Baptism of Fire 87 - Everything Thread

by **Tristan de Cunha** » Tue Sep 30, 2025 11:01 pm

Welcome to Tristan de Cunha!

If you are receiving this message, then you are one of a select number of visitors chosen to visit our island home as part of the Tristan de Cuhna Sporting Association's first ever international sporting outreach. The Tristan de Cunha Sporting Association, in cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce, and our international partners in the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office and the NSWC Development Fund, are pleased to receive you and hope that you enjoy your time among us.

This pamphlet is provided by the Ministry of Commerce, to serve as a primer for new visitors to Tristan de Cunha and better prepare first-time travelers for the process involved in visiting the island.

What is Tristan de Cunha?

(View of the northern outskirts of Lambert's Town)

Tristan de Cunha is a remote micro-state in the South Atlantic inhabited by 4,045 Tristanians, mostly the descendants of British, Irish, and Dutch settlers who first settled the islands in the early 19th Century. It has been culturally and politically tied to the United Kingdom since the first British occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and remains a Commonwealth Nation in special association with the United Kingdom on matters of foreign policy. Tristan de Cunha maintains a close relationship with the United Kingdom and South Africa, and has consulates in both London and Capetown.

How do I get to Tristan de Cunha?

(The MVF Edinburgh)

Tristan de Cunha is one of the most remote nations in the world, located 2,437 kilometers (1,514 mi) from the nearest British colony in St. Helena, and 2,787 kilometers (1,732 mi) from South Africa. Due to the distances involved and the mountainous nature of Tristan de Cuhna, the island is able to support international air travel, and the only connections for international travelers are by boat. The Ministry of Commerce operates bi-weekly trips to and from Cape Town (via MFV Edinburgh, capacity 12 passengers, and MFV Lance, capacity 14 passengers) and St. Helena (via MFV De Winn, capacity 8 passengers). The South African SA Tristan also makes bi-monthly transits to/from Cape Town (capacity 10 passengers.) UK and South African mail and supply ships also periodically visit, but berthing space is limited and weather-dependent. Prospective visitors are encouraged to contact the Foreign Ministry, Cape Town Consulate, 1 Upper Thistle St., Cape Town, SA (phone +21-27-455-5000) for a detailed schedule of connections.

Members of foreign National Football Teams participating in the NSWC 100/BoF 87 qualifications and international friendlies will be guaranteed 24 seats on Tristanian-flagged vessels, and these berths are guaranteed by the NSWC Development Fund, free of charge to participants. Non-player visitors from abroad are welcomed, but space is limited and the Foreign Ministry advises that no more than 42 visitors from any one nation will be admitted during the games, to prevent foreign sports fans from overwhelming local amenities and disrupting the Eco-tourism industry. Because of the limited availability of berths and visas, prospective visitors should make their applications promptly, and also be aware that visitors will also have to pass through UK or South African territory. Expedited visa processing will be guaranteed for foreign football team members and their entourages, and will be serviced though Windsor House, 5 Heathfield Gardens, London, UK (phone +44-20-7950-5310), through the support of the NSWC Development Fund and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Because of the bi-weekly schedule of regular transport to/from Tristan de Cunha, visitors are advised that the process of visiting Tristan de Cunha will require six days of travel to/from Cape Town or St. Helena, and that most visitors will be required to remain on-island a minimum of 8 days before outbound transport can be secured. Where necessary, the Ministry of Commerce will guarantee berths to foreign football teams and their entourages, and transport for other visitors may be subject to disruptions.

What should I expect when arriving?

(Welcome sign outside Anchorstock Pier)

Upon arrival, foriegn visitors will be subject to a brief interview, which may include an inspection of luggage, by a representative from the Foreign Ministry and the local police, to ensure that local import restrictions, including a ban on transporting pets or foreign plants to the islands. For most visitors, this will be a simple matter, as Tristanian law largely follows that of the United Kingdom. Visitors traveling through South Africa are advised that South African law regarding cannabis is substantially more lenient, and attempting to transport even small amounts of any illicit drugs can result in a denial of entry and criminal penalties.

