Finish: 2nd

The oldest club in Westmeadow Tavern, FC Tavernia could be traced back to the patrons of the oldest inn in the city, the Wyvern House, who came together to form a team to play travellers passing through the town. The original inn has long since gone, but lives on through the Wyvern restaurant which is incorporated into the stadium build itself. The Wyverns had a smattering of early success in the Premier League despite not being a founding member, surprisingly challenging for the UICA places in the early editions of the competitons before fading down the table, including a runner-up finish in the penultimate 40 team season. They've spent much of the intervening time outside the top flight, and originally struggled to stay up the first few times they managed to return to the top flight, something that have improved upon in the last few years. Nonetheless, they will go down in Imperial Commonwealth footballing history as the first team to win an international club competition when they won the Vilitan Cove Invitational, beating RGS' Champions Cup triumph by 3 weeks.

Manager: Harry Frascuelo
Formation: 4-3-1-2
Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Nashat Blackmore	25	EFL	M	GK
Nakiya Davidson		30	EFL	F	CB
Phebian Hill-Halgo	26	EFL	M	LB/CB
Mahdhoodha Draper	30	EFL	F	RB/LB/DMF
Oliwier Hakim		30	EFL	M	LB/LWB/RB
Palmer Rinaldi		33	EFL	M	CMF/AMF/LMF
Lalia Rabb		27	EFL	F	RMF/RWF
Zaniah Ehsan		31	EFL	F	RWF/LWF/LMF
Phoenyx Dane		30	EFL	M	AMF/RWF
Xiana Adel		32	EFL	F	ST
Jarrod Boldwall		29	EFL	M	ST
Key Reserves
Oriol McDonald		21	EFL	M	GK
Callan Battistini	24	EFL	M	CB/LB
Dulcinia Dodd		27	EFL	F	RB/DMF
Izaya Andresen		27	EFL	M	RMF/CMF
Shea Delattre		21	EFL	M	LMF/RMF
Thieny Mahdood		27	EFL	M	AMF
Nassaar Howie		25	EFL	M	ST/LWF

Players In: Braelyn Rallison (Dillvill Academy), Paula Simonsen (Pedantic Academy), Genivee Abbas (Mount Salt Football Academy), Antony Cable (Jam Mountain Academy)
Players Out: Genna Jones (retired)

Name: FM Town
Location: Gamerville, Southpasture Hotel
Home Stadium: SportCity Complex (38,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Fjorders; Honours: 2x KCC champion; 2x ICCS champion; 20x Southpasture Hotel National Champions; Best League Finish: 2nd

Located on a cliffedge, the SportCity Complex lies at the heart of Gamerville's sporting district on the outskirts of the city extending away from the Mermouth Fjord. The Fjorders are one of the league's founding teams, and have participated in all but two top flight seasons to date, with the 6th highest points tally in the all time table. Whilst they have spent many years in the top flight, they have not been that successful, managing to finish second in the league on one occasion with a handful of UICA Globe Cup appearances in addition - a far cry from the era prior to the Premier League formation where they were considered to be one of the biggest teams in the Imperial Commonwealth.

Manager: Elvin Loftus
Formation: 4-4-1-1
Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Shakeria Dalby		25	EFL	F	GK
Brilynn Strachan-Hashem	29	EFL	F	CB/DMF
Haze Ward-Cashmore	27	EFL	M	CB/LB
Gloriana Winterton	29	EFL	F	RMF/RB
Qais Ellington		32	EFL	M	LB/DMF
Hansel Crawford		31	EFL	M	CMF/LMF/AMF
Charleena Carrizo	31	EFL	F	RWF/CMF
Yemena Galloway		30	EFL	F	CMF/RMF
Cecille Delaney		30	EFL	F	LWF/LMF
Daniel Ashby		32	EFL	M	RMF/AMF/CMF
Amber Samara		31	EFL	F	ST/LWF/RWF
Key Reserves
Noah Moradi		19	EFL	F	GK
Norma Hakmi		25	EFL	F	DMF/CB
Brod Hohman		30	EFL	M	DMF/LB/CB
Alair Bonini		27	EFL	F	LMF/RMF/CMF
Areej Millicent		27	EFL	F	LMF/RMF
Oro Oldfield		33	EFL	M	AMF/DMF
Abla Marcial		26	EFL	F	ST

Players In: Aubrey Lundberg (Eastpass Juniors), Walter Drew (W-D School Academy)
Players Out: None

Name: Half Boy FC
Location: Central Business District, Copportopia
Home Stadium: Central District Stadium (21,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Archers; Honours: 1x ICCS champions; 19x Copportopia National Champions; Best League Finish: 10th

Half Boy FC are the main team arising from the Halveboi city-state, the self-contained corporatocracy within Copportopia, although there isn't any clear explanation as how the team came about and why they are named so strangely. Likely apocryphal accounts suggest that it was simply down to a misheard conversation, given the similarities between Halveboi and the club's name. Nonetheless, the team built its identity with this strange name, and ended up with the largest transgender and intersex fanbase in the Imperial Commonwealth, something hat has been incorporated into the crest and the club colours as a result. On the pitch, despite winning the Charity Shield once, they don't have any other major trophies to their name, with the Archers spending most of their time in the Second Division, and occasionally getting promoted but not surviving - indeed, only twice in their history have they not gone straight down after promotion to the Premier League.

Manager: Kameela Baten
Formation: 4-3-1-2
Likely Starting XI		Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Brooklyn Pesamino		27	EFL	M	GK
Shaza Smethick			29	EFL	F	CB/DMF
Kornél Yacoub			31	EFL	M	RB/RMF/CB
Burt Lamb			26	EFL	M	RB/DMF
Kylen Bahar			28	EFL	M	LB/DMF
Shaan Southwood			30	EFL	M	RMF/CMF
Eliazar Warburton		33	EFL	M	RMF
Ratib Raad-Todd			30	EFL	M	AMF/LMF/LWF
Windy Ocelot			32	EFL	F	CMF/AMF
Jeane Tait-Hettlestone		30	EFL	F	ST
Delfina Campbell		27	EFL	F	ST
Key Reserves
Iliana Diwan			25	EFL	M	GK
Jelle Rushforth			27	EFL	M	CB/DMF
Dionne Goodwill			25	EFL	F	RMF/RB
Priyanka Linley			26	EFL	F	CMF/DMF
Yoselin McDaniels-Vince		26	EFL	F	RMF/CMF/RWF
Zimraan Johnstone-Millett	26	EFL	M	ST/AMF/LWF
Yacoub Crisp			23	EFL	M	ST/LWF

Players In: Safiyya Hickman (Pontifucia United)
Players Out: Graceyn Dos Santos (Walston Brook Albion), Miles Meadows (retired)

Name: Indionion Athletic
Location: Walston Brook, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: Marshbrook Stadium (27,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Hummingbirds; Honours: 1x Second Division Trophy; Best League Finish: 2nd (Division A)

Indionion have historically been the small fish in the pond of Walston Brook, playing second fiddle to Albion and UR Town. The Hummingbirds are named for the birds that inhabited the area throughout its history, especially in the marshy areas of the town that formed part of the Indionion area. Despite the city's subsequent development and draining of those marshes, enough remain on the outskirts, and not far from those is the Marshbrook Stadium, designed to appear floating on a raft surrounded by controlled marshland. As for the team itself, Indionion have never really set the country alight in footballing terms, reaching the league playoffs for the Globe Cup in the Subdivision era before being demoted in the subsequent restructure. However, since coming back up to the top flight, the Hummingbirds have excelled at doing the minimum necessary to survive, as evidenced by 5 straight 13th place finishes following their first promotion, despite subseqiuent yo-yoing.

Manager: Tayyib Blake
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Likely Starting XI		Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Konnor Devine			29	EFL	M	GK
Angelika Nanquidno-Bowler	27	EFL	F	CB/RB/DMF
Jadyn Hayles			25	EFL	F	CB
Tilen Hogan			33	EFL	M	RB
Elayna Marques			31	EFL	F	LB
Pura Glory			33	EFL	F	DMF
Lillian Rifal-Cagan		29	EFL	F	CB/DMF
Rimon O'Hardlock		26	EFL	M	RB/RMF
Trevon D'Arcy			29	EFL	M	LMF
Yurem Antonsen			31	EFL	M	AMF/CMF
Harry Cyra			33	EFL	M	ST/RWF
Key Reserves
Dagna Pemberton			23	EFL	F	GK
Madiha Villalba			24	EFL	F	CB/DMF
Rushkin Osgood-Sykes		29	EFL	M	CB/RB
Raissa Belgrave			22	EFL	F	DMF/AMF
Willie Issa			26	EFL	F	LMF/LWB
Geoffrey Spence			28	EFL	M	AMF
Orva Humphries			31	EFL	F	ST

Players In: None
Players Out: Hanriette Tiralongo (Monksville United)

Name: Nile Bridge
Location: Bridgetown, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: North Bank Stadium (50,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Architects; Honours: 2x KCC champion, 2x Eastfield Lodge National Champions; Best League Finish: 4th

Situated on the banks of the Klinhielm river, down river from New Lodger City, sits the North Bank Stadium where the Architects ply their trade. Bridgetown, sitting at the confluence of 4 different rivers, has a tradition as a merchant town, and the Architects come from that rich history, being one of two clubs that have arisen from the city's Artisan Quarter. True to their name, North Bank is one of the better looking stadiums in the country, a beautiful mix of wood and steel seating 50 thousand. Despite being one of the founding members of the top flight, Nile Bridge haven't had much success in the league, their highest finish being 4th in the landmark 50th season, but they have carved a name for themselves with fairly regular deep runs in the cup, with two wins in 3 finals, and a relatively free-scoring philosophy that sees them both score and concede plenty. Lately, they have been sitting as one of the best teams outside the Big 5 and one of the sides most likely to challenge them for IFCF places.

Manager: Azaan Whitworth
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Asif Mendez		27	EFL	M	GK
Darnell Sharpe		28	EFL	M	CB/RB/DMF/LB
Felicia Horne		25	EFL	F	CB/RB
Wrenley Duncan		33	EFL	F	RB/RMF/CB
Guillem Karson		31	EFL	M	RB/LB
Puebla Briory		24	EFL	F	DMF/CMF
Renato Carbajal		20	VAL	M	DMF/CMF
Ambrosio Rush		30	EFL	M	RMF/LMF
Nadeera Hutchins	30	EFL	F	LMF
Lalo Allred		30	EFL	M	AMF/RMF
Najiyya Johansson	26	EFL	F	ST/RWF
Key Reserves
Ily Dale		20	EFL	F	GK
Muslih Rawat		22	EFL	M	CB
Erwann Dale		28	EFL	M	RB/LB
Celeste Armours		31	EFL	F	DMF/RB
Minato Kaysen		19	CRN	M	RMF
Jaxx Bartender		30	EFL	M	ST/AMF/LWF
Maureo Crowley-Prosser	25	EFL	M	ST/RWF

Players In: Minato Kaysen [CRN] (East Jiro Athletic - Kamijiro), Felippe Shah (Yillog City), Fitz Roberts (Syrenia YFC)
Players Out: Raymond Chamberlain (retired)

Name: Norrion Rovers
Location: Norrion, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: Norrion Park (65,352)

Background:
Nickname: The Stags; Honours: 2x Premier League champions, 6x KCC champions, 1x ICCS champions, 6x Eastfield Lodge national champions

Norrion was always one of the less interesting major cities in Eastfield Lodge, with nothing especially notable going for it, including from a sporting perspective as the Stags were never considered one of the big teams in the pre-Premier League era - indeed, they were slated to start in the Second Division before the inaugural league season was cancelled. A takeover and new investment that year changed their fortunes, as they immediately barged their way into the new Big 5 with three consecutive top 3 finishes, and have never really left since. Rovers are one of the less popular clubs in the nation, with frequent complaints about the soulless atmosphere at Norrion Park match along with old grievances around how the family owners have changed the nature of the game in the Imperial Commonwealth through the use of money. However, they remain one of the top sides in the country, and definitely one of the teams most likely to bring in international interest to the league.

Manager: Sarah Douglas
Formation: 4-1-4-1
Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Madeline Kohlemainen	30	EFL	F	GK
Valkyrie Circus		25	EFL	F	CB/DMF
Apollo Halward		24	EFL	M	CB/RB
Rubeus Fevison		24	EFL	M	RB/LB
Allaire Delaware-Mahmud	26	EFL	F	LB/LMF
Emmie Toure		33	EFL	F	CB/DMF
Katryn Quinn		31	EFL	F	RMF/RWF
Derrell Hangeland	24	EFL	M	LMF/RMF
Sundus Gebo-McCraw	30	EFL	F	AMF/ST
Madyson Leggett		28	EFL	F	RMF/AMF
Chappell Holdsworth	27	EFL	M	AMF/ST
Key Reserves
Candice Johnsen-Naderi	36	EFL	F	GK
Jordi Da Silva		35	EFL	M	CB
Ariah Desk		33	EFL	F	CB/RB/DMF
Aceline Betts-Migueal	29	EFL	F	DMF/CB
Finn Colin		27	EFL	F	CMF/RMF
Donavan Leblanc		24	EFL	M	AMF/DMF
Audra Coulter		35	EFL	F	ST

Players In: Rafe Peffers (Macaronia Academy), Pleitalf Vinstoc [AUP] (Sassenlan - Auprussia), Pearl Merwyn (Textilia Academy)
Players Out: Leondrea Bernard (Micronopia United), Zakaria Webber (Alnio - Chromatika), Guillermina Ring, Zada Abbott (retired)

Name: Olympia FC
Location: Mount Salt City, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: Olympic Park (60,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Olympians; Honours: 5x Premier League champions, 4x KCC champions, 2x ICCS champions, 6x Eastfield Lodge national champions

Olympia have emerged as the second most successful team in the Imperial Commonwealth (not counting National Championships), having started the ICELPL era as not even the strongest team in Mount Salt City. The Olympians are the youngest side in the Big 5, following a merger of a few local clubs shortly after the Gallifreyan Olympics that saw the creation of the Mount Salt City Sporting Complex, and in particular, the Olympic Park which the club calls its home - a rare stadium which provides an excellent atmosphere despite retaining its running track. After a couple of decades of working up the divisions and sitting around mid-table, they came out of nowhere to finish second, and subsequently in the top 5 in all but one season since, including 5 Premier League title wins in the last decade or so. Whilst they don't have much of a history prior to the formation of the Premier League, they have built a legacy of their own.

Manager: Melosia Medina
Formation: 4-3-1-2
Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Aryan Ross		33	EFL	M	GK
Jarred Fawcett-Ferrand	32	EFL	M	CB
Oliviah Vohra		25	EFL	F	CB
Keyshawn Strong		29	EFL	M	RB/DMF/RWB
Brendan Thatcher	31	EFL	M	LB/LWB
Mikhail Gorokhov	23	PYA	M	CMF
Melanee Aguiar		27	EFL	F	RMF
Monique Fredrich	30	EFL	F	RWB/RMF/LMF
Kinabo Telioa		32	TUR	M	AMF/RMF/LMF
Fidelina Noble		27	EFL	F	ST
Quinton Foloris		30	EFL	M	ST/LWF
Key Reserves
Huskam Englert		28	EFL	M	GK
Mansoor Whitingham	22	EFL	M	CB/DMF
Flavio Hogan		30	EFL	M	LB/LMF
Majeeda Petro		25	EFL	F	CMF/DMF
Darcell Ghani		27	EFL	F	LMF/RMF
Viona Berry		30	EFL	F	AMF/DMF
Eldora Vazquez		24	EFL	F	ST

Players In: Mikhail Gorokhov [PYA] (Olympia Arkintoofle - Squornshelan Remnant States), Eva Elles (Xilon OC), Olyver Alderson (W-D School Academy), Rory Siddiqi (Toclofania FC)
Players Out: None

Name: RGS Athletic
Location: New Lodger City, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: King Iqbal II Stadium (90,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Royals; Honours: 36x Premier League champions, 10x KCC champions, 4x ICCS champions, 1x UICA TQCC champions, 19x Eastfield Lodge national champions

The biggest team in the Imperial Commonwealth, RGS are by far and away the most successful side in Eastfielder sporting history. The main patron side of the Eastfielder Royal Family, the team was formed through the Royal Group of Sports foundation that aimed at increasing access to sports across the country. Nonetheless, the team is still associated with royalty, aristocracy and the elites in general, an imaged that has remained throughout the years with all the money the team has been able to spend. RGS have always been at or near the top, even prior to the formation of the Premier League, but their dominance of the Premier League is unparalleled even multiversally, including their streak of 25 league titles in a row, and as such have always been the team to beat in the Imperial Commonwealth. The peak of their success however came in the penultimate season of the UICA era, as they won the Imperial Commonwealth's only UICA or IFCF title to date as they upset Cosumar's Cassandra City to win the Champions Cup.

Manager: Nuha Plant
Formation: 4-3-2-1
Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Yuvin O'Sullivan	26	EFL	M	GK
Amari Bloodsworth	31	EFL	M	CB/LB
Uemera Saburo		26	CMT	M	CB/LB
Pierre-Karl Miller	31	QUE	M	RB
Orismon Passaic		23	TKT	M	LB/RB
Vonn Cope		31	EFL	M	CMF/DMF
Marko Dryden		28	NPH	M	RMF/AMF
Cheyne Selby		29	EFL	M	CMF/LMF/DMF
Boet Caceres		26	EFL	M	RMF/AMF
Rafeeda Scripps		20	EFL	F	CMF/AMF
Harriet BaÏe-Verte	22	CMT	F	ST
Key Reserves
Dorinda Becker-Athena	35	EFL	F	GK
Zendaya Wiltshire	23	EFL	F	CB/LB
Leyton Begum		33	EFL	M	LB/DMF
Delmore Kara		27	EFL	M	CMF/DMF
Florencia Plummer	24	EFL	F	RMF/RB
Yohan Bob		35	EFL	M	AMF
Juanetta Silva		30	EFL	F	ST/RWF

Players In: Uemera Saburo [CMT] (Excelsior - Sylestone), Orismon Passaic [TKT] (Viathyn Park AFC - Tikariot), Priyansh Bartlett (Forest Rangers), Yacoub Asif (Marepacopolis JFC)
Players Out: Paisley Lysander (Crossroads - Chromatika)

Name: Royal Jam FC
Location: Jam Town, Jammy Forests
Home Stadium: Niexai Lane (64,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Strawberries; Honours: 4x Premier League champions, 4x ICCS champions, 28x Jammy Forests national champions

The Strawberries are the newest addition to the Big 5, and they earned their place with aplomb, breaking the seemingly unbreakable RGS title streak and going on to be the only side other than RGS to win three titles in a row. Royal Jam are by far and away the biggest side in Jammy Forests, the royal sponsorship helping their prestige as they came from relative mediocrity to become on of the best sides in the Imperial Commonwealth. Formed from the works team of one of many fruit processing factories on the island, the Strawberries have prided themselves on their defence, sticking to workmanlike play to keep their own goal intact and snatch the victory on the counter, a philosophy that has won over fans over time.

Manager: Rosaline Whitehead
Formation: 3-3-3-1
Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Beatrice Melia		25	EFL	F	GK
Nino Duncan-Berntsen	30	EFL	M	CB
Diana Kirkup		27	EFL	F	RB/CB
Wilmer Krogsæter	22	VAL	M	CB/CMF
Vivia Winter-Lula	31	EFL	F	RB/DMF/RWB
Jeremiah Millington	31	EFL	M	RWB/RMF/LMF
Perry Washington	31	EFL	F	RWB/LWB
Leonidas Johnsson	31	EFL	M	AMF/LMF
Arda Axelsson		24	EFL	M	AMF/CMF
Tarján Ságy		20	PAS	M	AMF/CMF
Soma Haugland		25	EFL	M	ST
Key Reserves
Zoee Lovell		19	EFL	F	GK
Generosa Richardson	30	EFL	F	CB
Dashawn Sherman-Roberts	25	EFL	M	CB/DMF/RB
Kerry Asif		28	EFL	F	DMF/RMF
Lucinda Pedley		25	EFL	F	RMF/RWB
Alfredo Boulanger	24	EFL	M	AMF
Sabrina Jaida		36	EFL	F	ST

Players In: Wilmer Krogsæter VAL] (Tovaca Thunder FC - Tikariot), Karlee Samsurov (Copper City Juniors)
Players Out: Daisi Hackett (Knetyohai City FC - Chromatika)

Name: Seaton Town
Location: Seaton, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: Starlight Castle Park (38,500)

Background:
Nickname: The Lions; Honours: 1x Premier League champions

The Lions, so named for the Imperial Commonwealth's national animal, are one of the older teams in the country, having been formed in and around the confines of the imposing Starlight Castle, home of the Seatons after whom the city is named. However, whilst the club may be part-owned by the town's former noble family, they have very much carved out a place as a working class club, with a strong link to the local community of fiercely loyal fans. Whilst not in the inaugural Premier League line-up, Seaton Town are one of the few sides who can state that they have never been formally relegated from the top flight, only missing a decade following the league's restructure to its current 16 team format . They can also boast about being one of only 7 teams to win the Premier League, pipping RGS in the final season of the 40 team era, but have little else to show since then, a one-off fifth place finish a bright spot on an otherwise mediocre couple of decades in midtable.

Manager: Theo Cashmore
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Likely Starting XI		Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Rens Majeed			28	EFL	M	GK
Taylor Abdul Kader		29	EFL	M	CB/LB
Marisa Dyer			24	EFL	F	CB/LB/DMF
Clemence Girard-Fell		31	EFL	F	RWB/RMF/RB
Rowen Pemberton			30	EFL	M	LB/DMF/LWB
Reymundo Meogegiv		27	EFL	M	DMF
Arnau Dawe-Monaghan		28	EFL	M	DMF
Juquinho Justice-Goddard	30	EFL	M	RMF
Kai Chaudhury			29	EFL	F	CMF/LMF
Inaaya McCollum			27	EFL	F	DMF/CMF/AMF
Alonzo Nichols			27	EFL	M	ST/AMF
Key Reserves
Chris Tosi			36	EFL	M	GK
Cristoval Lacombe		21	EFL	M	CB/DMF
Mubashshir Marquis		24	EFL	M	CB/RB/DMF
Jasmeen Morris-Murray		29	EFL	F	DMF/CMF
Zemira Bernard			33	EFL	F	LMF/LWB/CMF
Benaiah Sharpe			25	EFL	M	CMF/AMF
Kooper Shah			27	EFL	M	ST

Players In: Quavon Camus (DD Porto Nowi - Zeta Reka and Hugeltaldom), Najlaa Samuelsson (Jam Mountain Academy)
Players Out: None

Name: Seniors FC
Location: Pedantry Central, Pedantic Republic
Home Stadium: Central Park Complex (27,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Silver Foxes; Honours: 1x Third Division Trophy, 23x Pedantic Republic National Champions; Best League Finish: 5th

Originally formed by the former Eastfield Lodge Seniors national team, the Silver Foxes originally focused on giving older players a new lease of life when other clubs saw little benefit of keeping them. They initially shocked all critics and saw major success, working up their way through the divisions after their founding and becoming settled in the Premier League. A permanent home in Pedantic Republic and struggles in the top flight saw the team settle into a more orthodox footballing system, which saw them remain a Premier League regular for the competition's first few decades, but following relegation the team have never recovered, and have ended up as one of the more permanent yo-yo teams between the Premier League and Second Division. The advances in footballing quality in the country mean the team is unable to return to its roots, but they still run pioneering initiatives enabling the elderly to continue enjoy playing sport.

Manager: Naomi Åberg
Formation: 4-1-2-1-2
Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Asghar Roesch		28	EFL	M	GK
Yuri Chiaruzzi		33	EFL	F	CB/DMF
Rami Abdul Baasid	29	EFL	M	CB/LB
Prescott Dunlop		29	EFL	M	RB/CB
Armani Cottrell-Tobin	27	EFL	F	LB/LMF
Josefina Zadow		28	EFL	F	DMF
Tygo Syms		33	EFL	M	RWF/CMF
Beaux Chase-Tobin	31	EFL	M	CMF
Ivonne Stedman		25	EFL	F	AMF/RMF
Florinio Fouts-Fast	30	EFL	M	ST/AMF
Camryn Filons		29	EFL	F	ST/RWF/LWF
Key Reserves
Krish Shaban		19	EFL	M	GK
Roberta Bradley-Forshaw	28	EFL	F	CB/LB
Vetle Muñoz-Berger	24	EFL	M	RB/LB
Kaylin Jabour		26	EFL	F	DMF/AMF/LB
Brycen Salter		23	EFL	M	CMF
Olim Muhammad-Ashley	29	EFL	M	DMF/AMF
Trajan Hywel		27	EFL	M	ST/AMF

Players In: Asghar Roesch (Ovrâd Dragons - Zeta Reka and Hugeltaldom), Susan Paine (Aspel - Eura)
Players Out: Pepijn Athan-Cundick (Sunburbia FC), Jazmin Strickland (retired)

Name: Toclofania FC
Location: Toclofania, Twilight Heaven
Home Stadium: The Valiant (15,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Blades; Honours: 2x ICCS champions, 22x Twilight Heaven National Champions; Best League Finish: 7th (Division A)

Formed by the original Toclofane population following the Great Divide, that notable event during the events of WC55 which has left the portal to the Imperial Commonwealth, Toclofania are the most successful side of those originally founded by non-humans. The Blades were admitted to the league in its second season, and originally populated by Toclofane only, but over time began taking in more players of other species, and breaking into the top flight during its early expansionist era. However, following a first relegation the side crumbled away, and spent the next few decades in relative mediocrity. As the multiverse split, the non-human population and players vanished overnight, and the Blades switched back to human players, a change that eventually saw the Blades push themselves back up to the top flight on a few occasions.

Manager: Tibo Baines
Formation: 4-4-2
Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Adley Jessop		29	EFL	F	GK
Sylas Aldridge		31	EFL	M	RB/CB/DMF
Throdo Hadian		27	EFL	M	CB/RB
Mahed Washington	32	EFL	M	RB/CB/RMF
Emerson Miles		30	EFL	M	RB/LB
Edith Showell		33	EFL	F	CMF/LMF
Izzy Mirzadeh		27	EFL	F	DMF/CMF
Ximenna Kice-Hashim	23	EFL	F	RMF
Victor Fransczak	30	EFL	M	LMF/LWF
Destine Smethwycke	33	EFL	F	ST/LWF
Daliyah Benard		29	EFL	F	AMF/ST/LWF
Key Reserves
Joss Rathun-Hellström	26	EFL	M	GK
Tiffanie Homewood	19	EFL	F	CB/RB
Ádám Barlow		25	EFL	M	RB/LB
Scott Shaer		24	EFL	M	LMF/CMF
Madison Fares		27	EFL	F	CMF/RMF
Leola Khalili-Saab	25	EFL	F	LMF/RMF
Aurkena Abdul Noor	28	EFL	F	ST

Players In: Evarado Weeks (Lodger Juniors), Abrienda Adamson (New Tavernia Academy), Chaunce Farleigh-Wormwell (Lodgertia United), Lyle Lynch (Jam Town YFC)
Players Out: Rory Siddiqi (Olympia FC), Branson Ashcroft (UR Town), Jaxson Cullip, Bruce Clyne-Soott, Santos Hadian (retired)

Name: UR Town
Location: Walston Brook, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: Reynarn Arena (53,129)

Background:
Nickname: The Ultramarines; Honours: 2x KCC champions, 2x ICCS champions, 1x Premier League Trophy, 1x Eastfield Lodge National Champions; Best League Finish: 2nd

UR Town were one of the founding members of the Premier League, and were widely considered to be one of the original Big 5 in Eastfield Lodge at the start of the Premier League era. The Ultramarines, located in the suburb of Upper Reynarn, have always had a poor relationship with the city of Walston Brook, having historically been two separate but neighbouring towns - Walston Brook expanded, and were given city status whilst Reynarn lost their independence as it was subsumed. However, it translated into one of the best rivalries in the country, with the Two Brooks derby second only to the RGS-VLC derby in terms of atmosphere. UR Town's early Premier League exploits were a mixed bag, mainly sitting around mid-table, before a decade of UICA qualification placed them at the top table. That all changed following a match-fixing scandal that almost destroyed the club - forced relegation to the third tier, and a mass sell-off of star players, resulted in the Ultramarines being sentenced to a decade in the wilderness that they have only recently started recovering from. However, a return to the Big 5 currently looks unlikely, as the Ultramarines have joined the midtable melee.