Once you clear customs, you are free to explore the island of Tristan de Cunha. You may find the local residents more reserved than in other countries you have visited, but this is simply because the island is so rarely visited. You may find yourself an object of curiosity for some locals, while others are reluctant to speak with you. Please be understanding, and know that Tristan de Cunha is pleased to welcome you into our homes.

Tristan de Cunha is a quiet island, and expects a certain level of decorum from guests. In particular, visitors are reminded that a noise ordinance is in effect after 22:00 across the island and noisy, disorderly, or dangerous behavior may result in fines and penalties, up to and including expulsion from Tristan de Cunha. Public drunkenness and consumption of liquors and spirits greater that 10% ABV are likewise penalized across the island.

What is the weather like?

(A typical rural home on the western interior of Tristan de Cunha)

Tristan de Cunha is classified as a Cfb, wet oceanic climate, according to the Koppen system. While temperatures never reach below freezing, summers are likewise mild and temperature tends to hover around 10-18°C as a daily mean throughout the year. Sunshine is limited, especially in the May-September winter period, and rainfall is common year round. Fog is frequent year-round, particularly at higher elevations. Visitors, especially from warmer climates, are advised to bring warm clothing and outerwear which is wind and water resistant, especially if you are visiting outside the normal November-March summer period.

What amenities are available in Tristan de Cunha?

(The Grand Turk Hotel, in central Lambert's Town)

Most visitors to Tristan de Cunha, including all foreign football teams, will be housed in the Grand Turk Hotel, the oldest and most prestigious hotel in the country, located in central Lambert's Town. The Grand Turk one of the largest buildings in the country, a two-story 22-room hotel, first laid down in 1872 and expanded to its current two-level form in 1938. The Grand Turk also hosts a popular traditional Tristanian kitchen, open to hotel guests and the Tristanian public from 13:30-21:00 each day. As well as the Grand Turk, hotel beds are available at the Lambert's Inn and the Cull Trap Youth Hostel, although space is limited and meal services are not guaranteed to guests at these hotels. Finally, some Tristanian citizens have opened their homes to foreign visitors for the duration of this World Cup qualifying cycle, and one- or two-person parties of visitors may be required to be boarded in Tristanian homes as required by weather, shipping schedules, and availability of private hotel accommodations.

(A traditional rural Tristanian Home)

Tristanian cuisine may be considered simple and monotonous by some outsiders. Local dishes mainly consist of potato or turnip based soups, stews, chips, and mashes, supplemented by cold-resistant crops like beets, currants, parsley, scallions, and sorrel, all of which are commonly grown in the ubiquitous family gardens across the island. Seafood, especially lobster and mussels, is the staple protein, supplemented by mutton or goat. Tristan de Cunha also imports large amounts of food, mostly non-perishable canned and dried goods from UK and South African retailers, and some canned goods such as canned fruit cocktails and canned meats have become luxury or prestige dishes among locals. Tea is far more popular than coffee, and is traditionally served in the British style with milk and imported biscuits or digestives. Although alcohol consumption is less common in Tristan de Cunha than in the UK itself, the island is home to a distillery (Copper Pot Distillery, TdC) which produces a spruce-tip flavored liquor sometimes called Tristanian Gin, and one pub (The Albatross) which brews a distinctive oat stout with a mix of imported and local ingredients.

(The national dish, Tristanian Burgoo)

There are five public restaurants, a cafe, and two pubs in Lambert's Town which offer prepared food and drink for visitors and locals. Additionally, prepackaged food are available via the Lambert's Town Supermarket and Desi Asian Market, and raw produce is available weekly at the Lambert's Town General Market. In addition to the aforementioned locations, the Tristan de Cunha Ministry of Commerce is sponsoring a meal sharing program, whereby up to 40 qualifying foreign visitors will be provided with home cooked meals from participating Tristanian families free of charge.

There are several entertainment venues available for visitors to Tristan de Cunha. In addition to the two aforementioned pubs, there is a public dance hall (operating Wednesday-Friday 17:00-23:00) and a public arcade/bowling alley (operating Tuesday-Saturday 18:00-23:00). Walking and driving tours of Tristan de Cunha Island are available Monday-Saturday, and interested visitors can also charter several boats for fishing and general sightseeing around the island. Visitors interested in seeing the sights farther afield can also charter transport to Nightengale Island (population 105) and the Gough Island (population 17), both of which offer have limited lodging for adventurous eco-tourists interested in the local wildlife, or charter boats from Lambet's Town to visit uninhabited Inaccessible Island, designated a wildlife sanctuary and home to several rare endemic species.

(The Inaccessible Island Rail, the smallest flightless bird in the world)

Transportation around Tristan de Cunha island is available through a daily shuttle bus service, which provides transport from central Lambert's Town across the island to the settlements in Snell's Beach and Stonyhill Point. On the days of scheduled international football matches, regular bus service will be suspended and both shuttle buses will operate special service to/from Frank Hardy Field at a cost of £1.50. Additionally, several local Tristanians have offered their services through a ride share operated by the Tristanian Ministry of Commerce. Information on scheduling and rates for this service is available at http://MoC.tdc.gov/NSWC_outreach/transport or by calling (+870-832-00-59).

Where will matches take place?

(Hardies Point Field, viewed from the Field House)

All matches will be held at Hardies Point Field, an open-air football pitch located 3 km south of central Lambert's Town. Hardies Point Field has a total capacity of 1,100 people, with covered bleacher seating for 200 on the western (interior) side of the field. There is also space for an additional thousand visitors available sitting or standing on grass-covered berms surrounding the field from the north and east of the field. On the eastern (seaward) side of the field, there is a two-story fieldhouse, which provides 25 indoor box seats for press and other special visitors. The field house also holds a staff office, nurses station, press room, and locker rooms for both teams, with an adjoining shared weight room, as well as a public toilet. It is surrounded by a small gravel athletic track. In preparation for international visitors, the Ministry of Commerce has announced plans to provide additional portable toilets, and raise several large tents outside to give local merchants a place to operate.

Transportation to/from Hardies Point Field will be provided by shuttle bus from Lambert's Town, as well as by volunteer drivers from among the Tristanian community, however space is limited and physically fit visitors are encouraged to walk the short distance to the field if able. Attendees should be prepared for the climate and the possibility of moderate winds, light rain, or sea-spray, and should dress accordingly. Blankets and tarpaulins are recommended to improve the experience of those who can not secure themselves bleacher seating. Food and drink concessions will be available, but may not be sufficient to meet total needs, so visitors will be permitted to bring outside food and drink to the game. Visitors are reminded that public drunkenness or the public consumption of hard spirits are fineable offenses, and bags may be checked for hard liquor, firearms, and drugs by volunteer staff or local police prior to admission to the Field.

Returning home?

(Farewell to Tristan de Cunha)

In order to facilitate the fastest turnaround for international football teams visiting during the NSWC 100 Qualifying cycle, berths are reserved for foreign footballers on the next available transport, guaranteeing a turnaround period of 3-8 days on the island for foreign teams. Unfortunately, this means that visitors without special status may be required to remain on-island for up to 30 days before outbound berths become available. Prospective visitors should schedule return trips prior to visiting Tristan de Cunha, and should be prepared for possible delays due to weather and other extenuating circumstances, particularly in the winter (June-August) period. Return trips will require six days from Lambert's Town to either St. Helena or Cape Town, making the minimum transport time 9 days (exclusively available to foreign footballers with special status, and requiring both UK and South African visas), or 15-18 days (for normal visitors traveling exclusively via either UK or South Africa).

by **Hamborn** » Wed Oct 01, 2025 12:59 am

Team Logo :

Jersey :

<- Interior

<- Exterior

<- Goalkeeper

THE 22 TEAM :
GK :
1 : Leo Surli

24. Micheal Julio

30. Xilo Novas

56. Pietro Loa

Defender :

2. Marcus Surli CB

54. Noan Nolmas CB

23. Ylio Masco LB

21. Noan Levon RB

34. Neo Kisté CB

45. Nino Visto RB

Mielfieder :

5. Givon Lestar CMD

3. Milo Vurno CM

35. Bilo Nosinto CM

12. Suno Listo CM

38. Willo Novkas CM

57. Risco Xaco CMD

Attack :

9. (c) Joan von de Polux LW

7. Joseph Liven ST

10. Arlemus Luvoski LW

11. Notmas Ilor RW

28. Kislo Antaré RW

37. Marco Nisto ST

coach :

Poské Malko

style : -0.5

RP :

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Hand out yellow cards to my players: No decribe the fault and i choose
Hand out red cards to my players: No same like Yellow card
Godmod other events: Yes

Hamborn having for years dream of an International cup, now they are here after year of attempt they will be here with their ~3600 fans.