Manager: Casta Vindelle
Formation: 4-1-2-1-2
Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Jerold Naz		25	EFL	M	GK
Jillian Hammoud		32	EFL	F	CB/RB
Felicitas Brown		29	EFL	F	CB/RB/DMF
Leandre St Brianna	32	EFL	M	RB/RMF
Carlita Tingle		30	EFL	F	LB/LMF
Caysen Slater		29	EFL	M	DMF/AMF
Bernette Harm		28	EFL	F	RMF/CMF
Corazana Leroy		25	EFL	F	LMF/LB
Aleks Kalil		25	EFL	M	AMF/RWF
Jeanna Begum-Parkes	26	EFL	F	ST
Annika St Cleer		32	EFL	F	ST/RWF
Key Reserves
Presta Colombo		20	EFL	F	GK
Windy Richmond		29	EFL	F	CB
Firhan Kang		27	EFL	M	RB/LB
Jasura Nahmias		21	EFL	F	DMF
Jaxxon Hepburn		26	EFL	M	LMF/RMF/LWF
Branson Ashcroft	24	EFL	M	AMF
Uriah Khatib		25	EFL	M	ST/LWF

Players In: Branson Ashcroft (Toclofania FC), Destinie Caron (Syrenia YFC), Zane Faraj-Thom (Lodgertia United)
Players Out: Arian Keckwright-Olivier (retired)

Name: VLC FC
Location: New Lodger City, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: Vorgan Park (85,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Wasps; Honours: 3x Premier League champions, 5x KCC champions, 4x ICCS champions, 9x Eastfield Lodge National Champions

VLC could be considered the complete opposites of cross-city rivals RGS, except in terms of success, as both were the most successful teams prior to the formation of the Premier League and both have remained in the nominal Big 5 since the League's inception. Whilst the Royals have always been part of the aristocracy, the Wasps have always been a club of the working class, situated in one of the city's poor neighbourhoods originally before the old Lodger City was destroyed in a nuclear flood. Since the rebuild of the city, Vorgan has been less of working class suburb, but nonetheless the Wasps continue to champion their working class credentials, with Vorgan Park still located well within the area and plenty of community outreach and involvement. Despite being one of the League so-called Big 5, it took until the landmark 50th season before the Wasps were finally able to claim the league title - however, they have won the second most and appeared in the second most Commonwealth Cup finals of any team.

Manager: Semih Loiseau
Formation: 4-1-2-1-2
Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Amin Horak		27	EFL	M	GK
Jazzmine Guillou	29	EFL	F	CB/DMF
Kamron Rankin		30	EFL	M	RB/CB
Mimi Phelan		26	EFL	F	LB/RB
Thea Borgen		26	VAL	F	LB/CB
Florian Mordecai	29	EFL	M	DMF/CB
Martha Baum		32	CMT	F	RMF
Victoria Bassett	30	EFL	F	LMF/AMF
Genaro Wraight		26	EFL	M	AMF/ST
Ramsey Dean-Jamal	33	EFL	M	ST
Bishop Messa		33	EFL	M	ST/LWF
Key Reserves
Muhaajir Gaber		37	EFL	M	GK
Yulia Peebles		22	EFL	F	CB
Ibrahima Farrah		32	EFL	M	RB/DMF
Bertram Kais		21	EFL	M	DMF/CMF
Sajaa Becker		30	EFL	F	RMF/RWB/RWF
Adalie Abdelrahman	35	EFL	F	AMF
Chantrell Noon-Muller	24	EFL	F	ST/LWF

Players In: Ibrahima Farrah (Harkdown - Eura), Teodora Meskin-Bhandari (Toclofania JFC), Davis Tardington (Tavernia Academy)
Players Out: Caroline Turcotte-Greene (retired)

Name: Walston Brook Albion
Location: Walston Brook, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: Brook Stadium (45,323)

Background:
Nickname: Albion/The Millers; Honours: 1x KCC champion, 1xICCS champions, 3x Eastfield Lodge National Champions; Best League Finish: 3rd

Walston Brook Albion are another of the founding members of the Premier League, but unlike rival UR Town, were not ever considered to be one of the bigger sides in the country. The Millers, the main team within the city of Walston Brook itself, are located on the main river passing through the city which is named after it - historically known for its multitudes of water mills and production of flour and bread which fed a large part of the northern region of Eastfield Lodge. Whilst never really challenging for honours for much of its history, Albion have always been present in the Premier League barring one relegation, and lately have come into some form of their own, their own brand of defensive football giving dividends as they have pushed into contention for IFCF places whilst also winning a KCC trophy, vacating the space left by their rivals in the division's upper echelons.

Manager: Pierpont Jonasson
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Latifah Rudd		24	EFL	F	GK
Travis Boyd		31	EFL	M	LB/CB/RB
Kristoffer Afshar	29	EFL	M	DMF/CB
Braylee North		27	EFL	F	DMF/RB
Sadid St Cleer		29	EFL	M	LB/LWB
Urvi Blomqvist		29	EFL	F	LB/DMF
Graceyn Dos Santos	25	EFL	F	DMF
Westlyn O'Shea-Fotherby	27	EFL	F	RB/RMF
Ghaada Meer		29	EFL	F	LB/LMF/LWB
Albert Kellock-Buckton	27	EFL	M	DMF/AMF
Ilyess Wainwright	22	EFL	M	ST/RWF
Key Reserves
Rufio Worthington	18	EFL	M	GK
Jean Molla		25	EFL	F	CB/DMF/LB
Duron Ashwin		31	EFL	M	LB/LWB/RB
Alondra Andreassen-Eide	21	EFL	F	CB/DMF/LB
Minnie Ballard		24	EFL	F	RMF/LMF
Gautier Johnsson	19	EFL	M	AMF/ST
Mathew Thomson		34	EFL	M	ST/LWF

Players In: Graceyn Dos Santos (Half Boy FC), Rufio Worthington (Paddockia YFC), Bex Torin (Macaronia Academy), Wayde Gauthier (Copper City Juniors)
Players Out: Alessandro Lucchesi [EUR/SAM] (retired)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 3:03 pm

ICELFA Season 61: Part 1

21st IFCF Challengers Cup 2nd Qualifying Round

FC Lubac (SFI) 2-2 Royal Jam FC
Royal Jam FC 4-0 FC Lubac (AGG: 6-2)

Arsenal de Releinthi (AFT) 2-1 RGS Athletic
RGS Athletic 3-5 Arsenal de Releinthi (AGG: 4-7)

21st IFCF Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round

Atlov (SSF) 1-2 VLC FC
VLC FC 1-1 Atlov (AGG: 3-2)

Olympia FC 3-0 Stein-los Turkish (PAS)
Stein-los Turkish 1-1 Olympia FC (AGG: 1-4)

21st IFCF Challengers Cup 3rd Qualifying Round

Copper Communists SC 1-1 FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla (PIS)
FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla 0-2 Copper Communists SC (AGG: 1-3)

Corona Christiana (OME) 1-2 Royal Jam FC
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Corona Christiana (AGG: 3-1)

21st IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy 3rd Qualifying Round

Seniors FC 1-1 Solvecere Union (DOU)
Solvecere Union 1-2 Seniors FC (AGG: 2-3)

21st IFCF Champions League Playoff Round 1st Leg

Pallas City Saints (APH) 2-2 VLC FC
Olympia FC 2-0 Brantisvogan FC (SRS)

21st IFCF Challengers Cup 4th Qualifying Round 1st Leg

Copper Communists SC 2-3 Birivistice (AUP)
Royal Jam FC 1-2 FC Felsenkirchen 1879 (STL)

21st IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy Playoff Round 1st Leg

Zote Rangers (BIY) 2-2 Seniors FC
Corn Palace (SSF) 0-1 Half Boy FC
FC Tavernia 3-2 Cairo United (DAR)

The opening salvoes of the IFCF season kick off with last season’s league qualifiers in the Challengers Cup. The Strawberries start off in great fashion by demolishing Sangti’s FC Lubac at home, courtesy of Pasargan midfielder Tarján Ságy’s orchestrating a rare but very incisive attacking display from Royal Jam. Their next opponents would put up more of a challenge however, as Corona Christiana dominated large parts of the home first leg against Royal Jam, only the Strawberries to weather the storm and score two counter attacking goals, sealing the deal with some brilliant defensive displays at home in the second leg. The 4th Round may prove to be their step too far though, Siovanija and Teusland’s FC Felsenkirchen coming out victors in a gritty fight at Niexai Lane in the first leg.

RGS Athletic were the other side to start their season in the second round, only for their international season to come to an abrupt end at the hands of Abanhfleft’s Arsenal de Releinthi - a laboured display seeing the hosts win the first leg 2-1 despite a late undeserved consolation goal from Rafeeda Scripps, before the Fleftic side ran a defensive rout in New Lodger City, putting 5 past the Royals’ defence in a chaotic goalfest. Moving up the table, the Third Qualifying Round saw the first appearances for the top two last season, with both VLC and Olympia entering this round of the Champions League. The Wasps started their season off in relatively tentative fashion, narrowly seeing off the Federation of the Single Sun’s Atlov over two legs, before needing a late equaliser to keep their tie against Aphrilia’s Pallas City Saints alive in the Playoff Round. Olympia had much less trouble in these early Champions League stages however, going into the League phase with massive home wins against both Stein-los Turkish and Squornshelan side Brantisvogan to set up a possible Champions League Group Stage appearance which has been rare for Eastfielder sides as of late.

And last but not least, the Liga B’s ever shrinking field means the tournament kicks off in the Third Qualifying Round phase, where we see Seniors take on Doubeian opponents in Solvecere Union. The Silver Foxes start off with a cagey affair at home in the first leg, a 1-1 draw, only to come out firing in the second leg and rack up two goals in ten minutes to secure their place alongside the other two promoted sides in the Playoff Round. Seniors would kick off those three first leg matches in Biyambi, being held to a 2-2 draw by Zote Rangers, whilst Half Boy and FC Tavernia both open their seasons with a win apiece, the Archers holding on to defeat Corn Palace whilst the Wyverns have to come from a goal down twice to beat Darmen’s Cairo United.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 1

VLC FC 1-0 FC Tavernia
Indionion Athletic 3-2 Toclofania FC
Olympia FC 1-0 Seniors FC
FM Town 6-5 Nile Bridge
RGS Athletic 4-1 Half Boy FC
Seaton Town 0-1 Walston Brook Albion
Royal Jam FC 0-0 Copper Communists SC
UR Town 1-1 Norrion Rovers

The traditional clash of champions kicks off the new season, the 61st such season seeing 7 time champions VLC FC (imagine telling Wasps fans that ten years ago) taking on Second Division champions FC Tavernia at Vorgan Park. Despite the Wasps struggles in international competition, they had little trouble defensively from rather ineffective FC Tavernia attack, with Eastfielder international Genaro Wraight securing the first win of the season for the defending champions. However, all eyes were drawn to the insanity unfolding in Gamerville, where FM Town and Nile Bridge put up a defensive display that would horrify most Ko-orenites with a multitude of basic defensive errors being capitalised upon. Twice were backpasses to the keeper intercepted and finished, three times were players completely unmarked in the middle of the box, resulting in braces for both the Fjorders’ Daniel Ashby and the Architects’ Najiyya Johansson. Elsewhere, the usual title challengers kicked off their seasons with wins over the other newly promoted side, RGS going top as the only side with a win by more than one goal, whilst Royal Jam and Norrion both were held to draws.

21st IFCF Champions League Playoff Round 2nd Leg

VLC FC 1-3 Pallas City Saints (AGG: 3-5)
Brantisvogan FC 5-2 Olympia FC (FT 4-2, AGG: 5-4)

21st IFCF Challengers Cup 4th Qualifying Round 2nd Leg

Birivistice 0-3 Copper Communists SC (AGG: 3-5)
FC Felsenkirchen 1879 3-0 Royal Jam FC (AGG: 5-1)

21st IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy Playoff Round 2nd Leg

Seniors FC 2-3 Zote Rangers (AGG: 4-5)
Half Boy FC 3-0 Corn Palace (AGG:4-0)
Cairo United 1-2 FC Tavernia (AGG: 3-5)

Seven midweek matches for Premier League sides in the IFCF, and it’s a bit of a mixed bag of results. Premier League champions VLC are the biggest casualties of the round, failing to convert their away draw at home by losing lamely to Pallas City Saints. Olympia are also eliminated from the Champions League in humiliating fashion, despite taking a two nil lead into this match, Brantisvogan smashing four past them in the return leg to force extra time before securing the winner. The Communists have no trouble though, managing to overturn their first leg deficit to Birivistice with a hat-trick of set piece goals to book a Playoff Round place alongside Olympia, but the Strawberries will not be joining them as they remain second best in their matchup against Felsenkirchen, their usually stout defence being carved open like a knife through butter. Down in the LBCT, Seniors play out another high scoring close match, but it’s not enough to keep them afloat as Zote Rangers come from a goal down to win 3-2 and knock the Silver Foxes out. Half Boy demolish Corn Palace, whilst FC Tavernia join them in the group stages with two late goals to see off the threat of extra time against Cairo United.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 2

Toclofania FC 0-1 VLC FC
Seniors FC 0-2 FC Tavernia
Nile Bridge 1-3 Indionion Athletic
Half Boy FC 0-4 Olympia FC
Walston Brook Albion 1-1 FM Town
Copper Communists SC 1-4 RGS Athletic
Norrion Rovers 1-0 Seaton Town
UR Town 0-2 Royal Jam FC

RGS continue their attacking ways, a quickfire Baie-Verte brace enough to sink Communists hopes, whilst Olympia and VLC both keep pace with wins in their own traditional fashion - Olympia putting the promoted side to the sword, and the Wasps holding firm with a single goal to beat Toclofania. Indionion are the other side to remain perfect after two games, the Hummingbirds having a disappointing first half against Nile Bridge before putting three past them after the hour mark, the Architects kicking off the season with uncharacteristically the worst defence in the league. FC Tavernia register their first win of the season in their survival bid by beating fellow promoted side Seniors FC.

21st IFCF Challengers Cup Playoff Round 1st Leg

Copper Communists 1-3 Nangang Royals (YZH)
Austin City FC (XAN) 2-2 Olympia FC

One step from joining VLC FC in the Challengers Cup group stage, the Communists start their tie against Nangang Royals in full self sabotage mode as poor concentration allows the Yuezhou side to run riot in Copper City, a late consolation from Naseera Kelvin the only ray of hope heading into the return fixture next week. Olympia however return from Xanneria in level pegging, holding Austin City despite losing a two-nil lead in the second half.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 3

VLC FC 1-1 Seniors FC
Toclofania FC 1-1 Nile Bridge
FC Tavernia 1-2 Half Boy FC
Indionion Athletic 0-0 Walston Brook Albion
Olympia FC 3-1 Copper Communists SC
FM Town 0-2 Norrion Rovers
RGS Athletic 4-1 UR Town
Seaton Town 0-2 Royal Jam FC

VLC blink first in the early stages of this title race, as they become the first team in the league to drop points against one of the promoted sides, Seniors coming away with a surprise draw. Half Boy are also off the mark this season as they come from behind against the Wyverns, as are Nile Bridge following their draw against the Blades. That leaves a Lions side as the only side without points, Seaton continuing to fire blanks in front of goal as Royal Jam comfortably see them off. RGS continue their charge at the top of the table by soundly beating the Ultramarines, with Olympia the only other side left on nine points from nine despite conceding their first goal this season against the Communists.

21st IFCF Challengers Cup Playoff Round 2nd Leg

Nangang Royals 0-0 Copper Communists SC (AGG: 3-1)
Olympia FC 1-1 Austin City FC (FT 1-1, AGG: 3-3, PKs 5-4)

A very boring match back in Nangang sees the Royals hold on against a Communists side that was very much second best, whilst Olympia and Austin are still unable to separate themselves out in 180, and then 210 minutes, as Kinabo Telioa’s opener was neutralised shortly before half time. That took them to extra time, with no breakthrough meaning penalties and only in sudden death would the pressure break one of the teams, the Xannerian side seeing a penalty blazed wide of the post. Olympia through to the group stage to join VLC.

King’s Commonwealth Cup First Round

The First Round of the King’s Commonwealth Cup is one of those big traditions in the Eastfielder calendar. 512 teams from all up and down the footballing pyramid put together in one big free for all draw. 9 matches separate these sides from cup glory, and this year we start with the customary victims of the upstart minnows. No Premier League side was eliminated at this stage, although VLC came very close to the biggest possible turnover as they needed extra time to see off tenth tier Whitecliff County, whilst Toclofania needed to come from behind to take Thecarrift Sport to extra time before seeing off the eighth tier outfit. The second Division did have a couple of upsets though, Polkation, Cliffside and Micronopia all eliminated by lower league opposition. At the other end of the scale, there were many one sided high scoring matches for the higher ranked side, including the Lions putting six past tenth tier Thawmont Wanderers without reply. FM Town also put six past their opponents, although they were almost taken to extra time at one point as the Fjorders threw away a 3-0 lead to lead 5-4, before a stoppage time goal secured their advancement into the Second Round.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 4

Nile Bridge 1-2 VLC FC
Half Boy FC 1-0 Seniors FC
Walston Brook Albion 1-1 Toclofania FC
Copper Communists SC 2-3 FC Tavernia
Norrion Rovers 1-0 Indionion Athletic
UR Town 0-4 Olympia FC
Royal Jam FC 1-0 FM Town
Seaton Town 1-0 RGS Athletic

Seaton, having just registered their first win of the season in the cup, proceed to grab their first points of the league campaign and in style as well, riding out the RGS attacking storm and catching the league leaders on the counter. That leaves Olympia top of the tree after they had no trouble thrashing UR Town, whilst VLC needed an own goal to survive with all three points against Nile Bridge. The promoted sides continue to have the best start of the season of any promoted teams for a while, with Half Boy and FC Tavernia both grabbing their second wins of the season to be sitting relatively pretty in mid-table. Despite dropping points in the opening game, the Stags continue to impress, and this win over the Hummingbirds may well highlight their credentials.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 5

VLC FC 2-0 Half Boy FC
Nile Bridge 0-2 Walston Brook Albion
Seniors FC 0-1 Copper Communists SC
Toclofania FC 1-1 Norrion Rovers
FC Tavernia 1-6 UR Town
Indionion Athletic 0-1 Royal Jam FC
Olympia FC 1-0 Seaton Town
FM Town 0-1 RGS Athletic

Order restored somewhat this week for the Royals, putting that surprise loss the previous week behind them with a lacklustre display against their usual whipping boys FM Town. League leaders Olympia continue to lead the way after the Lions failed to claim two scalps in two, whilst there were also wins for VLC and Royal Jam, but Daliyah Benard’s penalty pegged the Stags to a draw against Toclofania. Nile Bridge’s season continues to go off to a poor start, Albion putting two past them to maintain the Millers’ bid for IFCF football.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 6

Walston Brook Albion 2-0 VLC FC
Copper Communists SC 1-1 Half Boy FC
Norrion Rovers 5-0 Nile Bridge
UR Town 1-0 Seniors FC
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Toclofania FC
Seaton Town 1-1 FC Tavernia
RGS Athletic 3-0 Indionion Athletic
FM Town 0-1 Olympia FC

Whisper it, but maybe Olympia are the team to beat this season. They see off a surprisingly defensively sound FM Town side, but their closest challengers are felled by Albion, VLC now dropping to five points off the top. Royal Jam still remain second and only two points behind after their win over the Blades, but the Strawberries aren’t exactly known for long successful campaigns as of late. RGS move up to third by beating the Hummingbirds, whilst the Stags keep up a point behind following their dismantling of an increasingly poor Nile Bridge side, racking up their 19th goal conceded in only 6 games.

[align=center]King’s Commonwealth Cup Second Round

The Second Round of the Cup was a bit of a different beast to the usual order, as there weren’t many lopsided matchups to speak about. However, there was still a good share of upsets going around to keep the neutrals satisfied, starting off with the defending champions, Copper Communists, being eliminated at home by Third Division side Clinar Rovers, even despite having taken the lead in their tie. They weren’t the only Premier League side to be upset though, as the Wyverns saw themselves eliminated by Approciation FC, and to complete the trifecta of top flight sides eliminated, RGS Athletic and Walston Brook Albion met up in this round, and it was Albion that came out on top with a surprisingly well executed 2-0 win. Gravaget Town registered the largest tilt of the round, the tenth tier side eliminating fifth tier opponents in EastImport. Seniors and Half Boy were both on the verge of large tilts themselves, the two other promoted sides being taken to extra time, with the Archers in particular throwing away a 4-0 lead and needing a fifth to see off seventh tier Michurinists. The 9 goals there weren’t the highest scoring fixture of the tie however - that award went to UR Town, who put ELEVEN goals past their 10th tier opponents.

ICEL Premier League Standings

                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Olympia FC              6    6   0   0    14    1  +13    18
 2 Royal Jam FC            6    5   1   0     7    0   +7    16
 3 RGS Athletic            6    5   0   1    16    4  +12    15
 4 Norrion Rovers          6    4   2   0    11    2   +9    14
 5 VLC FC                  6    4   1   1     7    4   +3    13
 6 Walston Brook Albion    6    3   3   0     7    2   +5    12
 7 Indionion Athletic      6    2   1   3     6    8   −2     7
 8 UR Town                 6    2   1   3     9   12   −3     7
 9 FC Tavernia             6    2   1   3     8   12   −4     7
10 Half Boy FC             6    2   1   3     5   12   −7     7
11 Copper Communists SC    6    1   2   3     6   11   −5     5
12 FM Town                 6    1   1   4     7   11   −4     4
13 Seaton Town             6    1   1   4     2    6   −4     4
14 Toclofania FC           6    0   3   3     5    8   −3     3
15 Seniors FC              6    0   1   5     1    7   −6     1
16 Nile Bridge             6    0   1   5     8   19  −11     1

ICEL Second Division Standings

                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Tuntingone FC           6    6   0   0    13    2  +11    18
 2 Polkation FC            6    5   1   0     8    1   +7    16
 3 Micronopia United       6    4   0   2    15   11   +4    12
 4 Lodgertia United        6    3   2   1     9    4   +5    11
 5 Oldbridge FC            6    3   1   2     8    6   +2    10
 6 Monksville United       6    3   1   2     5    4   +1    10
 7 Sunburbia FC            6    3   1   2     5    6   −1    10
 8 Jam Athletic            6    2   3   1     8    4   +4     9
 9 Forest Rangers          6    2   3   1     8    6   +2     9
10 Yillog City             6    2   2   2     7    6   +1     8
11 Twilight Heaven FC      6    2   1   3     4    6   −2     7
12 Pontifucia United       6    2   1   3     8   13   −5     7
13 Cliffside FC            6    1   1   4     4    9   −5     4
14 SS City                 6    0   2   4     1    6   −5     2
15 Xilon OC                6    0   1   5     1   11  −10     1
16 YLW FC                  6    0   0   6     1   10   −9     0

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 8:11 pm

ICELFA Season 61: Part 2

21st IFCF Challengers Cup Group Stage MD1

Latrobe Athletic (KSK) 0-2 Olympia FC
O.K. Corinthians Bashi (GEE) 0-1 VLC FC

21st IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy Group Stage MD1

Herzegovina Phoenix (BNJ) 1-3 Half Boy FC
Resolute Storm 1913 FC (PIS) 3-2 FC Tavernia

11th IFCF Associations’ Trophy Group Stage MD1

Copper Communists SC 0-2 Allmänna Gränd IF (PUG)

Five teams in IFCF group stages is the best return for some time for the Imperial Commonwealth, and the Challengers Cup teams start off in great fashion with Olympia crushing Kelssek’s Latrobe Athletic, whilst VLC had a bit of a more difficult time in Geektopia against Corinthians Bashi, Bishop Messa bundling home a corner to secure the 1-0 win. The Associations Trophy sees the Communists qualify as a lucky loser, and their opening game sees them lose badly to Allmanna Grand without putting up much of a fight. Down in the LBCT, FC Tavernia travelled up north to the Polar Islandstates but twice lost a single goal lead to the Resolute Storm, whilst the Archers had no problem demolishing Herzegovina Phoenix.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 7

VLC FC 4-0 Copper Communists SC
Walston Brook Albion 1-1 Norrion Rovers
Half Boy FC 0-4 UR Town
Nile Bridge 2-2 Royal Jam FC
Seniors FC 1-1 Seaton Town
Toclofania FC 0-3 RGS Athletic
FC Tavernia 3-2 FM Town
Indionion Athletic 2-2 Olympia FC

Olympia follow up their dominant midweek performance with a rather lame one in the league this weekend, as the Hummingbirds ran out a two goal lead within the first 20 minutes and managed to hold on enough to secure the draw against the league leaders. The Strawberries had the chance to move level on points with them, but they also fluffed their lines against table basement dwellers Nile Bridge, but RGS did take full advantage against the Blades to move a point behind Olympia. VLC leapfrogged the Stags into fourth place after Norrion were held to a draw by Albion, a spectacular display seeing RDJ score a brace against the Communists. The Ultramarines were also on the warpath as they moved to the top of the midtable pack with four goals against the Archers, joined by FC Tavernia as the Wyverns pulled out a major win against FM Town.

21st IFCF Challengers Cup Group Stage MD2

Olympia FC 1-2 O.K. Kummaboule (GEE)
VLC FC 2-1 Maethoru SC (KOR)

21st IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy Group Stage MD2

Half Boy FC 3-0 Royal Arexa (ASG)
FC Tavernia 0-2 Viltvodle United (SRS)

11th IFCF Associations’ Trophy Group Stage MD2

Dí Maozöxê (FFD) 2-3 Copper Communists SC

From one Geektopian opponent to another, it’s Olympia’s turn to take on OK Kummaboule in the group stage, but they are unable to follow up on their opening game win, a late goal from summer signing Mikhail Gorokhov not enough to save them. Meanwhile, VLC had a better time of it in their match, despite going down early to Ko-oren’s Maethoru - a second half rally was enough to get them the three points. The Communists also got off the mark on the road in Farfadillis against distinguished opponents Dí Maozöxê, while the Archers make it two wins from two in the LBCT. FC Tavernia on the other hand look dead and buried already with their second loss in a row.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 8

Norrion Rovers 1-0 VLC FC
UR Town 4-0 Copper Communists SC
Royal Jam FC 1-1 Walston Brook Albion
Seaton Town 4-0 Half Boy FC
RGS Athletic 2-1 Nile Bridge
FM Town 6-0 Seniors FC
Olympia FC 1-0 Toclofania FC
Indionion Athletic 1-2 FC Tavernia

RGS open the weekend with a big win against an Architects side that seemed more spirited than they have been at any point this season, putting the pressure on the league leaders who respond in kind with a narrow win against the Blades. Third place Royal Jam fail to keep pace as Albion continue to play spoiler in this title race, holding the Strawberries to a score draw, but the Wasps falter even harder, as the 4th place Wasps lose to the 5th place Stags thanks to a penalty from Chappell Holdsworth. Thanks to the Albion draw, UR Town and FC Tavernia actually join the hunt for the outside IFCF place, wins over the Communists and Indionion meaning they sit only 3 points off fourth place VLC.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 9

VLC FC 0-1 UR Town
Norrion Rovers 1-0 Royal Jam FC
Copper Communists SC 1-4 Seaton Town
Walston Brook Albion 0-1 RGS Athletic
Half Boy FC 0-1 FM Town
Nile Bridge 1-2 Olympia FC
Seniors FC 2-1 Indionion Athletic
Toclofania FC 2-0 FC Tavernia

The top two continue to trade blows with each other, RGS registering a big win over the high-flying Albion only for Olympia to see off relegation battling Nile Bridge. Behind them, the mixer spares no victims - Norrion, fresh off beating VLC the week prior, turn their sights onto the Strawberries, who they also overtook on goal difference the previous week and snag another narrow win to underline their improvement this season. VLC themselves suffer a major setback though, as they’re defeated at home by the high-flying UR Town. Fellow high flyers FC Tavernia couldn’t continue their great form against the Blades, a relatively limp performance seeing them fall 2-0.