Group Match :

Putrasia - Hamborn

Hamborn - Greater Portugaliza

Stewartika - Hamborn

by **Bhumi Matawis Empire** » Wed Oct 01, 2025 1:17 am

Hello and Welcome to Bhumi Matawis Empire,

A tropical paradise with hundreds of exotic islands located in what is known as Sagaranusa Archipelago. Our country is unique in its own way. An empire, you may say, that consists of several constituent countries. Headed by 2 monarchs, so we can be categorized as a diarchy which of course have limited powers provided under the constitution or known as Charter of the Empire, Mandala Charta as in our language. The head of government is led by our prime minister entitled Mahapatih Anom who is usually the leader of the political party that holds the largest seat in Graha Pawongan, People's Chamber, the lower house of our parliament. The upper house known as Graha Sagotra is filled by nobles. They are chosen directly by Graha Maharaja or Chamber of Kings. The members of Graha Sagotra are non-partisan. Graha Maharaja itself consists of all kings of the Empire's monarchy countries. 9 out of 14 countries within the Empire are monarchy, the rest are republics.

Map of Sagaranusa Archipelago and name of its notable islands

The name of Bhumi Matawis comes from 2 words, Bhumi and Matawis. Bhumi is an old Jamanese word which refers to lands or possessions. Matawis, also an old Jamanese word which derived from Sanskrit word matrbhumi which means motherland. While Matawis itself refers to the people who live in the motherland. So, the name of the empire can be roughly translated as possessions or lands of the motherland people.


Map of Matawis Plain,
the motherland of
Matawisan People

The word Matawis is used frequently in the history of Sagaranusa Archipelago. First, it refers to the vast lowland area in the central Jama Island which is recognized as the motherland of the Matawisan people. And before Bhumi Matawis, there were two other entities who were known as Matawis. The oldest is the Matawis Kingdom and the later one is the Matawis Sultanate.

Matawis Kingdom (732-1016)

Also known as Kamulan Kingdom, it was a Hindu-Buddhist kingdom based in central Jama Island on what is known as Matawis plain. The kingdom was established by King Jayanendra under the Sulendra Dynasty. The name Kamulan itself came from the word mula which means first or starter. Kamulan is not the first kingdom in the archipelago, nor the first in Jama Island. The rise of Jayanendra was mentioned in Cawu Inscription and Carita Tatar Pasudara (The Pasudara Land Chronicles). Although both evidence are conflicted in his lineage story.

In Cawu Inscription, Jayanendra was mentioned to be the nephew of King Bratasena of Manik Galih, a kingdom in eastern Pasudara Island. He is the son of Bratasena' sister, Sanha. While in Carita Tatar Pasudara, Jayanendra was mentioned as the son of King Bratasena who was then vassalizing Manik Galih by killing his uncle, Purbasora who usurped the throne of Manik Galih from his father. Jayanendra also linked to Lingga Kingdom, the predecessor of Matawis Kingdom. One of their Queens was believed to be the great-grandmother of Jayanendra. After vassalized Manik Galih, he turned to Andalas Island and fought the Wanasraya Kingdom to expand his influence. However, the result of this campaign was not clearly mentioned in both the inscription and the chronicles. He reigned from 732 AD until 746 AD and was succeeded by his son, Dyah Pancapana.


the Kalasya Temple or
Tarabhavanam Kalaça

Dyah Pancapana rose to the throne and was given the title of Rakai Panamkarana (746-784). During his reign, the golden age of Matawis started. He was known as the architect as many projects were made during his reign. The most notable would be the Kalasya Temple or Tarabhavanam Kalaça, a Buddhist temple located in Kalasya village. His constructive legacy was continued by his successors. Despite many projects being developed domestically, the kingdom still expanded its influence. This expansion ended during the rule of Rakai Samarawira (800-819). He was known as a pacifist ruler who loves a peaceful life within his palace rather than raising a sword and fighting. Because of his pacifist nature, many vassals began to withdraw from the kingdom. But the rift started inside the palace.