21st IFCF/69th Cup Winners Cup Round of 32 1st leg

Copper Communists SC 2-2 Sivolvia Central AC (SRS)

Defending KCC champions Copper Communists kick off their Cup Winners Cup campaign with a visit from Squornshelan side Sivolvia Central. The Communists have been struggling in the league but faring better internationally, and it shows here where they hold a strong Sivolvia side to a draw.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Third Round

75% of the teams already eliminated in the first two rounds, the Third Round aims to cut the field down from 128 to 64. The upsets continue to roll in however, and that includes the Premier League casualties as two one-time finalists met in Sunburbia, with Sunurbia FC facing off against and defeating Indionion Athletic. Newly promoted Half Boy FC were the other top flight side on the chopping block, with Third Division side Honsadin FC taking them out. Royal Jam almost joined them on the scrapheap, as they had to fight from being 3-1 down at half time to take 8th tier Rivermouth AC to extra time before beating them in what transpired to be the highest scoring match of the round.

21st IFCF Challengers Cup Group Stage MD3

Jaglan Royals (SRS) 3-2 Olympia FC
TSV Marzig (STL) 2-0 VLC FC

21st IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy Group Stage MD3

O.K. Dynaminx Mordecai (GEE) 2-0 Half Boy FC
Río CF (VAL) 3-1 FC Tavernia

11th IFCF Associations’ Trophy Group Stage MD3

Copper Communists SC 2-2 Katzestadt AFC (KAT)

The halfway point of the IFCF group stages comes up quickly for the five sides left in international competition, an this set of matches is a pretty poor one for the Eastfielder contingent, as both Olympia and FC Tavernia threw away leads against opponents on the road, whilst VLC and Half boy never got going in their matches. The Communists are the only side to come away this week with anything, and even then they had to fight for it against Katzestadt, the Katzeburg side proving an equal match in their 2-2 draw.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 10

Royal Jam FC 1-0 VLC FC
Seaton Town 0-2 UR Town
RGS Athletic 0-1 Norrion Rovers
FM Town 1-0 Copper Communists SC
Olympia FC 2-0 Walston Brook Albion
Indionion Athletic 1-1 Half Boy FC
FC Tavernia 1-2 Nile Bridge
Toclofania FC 3-0 Seniors FC

Norrion make it 3 big wins in three matches, the Stags travelling to New Lodger City to face off against title challengers RGS and scoring within 30 seconds for the only goal in an otherwise drab and dreary game. Olympia take full advantage by beating Albion, but behind them Royal Jam are the day’s big winner as they defeat VLC to put some real space between themselves and the chasing pack, although UR Town aren’t too much worse after beating midtable Seaton Town. Nile Bridge finally grab their first win of the season by defeating high flying FC Tavernia, moving to just four points from safety in the process and off the bottom of the table on goal difference.

21st IFCF Challengers Cup Group Stage MD4

Olympia FC 1-0 Jaglan Royals (SRS)
VLC FC 2-1 TSV Marzig (STL)

21st IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy Group Stage MD4

Half Boy FC 4-0 O.K. Dynaminx Mordecai (GEE)
FC Tavernia 0-1 Río CF (VAL)

11th IFCF Associations’ Trophy Group Stage MD4

Katzestadt AFC (KAT) 2-2 Copper Communists SC

The return legs of the previous weeks fixtures go by and large the opposite way to what they had done previously, with Olympia grabbing their second win of the group by beating Jaglan Royals, whilst VLC move onto nine points from twelve by beating Siovanijan outfit TSV Marzig. Half Boy turn around their big loss the previous week by smashing Dynaminx Mordecai, but FC Tavernia are the odd ones out as they lose back to back matches against Rio CF. Having drawn 2-2 the previous week, Katzestadt and the Communists play out the same result once more.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 11

VLC FC 1-0 Seaton Town
Royal Jam FC 0-1 RGS Athletic
UR Town 3-2 FM Town
Norrion Rovers 1-1 Olympia FC
Copper Communists SC 0-0 Indionion Athletic
Walston Brook Albion 3-0 FC Tavernia
Half Boy FC 1-2 Toclofania FC
Nile Bridge 4-4 Seniors FC

Stags fan may not be happy about the Big 5 gauntlet they’re going through at the moment, but they’ve certainly made good going of it after three wins and now a well played draw against the league leaders. RGS see off the threat from Royal Jam to keep pace with Olympia at the top of the table, and also building a bigger gap to fourth. UR Town come from two goals down against the Fjorders to move above Royal Jam into fourth, whilst VLC and Albion keep up their bids for IFCF football with big wins of their own, including Albion’s rare attacking display against the Wyverns. At the bottom of the table, the Architects play out an 8 goal thriller against Seniors, the Silver Foxes somehow managing to overturn a 4-0 first half lead against Nile Bridge.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 12

RGS Athletic 1-2 VLC FC
FM Town 0-2 Seaton Town
Olympia FC 2-0 Royal Jam FC
Indionion Athletic 2-3 UR Town
FC Tavernia 1-5 Norrion Rovers
Toclofania FC 2-0 Copper Communists SC
Seniors FC 0-2 Walston Brook Albion
Nile Bridge 2-1 Half Boy FC

The country’s biggest derby of the season kicks off at the King Iqbal II Stadium, with RGS hoping to solidify their challenge to Olympia whilst VLC were hoping to regain some ground in the race to qualify for the Challengers Cup - in the end, the Wasps triumphed at their rivals stadium. Olympia did not wait to take advantage though, beating Royal Jam to move five points clear of the Royals, whilst Norrion smash the Wyverns to move into second place ahead of RGS. UR Town survive the derby of their own against Indionion to stay within three points of Norrion in their unlikely Champions League qualification bid, whilst Nile Bridge move out of the bottom three in their surprising relegation six pointer against the Archers.

21st IFCF/69th Cup Winners Cup Round of 32 2nd leg

Sivolvia Central 2-2 Copper Communists SC (FT 1-1, AGG: 4-4, PKs 10-9)

The Communists just love a 2-2 draw don’t they? For a fourth midweek match in a row, they are unable to win or lose against their opponents, although this time being taken to extra time at 1-1, and then a tense penalty shootout culminating in Communists’ keeper Colan Calvert firing a weak shot straight at the Sivolvia keeper to lose 10-9.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Fourth Round

32 matches in the Fourth Round to see who reaches the halfway mark in the King’s Commonwealth Cup, and it appears Royal Jam won’t be one of them as the Premier League side fall victim to the Jutmere Lakers of the seventh tier, whilst Albion nearly bit the dust at this stage, being taken to penalties by Monksville FC. Seaton Town were another Premier League side nearly eliminated on penalties, as Aswania Athletic scored three quick-fire equalisers to force them into extra time. The worst penalty shootout in history took place between two Second Division sides, as SS City and Jam Athletic managed to fail to score a single penalty in 13 before the visitor’s Minette Briory fired one down the middle to score the winning (and only) penalty.

21st IFCF Challengers Cup Group Stage MD5

Olympia FC 2-2 Latrobe Athletic (KSK)
VLC FC 0-2 O.K. Corinthians Bashi (GEE)

21st IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy Group Stage MD5

Half Boy FC 1-2 Herzegovina Phoenix (BNJ)
FC Tavernia 1-0 Resolute Storm 1913 FC (PIS)

11th IFCF Associations’ Trophy Group Stage MD5

Allmänna Gränd IF (PUG) 1-2 Copper Communists SC

Heading into the final set of IFCF group matches, the chips begin to fall in line for the Eastfielder sides. Olympia put themselves in a must-win scenario for the final match as they struggle their way to a draw against Kelssek’s Latrobe Athletic, whilst VLC remain in good standing to advance despite losing to Corinthians Bashi. Half Boy also lose their match to Herzegovina Phoenix, but still have a good chance of making it through, whilst FC Tavernia manage to grab some dignity by defeating Resolute Storm at home. And last but not least, the Communists get their revenge against Allmanna Grand to stay in contention.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 13

VLC FC 0-1 FM Town
RGS Athletic 1-2 Olympia FC
Seaton Town 0-0 Indionion Athletic
Royal Jam FC 2-0 FC Tavernia
UR Town 2-0 Toclofania FC
Norrion Rovers 3-0 Seniors FC
Copper Communists SC 1-0 Nile Bridge
Walston Brook Albion 2-0 Half Boy FC

Could it be Olympia vs Norrion for the title? Norrion keep up the pressure on the top of the table with a routine win against relegation battling Seniors FC, whilst Olympia survive the much tougher task of defeating RGS on their turf to keep the gap at the top to four points. RGS’ loss is UR Town’s gain however, the Ultramarines continuing their insane form this season by beating the Blades to move into third, whilst VLC suffer yet another setback at home to FM Town, falling down to seventh following Albion’s win over the Archers.

21st IFCF Challengers Cup Group Stage MD6

O.K. Kummaboule (GEE) 0-1 Olympia FC
Maethoru SC (KOR) 1-4 VLC FC

21st IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy Group Stage MD6

Royal Arexa (ASG) 1-2 Half Boy FC
Viltvodle United (SRS) 2-2 FC Tavernia

11th IFCF Associations’ Trophy Group Stage MD6

Copper Communists SC 2-0 Dí Maozöxê (FFD)

The final match of the IFCF group stages, and the fate of the Imperial Commonwealth’s coefficient as well these teams’ seasons rests on this set of matches. It’s pressure that doesn’t faze league leaders Olympia, who manage to narrowly secure their vital win against Kummaboule to secure second in their group, whilst VLC demolish Maethoru to finish atop their own group. Half Boy beat Royal Arexa of Astograth to secure top spot in their LBCT group, but FC Tavernia are eliminated (and have been for a while) - at least an away point against Viltvodle United means they end on a good note. And last but not least, the Communists get a vital win against Dí Maozöxê that also sees them finish atop their Associations Trophy group.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 14

Olympia FC 1-2 VLC FC
Indionion Athletic 2-2 FM Town
FC Tavernia 0-6 RGS Athletic
Toclofania FC 1-0 Seaton Town
Seniors FC 0-1 Royal Jam FC
Nile Bridge 0-1 UR Town
Half Boy FC 0-2 Norrion Rovers
Walston Brook Albion 2-0 Copper Communists SC

Olympia finally falter, and their first loss of the season comes at the hand of an embarrassing own goal against VLC, which opens the door for the chasing Norrion side to close the gap, a task they have little difficulty doing against the Archers. UR Town retain their third place station on the road in Bridgetown by defeating a hapless Nile Bridge side, but RGS put the Wyverns to the sword to stay a point behind the pack. There are wins for Royal Jam and Albion as well that keeps them in touch with the IFCF qualifying battle, but the bottom three remain unchanged, with the Communists, Seniors and Half Boy only narrowly behind Nile Bridge.

ICEL Premier League Standings

                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Olympia FC             14   11   2   1    27    8  +19    35
 2 Norrion Rovers         14   10   4   0    26    5  +21    34
 3 UR Town                14   10   1   3    29   16  +13    31
 4 RGS Athletic           14   10   0   4    31   10  +21    30
 5 Royal Jam FC           14    8   3   3    14    7   +7    27
 6 Walston Brook Albion   14    7   5   2    18    7  +11    26
 7 VLC FC                 14    8   1   5    16   10   +6    25
 8 Toclofania FC          14    5   3   6    15   15    0    18
 9 FM Town                14    5   2   7    22   21   +1    17
10 Seaton Town            14    4   3   7    13   12   +1    15
11 FC Tavernia            14    4   1   9    15   35  −20    13
12 Indionion Athletic     14    2   6   6    15   20   −5    12
13 Nile Bridge            14    2   3   9    20   33  −13     9
14 Copper Communists SC   14    2   3   9     8   28  −20     9
15 Half Boy FC            14    2   2  10     8   30  −22     8
16 Seniors FC             14    1   3  10     8   28  −20     6

ICEL Second Division Standings

                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Tuntingone FC          14   11   2   1    26    9  +17    35
 2 Micronopia United      14    8   3   3    32   18  +14    27
 3 Yillog City            14    8   3   3    24   13  +11    27
 4 Polkation FC           14    8   3   3    14    7   +7    27
 5 Monksville United      14    7   3   4    15   11   +4    24
 6 Sunburbia FC           14    7   3   4    13   12   +1    24
 7 Jam Athletic           14    5   5   4    20   14   +6    20
 8 Lodgertia United       14    4   8   2    23   19   +4    20
 9 Pontifucia United      14    6   2   6    22   25   −3    20
10 Forest Rangers         14    5   3   6    17   17    0    18
11 Twilight Heaven FC     14    5   2   7     8   17   −9    17
12 Oldbridge FC           14    4   4   6    16   18   −2    16
13 Xilon OC               14    4   4   6    10   16   −6    16
14 Cliffside FC           14    2   2  10     6   21  −15     8
15 YLW FC                 14    2   1  11    10   24  −14     7
16 SS City                14    0   4  10     4   19  −15     4

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 8:23 pm

ICELFA Season 61: Part 3

67th Copa de Campeones Ro16 1st Leg

Avidë (PAS) 2-2 VLC FC

Last season’s champions VLC kick off the Copa de Campeones with a trip across the ocean to Pasarga, to face off against Avide in a match marked by defensive errors more than anything else, both sides leaving goalscorers completely unmarked in the box for all 4 goals. A 2-2 draw is good for the Wasps heading into the return leg however.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 15

VLC FC 1-1 Indionion Athletic
Olympia FC 0-1 FC Tavernia
FM Town 2-1 Toclofania FC
RGS Athletic 2-1 Seniors FC
Seaton Town 2-3 Nile Bridge
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Half Boy FC
UR Town 2-1 Walston Brook Albion
Norrion Rovers 2-0 Copper Communists SC

It’s the halfway point of the season now, and the league leaders mark it with a shock second loss in a row to the comfortably mid-table Wyverns, as their march for survival continues to gather steam. The Stags, who remain unbeaten through the first half of a season for the first time ever, take advantage to move top of the table courtesy of their win over the Communists, whilst two goals from former Communists striker St Cleer move the Ultramarines a point off the top, with RGS narrowly securing a win to keep their horse in the race.

21st IFCF Challengers Cup Sixteenth-Finals 1st Leg

Olympia FC 1-1 Brantisvogan FC (SRS)
FC Städeli (TAX) 0-1 VLC FC

11th IFCF Associations’ Trophy Sixteenth-Finals 1st Leg

Johnho United (DAR) 4-2 Copper Communists SC

The opening round of the latter stages in the IFCF sees three Eastfielder sides in action, with a mixture of success. League champions VLC travel to Taxhavn, and despite the fixture congestion they hold off the FC Stadeli barrage to return home with a lead, whilst Olympia will need to travel to what’s left of Squornshelous in order to break the 1-1 deadlock against Brantisvogan. As for the Communists, their campaign appears to be dead and buried despite scoring two goals in Darmen, hosts Johnho United putting four past them in response.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Fifth Round

Norrion Rovers (T1) 3-2 Clinar Rovers (T3)
Pondskaters United (T8) 1-1 Eliphi FC (T6) (2-1 AET)
Olympia FC (T1) 3-0 Quair 241 FC (T6)
Harmonial CC (T5) 0-3 Seaton Town (T1)
UR Town (T1) 3-1 Benopia AC (T3)
Mount Salt FC (T5) 0-1 Macaronia FC (T3)
Seniors FC (T1) 0-1 Jam Mountain Island (T3)
VLC FC (T1) 3-0 Tavernia City (T4)
Revisionists (T3) 0-1 Walston Brook Albion (T1)
Port Ricton FC (T6) 1-0 Polarieb Athletic (T7)
Jutmere Lakers (T7) 0-3 Honsadin FC (T3)
Monksville United (T2) 1-0 Lodgertia United (T2)
Toclofania FC (T1) 1-1 Nile Bridge (T1) (1-1 AET, 1-2 PKs)
Jam Athletic (T2) 2-1 SLW FC (T3)
FM Town (T1) 5-0 Approciation FC (T3)
Trurinar FC (T5) 2-0 Bluin Athletic (T4)

The halfway point of the cup, only 32 teams entered and only 16 will make it into the closing stages. Plenty of teams in the top few divisions have already been eliminated at the hands of lower league opponents, and some also at each other’s hands, but that paves the way for other teams to try and grab the title. However, Seniors won’t be one of those sides, as the Silver Foxes are the highest ranked upset of the round after they lose to Third Division side Jam Mountain Island, and are joined by the Blades after they were eliminated by a struggling Nile Bridge side that had to resort to penalties. The Stags also came close to blowing it themselves, having to come from a shock 2 goals down against Clinar Rovers, whilst the rest of the top four have little trouble seeing off their opponents.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 16

FC Tavernia 0-1 VLC FC
Toclofania FC 1-3 Indionion Athletic
Seniors FC 1-6 Olympia FC
Nile Bridge 2-2 FM Town
Half Boy FC 1-7 RGS Athletic
Walston Brook Albion 1-0 Seaton Town
Copper Communists SC 0-2 Royal Jam FC
Norrion Rovers 2-3 UR Town

Speaking of trouble, the newly minted league leaders find themselves immediately felled by third place UR Town, conceding almost the same number of goals in this match as they have all season in their first loss of the season as well. Olympia take full advantage by demolishing Seniors, with RGS also getting in on the newbie crushing with seven against the Archers, leaving the top four only covered by two points. Seaton Town beat the Communists whilst Nile Bridge grab a vital point against FM Town that opens up a four point gap to the bottom three.

67th Copa de Campeones Ro16 2nd Leg

VLC FC 1-2 Avidë (FT: 1-1, AGG: 3-4)

It was tight, it was cagey, it was a whole load of nail biting fun, but it was just too tall an order for the ageing Wasps side to hold out in extra time against Avide.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 17

VLC FC 0-0 Toclofania FC
FC Tavernia 2-1 Seniors FC
Indionion Athletic 1-1 Nile Bridge
Olympia FC 5-0 Half Boy FC
FM Town 1-3 Walston Brook Albion
RGS Athletic 6-0 Copper Communists SC
Seaton Town 1-1 Norrion Rovers
Royal Jam FC 1-2 UR Town

One could forgive the defending champs for trying to focus on international competition if there league form hadn’t been this dire, but a really lethargic display against Toclofania was not what the 70,000+ Wasps fans wanted to see. RGS, unburdened by any extra competition at this point, continue demolishing the rubbish sides, but the Stags continue their lapse in form by dropping points at Starlight Castle Park. That allows UR Town to move into second after they come from behind against the Strawberries, who now sit five points off the Challengers Cup places.

21st IFCF Challengers Cup Sixteenth-Finals 2nd Leg

Brantisvogan FC 1-0 Olympia FC (AGG: 2-1)
VLC FC 2-1 FC Städeli (AGG: 3-1)

11th IFCF Associations’ Trophy Sixteenth-Finals 2nd Leg

Copper Communists SC 2-1 Johnho United (AGG: 4-5)

Has VLC’s sacrifice in the league paid off? They certainly look more rested again and in relative cruise control in this second leg, running out an early 2 goal lead to see off any potential Stadeli comeback. Meanwhile Olympia find it a bridge too far in Brantisvogan, whilst the Communists stage a spirited albeit fruitless fightback to at least grab a win against Johnho United, if not the aggregate victory.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 18

Seniors FC 0-2 VLC FC
Nile Bridge 3-1 Toclofania FC
Half Boy FC 0-0 FC Tavernia
Walston Brook Albion 0-0 Indionion Athletic
Copper Communists SC 0-3 Olympia FC
Norrion Rovers 1-1 FM Town
UR Town 0-2 RGS Athletic
Royal Jam FC 2-0 Seaton Town

Advantage RGS in the title chase as the Royals travel to Reynarn and put the plucky upstarts back in their place, moving above them into second but still two points behind Olympia, who complete their sweep of the relegation battlers, but the Stags are the big losers today, a late Fjorder equaliser condemning them to their sixth draw this season and bringing Royal Jam back into contention for the top four. VLC also follow suit, a further three points back after they beat Seniors, whilst Albion are held to a goalless draw in their derby match against the Hummingbirds.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Sixth Round

Monksville United (T2) 1-0 FM Town (T1)
Honsadin FC (T3) 1-0 Jam Mountain Island (T3)
Jam Athletic (T2) 3-3 Norrion Rovers (T1) (4-3 AET)
Trurinar FC (T5) 1-2 Olympia FC (T1)
Pondskaters United (T8) 1-6 Macaronia FC (T3)
UR Town (T1) 0-1 Walston Brook Albion (T1)
Port Ricton FC (T6) 0-3 Nile Bridge (T1)
VLC FC (T1) 2-0 Seaton Town (T1)

8 matches grace the Sixth Round, the Octofinals, the Round of 16. And there’s a lot of big sides that bite the dust this time, most prominently being high-flying UR Town losing a derby match at home to Albion. FM Town are eliminated by Monksville United, who aren’t having a terrible season of their own in the tier below, whilst Norrion Rovers are humiliated by a feisty Jam Athletic side that scored a late equaliser in normal time and then immediately poked home a winner 20 seconds into extra time for the ironic tagline of 90+2’, 91’. The Lions are another Premier League casualty this round, albeit at the hands of superior opponents in the form of VLC.

21st IFCF Challengers Cup Eighth-Finals 1st Leg

VLC FC 1-0 O.K. Mukladrue (GEE)

21st IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy Eighth-Finals 1st Leg

Condommakers FC (QUE) 0-2 Half Boy FC

The final two sides Eastfielder sides left in international competition this midweek kick off the Round of 16 first leg, with VLC hosting Geektopian opposition, taking a 1-0 lead on the road courtesy of Martha Baum, whilst Half Boy see off the Condommakers in the LBCT.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 19

VLC FC 1-0 Nile Bridge
Seniors FC 3-1 Half Boy FC
Toclofania FC 1-0 Walston Brook Albion
FC Tavernia 1-0 Copper Communists SC
Indionion Athletic 1-2 Norrion Rovers
Olympia FC 2-1 UR Town
FM Town 1-2 Royal Jam FC
RGS Athletic 6-1 Seaton Town

Are we entering two horse race territory? Having lost to RGS the previous week, UR Town then have to travel down to Mount Salt City to face the league leaders, and despite dominating large periods of the game fail to convert their chances, allowing the hosts to run out 2-1 winners. RGS take full advantage to move five points clear of then, whilst the Stags secure a win against Indionion, but their inconsistency earlier in the season may well cost them. It also opens the door for Royal Jam, who now only sit a point behind the Ultramarines, whilst VLC are also sniffing blood.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 20

Half Boy FC 1-0 VLC FC
Walston Brook Albion 1-0 Nile Bridge
Copper Communists SC 0-0 Seniors FC
Norrion Rovers 1-1 Toclofania FC
UR Town 2-0 FC Tavernia
Royal Jam FC 1-0 Indionion Athletic
Seaton Town 0-5 Olympia FC
RGS Athletic 12-0 FM Town

You know, it’s been a while since we’ve seen a good old RGS demolition of FM Town. It used to be tradition that the Gamerville would visit New Lodger City, be smacked all over the pitch and go back home with another 7 goals in their conceded column but lately things have been more competitive. Not this weekend, however, as two different hat-tricks from Baie-Verte and Boet Caceres take RGS to a mammoth 12-0 win, the second largest win in the ICEL Premier League era (the largest being the infamous 15-0 over Nile Bridge). Nothing else really matters this weekend does it? Who cares about VLC losing again, to be honest, or the Stags being held by Toclofania?

21st IFCF Challengers Cup Eighth-Finals 2nd Leg

O.K. Mukladrue 2-0 VLC FC (AGG: 2-1)

21st IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy Eighth-Finals 2nd Leg

Half Boy FC 4-1 Condommakers FC (AGG: 6-1)

VLC’s attempt at securing Champions League football next season (because let’s face it, they weren’t going to get it through the league) came to an end in Geektopia, as the 1-0 lead they packed for their travels was completely ineffective at holding the hosts at bay. At least Half Boy will still fly the Eastfielder flag after they put four past their Quebecois opponents in the LBCT.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 21

VLC FC 0-0 Walston Brook Albion
Half Boy FC 0-4 Copper Communists SC
Nile Bridge 2-1 Norrion Rovers
Seniors FC 1-1 UR Town
Toclofania FC 0-0 Royal Jam FC
FC Tavernia 3-5 Seaton Town
Indionion Athletic 1-5 RGS Athletic
Olympia FC 5-0 FM Town

The top two continue to trade blows, and five goal hauls, to keep the gap between them to a measly two points. Olympia in particular just decide to re-traumatise FM Town fans, scoring another five past a defence that just seemed to be non-existent - it could have been double digits once more had the Olympia attack strayed offside less. Behind them though, all hell broke loose, starting in Bridgetown where struggling Nile Bridge came from behind to beat Norrion Rovers. The Strawberries were the next to play, with a chance to move into third temporarily, but they also blew it by failing to register a single shot on target against the Blades, whilst the Ultramarines did (sort of) make use of their opportunity, a draw against Seniors moving them a point ahead of the Stags but now seven behind the top two.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 22

Copper Communists SC 0-1 VLC FC
Norrion Rovers 1-0 Walston Brook Albion
UR Town 0-1 Half Boy FC
Royal Jam FC 2-1 Nile Bridge
Seaton Town 0-1 Seniors FC
RGS Athletic 4-0 Toclofania FC
FM Town 2-1 FC Tavernia
Olympia FC 1-0 Indionion Athletic

It’s starting to feel like Olympia may make it their title this season, as they labour to victory against Indionion in answer to RGS’ earlier cruise against the Blades, thanks to Fidelina Noble’s thunderous effort from 25 yards shortly after the hour mark. UR Town lose their brief grip on third place by being beaten in comical fashion by Half Boy, Delfina Campbell being pushed by an Ultramarine defender in front of keeper Jerold Naz and forcing him to mishit the cross into the net. That allows both the Stags and the Strawberries to move two points clear of them, whilst at the bottom it sees the Archers move within three points of safety.

ICEL Premier League Standings

                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Olympia FC             22   18   2   2    54   11  +43    56
 2 RGS Athletic           22   18   0   4    75   14  +61    54
 3 Norrion Rovers         22   13   7   2    37   14  +23    46
 4 Royal Jam FC           22   14   4   4    25   11  +14    46
 5 UR Town                22   14   2   6    40   26  +14    44
 6 VLC FC                 22   12   4   6    22   12  +10    40
 7 Walston Brook Albion   22   10   7   5    24   12  +12    37
 8 FM Town                22    7   4  11    31   48  −17    25
 9 Toclofania FC          22    6   6  10    20   28   −8    24
10 FC Tavernia            22    7   2  13    23   46  −23    23
11 Nile Bridge            22    5   5  12    32   44  −12    20
12 Seaton Town            22    5   4  13    22   34  −12    19
13 Indionion Athletic     22    3   9  10    22   32  −10    18
14 Half Boy FC            22    4   3  15    12   50  −38    15
15 Seniors FC             22    3   5  14    16   42  −26    14
16 Copper Communists SC   22    3   4  15    12   43  −31    13

ICEL Second Division Standings

                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Tuntingone FC          22   16   3   3    35   14  +21    51
 2 Polkation FC           22   15   4   3    24    9  +15    49
 3 Yillog City            22   12   5   5    33   17  +16    41
 4 Monksville United      22   11   6   5    22   16   +6    39
 5 Micronopia United      22    9   9   4    45   29  +16    36
 6 Sunburbia FC           22    9   5   8    21   21    0    32
 7 Oldbridge FC           22    8   6   8    28   25   +3    30
 8 Forest Rangers         22    7   9   6    27   24   +3    30
 9 Pontifucia United      22    9   3  10    34   39   −5    30
10 Jam Athletic           22    7   8   7    34   28   +6    29
11 Lodgertia United       22    5  12   5    34   33   +1    27
12 Xilon OC               22    7   4  11    15   24   −9    25
13 Twilight Heaven FC     22    6   4  12    11   25  −14    22
14 Cliffside FC           22    5   4  13    17   32  −15    19
15 SS City                22    2   6  14     7   25  −18    12
16 YLW FC                 22    3   2  17    17   43  −26    11

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 8:33 pm

ICELFA Season 61: Part 4

21st IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy Quarter-Finals 1st Leg

Half Boy FC 3-2 Cornwall Clippers (QUE)

The quarter-finals marks a great return for the Archers’ LBCT run, and they kick it off with a win against Quebecous opponents Cornwall Clippers, despite squandering two of their three goal lead.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Quarter-Finals

Nile Bridge (T1) 3-2 VLC FC (T1)
Olympia FC (T1) 3-0 Honsadin FC (T3)
Macaronia FC (T3) 0-0 Walston Brook Albion (T1) (0-0 AET, 2-1 PKs)
Monksville United (T2) 0-0 Jam Athletic (T2) (0-0 AET, 3-0 PKs)

From one quarter final to another, the domestic cup reaches the last 8 this weekend, with 4 top flight sides making up the field. Two of them face off in Bridgetown, as league-struggling Nile Bridge come from behind to beat the Wasps on home turf, whilst Albion are the other upset casually, being taken out on penalties by Macaronia FC of the Third Division. League leaders Olympia are well on their way to a double this season, underlined by a comprehensive win against Honsadin, whilst Monksville United could combine promotion back to the top flight with a cup win as well, beating Jam Athletic on penalties.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 23

VLC FC 0-0 Norrion Rovers
Copper Communists SC 0-3 UR Town
Walston Brook Albion 1-0 Royal Jam FC
Half Boy FC 4-0 Seaton Town
Nile Bridge 0-1 RGS Athletic
Seniors FC 0-2 FM Town
Toclofania FC 0-0 Olympia FC
FC Tavernia 0-4 Indionion Athletic

RGS finally go back top of the table, going first in the weekend and beating newly minted cup semifinalists Nile Bridge to move above Olympia, who then proceed to fire blanks on the road against Toclofania, falling down to second on goal difference. The Stags remain in third despite their draw at Vorgan Park, courtesy of Royal Jam’s loss away to Albion, but UR Town move back into fourth with their dismantling of the Communists. At the bottom there’s a big six pointer that sees the Archers move within a point of safety after they put four past a disorganised Seaton Town side.