Under the rule of Rakai Giriwana (819-838), there was a rivalry between his son-in-law, Rakai Jatiningrat and his brother, Rakai Baladewa. Giriwana only has one daughter, Princess Shri Sanjiwana. She was destined to be the successor of his father. She was betrothed to Rakai Jatiningrat, still a relative to the monarch family. However, the betrothal was rejected by his uncle, Rakai Baladewa. Baladewa himself is the ruler of Wanasraya who was a vassal of Matawis. And after Giriwana's death and joint rule of Jatiningrat-Sanjiwana started, Baladewa refused to acknowledge their rule. The war between the two was inevitable. But with a greater force and brave lead of Prince Lokapala, Baladewa was defeated. Matawis capital however was heavily damaged. The capital then moved northwest of the original and known as Amrati. In 855, Rakai Jatiningrat decided to abdicate and give the throne to his son, Lokapala who rose to the throne as Rakai Kayuwangi.

The reign of Kayuwangi was peaceful. Temples were built and the new palace in Amrati was also being established. However, his death brings a crisis to the kingdom. No single ruler can hold the unity of the kingdom. Based on Munggu and Poh Dulur Inscriptions, there were 3 rivals claiming the throne. They were King Tangkas, Devandara and King Bhadrawangi. The kingdom was reunited again under the reign of Rakai Mahasambhu (898-912).

Under the reign of Mahasambhu, the kingdom started the expansion eastward. His conquest was written in several inscriptions such as Telahap (899), Tigaron (902) and Kubu (905). Kubu Inscription also mentioned that he moved to a new palace. But the exact location of this palace is not known. He was then replaced by his brother-in-law, Rakai Dakshana. Little is known about this king. He reigned in quite a short time from 913 to 919 and was replaced by Rakai Layang. The relationship between Rakai Layang and Rakai Dakshana was uncertain. Some historians argue that Rakai Layang was Mahasambhu's son, but he was still under-age that Dakshana assumed the position of the King or maybe Regent until Rakai Layang reached adulthood. But these are mostly speculation as no inscription is really detailing their lineage. Layang was replaced by Rakai Pangkaja in 924. He only reigned for 5 years and most of his reign was written in Minto Inscription which most of it is about administrative stuff. One point is he moved the capital back to Matawis.

In 929, he was succeeded by Shri Ishanawangsa, his son-in-law. During his reign, the kingdom moved its capital to far east of Jama Island. Unfortunately, no inscription mentioned the reason for the move. Historians speculated that natural disasters like volcanic eruption might be the main reason. The new capital was named Watugaluh. This eastern realm had a close connection with their neighboring kingdom of Kamasan in the island of Meru or sometimes called Mahameru. Intermarriage between both royal families is quite common. In fact, Ishanawangsa’s daughter and crown princess was married to Kamasan’s noblemen. The kingdom’s last king was Shri Wikramawangsa. He was the great-grandson of Ishana who reigned from 990 to his death in 1016. During his rule, the kingdom was calm and peaceful. A sudden attack by Wanasraya’s army became the reason the kingdom collapsed. The palace was burnt down and the royal family was massacred. Wikramawangsa’s heir and nephew, Shri Lokeswara managed to escape from the attack. He later founded his own kingdom, Koripan Kingdom, the successor of Matawis.