21st IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy Quarter-Finals 2nd Leg

Cornwall Clippers 2-0 Half Boy FC (FT: 1-0, AGG: 4-3)

It was only a single goal advantage the Archers took back to Quebec, but it wasn't enough, as the Clippers drag the tie to extra time before securing a winner to knock out Half Boy and end the IFCF campaign for the Imperial Commonwealth.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 24

UR Town 0-2 VLC FC
Royal Jam FC 1-1 Norrion Rovers
Seaton Town 1-1 Copper Communists SC
RGS Athletic 1-0 Walston Brook Albion
FM Town 6-2 Half Boy FC
Olympia FC 0-3 Nile Bridge
Indionion Athletic 4-1 Seniors FC
FC Tavernia 1-2 Toclofania FC

All of a sudden, Olympia look to have bottled the league title this season in spectacular fashion. Nile Bridge continue their surge to avoid relegation this season with a magnificent win in Mount Salt City, a Najiyya Johansson brace contributing to the 3-0 win, and RGS take full advantage to move three points clear of the Olympians, a single goal sinking Albion. The race for third continues to heat up though, but the biggest winner there are the sixth placed Wasps, whose win over the Ultramarines in fourth cuts that gap down to three points, whilst Norrion and Royal Jam play out a 1-1 draw.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 25

VLC FC 1-0 Royal Jam FC
UR Town 1-3 Seaton Town
Norrion Rovers 1-1 RGS Athletic
Copper Communists SC 4-1 FM Town
Walston Brook Albion 0-2 Olympia FC
Half Boy FC 0-1 Indionion Athletic
Nile Bridge 1-1 FC Tavernia
Seniors FC 2-2 Toclofania FC

Albion make it a second loss in a row against the title chasing sides, gifting Olympia the opener before Fidelina Noble secured the three points in the second half. RGS however balk under the pressure, although a Stags side with very much everything to play for played their part in that draw. UR Town could have taken advantage of that to move back into third, except they put in a very lame performance on the road against the Lions at home, a result that crucially moves Seaton Town five points clear of the bottom three following Half Boy’s loss to Indionion. Royal Jam also fail to take advantage of the Stags draw, as they lose to a Wasps side that sees VLC move up above them into fourth, two points behind Norrion.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 26

Seaton Town 1-3 VLC FC
RGS Athletic 3-0 Royal Jam FC
FM Town 2-4 UR Town
Olympia FC 4-1 Norrion Rovers
Indionion Athletic 1-0 Copper Communists SC
FC Tavernia 1-2 Walston Brook Albion
Toclofania FC 4-0 Half Boy FC
Seniors FC 1-2 Nile Bridge

No change at the top this week, with RGS and Olympia both beating their respective Challengers-Cup-chasing opponents by three goals, keeping the Royals on top by a single point and guaranteeing the top two will be the Champions League contingent next season. Norrion and Royal Jam’s losses are the other two sides’ gains however, with VLC beating Seaton to move into third, ahead of UR Town on head-to-head results following the latter’s comeback win against FM Town. Norrion fall down to fifth, a point behind fourth, with the Strawberries a further two points off behind.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Semi-Finals

Macaronia FC (T3) 1-5 Nile Bridge (T1)
Olympia FC (T1) 3-1 Monksville United (T2)

The Challengers Cup chasers will all have been secretly rooting for Olympia in the KCC semi-final this weekend, and their hopes have paid off as the Mount Salt City side have little trouble at home to the Monks. Their opponents will be Nile Bridge, who have the chance to salvage their absolutely terrible season with a trophy after putting five past Third Division side Macaronia FC.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 27

VLC FC 1-1 RGS Athletic
Seaton Town 1-2 FM Town
Royal Jam FC 0-3 Olympia FC
UR Town 2-1 Indionion Athletic
Norrion Rovers 4-1 FC Tavernia
Copper Communists SC 1-2 Toclofania FC
Walston Brook Albion 0-0 Seniors FC
Half Boy FC 0-1 Nile Bridge

All change once more at the top this weekend, as the Lodger City derby sees VLC hold on to their hopes of qualifying for the Challengers Cup with an equaliser from the penalty spot, allowing Olympia to move back top of the table and reignite dreams of a double by soundly defeating Royal Jam, whose hopes of qualifying for IFCF football may well have gone up in smoke, with wins for Norrion and UR Town, the latter coming from behind in a derby match against Indionion moving them above the Wasps in the table. At the bottom, Seaton Town’s loss against the Fjorders keeps all of the bottom three in with a shout of safety, albeit a rather unrealistic one.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 28

FM Town 1-2 VLC FC
Olympia FC 2-1 RGS Athletic
Indionion Athletic 3-1 Seaton Town
FC Tavernia 2-1 Royal Jam FC
Toclofania FC 4-0 UR Town
Seniors FC 2-1 Norrion Rovers
Nile Bridge 3-1 Copper Communists SC
Half Boy FC 0-4 Walston Brook Albion

The two sides have been pretty much inseparable for much of the season, so it’s only fitting that the Olympia vs RGS match this weekend was being billed as the potential title decider, and on Olympia’s home turf to boot. The hosts and league leaders would strike first, Melanee Aguiar’s low shot across goal giving the Olympians the advantage, before Oliviah Vohra’s header doubled that lead. Cheyne Selby would strike back to give RGS a hope of turning the match around, but it wasn’t enough, putting Olympia four points clear at the top with just six to play for.

Behind them, UR Town had a great chance to keep up their bid for IFCF football, only to be demolished on the road by Toclofania, allowing Norrion a chance to move second - they are promptly humbled by bottom of the table Seniors who move to just four from safety. VLC however are the big winners this weekend, as they move back into third after coming from behind to beat the Fjorders. As for Royal Jam, their hopes of finishing in the IFCF places are all but dashed as they lose to the Wyverns, a win that guarantees their safety as the first promoted side to remain up in quite a few years.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 29

VLC FC 1-1 Olympia FC
FM Town 2-3 Indionion Athletic
RGS Athletic 8-1 FC Tavernia
Seaton Town 0-3 Toclofania FC
Royal Jam FC 2-0 Seniors FC
UR Town 1-0 Nile Bridge
Norrion Rovers 3-0 Half Boy FC
Copper Communists SC 0-1 Walston Brook Albion

Olympia have the chance to seal the title this weekend, except for VLC spoiling that party to further their own agenda of qualifying for the Challengers Cup - a draw doesn’t really help either side however as RGS cut the gap at the top to two points following their massacre of the Wyverns, the 8-1 win moving the goal difference to Olympia to 23 goals in the Royals’ favour. As for the Wasps, they fall out of the top four entirely as Norrion easily defeat the Archers and UR Town defeat cup finalists Nile Bridge. It is enough however to remove Royal Jam and Albion from the race for the top four as well, their wins over bottom three sides ensuring that all three of Copper Communists SC, Half Boy FC and Seniors FC will be relegated to the Second Division.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 30

Indionion Athletic 0-1 VLC FC
FC Tavernia 1-6 Olympia FC
Toclofania FC 0-0 FM Town
Seniors FC 2-2 RGS Athletic
Nile Bridge 4-2 Seaton Town
Half Boy FC 1-1 Royal Jam FC
Walston Brook Albion 1-0 UR Town
Copper Communists SC 0-1 Norrion Rovers

Olympia know they need to win to guarantee the title - that goal difference gap to RGS is enough that a draw would not be safe. In the end, it turns out that they needn’t have worried - RGS travelled to the Pedantic Republic and found themselves struggling to fight against a Silver Foxes side with nothing to play for and ending up with a 2-2 draw. Olympia made sure to finish the job themselves though, putting six past the Wyverns to secure the title. In the battle for third, UR Town have the chance to secure a historic 3rd place finish, which they promptly waste by losing their derby against Albion, with VLC and Norrion both fully capitalising with wins of their own.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Final

Nile Bridge (T1) 1-2 Olympia FC (T1)

Olympia and Nile Bridge are two of the five most winningest teams in King’s Commonwealth Cup history, with the Architects actually the more recent winners of the competition, from three years ago when they defeated VLC, whilst Olympia’s last win over Tuntingone was a further three years earlier. However, Olympia have had more experience at this level of competition, with five wins compared to Nile Bridge’s three, and with the two sides’ fortunes this season, where Nile Bridge managed to turn around a horrific start to the season with a midtable finish versus Olympia being more or less at the top of the table all season, there was only going to be one winner. Quinton Foloris scored the opening goal by converting a well placed through ball, before Noble doubled the score with a near post header. The Architects did give a good account of themselves though, coming close on a couple of occasions before Lalo Allred scored a consolation goal. It finishes 2-1 to Olympia, who register their first ever domestic double, and their sixth KCC win to move them level with VLC and Norrion Rovers. And as a consequence of this win, UR Town qualify for their first IFCF competition since they themselves won the KCC eleven years ago.

ICEL Premier League Standings

   Team                       P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Olympia FC                30  23  4   3  72  18  +54  73 Champions/CL/CdC/CWC
  2 RGS Athletic              30  22  3   5  93  21  +72  69 CL
  3 Norrion Rovers            30  16 10   4  49  23  +26  58 ChC
  4 VLC FC                    30  17  7   6  33  16  +17  58 ChC
  5 UR Town                   30  18  2  10  51  39  +12  56 ChC
  6 Walston Brook Albion      30  15  8   7  33  16  +17  53
  7 Royal Jam FC              30  15  6   9  30  23   +7  51
  8 Toclofania FC             30  11  9  10  37  32   +5  42
  9 Indionion Athletic        30   9  9  12  39  39   +0  36
 10 Nile Bridge               30  10  6  14  46  51   -5  36
 11 FM Town                   30  10  5  15  47  64  -17  35
 12 FC Tavernia               30   8  3  19  31  74  -43  27
 13 Seaton Town               30   6  5  19  31  55  -24  23
 14 Seniors FC                30   4  8  18  24  57  -33  20 Relegated
 15 Half Boy FC               30   5  4  21  19  70  -51  19 Relegated
 16 Copper Communists SC      30   4  5  21  19  56  -37  17 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Standings

   Team                     P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Polkation FC            30  19   6   5  33  13  +20  63 Champions/LBCT
  2 Tuntingone FC           30  19   5   6  48  22  +26  62 Promoted/LBCT
  3 Monksville United       30  18   7   5  39  18  +21  61 Promoted/LBCT
  4 Yillog City             30  17   7   6  45  21  +24  58
  5 Micronopia United       30  16   9   5  62  34  +28  57
  6 Oldbridge FC            30  13   8   9  41  28  +13  47
  7 Forest Rangers          30  10  10  10  35  33   +2  40
  8 Pontifucia United       30  11   6  13  43  48   -5  39
  9 Jam Athletic            30   9  10  11  42  42   +0  37
 10 Sunburbia FC            30  10   7  13  28  34   -6  37
 11 Xilon OC                30  10   5  15  20  32  -12  35
 12 Lodgertia United        30   6  15   9  38  45   -7  33
 13 Twilight Heaven FC      30   8   6  16  15  36  -21  30
 14 Cliffside FC            30   6   7  17  21  42  -21  25 Relegated
 15 SS City                 30   3   9  18  11  36  -25  18 Relegated
 16 YLW FC                  30   4   5  21  21  58  -37  17 Relegated

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Feb 23, 2025 8:41 pm

ICELFA Youth League

Under-18 Imperial League

Central Division Standings

  Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Capital Academy                  22  11  6   5  22   9  +13  39 Playoff
 2 Brook Academy                    22  11  5   6  30  23   +7  38 Playoff
 3 Farond YFC                       22  10  5   7  27  17  +10  35
 4 Lodger Juniors                   22   9  7   6  21  17   +4  34
 5 Dillvill Academy                 22   7  9   6  17  18   -1  30
 6 Tavernia Academy                 22   9  3  10  18  20   -2  30
 7 Mount Salt Football Academy      22   7  8   7  20  23   -3  29
 8 Acreville Juniors                22   8  3  11  23  21   +2  27

Serenelian Division Standings

  Team                       P  W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 New Tavernia Academy      22 10   5   7  32  20  +12  35 Playoff
 2 Bliketia Academy          22 10   5   7  19  17   +2  35 Playoff
 3 Gamerville YFC            22  8   7   7  22  25   -3  31
 4 Marepacopolis JFC         22  5  11   6  15  17   -2  26
 5 Paddockia YFC             22  5   9   8  16  22   -6  24
 6 Thawmont YFC              22  7   3  12  11  25  -14  24
 7 Eastpass Juniors          22  3  13   6  16  24   -8  22
 8 Pasturia JFC              22  1  11  10  14  25  -11  14

Imperial League Playoff
Semi-Finals
Capital Academy 2-0 Bliketia Academy
New Tavernia Academy 1-2 Brook Academy

Final
Capital Academy 1-2 Brook Academy

Under-18 Commonwealth League

Eastern Division Standings

  Team                       P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Halveboi Academy          22  12  4   6  28  18  +10  40 Playoff
 2 Pedantic Academy          22  10  6   6  34  27   +7  36 Playoff
 3 Jam Mountain Academy      22  11  2   9  24  17   +7  35
 4 Copper City Juniors       22   9  4   9  27  24   +3  31
 5 Revisionism Academy       22   9  4   9  21  22   -1  31
 6 W-D School Academy        22   8  5   9  23  22   +1  29
 7 Jam Town YFC              22   8  3  11  20  28   -8  27
 8 Textilia Academy          22   5  6  11  14  25  -11  21

Western Division Standings

  Team                     P   W  D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Toclofania JFC          22  11  4  7  30  22  +8  37 Playoff
 2 Tyrenam Juniors         22  10  4  8  23  25  -2  34 Playoff
 3 Syrenia YFC             22   9  5  8  19  17  +2  32
 4 Aswania JFC             22   9  4  9  24  23  +1  31
 5 Micronia YFC            22   7  7  8  26  23  +3  28
 6 Macaronia Academy       22   8  4 10  16  22  -6  28
 7 Benopia Juniors         22   7  6  9  18  23  -5  27
 8 Pontifucia Academy      22   6  6 10  20  29  -9  24

Commonwealth League Playoff
Semi-Finals
Halveboi Academy 3-0 Tyrenam Juniors
Toclofania JFC 2-1 Pedantic Academy

Final
Halveboi Academy 1-2 Toclofania JFC

Grand Final
Brook Academy 3-2 Toclofania JFC

37th Imperial Commonwealth Charity Shield (Season 61)

Group Draw:
Group A: Paddockia City, Yillog City, Farond FC, Honsadin FC
Group B: Approciation FC, NT United, CNES Eagles SC, Encarta CF
Group C: Half Boy FC, Toclofania FC, Royal Jam FC, Norrion Rovers
Group D: Clinar Rovers, Coiners FC, Aswania Athletic, Micronopia United

Group A

Group A Standings

   Team                P  W  D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Honsadin FC         3  3  0  0  7  3  +4  9
 2 Yillog City         3  1  1  1  4  4  +0  4
 3 Paddockia City      3  0  2  1  6  7  -1  2
 4 Farond FC           3  0  1  2  2  5  -3  1

Group B

Group B Standings

   Team                 P  W  D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Approciation FC      3  3  0  0  7  3  +4  9
 2 Encarta CF           3  1  1  1  5  6  -1  4
 3 NT United            3  0  2  1  2  3  -1  2
 4 CNES Eagles SC       3  0  1  2  1  3  -2  1

Group C

Group C Standings

   Team                P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Norrion Rovers      3  2 1  0  4  1  +3  7
 2 Half Boy FC         3  1 1  1  2  2  +0  4
 3 Royal Jam FC        3  1 1  1  2  2  +0  4
 4 Toclofania FC       3  0 1  2  1  4  -3  1

Group D

Group D Standings

   Team                   P  W  D L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Micronopia United      3  2  0 1  9  6  +3  6
 2 Clinar Rovers          3  1  1 1  8  6  +2  4
 3 Coiners FC             3  1  1 1  4  6  -2  4
 4 Aswania Athletic       3  0  2 1  2  5  -3  2

Quarter-Finals

Honsadin FC 2-0 Encarta CF
Norrion Rovers 2-1 Clinar Rovers
Approciation FC 0-1 Yillog City
Micronopia United 3-1 Half Boy FC

Semi-Finals

Honsadin FC 0-1 Norrion Rovers
Yillog City 2-1 Micronopia United

Final

Norrion Rovers 4-2 Yillog City

ICELFA Premier League Awards - Season 61

Golden Boot (Most Goals)
1: Harriet BaÏe-Verte (RGS Athletic) - 18 goals
2: Fidelina Noble (Olympia FC) - 16 goals
3: Quinton Foloris (Olympia FC) - 12 goals
=4: Harry Cyra (Indionion Athletic)/Bishop Messa (VLC FC) - 11 goals (25 appearances)

Golden Shoe (Most Assists)
1: Harriet BaÏe-Verte (RGS Athletic) - 13 assists (25 appearances)
2: Rafeeda Scripps (RGS Athletic) - 13 assists (26 appearances)
3: Lalo Allred (Nile Bridge) - 9 assists (24 games)
4: Daniel Ashby (FM Town) - 9 assists (27 games)
5: Albert Kellock-Buckton (Walston Brook Albion) - 9 assists (28 games)

Goal of the Season
Mathew Thomson - Walston Brook Albion 1-0 Seaton Town (MD16, FT: 1-0)
The veteran Albion striker may be getting long in the tooth in what could be his final season at the club, but that didn’t stop his only goal this season from being a spectacular one. Picking up the ball on the half-turn on the edge of the box, Thomson flicked the ball past not one, but two tackles, before outrageously backheeling the shot past Lions keeper Rens Majeed.

Golden Visa (Best Foreign Player)
1: Harriet BaÏe-Verte (RGS Athletic) - Chromatika
2: Kinabo Telioa (Olympia FC) - Turori
3: Orismon Passaic (RGS Athletic) - Tikariot
4: Mikhail Gorokhov (Olympia FC) - Pyazhnaya
5: Uemera Saburo (RGS Athletic) - Chromatika

Young Player of the Season
1: Rafeeda Scripps - RGS Athletic
2: Tarján Ságy (Pasarga) - Royal Jam FC
3: Renato Carbajal (Valanora) - Nile Bridge

Manager of the Season
1: Casta Vindelle - UR Town
2: Melosia Medina - Olympia FC
3: Nuha Plant - RGS Athletic

Golden Glove (Best Goalkeeper)
1: Aryan Ross - Olympia FC
2: Amin Horak - VLC FC
3: Beatrice Melia - Royal Jam FC

Golden Ball (Best Player)
1: Harriet BaÏe-Verte - RGS Athletic
2: Fidelina Noble - Olympia FC
3: Rafeeda Scripps - RGS Athletic
4: Quinton Foloris - Olympia FC
5: Annika St Cleer - UR Town

Team of the Season

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                                                    Harriet BaÏe-Verte
                                                      (RGS Athletic)

				  	   Rafeeda Scripps    Sundus Gebo-McCraw
                       Derrell Hangeland    (RGS Athletic)      (Norrion Rovers)    Bernette Harm
                       (Norrion Rovers)                                               (UR Town)
                                                     Mikhail Gorokhov
                      				       (Olympia FC)

                         Orismon Passaic    Kamron Rankin      Uemera Saburo     Keyshawn Strong
                         (RGS Athletic)        (VLC FC)        (RGS Athletic)      (Olympia FC)

			                                Aryan Ross
			                               (Olympia FC)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Jun 01, 2025 7:30 am

ICEL Football League: Season 62 Preview

Location: Tavernia, Westmeadow Tavern
Home Stadium: Tavernia Stadium (65,921)

Background:
Nickname: The Wyverns; Honours: 2x KCC Champions, 1x Vilitan Cove Invitational Champions, 26x Westmeadow Tavern National Champions; Best League Finish: 2nd
The oldest club in Westmeadow Tavern, FC Tavernia could be traced back to the patrons of the oldest inn in the city, the Wyvern House, who came together to form a team to play travellers passing through the town. The original inn has long since gone, but lives on through the Wyvern restaurant which is incorporated into the stadium build itself. The Wyverns had a smattering of early success in the Premier League despite not being a founding member, surprisingly challenging for the UICA places in the early editions of the competitons before fading down the table, including a runner-up finish in the penultimate 40 team season. They've spent much of the intervening time outside the top flight, and originally struggled to stay up the first few times they managed to return to the top flight, something that have improved upon in the last few years. Nonetheless, they will go down in Imperial Commonwealth footballing history as the first team to win an international club competition when they won the Vilitan Cove Invitational, beating RGS' Champions Cup triumph by 3 weeks.

Manager: Harry Frascuelo
Formation: 4-3-1-2

Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Nashat Blackmore	26	EFL	M	GK
Nakiya Davidson		31	EFL	F	CB
Phebian Hill-Halgo	27	EFL	M	LB/CB
Mahdhoodha Draper	31	EFL	F	RB/LB/DMF
Oliwier Hakim		31	EFL	M	LB/LWB/RB
Urbano Aster		22	EFL	M	CMF/LMF
Lalia Rabb		28	EFL	F	RMF/RWF
Zaniah Ehsan		32	EFL	F	RWF/LWF/LMF
Phoenyx Dane		31	EFL	M	AMF/RWF
Jarrod Boldwall		30	EFL	M	ST
Nassaar Howie		26	EFL	M	ST/LWF

Key Reserves
Oriol McDonald		22	EFL	M	GK
Callan Battistini	25	EFL	M	CB/LB
Dulcinia Dodd		28	EFL	F	RB/DMF
Izaya Andresen		28	EFL	M	RMF/CMF
Shea Delattre		22	EFL	M	LMF/RMF
Thieny Mahdood		28	EFL	M	AMF
Xiana Adel		33	EFL	F	ST

Location: Gamerville, Southpasture Hotel
Home Stadium: SportCity Complex (38,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Fjorders; Honours: 2x KCC champion; 2x ICCS champion; 20x Southpasture Hotel National Champions; Best League Finish: 2nd
Located on a cliffedge, the SportCity Complex lies at the heart of Gamerville's sporting district on the outskirts of the city extending away from the Mermouth Fjord. The Fjorders are one of the league's founding teams, and have participated in all but two top flight seasons to date, with the 6th highest points tally in the all time table. Whilst they have spent many years in the top flight, they have not been that successful, managing to finish second in the league on one occasion with a handful of UICA Globe Cup appearances in addition - a far cry from the era prior to the Premier League formation where they were considered to be one of the biggest teams in the Imperial Commonwealth.

Manager: Elvin Loftus
Formation: 4-4-1-1

Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Shakeria Dalby		26	EFL	F	GK
Brilynn Strachan-Hashem	30	EFL	F	CB/DMF
Haze Ward-Cashmore	28	EFL	M	CB/LB
Gloriana Winterton	30	EFL	F	RMF/RB
Sydni Kaya		23	EFL	F	LB/LMF/LWB
Hansel Crawford		32	EFL	M	CMF/LMF/AMF
Charleena Carrizo	32	EFL	F	RWF/CMF
Yemena Galloway		31	EFL	F	CMF/RMF
Cecille Delaney		31	EFL	F	LWF/LMF
Daniel Ashby		33	EFL	M	RMF/AMF/CMF
Amber Samara		32	EFL	F	ST/LWF/RWF

Key Reserves
Noah Moradi		20	EFL	F	GK
Norma Hakmi		26	EFL	F	DMF/CB
Qais Ellington		33	EFL	M	LB/DMF
Alair Bonini		28	EFL	F	LMF/RMF/CMF
Areej Millicent		28	EFL	F	LMF/RMF
Emana Tennant		25	EFL	M	AMF/CMF
Abla Marcial		27	EFL	F	ST

Location: Walston Brook, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: Marshbrook Stadium (27,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Hummingbirds; Honours: 1x Second Division Trophy; Best League Finish: 2nd (Division A)
Indionion have historically been the small fish in the pond of Walston Brook, playing second fiddle to Albion and UR Town. The Hummingbirds are named for the birds that inhabited the area throughout its history, especially in the marshy areas of the town that formed part of the Indionion area. Despite the city's subsequent development and draining of those marshes, enough remain on the outskirts, and not far from those is the Marshbrook Stadium, designed to appear floating on a raft surrounded by controlled marshland. As for the team itself, Indionion have never really set the country alight in footballing terms, reaching the league playoffs for the Globe Cup in the Subdivision era before being demoted in the subsequent restructure. However, since coming back up to the top flight, the Hummingbirds have excelled at doing the minimum necessary to survive, as evidenced by 5 straight 13th place finishes following their first promotion, despite subseqiuent yo-yoing.

Manager: Tayyib Blake
Formation: 4-2-3-1

Likely Starting XI		Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Konnor Devine			30	EFL	M	GK
Jadyn Hayles			26	EFL	F	CB
Angelika Nanquidno-Bowler	28	EFL	F	CB/RB/DMF
Rushkin Osgood-Sykes		30	EFL	M	CB/RB
Elayna Marques			32	EFL	F	LB
Lillian Rifal-Cagan		30	EFL	F	CB/DMF
Raissa Belgrave			23	EFL	F	DMF/AMF
Rimon O'Hardlock		27	EFL	M	RB/RMF
Trevon D'Arcy			30	EFL	M	LMF
Yurem Antonsen			32	EFL	M	AMF/CMF
Beatrisa Johansson		27	EFL	F	ST/RWF/LWF

Key Reserves
Dagna Pemberton			24	EFL	F	GK
Madiha Villalba			25	EFL	F	CB/DMF
Harrietta Raad			26	EFL	F	LB/DMF
Chauncy Oliver			18	EFL	M	DMF/AMF
Willie Issa			27	EFL	F	LMF/LWB
Geoffrey Spence			29	EFL	M	AMF
Harry Cyra			34	EFL	M	ST/RWF

Location: Monksville, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: East Monksville Park (45,230)

Manager: Ilyas Ferrari
Formation: 4-3-2-1

Likely Starting XI		Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Muammar Shipley			27	EFL	M	GK
Natan Untermyer			30	EFL	M	CB
Winston Waldron			22	EFL	F	CB
Gilbert Evans			30	EFL	M	RB/RWB
Onyx Abdella			28	EFL	F	LB/LWB
Constantine Gregoire-Roskorwell	32	EFL	M	CMF
Kick Wilson			29	EFL	M	RMF/LMF
Walad Womble			32	EFL	F	LB/LMF
Lana Francois			29	EFL	F	DMF/AMF
Azaria Hargreaves-MacDonald	32	EFL	F	RMF/AMF
Sámuel Main			30	EFL	M	AMF/LWF/ST

Key Reserves
Cordell Fabre			33	EFL	M	GK
Milan Weldon			34	EFL	F	CB
Elayna Prieto-Bartolomew	24	EFL	F	RB/RMF
Orion Goldsmith			31	EFL	F	CMF/DMF
Clodoveo Hodges			30	EFL	M	RMF/RWF
Jerold Agha			26	EFL	M	AMF/RWF
Ginton Adalyn			23	EFL	M	ST/AMF

Location: Bridgetown, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: North Bank Stadium (50,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Architects; Honours: 2x KCC champion, 2x Eastfield Lodge National Champions; Best League Finish: 4th
Situated on the banks of the Klinhielm river, down river from New Lodger City, sits the North Bank Stadium where the Architects ply their trade. Bridgetown, sitting at the confluence of 4 different rivers, has a tradition as a merchant town, and the Architects come from that rich history, being one of two clubs that have arisen from the city's Artisan Quarter. True to their name, North Bank is one of the better looking stadiums in the country, a beautiful mix of wood and steel seating 50 thousand. Despite being one of the founding members of the top flight, Nile Bridge haven't had much success in the league, their highest finish being 4th in the landmark 50th season, but they have carved a name for themselves with fairly regular deep runs in the cup, with two wins in 3 finals, and a relatively free-scoring philosophy that sees them both score and concede plenty. Lately, they have been sitting as one of the best teams outside the Big 5 and one of the sides most likely to challenge them for IFCF places.

Manager: Azaan Whitworth
Formation: 4-2-3-1

Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Asif Mendez		28	EFL	M	GK
Felicia Horne		26	EFL	F	CB/RB
Darnell Sharpe		29	EFL	M	CB/RB/DMF/LB
Primrose Siddiq		22	EFL	F	RB/DMF
Guillem Karson		32	EFL	M	RB/LB
Puebla Briory		25	EFL	F	DMF/CMF
Renato Carbajal		21	VAL	M	DMF/CMF
Ambrosio Rush		31	EFL	M	RMF/LMF
Nadeera Hutchins	31	EFL	F	LMF
Lalo Allred		31	EFL	M	AMF/RMF
Najiyya Johansson	27	EFL	F	ST/RWF

Key Reserves
Ily Dale		21	EFL	F	GK
Muslih Rawat		23	EFL	M	CB
Erwann Dale		29	EFL	M	RB/LB
Celeste Armours		32	EFL	F	DMF/RB
Minato Kaysen		20	CRN	M	RMF
Jaxx Bartender		31	EFL	M	ST/AMF/LWF
Maureo Crowley-Prosser	26	EFL	M	ST/RWF

Location: Norrion, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: Norrion Park (65,352)

Background:
Nickname: The Stags; Honours: 2x Premier League champions, 6x KCC champions, 1x ICCS champions, 6x Eastfield Lodge national champions
Norrion was always one of the less interesting major cities in Eastfield Lodge, with nothing especially notable going for it, including from a sporting perspective as the Stags were never considered one of the big teams in the pre-Premier League era - indeed, they were slated to start in the Second Division before the inaugural league season was cancelled. A takeover and new investment that year changed their fortunes, as they immediately barged their way into the new Big 5 with three consecutive top 3 finishes, and have never really left since. Rovers are one of the less popular clubs in the nation, with frequent complaints about the soulless atmosphere at Norrion Park match along with old grievances around how the family owners have changed the nature of the game in the Imperial Commonwealth through the use of money. However, they remain one of the top sides in the country, and definitely one of the teams most likely to bring in international interest to the league.

Manager: Sarah Douglas
Formation: 

Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Madeline Kohlemainen	31	EFL	F	GK
Valkyrie Circus		26	EFL	F	CB/DMF
Apollo Halward		25	EFL	M	CB/RB
Rubeus Fevison		25	EFL	M	RB/LB
Allaire Delaware-Mahmud	27	EFL	F	LB/LMF
Elvio Dinwoodie		24	EFL	M	CMF/DMF/LMF
Katryn Quinn		32	EFL	F	RMF/RWF
Derrell Hangeland	25	EFL	M	LMF/RMF
Sundus Gebo-McCraw	31	EFL	F	AMF/ST
Madyson Leggett		29	EFL	F	RMF/AMF
Chappell Holdsworth	28	EFL	M	AMF/ST

Key Reserves
Viviane Orchard		18	EFL	F	GK
Jakobe Jreys		18	EFL	M	CB/LB
Pleitalf Vinstoc	19	AUP	M	LB
Emmie Toure		34	EFL	F	CB/DMF
Finn Colin		28	EFL	F	CMF/RMF
Donavan Leblanc		25	EFL	M	AMF/DMF
Qaaida Baker		18	EFL	F	ST/AMF

Location: Mount Salt City, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: Olympic Park (60,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Olympians; Honours: 5x Premier League champions, 4x KCC champions, 2x ICCS champions, 6x Eastfield Lodge national champions
Olympia have emerged as the second most successful team in the Imperial Commonwealth (not counting National Championships), having started the ICELPL era as not even the strongest team in Mount Salt City. The Olympians are the youngest side in the Big 5, following a merger of a few local clubs shortly after the Gallifreyan Olympics that saw the creation of the Mount Salt City Sporting Complex, and in particular, the Olympic Park which the club calls its home - a rare stadium which provides an excellent atmosphere despite retaining its running track. After a couple of decades of working up the divisions and sitting around mid-table, they came out of nowhere to finish second, and subsequently in the top 5 in all but one season since, including 5 Premier League title wins in the last decade or so. Whilst they don't have much of a history prior to the formation of the Premier League, they have built a legacy of their own.

Manager: Melosia Medina
Formation: 4-3-1-2

Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Huskam Englert		29	EFL	M	GK
Jarred Fawcett-Ferrand	33	EFL	M	CB
Oliviah Vohra		26	EFL	F	CB
Keyshawn Strong		30	EFL	M	RB/DMF/RWB
Brendan Thatcher	32	EFL	M	LB/LWB
Mikhail Gorokhov	24	PYA	M	CMF
Melanee Aguiar		28	EFL	F	RMF
Monique Fredrich	31	EFL	F	RWB/RMF/LMF
Kinabo Telioa		33	TUR	M	AMF/RMF/LMF
Fidelina Noble		28	EFL	F	ST
Quinton Foloris		31	EFL	M	ST/LWF

Key Reserves
Aryan Ross		34	EFL	M	GK
Mansoor Whitingham	23	EFL	M	CB/DMF
Flavio Hogan		31	EFL	M	LB/LMF
Majeeda Petro		26	EFL	F	CMF/DMF
Darcell Ghani		28	EFL	F	LMF/RMF
Viona Berry		31	EFL	F	AMF/DMF
Eldora Vazquez		25	EFL	F	ST

Location: Art, The Scholarly Empire
Home Stadium: Pointillism Park (20,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Artists; Honours: 1x KCC Champions, 1x ICCS Champions, 9x Scholarly Empire National Champions; Best League Finish: 5th
Hailing from the City of Art, Polkation FC are another amalgamation of several small clubs, as signified by the multiple colours on the club crest - as a result, they've ended up as a relatively welcoming cosmopilitan club and never really developing any serious rivalries. Despite being one of the bigger sides in the Scholarly Empire, Polkation have never really done much in the league to back up those credentials, even though they had some early midtable success and even a Globe Cup appearance in the early days of their top flight history. The Artists have very much been a side flitting in between the top two divisions after that however, especially in the latter few decades, struggling to stay in the top flight for longer than a single season. They have had their moments though, most notably a three year period where they won both the Charity Shield and the King's Commonwealth Cup.

Manager: Muhyddeen Garnier
Formation: 4-1-2-1-2

Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Weldon Metcalf		25	EFL	M	GK
Purisima Stacey		32	EFL	F	CB/RB
Kahla Ortega		32	EFL	F	CB/RB
Ava Ackermann		28	EFL	F	RB
Nixon Ricci		32	EFL	M	LB/LMF
Quinnleigh McDonald	25	EFL	F	CMF/DMF
Saida Draycott		26	EFL	F	CMF/RMF
Doroteia Fellows	32	EFL	F	CMF/LMF
Johannes Vickers	30	EFL	M	CMF/AMF
Kiley Bucklebury	30	EFL	F	ST/RWF
Tremendous Mulligan	30	EFL	M	ST/RWF

Key Reserves
Vihaan Collet		21	EFL	M	GK
Blondell Berger		28	EFL	F	CB/RB
Zakariya McArthur	27	EFL	M	CB/RB
Xoe Vankel-MacLean	22	EFL	F	DMF/CB
Barto Tierney		22	EFL	M	RMF/AMF
Samara Murray		21	EFL	F	AMF/RMF
Suelita Kayson		24	EFL	M	ST

Location: New Lodger City, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: King Iqbal II Stadium (90,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Royals; Honours: 36x Premier League champions, 10x KCC champions, 4x ICCS champions, 1x UICA TQCC champions, 19x Eastfield Lodge national champions
The biggest team in the Imperial Commonwealth, RGS are by far and away the most successful side in Eastfielder sporting history. The main patron side of the Eastfielder Royal Family, the team was formed through the Royal Group of Sports foundation that aimed at increasing access to sports across the country. Nonetheless, the team is still associated with royalty, aristocracy and the elites in general, an imaged that has remained throughout the years with all the money the team has been able to spend. RGS have always been at or near the top, even prior to the formation of the Premier League, but their dominance of the Premier League is unparalleled even multiversally, including their streak of 25 league titles in a row, and as such have always been the team to beat in the Imperial Commonwealth. The peak of their success however came in the penultimate season of the UICA era, as they won the Imperial Commonwealth's only UICA or IFCF title to date as they upset Cosumar's Cassandra City to win the Champions Cup.

Manager: Nuha Plant
Formation: 4-3-2-1

Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Yuvin O'Sullivan	27	EFL	M	GK
Amari Bloodsworth	32	EFL	M	CB/LB
Uemera Saburo		27	CMT	M	CB/LB
Pierre-Karl Miller	32	QUE	M	RB
Orismon Passaic		24	TKT	M	LB/RB
Vonn Cope		32	EFL	M	CMF/DMF
Marko Dryden		29	NPH	M	RMF/AMF
Cheyne Selby		30	EFL	M	CMF/LMF/DMF
Rafeeda Scripps		21	EFL	F	CMF/AMF
Boet Caceres		27	EFL	M	RMF/AMF
Harriet BaÏe-Verte	23	CMT	F	ST

Key Reserves
Marcelle Salame		18	EFL	F	GK
Zendaya Wiltshire	24	EFL	F	CB/LB
Honorato Adel-Hirst	25	EFL	M	LB/LWB/CB
Delmore Kara		28	EFL	M	CMF/DMF
Florencia Plummer	25	EFL	F	RMF/RB
Priyansh Bartlett	20	EFL	M	AMF
Juanetta Silva		31	EFL	F	ST/RWF

Location: Jam Town, Jammy Forests
Home Stadium: Niexai Lane (64,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Strawberries; Honours: 4x Premier League champions, 4x ICCS champions, 28x Jammy Forests national champions
The Strawberries are the newest addition to the Big 5, and they earned their place with aplomb, breaking the seemingly unbreakable RGS title streak and going on to be the only side other than RGS to win three titles in a row. Royal Jam are by far and away the biggest side in Jammy Forests, the royal sponsorship helping their prestige as they came from relative mediocrity to become on of the best sides in the Imperial Commonwealth. Formed from the works team of one of many fruit processing factories on the island, the Strawberries have prided themselves on their defence, sticking to workmanlike play to keep their own goal intact and snatch the victory on the counter, a philosophy that has won over fans over time.

Manager: Rosaline Whitehead
Formation: 3-3-3-1

Likely Starting XI		Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Beatrice Melia			26	EFL	F	GK
Nino Duncan-Berntsen		31	EFL	M	CB
Wilmer Krogsæter		23	VAL	M	CB/CMF
Diana Kirkup			28	EFL	F	RB/CB
Vivia Winter-Lula		32	EFL	F	RB/DMF/RWB
Jeremiah Millington		32	EFL	M	RWB/RMF/LMF
Perry Washington		32	EFL	F	RWB/LWB
Arda Axelsson			25	EFL	M	AMF/CMF
Tarján Ságy			21	PAS	M	AMF/CMF
Leonidas Johnsson		32	EFL	M	AMF/LMF
Soma Haugland			26	EFL	M	ST

Key Reserves
Zoee Lovell			20	EFL	F	GK
Generosa Richardson		31	EFL	F	CB
Dashawn Sherman-Roberts		26	EFL	M	CB/DMF/RB
Kerry Asif			29	EFL	F	DMF/RMF
Quent Meskin-Collingwood	18	EFL	M	CMF/DMF
Lucinda Pedley			26	EFL	F	RMF/RWB
Alfredo Boulanger		25	EFL	M	AMF

Location: Seaton, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: Starlight Castle Park (38,500)

Background:
Nickname: The Lions; Honours: 1x Premier League champions
The Lions, so named for the Imperial Commonwealth's national animal, are one of the older teams in the country, having been formed in and around the confines of the imposing Starlight Castle, home of the Seatons after whom the city is named. However, whilst the club may be part-owned by the town's former noble family, they have very much carved out a place as a working class club, with a strong link to the local community of fiercely loyal fans. Whilst not in the inaugural Premier League line-up, Seaton Town are one of the few sides who can state that they have never been formally relegated from the top flight, only missing a decade following the league's restructure to its current 16 team format . They can also boast about being one of only 7 teams to win the Premier League, pipping RGS in the final season of the 40 team era, but have little else to show since then, a one-off fifth place finish a bright spot on an otherwise mediocre couple of decades in midtable.

Manager: Theo Cashmore
Formation: 4-2-3-1

Likely Starting XI		Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Rens Majeed			29	EFL	M	GK
Taylor Abdul Kader		30	EFL	M	CB/LB
Marisa Dyer			25	EFL	F	CB/LB/DMF
Clemence Girard-Fell		32	EFL	F	RWB/RMF/RB
Rowen Pemberton			31	EFL	M	LB/DMF/LWB
Reymundo Meogegiv		28	EFL	M	DMF
Arnau Dawe-Monaghan		29	EFL	M	DMF
Juquinho Justice-Goddard	31	EFL	M	RMF
Kai Chaudhury			30	EFL	F	CMF/LMF
Inaaya McCollum			28	EFL	F	DMF/CMF/AMF
Alonzo Nichols			28	EFL	M	ST/AMF

Key Reserves
Chris Tosi			37	EFL	M	GK
Cristoval Lacombe		22	EFL	M	CB/DMF
Mubashshir Marquis		25	EFL	M	CB/RB/DMF
Jasmeen Morris-Murray		30	EFL	F	DMF/CMF
Holly Annable			26	EFL	F	RMF
Benaiah Sharpe			26	EFL	M	CMF/AMF
Kooper Shah			28	EFL	M	ST

Location: Toclofania, Twilight Heaven
Home Stadium: The Valiant (15,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Blades; Honours: 2x ICCS champions, 22x Twilight Heaven National Champions; Best League Finish: 7th (Division A)
Formed by the original Toclofane population following the Great Divide, that notable event during the events of WC55 which has left the portal to the Imperial Commonwealth, Toclofania are the most successful side of those originally founded by non-humans. The Blades were admitted to the league in its second season, and originally populated by Toclofane only, but over time began taking in more players of other species, and breaking into the top flight during its early expansionist era. However, following a first relegation the side crumbled away, and spent the next few decades in relative mediocrity. As the multiverse split, the non-human population and players vanished overnight, and the Blades switched back to human players, a change that eventually saw the Blades push themselves back up to the top flight on a few occasions.

Manager: Tibo Baines
Formation: 4-4-1-1

Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Adley Jessop		30	EFL	F	GK
Throdo Hadian		28	EFL	M	CB/RB
Sylas Aldridge		32	EFL	M	RB/CB/DMF
Ádám Barlow		26	EFL	M	RB/LB
Emerson Miles		31	EFL	M	RB/LB
Madison Fares		28	EFL	F	CMF/RMF
Izzy Mirzadeh		28	EFL	F	DMF/CMF
Ximenna Kice-Hashim	24	EFL	F	RMF
Victor Fransczak	31	EFL	M	LMF/LWF
Daliyah Benard		30	EFL	F	AMF/ST/LWF
Aurkena Abdul Noor	29	EFL	F	ST

Key Reserves
Joss Rathun-Hellström	27	EFL	M	GK
Tiffanie Homewood	20	EFL	F	CB/RB
Mahed Washington	33	EFL	M	RB/CB/RMF
Lyle Lynch		19	EFL	M	CMF/LMF
Scott Shaer		25	EFL	M	LMF/CMF
Leola Khalili-Saab	26	EFL	F	LMF/RMF
Dulcea Haile		27	EFL	F	ST/AMF/LWF

Location: Lodgertia, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: Graham Road (36,900)

Background:
Nickname: The Knights; Honours: 1x KCC champion, 4x Eastfield Lodge National Champions; Best League Finish: 3rd
Located in the wealthier suburbs of the Imperial Commonwealth's largest city, Tuntingone have managed to position themselves as the biggest side in the former capital, stealing the limelight from the former heavyweights in the city centre of Lodgertia. The Knights took advantage of the new league system and became pretty consistent mid-table finishers, and even pushing into and taking the occasional Globe Cup or Challenge Cup berth throughout the years, but have never shown much in the way of titles despite the size of the local fanbase behind them - Graham Road has only seen one King's Commonwealth Cup since the inauguration of the Premier League. And lately, Tuntingone have slipped away from their comfortably safe mid-table position and even experienced a second ever relegation, putting Lodgertia's time in the spotlight under threat.

Manager: Charlize Davis
Formation: 4-1-2-1-2

Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Wrenn Baier		29	EFL	F	GK
Reagan Wilkes		31	EFL	F	CB
Francille Durelli	27	EFL	F	RB/CB/LB
Brisa Floyd		30	EFL	F	RB/DMF
Nerea Hastings		29	EFL	F	LB/LWB
Annabel Higginson	33	EFL	F	DMF/CMF
Finlee Salik		33	EFL	F	RMF/LMF
Nicholas Bradford	26	EFL	M	LMF/CMF
Jawhar Diab-Simms	31	EFL	M	AMF/RMF
Darwin Zadeh-Ali	28	EFL	M	ST/AMF
Micah Wares		27	EFL	F	ST/LWF

Key Reserves
Enrica Macmillan	37	EFL	F	GK
Wilhelmina Walte	26	EFL	F	CB/DMF
Yannick Broman		25	EFL	M	RB
Oshea Bryan		30	EFL	M	CMF/DMF
Cassidy Debar		31	EFL	F	RMF/LMF
Marley Carroll		20	EFL	M	AMF
Tom Forster		21	EFL	M	ST/RWF/LWF

Location: Walston Brook, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: Reynarn Arena (53,129)

Background:
Nickname: The Ultramarines; Honours: 2x KCC champions, 2x ICCS champions, 1x Premier League Trophy, 1x Eastfield Lodge National Champions; Best League Finish: 2nd
UR Town were one of the founding members of the Premier League, and were widely considered to be one of the original Big 5 in Eastfield Lodge at the start of the Premier League era. The Ultramarines, located in the suburb of Upper Reynarn, have always had a poor relationship with the city of Walston Brook, having historically been two separate but neighbouring towns - Walston Brook expanded, and were given city status whilst Reynarn lost their independence as it was subsumed. However, it translated into one of the best rivalries in the country, with the Two Brooks derby second only to the RGS-VLC derby in terms of atmosphere. UR Town's early Premier League exploits were a mixed bag, mainly sitting around mid-table, before a decade of UICA qualification placed them at the top table. That all changed following a match-fixing scandal that almost destroyed the club - forced relegation to the third tier, and a mass sell-off of star players, resulted in the Ultramarines being sentenced to a decade in the wilderness that they have only recently started recovering from. However, a return to the Big 5 currently looks unlikely, as the Ultramarines have joined the midtable melee.

Manager: Casta Vindelle
Formation: 4-1-2-1-2

Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Jerold Naz		26	EFL	M	GK
Jillian Hammoud		33	EFL	F	CB/RB
Felicitas Brown		30	EFL	F	CB/RB/DMF
Leandre St Brianna	33	EFL	M	RB/RMF
Carlita Tingle		31	EFL	F	LB/LMF
Caysen Slater		30	EFL	M	DMF/AMF
Bernette Harm		29	EFL	F	RMF/CMF
Corazana Leroy		26	EFL	F	LMF/LB
Aleks Kalil		26	EFL	M	AMF/RWF
Jeanna Begum-Parkes	27	EFL	F	ST
Annika St Cleer		33	EFL	F	ST/RWF

Key Reserves
Presta Colombo		21	EFL	F	GK
Windy Richmond		30	EFL	F	CB
Firhan Kang		28	EFL	M	RB/LB
Jasura Nahmias		22	EFL	F	DMF
Jaxxon Hepburn		27	EFL	M	LMF/RMF/LWF
Branson Ashcroft	25	EFL	M	AMF
Uriah Khatib		26	EFL	M	ST/LWF

Location: New Lodger City, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: Vorgan Park (85,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Wasps; Honours: 3x Premier League champions, 5x KCC champions, 4x ICCS champions, 9x Eastfield Lodge National Champions
VLC could be considered the complete opposites of cross-city rivals RGS, except in terms of success, as both were the most successful teams prior to the formation of the Premier League and both have remained in the nominal Big 5 since the League's inception. Whilst the Royals have always been part of the aristocracy, the Wasps have always been a club of the working class, situated in one of the city's poor neighbourhoods originally before the old Lodger City was destroyed in a nuclear flood. Since the rebuild of the city, Vorgan has been less of working class suburb, but nonetheless the Wasps continue to champion their working class credentials, with Vorgan Park still located well within the area and plenty of community outreach and involvement. Despite being one of the League so-called Big 5, it took until the landmark 50th season before the Wasps were finally able to claim the league title - however, they have won the second most and appeared in the second most Commonwealth Cup finals of any team.

Manager: Semih Loiseau
Formation: 4-1-2-1-2

Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Amin Horak		28	EFL	M	GK
Jazzmine Guillou	30	EFL	F	CB/DMF
Kamron Rankin		31	EFL	M	RB/CB
Mimi Phelan		27	EFL	F	LB/RB
Thea Borgen		27	VAL	F	LB/CB
Florian Mordecai	30	EFL	M	DMF/CB
Martha Baum		33	CMT	F	RMF
Victoria Bassett	31	EFL	F	LMF/AMF
Genaro Wraight		27	EFL	M	AMF/ST
Chantrell Noon-Muller	25	EFL	F	ST/LWF
Evander Ahmed		23	EFL	M	ST/LWF

Key Reserves
Hoyt Whiteley		18	EFL	M	GK
Yulia Peebles		23	EFL	F	CB
Ibrahima Farrah		33	EFL	M	RB/DMF
Bertram Kais		22	EFL	M	DMF/CMF
Sajaa Becker		31	EFL	F	RMF/RWB/RWF
Hilal Burghclere	18	EFL	M	AMF
Ramsey Dean-Jamal	34	EFL	M	ST

Location: Walston Brook, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: Brook Stadium (45,323)

Background:
Nickname: Albion/The Millers; Honours: 1x KCC champion, 1xICCS champions, 3x Eastfield Lodge National Champions; Best League Finish: 3rd
Walston Brook Albion are another of the founding members of the Premier League, but unlike rival UR Town, were not ever considered to be one of the bigger sides in the country. The Millers, the main team within the city of Walston Brook itself, are located on the main river passing through the city which is named after it - historically known for its multitudes of water mills and production of flour and bread which fed a large part of the northern region of Eastfield Lodge. Whilst never really challenging for honours for much of its history, Albion have always been present in the Premier League barring one relegation, and lately have come into some form of their own, their own brand of defensive football giving dividends as they have pushed into contention for IFCF places whilst also winning a KCC trophy, vacating the space left by their rivals in the division's upper echelons.

Manager: Pierpont Jonasson
Formation: 4-2-3-1

Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Latifah Rudd		25	EFL	F	GK
Kristoffer Afshar	30	EFL	M	DMF/CB
Travis Boyd		32	EFL	M	LB/CB/RB
Braylee North		28	EFL	F	DMF/RB
Sadid St Cleer		30	EFL	M	LB/LWB
Graceyn Dos Santos	26	EFL	F	DMF
Urvi Blomqvist		30	EFL	F	LB/DMF
Westlyn O'Shea-Fotherby	28	EFL	F	RB/RMF
Ghaada Meer		30	EFL	F	LB/LMF/LWB
Albert Kellock-Buckton	28	EFL	M	DMF/AMF
Ilyess Wainwright	23	EFL	M	ST/RWF

Key Reserves
Rufio Worthington	19	EFL	M	GK
Jean Molla		26	EFL	F	CB/DMF/LB
Duron Ashwin		32	EFL	M	LB/LWB/RB
Alondra Andreassen-Eide	22	EFL	F	CB/DMF/LB
Minnie Ballard		25	EFL	F	RMF/LMF
Gautier Johnsson	20	EFL	M	AMF/ST
Josune Michael		20	EFL	F	ST

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Jun 01, 2025 2:46 pm

ICELFA Season 62: Part 1

Olympia came into this season’s campaign as the team to beat, having secured their first ever domestic double in relatively authoritarian fashion. They feature in the traditional curtain raiser of the season, the clash of champions against Second Division champions Polkation FC, and promptly demonstrate the threat they pose this season as the Olympians smash 6 past the Artists to register the weekend’s biggest win. It wasn’t the only one though, as the Stags dismantled another of the promoted side, Monksville United shipping five goals without reply, whilst the Knights did put up a bit more of a fight in New Lodger City, taking on the Royals and even pegging them back to 2-2 at half-time, only for the hosts to storm the second half to win 5-2. Olympia however struggled to make headway after that opening game, registering three draws in a row against Toclofania, Tuntingone and then Royal Jam, before a big win against Albion moved them to just three points off the leaders.

RGS started off the season in style, following up their opening day win with a very sketchy win against the Monks, nearly throwing away a 3 goal lead in stoppage time after Uemera Saburo’s second yellow card late in the game. A loss to the Lions followed, which saw their only dropped points in this first part of the season, as they strang together another three wins to stay top by two points, including a relatively wasteful attacking display at home to FM Town, the Fjorders only shipping three in a match that usually is more painful to them. The Architects even came close to scalping the league leaders, but remain in the bottom three as they throw away a two goal lead to lose 4-3. Despite losing the opening game to the Lions, VLC sit second in the table after 6 games, including relatively close games against a Wyverns side looking to secure a second consecutive season in the top flight, and a poor defensive display against FM Town where they conceded two goals, but managed to win anyway. A draw against the Blades in match 6 saw fall two points behind their crosstown rivals, but they remain very much in touch.

Elsewhere, UR Town pick up where they left off last season, hoping to regain their historical position as one of the top sides in the Imperial Commonwealth, and they laid out their stall early in the season with big wins over FM Town and FC Tavernia. The Ultramarines even topped the league after 5 matches, RGS’ horrific defending contributing in part, only to fall behind after losing to the Strawberries. Royal Jam probably have had the toughest start to the season in terms of opponents, but beating UR Town as well as draws against Olympia and Albion means they could actually be a threat for the IFCF spots this season, something which has been a rarity for the Jammy Forests based side as of late. Freescoring Norrion scored almost all of their goals in the first three games, putting 15 past Monksville, Seaton and FC Tavernia combined, but scoring 1 further goal in the next three matches to sit mid-table - a 1-1 draw against the Architects.

ICEL Premier League Standings

                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 RGS Athletic            6    5   0   1    18   11   +7    15
 2 VLC FC                  6    4   1   1    12    4   +8    13
 3 UR Town                 6    4   0   2    16    6  +10    12
 4 Olympia FC              6    3   3   0    12    2  +10    12
 5 Royal Jam FC            6    3   2   1     7    4   +3    11
 6 Walston Brook Albion    6    3   2   1     7    5   +2    11
 7 Seaton Town             6    3   2   1     7    6   +1    11
 8 Norrion Rovers          6    3   1   2    16    6  +10    10
 9 Tuntingone FC           6    2   2   2     8   10   −2     8
10 Toclofania FC           6    1   3   2     5    5    0     6
11 Indionion Athletic      6    2   0   4     5   10   −5     6
12 Polkation FC            6    1   2   3     2    9   −7     5
13 Monksville United       6    1   1   4     5   13   −8     4
14 Nile Bridge             6    1   1   4     9   19  −10     4
15 FM Town                 6    1   0   5     6   15   −9     3
16 FC Tavernia             6    0   2   4     3   13  −10     2

ICEL Second Division Standings

                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Seniors FC              6    5   0   1    13    2  +11    15
 2 Half Boy FC             6    5   0   1    14    4  +10    15
 3 Copper Communists SC    6    4   1   1    14    4  +10    13
 4 Pontifucia United       6    4   1   1    11    6   +5    13
 5 Sunburbia FC            6    3   2   1     6    2   +4    11
 6 Macaronia FC            6    3   1   2     6    6    0    10
 7 Xilon OC                6    3   0   3     4    4    0     9
 8 Jam Athletic            6    2   3   1     5    5    0     9
   Yillog City             6    3   0   3     5    5    0     9
10 Micronopia United       6    2   1   3    11   13   −2     7
11 Lodgertia United        6    2   1   3     4   13   −9     7
12 High Lyn FC             6    2   1   3     8   18  −10     7
13 Oldbridge FC            6    2   0   4    11    7   +4     6
14 Twilight Heaven FC      6    0   3   3     2    7   −5     3
15 Forest Rangers          6    1   0   5     1    9   −8     3
16 Honsadin FC             6    0   0   6     2   12  −10     0

The first two rounds of this season’s King’s Commonwealth Cup continue to feature as one of the highlights of the domestic Eastfielder calendar, and this year is no different. Several sides in the top two divisions came close to being embarrassed by lower league opponents, and some indeed were humiliated and sent packing trophy-less this season. Second Division sides Sunburbia, one-time finalists themselves, and Xilon were both eliminated in the opening salvo, the Orienteers falling to a goal shortly before half-time by seventh tier Nexusortem, whilst Sunburbia were taken to penalties by their 8th tier opponents. Second Division Honsadin were nearly on the other end of an upset though, forcing Albion to extra time, whilst 2-time champions Oldbridge successfully took out their top flight opponents in Indionion. Rounding out the first round’s Premier League dropouts, seventh tier Regio FC came from behind to take out the Fjorders - the Blades nearly joined them as they needed a comeback via extra time against sixth tier Eliphi.

Moving into the Second Round, the top flight managed to emerge unscathed this time, but it wasn’t for the want of trying though, with sixth tier Syrenia Pyramids fending off wave after wave of Stags and taking Norrion to extra time before conceding. Second Division side Forest Rangers also found themselves close to claiming a top flight scalp, as they led the Wyverns until the 89th minute before the away side levelled proceedings and won on penalties. The Second Division did have more casualties however, with the two time champions Oldbridge now on the receiving end of an upset at the hands of Mineville FC, whilst Twilight Heaven were taken out at home by eighth tier opponents.

The opening salvos of the IFCF seasons proved to be very fruitful for the Eastfielder sides involved, with only 2 of the 8 sides involved in IFCF competition this season not making it to the group stages in any competition. Starting off at the bottom, the ever shrinking LBCT field kicked off with Monksville United in the third qualifying round, defeating Carpathian opponents before being annihilated by Kierhuizen Boys of Taxhavn, conceding 8 without loss across two legs in one of the most one-sided aggregate scores ever conceded by an Eastfielder side. Tuntingone and Polkation both started off in the Playoff Round, and made the group stages.

The Champions League kicked off in the Third Round for both Olympia and RGS, featuring a 9 goal opening match for the defending league champions, Olympia taking a 5-4 lead back home where they were simply dominant and put three past Bohr’s Shansco Athletic without reply. It was a similar story come the Playoff Round, a close away match that was sealed by a dominant home performance as they defeated Kanzlia’s Mortonstad. As for RGS, they started off in disgrace, losing away to Juvencus’ Herona Calcio and just about unable to level the tie at home. They dropped to the Challengers Cup, and found a much easier time of it against Dhemixia’s Draegynsreim, putting six past them over two legs, before adding another 5 without reply against Rushmori opponents Atlov, qualifying for the Challengers’ Cup group stage.

Joining them there will be VLC, who started off in the Second Qualifying Round with a big away win against Oberour ar Moro’s Meridian, only to spend the return leg on the back foot as they fought to prevent their visitors from scoring a second goal to take the tie to extra time. A comfortable win over CF Capitale came in the next round, followed by a comeback win at home to Benthim’s Mattling West. And last but not least, they reached the group stage by wasting several gilt-edged changes at home to AS Aguaju, the Juven side striking against the run of play in extra time before young Evander Ahmed levelled proceedings, scoring the winning penalty in the ensuing shootout to secure a group stage place. UR Town started off the 2nd Round as well, where they ran a gauntlet of big names in AS Bezieres, Dí Maozöxê and Malabon SC, only falling to their Fleftic opponents late in the away leg to end their participation in international competition this season. And last but not least, the Stags entered the fray in the Third Qualifying Round, and aside from a rather unfit performance against Dhemixia’s Multi Columbus were in control of their matches throughout qualifying to book a group stage place.

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Jun 01, 2025 5:37 pm

ICELFA Season 62: Part 2

An absolutely chaotic couple of months in the league that sees RGS open up a massive lead heading into the mid-season break. The Royals only drop two games of the 8, the first of which was a draw on the road in Jam Town as Pasargan prodigy Tarján Ságy scored a penalty to level Baie-Verte’s opener. That was followed up by the biggest loss of the season, as RGS were outplayed on their home turf in the Lodger City derby, the Wasps running out 2-0 winners thanks to Genaro Wraight’s brilliant display, setting up the first with a neat flicked pass and scoring a pullback for the winner. Nonetheless, the 6 wins for RGS did include wins against all three Walston Brook sides, a 5-1 demolition of the Stags, and a controlled 3-1 win against the defending champions Olympia.

Behind RGS it’s very much a maelstrom of teams, all the usual suspects plus plenty of the mid-table sides looking to make a name for themselves this season - indeed, VLC in second are actually close to the Stags in ninth than they are to the league leaders heading into the mid-season break. As well as the traditional big 5, plus Albion as the usual challengers, the Ultramarines continue going strong in third, and the Lions are proving to be surprise packages this season, one of three sides on 25 points. Form has very much been temporary, and there’s no real telling who could beat who. For example, VLC managed to lose to both of the other System Karela subscribers in consecutive weeks, lose to the Stags, and draw with Olympia, only to bounce back by winning the derby and beating UR Town. Olympia, the defending champions, contrived to lose to high-flying Seaton Town and even managed to go 2-0 and 4-1 down against the bottom of the table Wyverns, only for a Fideline Noble hat-trick to secure the mad comeback 5-4 win.

Third place UR Town are another example of this, staying third despite losing three of their 8 matches in this period. You could point at the big win in their derby match against Albion along with wins against two of the promoted side, including a Begum-Parkes brace as the Ultramarines put five past the Knights, but at the same time they were held to a goalless draw by struggling Monksville United as well. Even Norrion Rovers, down in ninth, are still very much in the chase, with the Stags beating both Royal Jam and Albion in consecutive matches as well as beating VLC thanks to Chappell Holdsworth’s goal and assist.

ICEL Premier League Standings

                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 RGS Athletic           14   11   1   2    38   19  +19    34
 2 VLC FC                 14    8   2   4    21    9  +12    26
 3 UR Town                14    8   1   5    27   15  +12    25
 4 Royal Jam FC           14    7   4   3    16    8   +8    25
 5 Seaton Town            14    7   4   3    16   14   +2    25
 6 Walston Brook Albion   14    7   3   4    12    8   +4    24
 7 Olympia FC             14    6   5   3    26   17   +9    23
 8 Toclofania FC          14    6   5   3    21   13   +8    23
 9 Norrion Rovers         14    6   3   5    26   19   +7    21
10 Nile Bridge            14    5   1   8    26   32   −6    16
11 FM Town                14    5   0   9    21   22   −1    15
12 Indionion Athletic     14    5   0   9    13   24  −11    15
13 Tuntingone FC          14    4   3   7    15   31  −16    15
14 Monksville United      14    3   2   9     9   24  −15    11
15 Polkation FC           14    2   3   9     6   20  −14     9
16 FC Tavernia            14    2   3   9    17   35  −18     9

ICEL Second Division Standings

                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Copper Communists SC   14   11   2   1    34    8  +26    35
 2 Half Boy FC            14   11   1   2    36   12  +24    34
 3 Seniors FC             14    9   2   3    29    9  +20    29
 4 High Lyn FC            14    8   2   4    24   33   −9    26
 5 Pontifucia United      14    7   4   3    23   15   +8    25
 6 Yillog City            14    7   2   5    15    9   +6    23
 7 Micronopia United      14    7   2   5    26   25   +1    23
 8 Sunburbia FC           14    6   3   5    18   16   +2    21
 9 Oldbridge FC           14    6   1   7    21   16   +5    19
10 Macaronia FC           14    5   4   5    14   16   −2    19
11 Jam Athletic           14    4   6   4    19   15   +4    18
12 Xilon OC               14    4   4   6     9   11   −2    16
13 Forest Rangers         14    2   3   9     8   21  −13     9
14 Lodgertia United       14    2   2  10    14   38  −24     8
15 Twilight Heaven FC     14    0   6   8     5   21  −16     6
16 Honsadin FC            14    0   2  12     7   37  −30     2

The next two rounds of the cup had two very different flavours in terms of the offerings. Very few of the top sides found themselves in any serious danger of being eliminated - in fact, only one-time champions Empire End FC of the Third Division were on the receiving end of an upset, the Ricton based outfit eliminated on penalties by seventh tier side FC Olefinia. Polkation and High Lyn both came close to elimination however, both needing extra time to off their opposition. In fact, the top sides were more in high-scoring fashion this time than in any danger, UR Town throwing defence to the wind as they put six past their opponents, whilst the high-flying Lions ran out 5-0 victors. The biggest tilt of the season so far though came from Nile Bridge, the Premier League strugglers rallying around to put ten goals past their ninth tier opponents.

The fourth round, on the other hand, saw several sides in the top 32 struggle against their lower league opponents, who by now will very much be battle hardened. Defending champions Olympia put in an incredible display against seventh tier Northbay, fighting them to a 2-all full time score before the more experienced side out-stamina’d the minnows, putting three past them in extra time. However, that pales in comparison to the Architects’ exploits against fifth tier side Futurekind Wanderers, as even though both sides missing the target on several occasions in normal time, they magically found their scoring boots in extra time, somehow combining to put 6 goals past each other in a dead heat, the minnows scoring in the 124th minute to force penalties. Their efforts ended up in vain however.

But for fans of the upset, there was plenty to sink your teeth into, with two of last season’s IFCF qualifying teams biting the bullet this round. A battle of previous champions took place in Walston Brook, as UR Town were eliminated by the Communists, Second Division side boasting one of the three cup titles previously held in this matchup. Another champion also bit the dust, with Second Division side Lodgertia United on the receiving end of a historic moment for a Royal Dillvill side looking to rebuild their ancient footballing legacy. Seniors, Jam Athletic and Macaronia were all Second Division sides also eliminated this round at the hand of lower league opponents, but the biggest story of the round came from Marepacopolis, as fifth tier side Innocence FC fought back to defeat six-time champions Norrion Rovers on penalties.

These two and a half months proved to be very busy in the Eastfielder footballing calendar, with 6 sides taking part in the IFCF group stages and forcing themselves to give up 6 midweeks worth of breaks. Starting at the top, Olympia put on a torrid display in their group, which many pundits thought should have been eminently winnable - a double over Athletic Saint Eleanor more or less formed their entire point haul, finishing third in the group and falling into the Challengers Cup knockouts. They’ll be joined there by RGS and Norrion, who both posted dominant group stage performances to top their respective groups - the Stags in particular were unstoppable, winning all 6 games to be one of only three sides across all the IFCF competitions to do so. They may not have been defensively sound, but of note were their back-to-back 5-2 victories against Valanora’s Río CF. The Royals won 5 of their 6 matches, only dropping points away to Ralsalin’s Skonto Rinkan, although their place in the next round was all but sealed at that point anyway, especially helped by a 5-0 thrashing of Hispinas’ FC Cebuenas.

The Wasps however will not be featuring in the Challengers Cup, as they threw away too many points to finish in the top two, dropping down to the Associations Trophy knockouts from finishing third. Two wins against bottom side Trimidau Rukiya, two draws against Atletico Augusta and two losses against CDSA is a perfectly balanced group result, but Augusta manages enough elsewhere to head off VLC’s challenge. Down in the LBCT, the Knights advance to the knockouts in comfortable fashion, even if they didn’t win their group, as four wins in 6 was enough to see off the challenge of the bottom two. They’ll be joined in the Round of 16 by the Artists, although Polkation had a tougher time of it in their group, with three very high scoring draws keeping the race close, before a seven goal thriller in the final game of the season saw Polkation beat Vale FC 4-3 to advance in second place.

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Jun 01, 2025 7:21 pm

ICELFA Season 62: Part 3

The field is beginning to thin out now, but it’s still the Royals who lead the way going into the final quarter of the season, despite RGS dropping points in consecutive weeks to promoted sides with draws against Tuntingone and Monksville, and also a shock loss on the road in Gamerville, as FM Town take the league leaders to the cleaners with a dominant 3-0 win. However, their biggest victory in that same time frame was dismantling the high-flying Lions to the tune of 4-1, whilst also beating the Wyverns 5-1 later that month. However, the one big question mark is that they didn’t face any other of the direct chasing pack, and whether they will keep up their form as a result.

Behind them, VLC remain in second place and occupying the second Champions League spot, but they also managed to drop plenty of points on their own, including a goalless draw against Seaton Town and a 3-3 draw against the Fjorders as well. The Lions more or less regressed to the mean these last few months, only scoring 8 points in 8 with a whopping five draws in that time frame, although that did cover UR Town, VLC, Norrion and Olympia, putting spanners in all their works. The Strawberries were the best benefactor, it seemed, as Royal Jam were able to beat Seaton Town; combined with a draw against Albion, and a win against UR Town, that put them in good stead to move into second, only for a goalless draw against VLC giving the Wasps a two point advantage in what seems to be the race for second.

The biggest story outside of the race at the top took place in Bridgetown, as Nile Bridge appeared to more or less collapse over the last few games, a solitary draw against Toclofania straight after mid-season break followed swiftly and cruelly by seven straight losses as they ran the entire gamut of top half teams. And it wasn’t like it was close, they managed to ship ten goals combined to the likes of the normally conservative sides in Albion, Royal Jam and VLC. After all those losses, they managed to slip down into the bottom three, and in danger of becoming the biggest name to be relegated in a long time.

ICEL Premier League Standings

                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 RGS Athletic           22   16   3   3    58   28  +30    51
 2 VLC FC                 22   13   5   4    39   15  +24    44
 3 Royal Jam FC           22   12   6   4    24   11  +13    42
 4 Norrion Rovers         22   12   4   6    40   22  +18    40
   Olympia FC             22   11   7   4    40   22  +18    40
 6 Seaton Town            22    8   9   5    22   24   −2    33
 7 Walston Brook Albion   22    9   5   8    19   15   +4    32
 8 UR Town                22   10   2  10    34   32   +2    32
 9 Toclofania FC          22    8   7   7    27   22   +5    31
10 FM Town                22    8   2  12    37   34   +3    26
11 Indionion Athletic     22    8   0  14    21   31  −10    24
12 Tuntingone FC          22    6   6  10    23   44  −21    24
13 Monksville United      22    6   4  12    16   32  −16    22
14 FC Tavernia            22    5   4  13    27   52  −25    19
15 Nile Bridge            22    5   2  15    30   53  −23    17
16 Polkation FC           22    4   4  14     9   29  −20    16

ICEL Second Division Standings

                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Half Boy FC            22   18   2   2    63   18  +45    56
 2 Seniors FC             22   15   4   3    44   11  +33    49
 3 Copper Communists SC   22   14   4   4    49   18  +31    46
 4 Oldbridge FC           22   12   1   9    32   21  +11    37
 5 Pontifucia United      22   10   4   8    31   32   −1    34
 6 Micronopia United      22    9   5   8    39   36   +3    32
 7 Macaronia FC           22    9   5   8    28   27   +1    32
 8 Sunburbia FC           22    9   5   8    30   31   −1    32
 9 Xilon OC               22    9   4   9    18   22   −4    31
10 High Lyn FC            22    9   4   9    30   51  −21    31
11 Yillog City            22    8   6   8    23   18   +5    30
12 Jam Athletic           22    6   8   8    30   30    0    26
13 Forest Rangers         22    6   5  11    17   27  −10    23
14 Twilight Heaven FC     22    3   6  13    12   34  −22    15
15 Lodgertia United       22    3   4  15    20   50  −30    13
16 Honsadin FC            22    1   3  18    12   52  −40     6

The business end of the King’s Commonwealth Cup is fast approaching, and the top flight sides can no longer avoid each other as not many had managed to be eliminated in the first place. Premier League relegation-battling Nile Bridge met Toclofania in the first all-top-flight tie of the tournament this season, but the hosts were the team in control of proceedings the entire time, despite conceding a late consolation goal to the Blades. Amazingly, despite most ties featuring a Premier League side, almost every single one made it through to the Sixth Round - VLC were nearly made to swallow their pride at home to sixth tier Leintalp, coming from behind via extra time to see off their upset suitors. The Knights also survived an upset, Third Division side Seaton Athletic taking them all the way to penalties, but the only actual scalp in this round came from Innocence FC, who added to their upstaging of Macaronia last round by beating Polkation FC in this one.

The Sixth Round saw only 8 matches, but four of them were all Premier League clashes so there was plenty of quality on show. Nile Bridge seemed to continue to put all their eggs in one basket, and so far it’s paying off, booking a quarter-final place after seeing off the Strawberries with little issue, whilst Olympia joined them by defeating Monksville United. However, the favourites were knocked out in the other two top flight clashes, as Albion were taken to penalties and edged out thanks to the home side in Seaton Town, but the biggest shock comes from Lodgertia, as the Knights soundly defeat league leaders RGS at Graham Road, Tuntingone also being joined by the Wyverns, and a VLC side who finally put an end to Innocence’s giant killing run. The only lower league representatives left at this stage are both from the fifth tier, as West Monurtag register the only league upset by beating Fourth Division Port Lodgertia, whilst Lonbunia Athletic see off Likina to round off the set.

Heading to the final 8, Nile Bridge’s march to a surprise trophy continues, seeing off one of the lower league sides with ease, whilst Tuntingone also get the easier draw to book their place in the semi-finals. The other half of the quarter-finals all featured Premier League sides, including two of the Big 5, but only one survived to the semis, as VLC demolished Seaton Town. The final match saw Olympia taken out entirely without any resistance, the Wyverns running riot over the Olympian defence.

The international season rumbles on, as the IFCF competitions head into the knockouts, and the other competitions start kicking into full swing. Olympia make their bow in the Challengers Cup following their elimination in the Champions League group stage by seeing off Kytlerian side Bay City United in extra time after neither side could find a difference in either leg - Olympia do make a much easier time of it the following tie, defeating Taxhavn’s FC Stadeli 3-0 in the opening leg to secure a place in the quarter-finals. They won’t be joined by RGS, however, as the Royals suffered a resounding defeat against Atletico Augusta in the First Knockout Round, whilst Norrion had little trouble in either of their ties, putting five Tikariot’s Port Tacassam, and beating Canbix Muses in both legs to book their own place in the quarter-finals. Down in the Association Trophy, VLC join the knockouts following their third place Challengers Cup finish, and they start off well by clearing out Eberland’s Haupstadt FC, but the following round saw them matched up against Abanhfleft’s Ludogorets Markovsky, who more or less sealed the deal in the opening leg by scoring four without reply - the Wasps second leg win was nowhere near enough to overturn a 4-0 deficit.

In the Liga B Champions Trophy, it’s very much two differing stories for the Eastfielder sides, as Polkation win both their legs against Quebec’s Leaside Lions, whilst the Knights see their bid for an unprecedented double ended at the hands of Arkintoofle United. Outside of the main IFCF competitions, Olympia’s Cup Winners Cup was narrowly ended by Ko-oren Straudum VV, taking the tie to extra time in the second leg before they secured the win. It wasn’t a good period of weeks for Olympia though, with more international interest ending after their Copa de Campeones campaign also came to a crashing end, as Yuezhou’s Nangang Royals do just enough at the Olympic Park to hold off the hosts of the second leg, sending the Olympians out 5-3 on aggregate. In other news, RGS kicked off their Copa del Este campaign in style but putting six past the Kytler Peninsulae side Aardswood United in the second leg, whilst Norrion made tougher work against the Single Sun’s Trew side, advancing 4-2 on aggregate.

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Jun 01, 2025 7:31 pm

ICELFA Season 62: Part 4

Heading into the final 8 matches of the season, RGS looked to be in prime position to continue running away with the league, but they immediately opt to jeopardise that position by throwing away a two goal lead to the Blades, thanks to a brace from Daliyah Benard. Second place VLC however don’t manage to take advantage, losing to the Millers, whilst in the battle of third vs fourth, Royal Jam see off a late Stags charge to move into the top two, cutting the gap to 6 points. That gap then dropped to three points the following week, as the leaders travelled to Jam Town and had their derrieres handed back to them by the Strawberries, with the Wasps also keeping pace by demolishing UR Town. Behind them, Olympia and Norrion both faltered with draws, whilst at the bottom, Nile Bridge’s season continued to go from bad to worse, a loss at home to Monksville United leaving them 8 points from safety with 6 matches to play. The Lions’ excellent season also continued, putting six past a hapless FM Town side seemingly resigned to mid-table mediocrity.

There was little change at the top over the next two matches, as both RGS and Royal Jam registered two 1-0 victories apiece over these two matches to keep the gap between them at three points, but VLC were the big losers, as the Wasps registered draws against both Norrion and Olympia to end their title challenge, falling 8 points behind the leaders with only 12 to play for, and within reach of not even qualifying for the Challengers Cup next season as fifth place Norrion would only sit four points adrift. The Monks continued to fight their way to survival, a draw on the road against Toclofania enough to stay five points clear of the Wyverns who effectively dropped points in their draw against Nile Bridge.

The Lodger City derby the following week was the nail in the coffin for VLC, a Baie-Verte headed effort the only difference between them and the league leaders, whose lead remained at three points after the Monks were seen off by the chasing Royal Jam side. Their win over Polkation the following week did see them stay in third, however, as despite defeating Norrion at home, Olympia could only draw against the Architects in an 8 goal thriller that in the end helped neither side. That was pronounced doubly so, when the Royals were thrashed at home by Norrion, a result that Royal Jam managed to squander by drawing at home to a determined Seaton side, leaving the gap at the top at two points with two games to play. VLC remained third, two ahead of Olympia who were two ahead of fifth placed Norrion. At the bottom, Polkation’s loss to VLC secured their relegation to the Second Division, whilst the Architects had clawed themselves back to three from safety thanks to a win over the Fjorders, with the Wyverns a points ahead of them, and Monksville the team to chase.

RGS followed up that loss to the Stags by being even more dismal in Mount Salt City, losing 2-0 to Olympia to grant the league lead to Royal Jam heading into the final day of the season, after the Strawberries saw off FC Tavernia. A win for Norrion against Polkation kept the Stags in the hunt for an outside chance at IFCF football the following season, with VLC beating the Knights to remain in third. At the bottom, all three of Nile Bridge, FC Tavernia and Monksville losing meant the status quo was unchanged, Nile Bridge needing results to go their way with a 5 goal swing to stand a chance of survival, whilst the Wyverns needing a 12 goal swing in the event of a tie with the Monks.

The final day loomed large for the Strawberries, looking to win a first title in over two decades, and they had a relatively easy match to finish on, hosting a Fjorders side with nothing to fight for. RGS needed results to go their way, the Royals travelling to already relegated Polkation in what should be an easy match for them as well. It went about as well as expected for the Royals, their end-of-season struggles continuing as they go behind early to the Artists and just never get going, a draw being a fitting ending for their abysmal collapse as Royal Jam win their fifth ever top flight title by defeating FM Town. In the race for the remaining IFCF spots, wins for VLC and Olympia are enough for them to secure the two spots in the Challengers Cup, and with VLC out in the cup semi-finals, no chance for Norrion to qualify internationally despite their victory over the Knights. At the bottom, despite the Monks losing to the Wasps, FC Tavernia are unable to secure the win they needed against Albion to survive, a goalless draw seeing them relegated a point from safety, and joined by Nile Bridge after their loss to Toclofania ending an atrocious season for the Architects.

ICEL Premier League Standings

   Team                       P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Royal Jam FC              30  19   7   4  34  13  +21  64 Champions/CL/CdC
  2 RGS Athletic              30  19   4   7  64  38  +26  61 CL/CdG
  3 VLC FC                    30  17   7   6  48  19  +29  58 ChC
  4 Olympia FC                30  15  11   4  59  30  +29  56 ChC
  5 Norrion Rovers            30  16   6   8  51  28  +23  54
  6 Seaton Town               30  13  11   6  42  33   +9  50
  7 Toclofania FC             30  13   9   8  43  29  +14  48
  8 Walston Brook Albion      30  13   7  10  25  19   +6  46
  9 UR Town                   30  13   2  15  45  46   -1  41
 10 Indionion Athletic        30  13   1  16  34  39   -5  40
 11 FM Town                   30  10   4  16  45  48   -3  34
 12 Tuntingone FC             30   7   7  16  28  59  -31  28 CWC/ChC
 13 Monksville United         30   7   5  18  19  42  -23  26
 14 FC Tavernia               30   6   7  17  35  69  -34  25 Relegated
 15 Nile Bridge               30   6   5  19  43  72  -29  23 Relegated
 16 Polkation FC              30   4   5  21  11  42  -31  17 Relegated

ICEL Second Division Standings

   Team                       P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Half Boy FC               30  23  3   4  76  25  +51  72 Champions/LBCT
  2 Seniors FC                30  22  4   4  64  17  +47  70 Promoted/LBCT
  3 Copper Communists SC      30  19  6   5  67  24  +43  63 Promoted/LBCT
  4 Macaronia FC              30  14  7   9  48  35  +13  49
  5 Micronopia United         30  14  6  10  53  49   +4  48
  6 Yillog City               30  13  8   9  33  21  +12  47
  7 Pontifucia United         30  14  5  11  42  43   -1  47
  8 Oldbridge FC              30  14  3  13  40  31   +9  45
  9 Xilon OC                  30  13  6  11  30  28   +2  45
 10 Sunburbia FC              30  12  7  11  41  42   -1  43
 11 High Lyn FC               30  10  4  16  37  72  -35  34
 12 Jam Athletic              30   8  9  13  38  45   -7  33
 13 Forest Rangers            30   8  6  16  21  39  -18  30
 14 Lodgertia United          30   5  5  20  28  68  -40  20 Relegated
 15 Twilight Heaven FC        30   4  7  19  18  50  -32  19 Relegated
 16 Honsadin FC               30   2  4  24  18  65  -47  10 Relegated

Some spoilers above, but yes, VLC did lose the semi-final match despite being nominally the strongest side of the quartet, losing to relegation battling FC Tavernia at home in humiliating fashion, the Wyverns joined in the final by Tuntingone as they saw off the other relegation battling side in Nile Bridge. And so the final ended up being between two sides who only finished three points apart in the league table, but one relegated and the other safe but having to look over their shoulders the entire season. In the end, the cup remains in top flight hands though, the Knights putting three past FC Tavernia to lift the trophy for the second time.

The Challengers Cup was the last bastion of Eastfielder IFCF representation this season, with Olympia and Norrion both holding strong. The Quarter-Finals saw a mixed bag of fortunes, as Olympia demolished Darmen’s Atletico Augusta at home and even fielded a weakened side in the away leg to see out the tie despite losing the second leg, whereas Norrion were fortunate to survive Armada Sovran in the first leg, and then unfortunate not to score themselves in the return leg in Pyazhnaya, ending up going to penalties to see of their opponents. Both sides were drawn against opponents from a nation that was fast becoming familiar, as both semi-finalists hailed from Taxhavn, the same nation that had eliminated two Eastfielder LBCT sides earlier in the competition, followed by Polkation FC being soundly beaten home and away in their own quarter-final to Kierhuizen Boys, also of Taxhavn. The Stags were never up to it themselves, their middling quarter-final performances repeating again as they were soundly beaten by Septentriennes. Olympia did have a better time of it against Deltic FC, holding the Taxhavn league leaders at home before losing the return leg, setting up the all-Taxhavn Challengers Cup final.

Outside of IFCF territory, the Copa del Este entered its latter stages, with the Royals going strong by making it all the way to the final in spectacularly nail-biting fashion - first a late equaliser in the second leg to secure the aggregate win against the Kytlerian side Real Santa Mordana, before a nine goal thriller in the second leg against Tikariot’s Avanaroch took that tie to extra time, where the Royals scored a first half winner to win 6-5 on aggregate - Avanaroch had eliminated Norrion Rovers in very convincing fashion the round prior as well. And so the final, where RGS were hoping to break their duck of Copa finals, having lost all four they’ve been in. 8 goals later, it was their opponents, Darmen’s Scott City FC, who would emerge victorious in Qusmo.

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sun Jun 15, 2025 1:49 pm

ICELFA Youth League

Under-18 Imperial League

Central Division Standings

   Team                              P  W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Mount Salt Football Academy      22 10  6   6  34  22  +12  36 Playoff
 2 Brook Academy                    22  9  9   4  26  18   +8  36 Playoff
 3 Dillvill Academy                 22  9  5   8  21  19   +2  32
 4 Acreville Juniors                22  8  7   7  28  22   +6  31
 5 Lodger Juniors                   22  8  7   7  21  20   +1  31
 6 Capital Academy                  22  8  6   8  21  25   -4  30
 7 Tavernia Academy                 22  9  2  11  25  26   -1  29
 8 Farond YFC                       22  8  5   9  23  25   -2  29

Serenelian Division Standings

   Team                       P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Pasturia JFC              22  11  5   6  27  18   +9  38 Playoff
 2 Thawmont YFC              22  11  2   9  20  22   -2  35 Playoff
 3 Paddockia YFC             22   9  7   6  18  15   +3  34
 4 New Tavernia Academy      22   9  5   8  21  20   +1  32
 5 Bliketia Academy          22   8  5   9  16  21   -5  29
 6 Marepacopolis JFC         22   7  4  11  19  23   -4  25
 7 Eastpass Juniors          22   5  5  12  17  28  -11  20
 8 Gamerville YFC            22   4  6  12  16  29  -13  18

Imperial League Playoff
Semi-Finals
Mount Salt Football Academy 1-2 Thawmont YFC
Pasturia JFC 2-0 Brook Academy

Final
Mount Salt Football Academy 1-2 Pasturia JFC

Under-18 Commonwealth League

Eastern Division Standings

   Team                       P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Copper City Juniors       22  11  3   8  28  29   -1  36 Playoff
 2 Textilia Academy          22  10  5   7  24  20   +4  35 Playoff
 3 Jam Mountain Academy      22   9  6   7  27  25   +2  33
 4 Jam Town YFC              22   7  9   6  16  13   +3  30
 5 Revisionism Academy       22   8  5   9  18  24   -6  29
 6 W-D School Academy        22   6  8   8  19  18   +1  26
 7 Pedantic Academy          22   5  7  10  20  26   -6  22
 8 Halveboi Academy          22   4  5  13  14  25  -11  17

Western Division Standings

   Team                     P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 Micronia YFC            22  11   9   2  33  19  +14  42 Playoff
 2 Benopia Juniors         22  10   9   3  22  15   +7  39 Playoff
 3 Pontifucia Academy      22   9   7   6  26  23   +3  34
 4 Tyrenam Juniors         22   9   6   7  24  21   +3  33
 5 Toclofania JFC          22   9   5   8  22  20   +2  32
 6 Syrenia YFC             22   7   6   9  26  25   +1  27
 7 Aswania JFC             22   5  11   6  21  23   -2  26
 8 Macaronia Academy       22   2   7  13  16  30  -14  13

Commonwealth League Playoff
Semi-Finals
Copper City Juniors 0-4 Benopia Juniors
Micronia YFC 2-1 Textilia Academy

Final
Benopia Juniors 0-0 Micronia YFC (AET 0-1)

Grand Final
Pasturia JFC 0-1 Micronia YFC

37th Imperial Commonwealth Charity Shield (Season 62)

Group Draw:
Group A: Regio FC, Norrion Rovers, Coiners FC, Royal Jam FC
Group B: FM Town, Half Boy FC, Sunburbia FC, Paddockia FC
Group C: Cliffside FC, Polkation FC, Seniors FC, Finswool SC
Group D: FC Tavernia, VLC FC, Low Lyn FC, Luxoren Town

Group A

Group A Standings

  Team                P  W  D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Royal Jam FC        3  2  0  1  3  1  +2  6
 2 Norrion Rovers      3  1  2  0  3  2  +1  5
 3 Coiners FC          3  1  1  1  3  2  +1  4
 4 Regio FC            3  0  1  2  1  5  -4  1

Group B

Group B Standings

  Team              P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Half Boy FC       3  3 0  0  9  2  +7  9
 2 Sunburbia FC      3  2 0  1  6  3  +3  6
 3 Paddockia FC      3  1 0  2  4  7  -3  3
 4 FM Town           3  0 0  3  3 10  -7  0

Group C

Group C Standings

  Team              P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Seniors FC        3  2 0  1  5  3  +2  6
 2 Cliffside FC      3  2 0  1  2  2  +0  6
 3 Polkation FC      3  1 1  1  3  2  +1  4
 4 Finswool SC       3  0 1  2  2  5  -3  1

Group D

Group D Standings

  Team              P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 FC Tavernia       3  2 1  0  5  1  +4  7
 2 Low Lyn FC        3  1 1  1  6  5  +1  4
 3 VLC FC            3  1 1  1  4  4  +0  4
 4 Luxoren Town      3  0 1  2  0  5  -5  1

Quarter-Finals

Royal Jam FC 1-2 Sunburbia FC
Seniors FC 2-0 Low Lyn FC
Half Boy FC 2-2 Norrion Rovers (AET: 2-3)
FC Tavernia 1-0 Cliffside FC

Semi-Finals

Sunburbia FC 3-1 Seniors FC
Norrion Rovers 0-1 FC Tavernia

Final

Sunburbia FC 1-2 FC Tavernia

ICELFA Premier League Awards - Season 62

Golden Boot (Most Goals)
1: Harriet BaÏe-Verte (RGS Athletic) - 14 goals
2: Fidelina Noble (Olympia FC) - 13 goals (23 games)
3: Evander Ahmed (VLC FC) - 13 goals (27 games)
4: Quinton Foloris (Olympia FC) - 12 goals
5: Alonzo Nichols (Seaton Town) - 10 goals (26 games)

Golden Shoe (Most Assists)
1: Rafeeda Scripps (RGS Athletic) - 12 assists
2: Madyson Leggett (Norrion Rovers) - 11 assists
=3: Trevon D’Arcy (Indionion Athletic)/Lalo Allred (Nile Bridge) - 9 assists (30 games)
5: Nadeera Hutchins (Nile Bridge) - 8 assists (24 games)

Goal of the Season
Alonzo Nichols - Tuntingone FC 0-1 Seaton Town (MD5, FT: 0-2)
The Lions had a remarkable season by their standard, finishing sixth and four points behind the lowest big 5, and certainly one of the highlights was their opening goal at Graham Road early on in the season. Striker Alonzo Nichols scored his second goal of the season with a spectacular volleyed effort from 30 yards, latching on the end of a loose wayward clearance to fire a looping effort into the top corner.

Golden Visa (Best Foreign Player)
1: Tarján Ságy (Royal Jam FC) - Pasarga
2: Harriet BaÏe-Verte (RGS Athletic) - Chromatika
3: Kinabo Telioa (Olympia FC) - Turori
4: Mikhail Gorokhov (Olympia FC) - Pyazhnaya
5: Martha Baum (VLC FC) - Chromatika

Young Player of the Season
1: Qaaida Baker - Norrion Rovers
2: Fiza Baksh - Seaton Town
3: Genivee Abbas - FC Tavernia

Manager of the Season
1: Rosaline Whitehead - Royal Jam FC
2: Theo Cashmore - Seaton Town
3: Nuha Plant - RGS Athletic

Golden Glove (Best Goalkeeper)
1: Beatrice Melia - Royal Jam FC
2: Amin Horak - VLC FC
3: Latifah Rudd - Walston Brook Albion

Golden Ball (Best Player)
1: Tarján Ságy - Royal Jam FC
2: Harriet BaÏe-Verte - RGS Athletic
3: Beatrice Melia - Royal Jam FC
4: Quinton Foloris - Olympia FC
5: Evander Ahmed - VLC FC

Team of the Season

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                                                   Harriet BaÏe-Verte
                                                      (RGS Athletic)

				  	   Tarján Ságy       Madyson Leggett
                       Nadeera Hutchins   (Royal Jam FC)     (Norrion Rovers)  Juquinho Justice-Goddard
                        (Nile Bridge)                                                (Seaton Town)
                                                     Florian Mordecai
                      				         (VLC FC)

                        Emerson Miles       Jazzmin Guillou      Diana Kirkup     Jeremiah Millington
                       (Toclofania FC)          (VLC FC)        (Royal Jam FC)      (Royal Jam FC)

			                              Beatrice Melia
			                              (Royal Jam FC)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Fri Aug 29, 2025 6:31 pm

ICEL Football League: Season 63 Preview

Location: Copper City, Copportopia
Home Stadium: The Copper Dome (28,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Communists; Honours: 3x ICCS champions; 18x Copportopia National Champions; Best League Finish: 7th

The biggest team in Copportopia, the Communists grew out of a copper miner's union from the outskirts of the capital, and is one of the biggest fan-owned clubs in the Imperial Commonwealth as a result - the nickname comes from the widespread criticism of unionisation from the industrialists of the era and has been reclaimed by the workers and the club's fans since. The club retains strong links to the mining industry, with the majority of the materials (including vast amounts of copper) used in building the Copper Dome being sourced locally. They weren't founding members of the original Imperial Commonwealth Premier League, but have been stubbornly present in the top flight for over two consecutive decades going into this season, not really threatening either end of the table in that time. Three Charity Shield titles head up their title cabinet, but the highlight of their history was an appearance in the final of the 7th Vilitan Cove Invitational.

Manager: Francesca Reynolds
Formation: 4-1-2-1-2

Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Colan Calvert		26	EFL	M	GK
Rust Martinsen		30	EFL	M	DMF/CB
Maazin Kelley		29	EFL	M	RB/CB
Lexie Prestes		31	EFL	F	RB/CB
Jefferson Sørensen	29	EFL	M	CB/LB
Raf Lord		29	EFL	M	DMF/AMF
Nadiyya Abdur Rasheed	31	EFL	F	AMF/RMF
Polik Ingham		31	EFL	M	LMF
Brystol Murphy		24	EFL	F	AMF/RMF
Naseera Kelvin		31	EFL	F	ST/LWF
Letje Tremayne		27	EFL	F	ST/LWF

Key Reserves
Trista Liberati		18	EFL	F	GK
Chevell Eben		25	EFL	M	CB
Nazir Rowland		25	EFL	M	RB
Colletta Charpentier	28	EFL	F	DMF/CB
Ogden Ghanem		26	EFL	M	LMF/CMF
Alina Darragh		33	EFL	F	AMF/DMF
Tierney Dilys		22	EFL	F	ST/LWF

Players In: Trista Liberati - Aswania JFC
Players Out: Mawzoona Balthorst, Berend Robert (retired)

Location: Gamerville, Southpasture Hotel
Home Stadium: SportCity Complex (38,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Fjorders; Honours: 2x KCC champion; 2x ICCS champion; 20x Southpasture Hotel National Champions; Best League Finish: 2nd

Located on a cliffedge, the SportCity Complex lies at the heart of Gamerville's sporting district on the outskirts of the city extending away from the Mermouth Fjord. The Fjorders are one of the league's founding teams, and have participated in all but two top flight seasons to date, with the 6th highest points tally in the all time table. Whilst they have spent many years in the top flight, they have not been that successful, managing to finish second in the league on one occasion with a handful of UICA Globe Cup appearances in addition - a far cry from the era prior to the Premier League formation where they were considered to be one of the biggest teams in the Imperial Commonwealth.

Manager: Elvin Loftus
Formation: 4-4-1-1

Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Shakeria Dalby		27	EFL	F	GK
Brilynn Strachan-Hashem	31	EFL	F	CB/DMF
Haze Ward-Cashmore	29	EFL	M	CB/LB
Gloriana Winterton	31	EFL	F	RMF/RB
Sydni Kaya		24	EFL	F	LB/LMF/LWB
Hansel Crawford		33	EFL	M	CMF/LMF/AMF
Alair Bonini		29	EFL	F	LMF/RMF/CMF
Yemena Galloway		32	EFL	F	CMF/RMF
Cecille Delaney		32	EFL	F	LWF/LMF
Emana Tennant		26	EFL	M	AMF/CMF
Abla Marcial		28	EFL	F	ST

Key Reserves
Noah Moradi		21	EFL	F	GK
Norma Hakmi		27	EFL	F	DMF/CB
Qais Ellington		34	EFL	M	LB/DMF
Otis Belezika		19	EFL	M	CMF/AMF/DMF
Areej Millicent		29	EFL	F	LMF/RMF
Aldric Clegg		27	EFL	M	AMF/DMF
Amber Samara		33	EFL	F	ST/LWF/RWF

Players In: Fidda Johns - W-D School Academy
Players Out: None

Location: Walston Brook, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: Marshbrook Stadium (27,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Hummingbirds; Honours: 1x Second Division Trophy; Best League Finish: 2nd (Division A)

Indionion have historically been the small fish in the pond of Walston Brook, playing second fiddle to Albion and UR Town. The Hummingbirds are named for the birds that inhabited the area throughout its history, especially in the marshy areas of the town that formed part of the Indionion area. Despite the city's subsequent development and draining of those marshes, enough remain on the outskirts, and not far from those is the Marshbrook Stadium, designed to appear floating on a raft surrounded by controlled marshland. As for the team itself, Indionion have never really set the country alight in footballing terms, reaching the league playoffs for the Globe Cup in the Subdivision era before being demoted in the subsequent restructure. However, since coming back up to the top flight, the Hummingbirds have excelled at doing the minimum necessary to survive, as evidenced by 5 straight 13th place finishes following their first promotion, despite subseqiuent yo-yoing.

Manager: Tayyib Blake
Formation: 4-2-3-1

Likely Starting XI		Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Konnor Devine			31	EFL	M	GK
Jadyn Hayles			27	EFL	F	CB
Angelika Nanquidno-Bowler	29	EFL	F	CB/RB/DMF
Rushkin Osgood-Sykes		31	EFL	M	CB/RB
Elayna Marques			33	EFL	F	LB
Lillian Rifal-Cagan		31	EFL	F	CB/DMF
Raissa Belgrave			24	EFL	F	DMF/AMF
Rimon O'Hardlock		28	EFL	M	RB/RMF
Trevon D'Arcy			31	EFL	M	LMF
Yurem Antonsen			33	EFL	M	AMF/CMF
Beatrisa Johansson		28	EFL	F	ST/RWF/LWF

Key Reserves
Dagna Pemberton			25	EFL	F	GK
Madiha Villalba			26	EFL	F	CB/DMF
Harrietta Raad			27	EFL	F	LB/DMF
Chauncy Oliver			19	EFL	M	DMF/AMF
Willie Issa			28	EFL	F	LMF/LWB
Geoffrey Spence			30	EFL	M	AMF
Orva Humphries			33	EFL	F	ST

Players In: Mignon Mansur - Pasturia JFC, Elvira Quinn - Jam Mountain Academy
Players Out: Harry Cyra, Tilen Hogan, Pura Glory (retired)

Location: Monksville, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: East Monksville Park (45,230)

Manager: Ilyas Ferrari
Formation: 4-3-2-1

Likely Starting XI		Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Muammar Shipley			28	EFL	M	GK
Natan Untermyer			31	EFL	M	CB
Winston Waldron			23	EFL	F	CB
Gilbert Evans			31	EFL	M	RB/RWB
Onyx Abdella			29	EFL	F	LB/LWB
Constantine Gregoire-Roskorwell	33	EFL	M	CMF
Kick Wilson			30	EFL	M	RMF/LMF
Walad Womble			33	EFL	F	LB/LMF
Lana Francois			30	EFL	F	DMF/AMF
Azaria Hargreaves-MacDonald	33	EFL	F	RMF/AMF
Sámuel Main			31	EFL	M	AMF/LWF/ST

Key Reserves
Rifaah Miranda			18	EFL	M	GK
Iyana Rahmani			20	EFL	F	CB/DMF
Elayna Prieto-Bartolomew	25	EFL	F	RB/RMF
Orion Goldsmith			32	EFL	F	CMF/DMF
Clodoveo Hodges			31	EFL	M	RMF/RWF
Jerold Agha			27	EFL	M	AMF/RWF
Ginton Adalyn			24	EFL	M	ST/AMF

Players In: Rifaah Miranda - Eastpass Juniors, Charlize Foloris - Brook Academy
Players Out: Cordell Fabre, Milan Weldon, Ghiyath Shields (retired)

Location: Norrion, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: Norrion Park (65,352)

Background:
Nickname: The Stags; Honours: 2x Premier League champions, 6x KCC champions, 1x ICCS champions, 6x Eastfield Lodge national champions

Norrion was always one of the less interesting major cities in Eastfield Lodge, with nothing especially notable going for it, including from a sporting perspective as the Stags were never considered one of the big teams in the pre-Premier League era - indeed, they were slated to start in the Second Division before the inaugural league season was cancelled. A takeover and new investment that year changed their fortunes, as they immediately barged their way into the new Big 5 with three consecutive top 3 finishes, and have never really left since. Rovers are one of the less popular clubs in the nation, with frequent complaints about the soulless atmosphere at Norrion Park match along with old grievances around how the family owners have changed the nature of the game in the Imperial Commonwealth through the use of money. However, they remain one of the top sides in the country, and definitely one of the teams most likely to bring in international interest to the league.

Manager: Sarah Douglas
Formation: 4-1-4-1

Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Madeline Kohlemainen	32	EFL	F	GK
Valkyrie Circus		27	EFL	F	CB/DMF
Apollo Halward		26	EFL	M	CB/RB
Rubeus Fevison		26	EFL	M	RB/LB
Allaire Delaware-Mahmud	28	EFL	F	LB/LMF
Elvio Dinwoodie		25	EFL	M	CMF/DMF/LMF
Katryn Quinn		33	EFL	F	RMF/RWF
Derrell Hangeland	26	EFL	M	LMF/RMF
Sundus Gebo-McCraw	32	EFL	F	AMF/ST
Madyson Leggett		30	EFL	F	RMF/AMF
Chappell Holdsworth	29	EFL	M	AMF/ST

Key Reserves
Viviane Orchard		19	EFL	F	GK
Jakobe Jreys		19	EFL	M	CB/LB
Pleitalf Vinstoc	20	AUP	M	LB
Renato Carbajal		22	VAL	M	DMF/CMF
Finn Colin		29	EFL	F	CMF/RMF
Donavan Leblanc		26	EFL	M	AMF/DMF
Qaaida Baker		19	EFL	F	ST/AMF

Players In: Renato Carbajal - Nile Bridge ($2m), Sylverio Werner - Unaffiliated [SNL] (Free)
Players Out: Emmie Toure (retired)

Location: Mount Salt City, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: Olympic Park (60,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Olympians; Honours: 5x Premier League champions, 4x KCC champions, 2x ICCS champions, 6x Eastfield Lodge national champions

Olympia have emerged as the second most successful team in the Imperial Commonwealth (not counting National Championships), having started the ICELPL era as not even the strongest team in Mount Salt City. The Olympians are the youngest side in the Big 5, following a merger of a few local clubs shortly after the Gallifreyan Olympics that saw the creation of the Mount Salt City Sporting Complex, and in particular, the Olympic Park which the club calls its home - a rare stadium which provides an excellent atmosphere despite retaining its running track. After a couple of decades of working up the divisions and sitting around mid-table, they came out of nowhere to finish second, and subsequently in the top 5 in all but one season since, including 5 Premier League title wins in the last decade or so. Whilst they don't have much of a history prior to the formation of the Premier League, they have built a legacy of their own.

Manager: Melosia Medina
Formation: 4-1-2-1-2

Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Huskam Englert		30	EFL	M	GK
Oliviah Vohra		27	EFL	F	CB
Mansoor Whitingham	24	EFL	M	CB/DMF
Keyshawn Strong		31	EFL	M	RB/DMF/RWB
Brendan Thatcher	33	EFL	M	LB/LWB
Mikhail Gorokhov	25	PYA	M	CMF
Melanee Aguiar		29	EFL	F	RMF
Monique Fredrich	32	EFL	F	RWB/RMF/LMF
Lalo Allred		32	EFL	M	AMF/RMF
Fidelina Noble		29	EFL	F	ST
Quinton Foloris		32	EFL	M	ST/LWF

Key Reserves
Aryan Ross		35	EFL	M	GK
Jarred Fawcett-Ferrand	34	EFL	M	CB
Flavio Hogan		32	EFL	M	LB/LMF
Majeeda Petro		27	EFL	F	CMF/DMF
Darcell Ghani		29	EFL	F	LMF/RMF
Rory Siddiqi		25	EFL	M	AMF
Eldora Vazquez		26	EFL	F	ST

Players In: Lalo Allred - Nile Bridge ($5m), Xenos Smullen - Capital Academy
Players Out: Henriette Tanner - Yillog City ($500k)

Location: New Lodger City, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: King Iqbal II Stadium (90,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Royals; Honours: 36x Premier League champions, 10x KCC champions, 4x ICCS champions, 1x UICA TQCC champions, 19x Eastfield Lodge national champions

The biggest team in the Imperial Commonwealth, RGS are by far and away the most successful side in Eastfielder sporting history. The main patron side of the Eastfielder Royal Family, the team was formed through the Royal Group of Sports foundation that aimed at increasing access to sports across the country. Nonetheless, the team is still associated with royalty, aristocracy and the elites in general, an imaged that has remained throughout the years with all the money the team has been able to spend. RGS have always been at or near the top, even prior to the formation of the Premier League, but their dominance of the Premier League is unparalleled even multiversally, including their streak of 25 league titles in a row, and as such have always been the team to beat in the Imperial Commonwealth. The peak of their success however came in the penultimate season of the UICA era, as they won the Imperial Commonwealth's only UICA or IFCF title to date as they upset Cosumar's Cassandra City to win the Champions Cup.

Manager: Nuha Plant
Formation: 4-1-4-1

Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Yuvin O'Sullivan	28	EFL	M	GK
Amari Bloodsworth	33	EFL	M	CB/LB
Uemera Saburo		28	CMT	M	CB/LB
Pierre-Karl Miller	33	QUE	M	RB
Orismon Passaic		25	TKT	M	LB/RB
Vonn Cope		33	EFL	M	CMF/DMF
Marko Dryden		30	NPH	M	RMF/AMF
Cheyne Selby		31	EFL	M	CMF/LMF/DMF
Rafeeda Scripps		22	EFL	F	CMF/AMF
Boet Caceres		28	EFL	M	RMF/AMF
Harriet BaÏe-Verte	24	CMT	F	ST

Key Reserves
Marcelle Salame		19	EFL	F	GK
Zendaya Wiltshire	25	EFL	F	CB/LB
Honorato Adel-Hirst	26	EFL	M	LB/LWB/CB
Delmore Kara		29	EFL	M	CMF/DMF
Florencia Plummer	26	EFL	F	RMF/RB
Priyansh Bartlett	21	EFL	M	AMF
Juanetta Silva		32	EFL	F	ST/RWF

Players In: None
Players Out: Jazzmine Sky-Afzal, Inocencio Stevenson-Ferry, Yohan Bob (retired)

Location: Jam Town, Jammy Forests
Home Stadium: Niexai Lane (64,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Strawberries; Honours: 4x Premier League champions, 4x ICCS champions, 28x Jammy Forests national champions

The Strawberries are the newest addition to the Big 5, and they earned their place with aplomb, breaking the seemingly unbreakable RGS title streak and going on to be the only side other than RGS to win three titles in a row. Royal Jam are by far and away the biggest side in Jammy Forests, the royal sponsorship helping their prestige as they came from relative mediocrity to become on of the best sides in the Imperial Commonwealth. Formed from the works team of one of many fruit processing factories on the island, the Strawberries have prided themselves on their defence, sticking to workmanlike play to keep their own goal intact and snatch the victory on the counter, a philosophy that has won over fans over time.

Manager: Rosaline Whitehead
Formation: 3-3-3-1

Likely Starting XI		Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Beatrice Melia			27	EFL	F	GK
Nino Duncan-Berntsen		32	EFL	M	CB
Wilmer Krogsæter		24	VAL	M	CB/CMF
Joska Szöllôsy			29	PAS	M	LB/CB
Vivia Winter-Lula		33	EFL	F	RB/DMF/RWB
Lucinda Pedley			27	EFL	F	RMF/RWB
Perry Washington		33	EFL	F	RWB/LWB
Arda Axelsson			26	EFL	M	AMF/CMF
Tarján Ságy			22	PAS	M	AMF/CMF
Leonidas Johnsson		33	EFL	M	AMF/LMF
Soma Haugland			27	EFL	M	ST

Key Reserves
Zoee Lovell			21	EFL	F	GK
Generosa Richardson		32	EFL	F	CB
Dashawn Sherman-Roberts		27	EFL	M	CB/DMF/RB
Quent Meskin-Collingwood	19	EFL	M	CMF/DMF
Rivka Womack			23	EFL	F	LB/CB/LWB
Alfredo Boulanger		26	EFL	M	AMF
Najiyya Johansson		28	EFL	F	ST/RWF

Players In: Joska Szöllôsy - Tanrisal [PAS] (P/Ex [Diana Kirkup]), Najiyya Johansson - Nile Bridge ($4m)
Players Out: Diana Kirkup - Tanrisal [PAS] (P/Ex [Joska Szöllôsy])

Location: Seaton, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: Starlight Castle Park (38,500)

Background:
Nickname: The Lions; Honours: 1x Premier League champions

The Lions, so named for the Imperial Commonwealth's national animal, are one of the older teams in the country, having been formed in and around the confines of the imposing Starlight Castle, home of the Seatons after whom the city is named. However, whilst the club may be part-owned by the town's former noble family, they have very much carved out a place as a working class club, with a strong link to the local community of fiercely loyal fans. Whilst not in the inaugural Premier League line-up, Seaton Town are one of the few sides who can state that they have never been formally relegated from the top flight, only missing a decade following the league's restructure to its current 16 team format . They can also boast about being one of only 7 teams to win the Premier League, pipping RGS in the final season of the 40 team era, but have little else to show since then, a one-off fifth place finish a bright spot on an otherwise mediocre couple of decades in midtable.

Manager: Theo Cashmore
Formation: 4-2-3-1

Likely Starting XI		Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Rens Majeed			30	EFL	M	GK
Taylor Abdul Kader		31	EFL	M	CB/LB
Marisa Dyer			26	EFL	F	CB/LB/DMF
Clemence Girard-Fell		33	EFL	F	RWB/RMF/RB
Rowen Pemberton			32	EFL	M	LB/DMF/LWB
Reymundo Meogegiv		29	EFL	M	DMF
Arnau Dawe-Monaghan		30	EFL	M	DMF
Juquinho Justice-Goddard	32	EFL	M	RMF
Kai Chaudhury			31	EFL	F	CMF/LMF
Inaaya McCollum			29	EFL	F	DMF/CMF/AMF
Alonzo Nichols			29	EFL	M	ST/AMF

Key Reserves
Isaih Sabet			18	EFL	M	GK
Cristoval Lacombe		23	EFL	M	CB/DMF
Mubashshir Marquis		26	EFL	M	CB/RB/DMF
Jasmeen Morris-Murray		31	EFL	F	DMF/CMF
Holly Annable			27	EFL	F	RMF
Benaiah Sharpe			27	EFL	M	CMF/AMF
Kooper Shah			29	EFL	M	ST

Players In: Isaih Sabet - Benopia Juniors
Players Out: Chris Tosi (retired)

Location: Pedantry Central, Pedantic Republic
Home Stadium: Central Park Complex (27,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Silver Foxes; Honours: 1x Third Division Trophy, 23x Pedantic Republic National Champions; Best League Finish: 5th

Originally formed by the former Eastfield Lodge Seniors national team, the Silver Foxes originally focused on giving older players a new lease of life when other clubs saw little benefit of keeping them. They initially shocked all critics and saw major success, working up their way through the divisions after their founding and becoming settled in the Premier League. A permanent home in Pedantic Republic and struggles in the top flight saw the team settle into a more orthodox footballing system, which saw them remain a Premier League regular for the competition's first few decades, but following relegation the team have never recovered, and have ended up as one of the more permanent yo-yo teams between the Premier League and Second Division. The advances in footballing quality in the country mean the team is unable to return to its roots, but they still run pioneering initiatives enabling the elderly to continue enjoy playing sport.

Manager: Naomi Åberg
Formation: 4-3-1-2

Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Asghar Roesch		30	EFL	M	GK
Rami Abdul Baasid	31	EFL	M	CB/LB
Roberta Bradley-Forshaw	30	EFL	F	CB/LB
Prescott Dunlop		31	EFL	M	RB/CB
Armani Cottrell-Tobin	29	EFL	F	LB/LMF
Josefina Zadow		30	EFL	F	DMF
Beaux Chase-Tobin	33	EFL	M	CMF
Brycen Salter		25	EFL	M	CMF
Ivonne Stedman		27	EFL	F	AMF/RMF
Florinio Fouts-Fast	32	EFL	M	ST/AMF
Camryn Filons		31	EFL	F	ST/RWF/LWF

Key Reserves
Krish Shaban		21	EFL	M	GK
Utah Goldbourne		22	EFL	M	CB
Vetle Muñoz-Berger	26	EFL	M	RB/LB
Kaylin Jabour		28	EFL	F	DMF/AMF/LB
Fareeq Galla		23	EFL	M	CMF/AMF
Olim Muhammad-Ashley	31	EFL	M	DMF/AMF
Trajan Hywel		29	EFL	M	ST/AMF

Players In: Thelma McIntyre - Revisionism Academy
Players Out: None

Location: Toclofania, Twilight Heaven
Home Stadium: The Valiant (15,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Blades; Honours: 2x ICCS champions, 22x Twilight Heaven National Champions; Best League Finish: 7th (Division A)

Formed by the original Toclofane population following the Great Divide, that notable event during the events of WC55 which has left the portal to the Imperial Commonwealth, Toclofania are the most successful side of those originally founded by non-humans. The Blades were admitted to the league in its second season, and originally populated by Toclofane only, but over time began taking in more players of other species, and breaking into the top flight during its early expansionist era. However, following a first relegation the side crumbled away, and spent the next few decades in relative mediocrity. As the multiverse split, the non-human population and players vanished overnight, and the Blades switched back to human players, a change that eventually saw the Blades push themselves back up to the top flight on a few occasions.

Manager: Tibo Baines
Formation: 4-4-2

Likely Starting XI		Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Adley Jessop			31	EFL	F	GK
Throdo Hadian			29	EFL	M	CB/RB
Sylas Aldridge			33	EFL	M	RB/CB/DMF
Ádám Barlow			27	EFL	M	RB/LB
Emerson Miles			32	EFL	M	RB/LB
Madison Fares			29	EFL	F	CMF/RMF
Izzy Mirzadeh			29	EFL	F	DMF/CMF
Ximenna Kice-Hashim		25	EFL	F	RMF
Victor Fransczak		32	EFL	M	LMF/LWF
Daliyah Benard			31	EFL	F	AMF/ST/LWF
Aurkena Abdul Noor		30	EFL	F	ST

Key Reserves
Joss Rathun-Hellström		28	EFL	M	GK
Tiffanie Homewood		21	EFL	F	CB/RB
Salvadora Finnian-Ramirez	22	EFL	F	LB/RB
Lyle Lynch			20	EFL	M	CMF/LMF
Scott Shaer			26	EFL	M	LMF/CMF
Leola Khalili-Saab		27	EFL	F	LMF/RMF
Dulcea Haile			28	EFL	F	ST/AMF/LWF

Players In: None
Players Out: Evarado Weeks - Revisionists ($750k), Stef Saadeh, Edith Showell, Evarado Clifford, Muneeb Nielsen, Destine Smethwycke (retired)

Location: Lodgertia, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: Graham Road (36,900)

Background:
Nickname: The Knights; Honours: 1x KCC champion, 4x Eastfield Lodge National Champions; Best League Finish: 3rd

Located in the wealthier suburbs of the Imperial Commonwealth's largest city, Tuntingone have managed to position themselves as the biggest side in the former capital, stealing the limelight from the former heavyweights in the city centre of Lodgertia. The Knights took advantage of the new league system and became pretty consistent mid-table finishers, and even pushing into and taking the occasional Globe Cup or Challenge Cup berth throughout the years, but have never shown much in the way of titles despite the size of the local fanbase behind them - Graham Road has only seen one King's Commonwealth Cup since the inauguration of the Premier League. And lately, Tuntingone have slipped away from their comfortably safe mid-table position and even experienced a second ever relegation, putting Lodgertia's time in the spotlight under threat.

Manager: Charlize Davis
Formation: 4-3-1-2

Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Wrenn Baier		30	EFL	F	GK
Reagan Wilkes		32	EFL	F	CB
Francille Durelli	28	EFL	F	RB/CB/LB
Brisa Floyd		31	EFL	F	RB/DMF
Nerea Hastings		30	EFL	F	LB/LWB
Oshea Bryan		31	EFL	M	CMF/DMF
Mikolaj Badie		26	EFL	M	RMF
Nicholas Bradford	27	EFL	M	LMF/CMF
Jawhar Diab-Simms	32	EFL	M	AMF/RMF
Darwin Zadeh-Ali	29	EFL	M	ST/AMF
Micah Wares		28	EFL	F	ST/LWF

Key Reserves
Imari Stewart		18	EFL	M	GK
Wilhelmina Walte	27	EFL	F	CB/DMF
Yannick Broman		26	EFL	M	RB
Malita Salazar		25	EFL	F	DMF/AMF
Cassidy Debar		32	EFL	F	RMF/LMF
Marley Carroll		21	EFL	M	AMF
Tom Forster		22	EFL	M	ST/RWF/LWF

Players In: Imari Stewart - Jam Mountain Academy, Ola Braen - Pontifucia Academy
Players Out: Enrica Macmillan, Jasiah Nolan (retired)

Location: Walston Brook, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: Reynarn Arena (53,129)

Background:
Nickname: The Ultramarines; Honours: 2x KCC champions, 2x ICCS champions, 1x Premier League Trophy, 1x Eastfield Lodge National Champions; Best League Finish: 2nd

UR Town were one of the founding members of the Premier League, and were widely considered to be one of the original Big 5 in Eastfield Lodge at the start of the Premier League era. The Ultramarines, located in the suburb of Upper Reynarn, have always had a poor relationship with the city of Walston Brook, having historically been two separate but neighbouring towns - Walston Brook expanded, and were given city status whilst Reynarn lost their independence as it was subsumed. However, it translated into one of the best rivalries in the country, with the Two Brooks derby second only to the RGS-VLC derby in terms of atmosphere. UR Town's early Premier League exploits were a mixed bag, mainly sitting around mid-table, before a decade of UICA qualification placed them at the top table. That all changed following a match-fixing scandal that almost destroyed the club - forced relegation to the third tier, and a mass sell-off of star players, resulted in the Ultramarines being sentenced to a decade in the wilderness that they have only recently started recovering from. However, a return to the Big 5 currently looks unlikely, as the Ultramarines have joined the midtable melee.

Manager: Casta Vindelle
Formation: 4-1-2-1-2

Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Jerold Naz		27	EFL	M	GK
Felicitas Brown		31	EFL	F	CB/RB/DMF
Windy Richmond		31	EFL	F	CB
Heidi Opel		28	EFL	F	RB/CB/RWB/DMF
Firhan Kang		29	EFL	M	RB/LB
Caysen Slater		31	EFL	M	DMF/AMF
Bernette Harm		30	EFL	F	RMF/CMF
Corazana Leroy		27	EFL	F	LMF/LB
Aleks Kalil		27	EFL	M	AMF/RWF
Jeanna Begum-Parkes	28	EFL	F	ST
Annika St Cleer		34	EFL	F	ST/RWF

Key Reserves
Presta Colombo		22	EFL	F	GK
Veronique Aarris	29	EFL	F	CB/RB
Relyea O'Henly-Amara	21	EFL	F	RB
Jasura Nahmias		23	EFL	F	DMF
Jaxxon Hepburn		28	EFL	M	LMF/RMF/LWF
Branson Ashcroft	26	EFL	M	AMF
Uriah Khatib		27	EFL	M	ST/LWF

Players In: None
Players Out: Warre Short (retired)

Location: New Lodger City, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: Vorgan Park (85,000)

Background:
Nickname: The Wasps; Honours: 3x Premier League champions, 5x KCC champions, 4x ICCS champions, 9x Eastfield Lodge National Champions

VLC could be considered the complete opposites of cross-city rivals RGS, except in terms of success, as both were the most successful teams prior to the formation of the Premier League and both have remained in the nominal Big 5 since the League's inception. Whilst the Royals have always been part of the aristocracy, the Wasps have always been a club of the working class, situated in one of the city's poor neighbourhoods originally before the old Lodger City was destroyed in a nuclear flood. Since the rebuild of the city, Vorgan has been less of working class suburb, but nonetheless the Wasps continue to champion their working class credentials, with Vorgan Park still located well within the area and plenty of community outreach and involvement. Despite being one of the League so-called Big 5, it took until the landmark 50th season before the Wasps were finally able to claim the league title - however, they have won the second most and appeared in the second most Commonwealth Cup finals of any team.

Manager: Semih Loiseau
Formation: 4-1-2-1-2

Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Amin Horak		29	EFL	M	GK
Jazzmine Guillou	31	EFL	F	CB/DMF
Kamron Rankin		32	EFL	M	RB/CB
Mimi Phelan		28	EFL	F	LB/RB
Thea Borgen		28	VAL	F	LB/CB
Florian Mordecai	31	EFL	M	DMF/CB
Minato Kaysen		21	CRN	M	RMF
Victoria Bassett	32	EFL	F	LMF/AMF
Genaro Wraight		28	EFL	M	AMF/ST
Chantrell Noon-Muller	26	EFL	F	ST/LWF
Evander Ahmed		24	EFL	M	ST/LWF

Key Reserves
Hoyt Whiteley		19	EFL	M	GK
Yulia Peebles		24	EFL	F	CB
Garnell Cambria		26	EFL	M	LMF/LB
Bertram Kais		23	EFL	M	DMF/CMF
Martha Baum		34	CMT	F	RMF
Hilal Burghclere	19	EFL	M	AMF
Anatole Shire		19	EFL	M	ST/LWF

Players In: Minato Kaysen - Nile Bridge ($1.5m), Clara Edgerton - Vna-Chuhul Ravens FC Academy [Tikariot] (Free), Tanis Hannibal - Eastpass Juniors
Players Out: Ramsey Dean-Jamal - Bishop Messa (retired)

Location: Walston Brook, Eastfield Lodge
Home Stadium: Brook Stadium (45,323)

Background:
Nickname: Albion/The Millers; Honours: 1x KCC champion, 1xICCS champions, 3x Eastfield Lodge National Champions; Best League Finish: 3rd

Walston Brook Albion are another of the founding members of the Premier League, but unlike rival UR Town, were not ever considered to be one of the bigger sides in the country. The Millers, the main team within the city of Walston Brook itself, are located on the main river passing through the city which is named after it - historically known for its multitudes of water mills and production of flour and bread which fed a large part of the northern region of Eastfield Lodge. Whilst never really challenging for honours for much of its history, Albion have always been present in the Premier League barring one relegation, and lately have come into some form of their own, their own brand of defensive football giving dividends as they have pushed into contention for IFCF places whilst also winning a KCC trophy, vacating the space left by their rivals in the division's upper echelons.

Manager: Pierpont Jonasson
Formation: 4-2-3-1

Likely Starting XI	Age	Nat	M/F	Positions
Latifah Rudd		26	EFL	F	GK
Kristoffer Afshar	31	EFL	M	DMF/CB
Travis Boyd		33	EFL	M	LB/CB/RB
Braylee North		29	EFL	F	DMF/RB
Sadid St Cleer		31	EFL	M	LB/LWB
Graceyn Dos Santos	27	EFL	F	DMF
Urvi Blomqvist		31	EFL	F	LB/DMF
Westlyn O'Shea-Fotherby	29	EFL	F	RB/RMF
Ghaada Meer		31	EFL	F	LB/LMF/LWB
Albert Kellock-Buckton	29	EFL	M	DMF/AMF
Ilyess Wainwright	24	EFL	M	ST/RWF

Key Reserves
Rufio Worthington	20	EFL	M	GK
Jean Molla		27	EFL	F	CB/DMF/LB
Eros Faulkner		26	EFL	M	CB/RB
Alondra Andreassen-Eide	23	EFL	F	CB/DMF/LB
Minnie Ballard		26	EFL	F	RMF/LMF
Gautier Johnsson	21	EFL	M	AMF/ST
Josune Michael		21	EFL	F	ST

Players In: Ursulina Mahoney - Nile Bridge ($2m)
Players Out: Wayde Gauthier - Nile Bridge (Free), Faithlynn Wicks (retired)

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Sat Aug 30, 2025 4:05 pm

ICELFA Season 63: Part 1

23rd IFCF Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round

Dí Maozöxê (Farfadillis) 1-3 RGS Athletic
RGS Athletic 1-1 Dí Maozöxê (AGG: 4-2)

23rd IFCF Challengers Cup 3rd Qualifying Round

Idorora Albion (Moladea) 1-3 Olympia FC
Olympia FC 2-0 Idorora Albion (AGG: 5-1)

National Fisheries (Kwrpania) 1-3 Tuntingone FC
Tuntingone FC 1-1 National Fisheries (AGG: 4-2)

23rd IFCF Champions League Playoff Round 1st Leg

Hondo FC (Valanora) 0-2 RGS Athletic

23rd IFCF Challengers Cup 4th Qualifying Round 1st Leg

SC Surabaya 1927 (Kaumann) 1-3 Olympia FC
Cheralam Masters FC (Indusse) 2-2 Tuntingone FC

23rd IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy Playoff Round 1st Leg

Titanderth (Pasarga) 2-1 Copper Communists SC
Han Dold City (Squornshelan Remnant States) 3-0 Seniors FC
16th of November (Saint Eleanor) 3-1 Half Boy FC

The return of the Imperial Commonwealth to the top 12 in the IFCF coefficients moves the teams into much later territories of the IFCF qualifying rounds, kicking off in the Third Qualifying Round with least season’s league runners-up RGS facing Farfadillis’ Dí Maozöxê in the Champions League preliminaries. They kick off their season in style, a convincing away win setting them up to cruise to the Playoff Round, where they find themselves one game from the group stages after putting two goals past Hondo FC. In the Challengers Cup, cup winners Tuntingone made their first IFCF in a long time in Kwrpania, the Knights also registering a 3-1 win of their own before snagging a home draw to move on to the Fourth Qualifying Round, where Cheralam Masters have held them to an opening leg draw - the return leg next week may see the Knights one tie away from their first ever top flight IFCF group stage. Olympia however had no trouble in their qualifying for the Challengers Cup, smashing five past Moladea’s Idorora Albion over two legs and then another three past Kaumann’s SC Surabaya in the opening leg of the fourth round. And last but not least, all three LBCT teams, in a rapidly shrinking LBCT field, started in the Playoff Round, playing the first legs this week with a pretty uniform set of results, all three promoted sides losing in convincing fashion.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 1

Royal Jam FC 4-0 Half Boy FC
UR Town 0-3 Walston Brook Albion
RGS Athletic 5-1 Seniors FC
Indionion Athletic 0-0 Toclofania FC
VLC FC 1-0 Copper Communists SC
FM Town 1-0 Seaton Town
Olympia FC 2-1 Monksville United
Tuntingone FC 1-3 Norrion Rovers

The opening game of the Premier League season, the traditional champions clash, featured a rather rare clash between the Strawberries, their first title in over a decade, hosting Second Division champions Half Boy FC, the Archers fresh off their midweek loss and following that up by shipping four goals to the league’s defending champions, Soma Haugland hitting an early season brace either side of the half-time. However, an uncharacteristic Royal Jam attacking performance still isn’t enough to top the league, as the Royals, hoping to avoid the end of season collapse that saw them relinquish the title in the final stretch last season, started off imperiously against another promoted side, Seniors shipping five goals to RGS. VLC also see off the Communists to complete the rout of the promoted sides, whilst the opening day derby between UR Town and Albion went the way of the visitors, the Millers putting three past their hosts to start the season in third.

23rd IFCF Champions League Playoff Round 2nd Leg

RGS Athletic 1-2 Hondo FC (AGG: 3-2)

23rd IFCF Challengers Cup 4th Qualifying Round 2nd Leg

Olympia FC 0-1 SC Surabaya 1927 (AGG: 3-2)
Tuntingone FC 2-0 Cheralam Masters FC (AGG: 4-2)

23rd IFCF Liga B Champions Trophy Playoff Round 2nd Leg

Copper Communists SC 0-2 Titanderth (AGG: 1-4)
Seniors FC 0-0 Han Dold City (AGG: 0-3)
Half Boy FC 2-0 16th of November (AET: 3-0, AGG: 4-3)

The second leg of the Playoff and Fourth Qualifying Rounds were a large mixed bag of results, but the end result is that the group stages could well be full of Eastfielder teams. RGS scored early, but were pegged back twice by Valanora’s Hondo and were forced to hold on for dear life to win on aggregate, a similar story to Olympia as their must-changed side failed to get going at all against SC Surabaya, an early goal by the visitors keeping the tie on a knife-edge until Olympia could secure their place in the Playoff Round. The Knights will join them there, after Tuntingone converted their away draw against Cheralam Masters into a resounding home win. Down in the Liga B Champions Trophy, the Communists continued to disappoint, a second loss to Titanderth seeing them out 4-1 on aggregate, whilst the Silver Foxes at least could manage a draw on home soil to gain some respect against Squornshelan side Han Dold City. Second Division champions Half Boy however managed to rally around after their dismal opening two games, eliminating the deficit to 16th of November in the first half and securing extra time, a winner from Yoselin McDaniels-Vince in extra time booking their place in the group stages.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 2

Walston Brook Albion 1-0 Royal Jam FC
Seniors FC 2-0 Half Boy FC
Toclofania FC 2-0 UR Town
Copper Communists SC 4-1 RGS Athletic
Seaton Town 0-0 Indionion Athletic
Monksville United 0-2 VLC FC
Norrion Rovers 2-3 FM Town
Tuntingone FC 1-8 Olympia FC

The two Challengers Cup outfits meet in the capital city, with the Knights hoping to show some more signs of improving after their cup win last season. Olympia however said no, dishing out a savage beatdown that saw Graham Road half empty at the hour mark as the Mount Salt City side put 8 goals past Tuntingone. And yet, it still wasn’t the biggest story of the weekend, as RGS somehow contrived to lose, and it wasn’t even remotely close as the Communists comprehensively outplayed them, Letje Tremayne grabbing her first two goals of the season in the opening twenty minutes. And it still wasn’t enough of a wild weekend in the top flight, with the defending champions also succumbing, Albion moving into second by defeating the Strawberries. Even Norrion Rovers fell hard, squandering a two goal lead to the Fjorders, whilst the Wasps remained the only other side on 6 points after their comfortable win against the Monks.

23rd IFCF Challengers Cup Playoff Round 1st Leg

Tuntingone FC 0-2 Romanopolis United (Darmen)
Weaver Union (Bohr) 2-3 Olympia FC

The last set of qualifying matches for this season’s IFCF matches kicked off, with Tuntingone and Olympia both looking to secure their places in the group stages. Tuntingone started their bid poorly, losing pretty soundly to Darmen’s Romanopolis United, whereas Olympia travelled to Bohr and had to fight back from 2-1 down to secure their advantage heading into the second leg.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 3

Royal Jam FC 2-0 Seniors FC
Walston Brook Albion 1-0 Toclofania FC
Half Boy FC 3-1 Copper Communists SC
UR Town 2-1 Seaton Town
RGS Athletic 8-1 Monksville United
Indionion Athletic 1-0 Norrion Rovers
VLC FC 1-0 Tuntingone FC
FM Town 5-0 Olympia FC

This is already shaping up to be a bizarre season, as the league leaders have lost heavily for a second week in a row - Olympia, having dished out 8 goals themselves the previous weekend, were nowhere to be found against FM Town, as the Fjorders absolutely demolished them in turn, with Abla Marcial’s hat-trick in the second half underlining their superiority. And with three wins from three, that 5-0 demolition moved FM Town to the top of the table for the first time in many years. And yet, it wasn’t the biggest scoreline of the weekend, with RGS emulating Olympia’s performance the weekend prior by annihilating the Monks, another side looking to survive this season and cement their place back in the top flight. Albion remained second, a narrow 1-0 win against the Blades marking their third win from three, but two goals down on FM Town’s goal difference. They’re joined on 9 points by VLC after their win over the Knights, a goal behind Albion, as the two famously defensive sides are still yet to concede, along with, surprisingly, Indionion Athletic as their fans finally watched a first goal on the pitch this season, the Hummingbirds following up two 0-0 draws with a single goal against the Stags.

23rd IFCF Challengers Cup Playoff Round 2nd Leg

Romanopolis United 1-0 Tuntingone FC (AGG: 3-0)
Olympia FC 0-0 Weaver Union (AGG: 3-2)

One last chance to find a place in the Group Stages, and Tuntingone find themselves falling far short of what they need to beat Romanopolis. However, it transpired after all the matches finished that the Knights did have a high enough coefficient to qualify for the non-champion places in the Associations Trophy. Meanwhile, Olympia secured their place in the Challengers Cup group stage after holding Weaver Union to a draw

King’s Commonwealth Cup First Round

The opening weekend of this season’s King’s Commonwealth Cup was a very chaotic affair in comparison to previous seasons, with multiple sides in the top three divisions being caught short at the hands of their lower league opponents, including three former champions currently residing in the second tier as Oldbridge FC had their lead flipped by sixth tier Fracitz AC, whilst their local rivals Nile Bridge, entering the cup as a Second Division side for the first time in decades, do not enact their usual demolition of lower tier opposition in the cup, losing 3-0 to seventh tier FC Olefinia. They were not the highest ranked side to be knocked out of the first round however, as 8th tier Lampe FC secured the biggest tilt of the round, including in terms of positions, as they managed to hold off the late challenge of Seaton Town to secure a 2-1 win. Indionion were almost on the receiving end of an even bigger tilt though, as they needed extra time to see off their ninth tier opponents Mainpass United, with Cliffside FC and Seniors FC also both narrowly escaping upset eliminations through extra time. There was another top flight casualty though as two Premier League sides were drawn together, Olympia needing to go through to penalties to take out Toclofania. No such worries for Norrion Rovers though, as the Stags registered one of the biggest wins of the round, putting 6 goals past their tenth tier opponents, whilst Lodgertia United, one-time champions themselves, managed to put seven past their own tenth tier opposition FC Nepenthya.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 4

Toclofania FC 0-1 Royal Jam FC
Copper Communists SC 3-0 Seniors FC
Seaton Town 1-0 Walston Brook Albion
Monksville United 1-1 Half Boy FC
Norrion Rovers 2-1 UR Town
Tuntingone FC 1-1 RGS Athletic
Olympia FC 2-1 Indionion Athletic
FM Town 0-4 VLC FC

And for the third weekend in a row, the league leaders suffer a very one-sided defeat. This time, FM Town are the ones to be roundly demolished, and it’s on their own turf at the hands of the Wasps, VLC putting four past the Fjorders courtesy of an Evander Ahmed brace. They also move to the top of the table themselves as a result, following Albion’s own first dropped points of the season, losing to a Lions side licking their wounds after their early cup elimination. RGS also deign to drop more points, as Baie-Verte’s opener is cancelled out by Mikolaj Badie, securing Tuntingone their first point of the season. They stay tied on the bottom of the table however, along with the Monks who also nabbed their first point of the season in a comeback draw against the Archers.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 5

Royal Jam FC 1-0 Copper Communists SC
Toclofania FC 2-2 Seaton Town
Seniors FC 4-1 Monksville United
Walston Brook Albion 0-0 Norrion Rovers
Half Boy FC 1-2 Tuntingone FC
UR Town 1-3 Olympia FC
RGS Athletic 4-0 FM Town
Indionion Athletic 0-0 VLC FC

League leaders VLC continue their excellent early season defensive form, yet to concede a goal in five matches as they manage to hold off the Hummingbirds to a goalless draw. Nonetheless, Indionion managed to defend well enough on their own to strip VLC of their perfect start. Royal Jam narrowly see off the Communists to continue their good start to the season, and wins for both RGS and Olympia help push them closer to the top of the table as well. Albion fail to keep their pace though, as they struggle to break down a lacklustre Norrion side, the Stags opting to grind out their own goalless draw. Tuntingone move off the bottom of the table as they grab their first win of the league season, heading off a late Half Boy comeback to secure their 2-1 win. The Monks remain the only winless side in the league this season as a result, following their 4-1 loss to the Silver Foxes.

ICEL Premier League Matchday 6

Seaton Town 1-1 Royal Jam FC
Monksville United 1-1 Copper Communists SC
Norrion Rovers 1-1 Toclofania FC
Tuntingone FC 2-1 Seniors FC
Olympia FC 0-0 Walston Brook Albion
FM Town 4-1 Half Boy FC
VLC FC 1-1 UR Town
Indionion Athletic 4-3 RGS Athletic

Despite coming into this match in the bottom three, Vorgan Park saw UR Town absolutely dominate the league leaders, the Ultramarines registering over 25 shots but only managing to convert one of them before Genaro Wraight struck home a 30 yard free kick in the second half, VLC’s only real effort in the game securing their unbeaten start to the season. The weekend as a whole was draws galore though, as Royal Jam and Olympia both failed to take advantage of the Wasps’ struggles by dropping two points each themselves. RGS on the hand opted to try and win their match against Indionion, going 2-0 up against the Hummingbirds before Indionion starting fighting back, three unanswered goals, including a spectacular 25 yard volley from Trevon D’Arcy helping Indionion take the lead against the Royals.

King’s Commonwealth Cup Second Round

256 teams enter, only 128 teams will leave the weekend in the competition. After the Premier League teams came close to being decimated in the First Round, they only fared a little better in the Second Round as several of them came close to being eliminated as well - not least was VLC as the 6-time champions needed extra time to see off the Sundowns at home. North Rayonton’s last minute equaliser in normal time dragged Seniors into extra time, but the Silver Foxes’ stamina proved too much for their eighth tier opponents, three extra time goals enough to book their place in the next round. UR Town had a similar story as well, only in this case it was the 88th minute equaliser from Uriah Khatib that spared the Ultramarines’ blushes, before they bucked up their ideas and also scored three extra time goals. The Archers had a very different game, both goals coming in the first half of that match as ninth tier Trurinar Towers tried to grind out a result in their game, taking it all the way to penalties. On the other hand, the Premier League did also turn up the performance levels against the minnows that were there to be blown away, and this season’s Second Round featured the most double digit scores in a single weekend for several years, with defending champions Tuntingone FC grabbing their first double digits win in the cup’s history by putting 11 past FC Schisturst, whilst Olympia did one better against ninth tier Cambric Bay, the 6-time champions hammering their opponents with a four goal haul for Fidelina Noble.

ICEL Premier League Standings

                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 VLC FC                  6    4   2   0     9    1   +8    14
 2 Royal Jam FC            6    4   1   1     9    2   +7    13
 3 Olympia FC              6    4   1   1    15    9   +6    13
 4 FM Town                 6    4   0   2    13   11   +2    12
 5 Walston Brook Albion    6    3   2   1     5    1   +4    11
 6 RGS Athletic            6    3   1   2    22   11  +11    10
 7 Indionion Athletic      6    2   3   1     6    5   +1     9
 8 Norrion Rovers          6    2   2   2     8    7   +1     8
 9 Copper Communists SC    6    2   1   3     9    7   +2     7
10 Tuntingone FC           6    2   1   3     7   15   −8     7
11 Toclofania FC           6    1   3   2     5    5    0     6
12 Seaton Town             6    1   3   2     5    6   −1     6
13 Seniors FC              6    2   0   4     8   13   −5     6
14 UR Town                 6    1   1   4     5   12   −7     4
15 Half Boy FC             6    1   1   4     6   14   −8     4
16 Monksville United       6    0   2   4     5   18  −13     2

ICEL Second Division Standings

                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 FC Tavernia             6    5   0   1    21    4  +17    15
 2 Polkation FC            6    5   0   1     7    3   +4    15
 3 Nile Bridge             6    4   1   1    15    7   +8    13
 4 Micronopia United       6    4   0   2    15    9   +6    12
 5 Yillog City             6    3   1   2    11    8   +3    10
 6 Oldbridge FC            6    3   1   2     9    6   +3    10
 7 Macaronia FC            6    3   1   2     8    7   +1    10
 8 High Lyn FC             6    3   0   3    12   12    0     9
 9 Xilon OC                6    3   0   3     4    8   −4     9
10 YLW FC                  6    2   2   2    15   16   −1     8
11 Forest Rangers          6    2   1   3     4    7   −3     7
12 Pontifucia United       6    2   0   4     5   12   −7     6
13 Jam Athletic            6    2   0   4     6   17  −11     6
14 SS City                 6    1   1   4     4    9   −5     4
15 Sunburbia FC            6    0   2   4     5    9   −4     2
16 Cliffside FC            6    0   2   4     4   11   −7     2

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