Map of the Matawis Kingdom during the reign of Shri Wikramawangsa. The western orange is the old center (732-929) and the eastern orange area is the new center of the kingdom (929-1016).

by **Tristan de Cunha** » Wed Oct 01, 2025 2:59 am

TRISTANIAN FOOTBALLERS DEPART FOR FARFADILLIS
BY: ERICA CORRIS

Yesterday a crowd of over 150, including Vice President Issac Hawthorne and Minister of Commerce Michael Dunn, gathered at Anchorstock Pier to see off the Potato Fielders as the prepared to head abroad to represent Tristan de Cunha in the 87th Baptism of Fire, our first ever international association football tournament. Their incredible journey will take them over 8,000 km, first by sea to Cape Town and thence by air to the island nation of Farfadillis, located in the region of Arrosia. The journey is expected to take eight days to accomplish, and the team will remain abroad at least three weeks for the tournament, which may also see them traveling to Banjia or the Equestrian States for the tournament's knockout round. When asked if he was concerned that this arduous travel schedule would impact the team's abilities, team manager Adam Joseph Lambert-Grant had this to say:

"I am optimistic that our footballers will maintain their form during the trip to Farfadillis. I have discussed these concerns with [Coach] O'Toole, and of course [Team Captain] Oliver Green, and we have prepared an exercise and training plan for our boys while they're aboard the Edinburg and Lance. If everything goes smoothly, we should arrive with at least two days to adjust to the climate and hold a unified practice session before our first match against Veleste. There's not much more that I, or anyone else, can do to help matters until we're all together again in Farfadillis, but I have every confidence that our coach and players will be ready to represent our island when the time comes."

As the official press attache to the Tristanian National Football Team, I will try to carry this same optimistic attitude with me as I join the Potato Fielder's abroad and keep you, the Tristanian reader, up to date on our team's performance in the 87th Baptism of Fire! Expect further updates from the team next week, when we arrive in Farfadillis and prepare for a match against the also unranked South American team from Veleste.

by **Bonusia** » Wed Oct 01, 2025 3:12 am

FRIENDLIES

INDUSSE 4-1 BONUSIA
^{G. Grundjee 23' 39', D. Hazle 62', T. Bashir 81' // I. Pedra 50'}

BONUSIA 2-4 CALGASIA
^{J. Ramon 11', A. Cea 80' // J. Novák 4', G. Renner 41', M. Bohren 55', Z. Urbánková 89'}

CALGASIA 2-0 BONUSIA
^{Z. Mosser 47', C. Cieszyn 71'}

MEIA-ARMADOREN 1-0 BONUSIA
^{A. Júnior 69'}

COERCIA 4-2 BONUSIA
^{D. Trumpus 23' 31', J. Jensen 47' 69' // A. Cea 8', B. Formiga 83'}
BoF 87 SCHEDULE
Group 8

Matchday 1 - SEEBERG vs BONUSIA
@ Albert III Memorial Stadium, Dodoma, Bunyoro, Banija

Matchday 2 - NOVA DACKIANS vs BONUSIA
@ BCEL Stadium, Jinja City, Hangaza, Banija

Matchday 3 - BONUSIA vs TORNADICO
@ Lwanga City Arena, Lwanga, Buganda, Banija

@YON._MORAD33 is live!

- Heyheyhey! Bon dia i bon hora! Here's Yonatan Morad, signing up here for you all dear followers! Next to me is my beloved friend and teammate Laia Rigol!

- Dude you seriously need to go live rn? I'm trying to drive here.

- Oh come on, Laia! This way the trip's more fun! Look they are saying hi!

- Okay, uh hii everyone! It's me Laia, I play with Yonatan at Gimnàstic. I guess you've seen me if-

- They are also asking if you forgot to do your laundry, because that T-Shirt got a pretty big stain on it.

- Wha- SHIT I GOT THE DIRTY ONE!

- Relax, I only got like 10k people watching live, no big deal.

- Okay, remind me again why I am driving you to Kekla?

- You know I don't like taking the normal train! The Maglev is another thing, you can ask for your private stance, but in the normal train there's too many people, and obviously at least someone would know who I am. I love my fans, but I prefer to travel in peace, you know?

- I think you misunderstood my question, Yonata. I mean why I am driving you to Kekla? Surely it's time you get your license, ain't it?

- *ehem* Laia, you know I cannot get my license. You know, because of... you know... that thing

- Oh, interesting! I don't know what is that thing! Why don't you share that thing with your dear fol-

@YON._MORAD33's transmission has ended.

- Shut up Laia! You know what you have just done? I will have the damn gossip press on my ass now!

- Not so funny when you get your dirty stuff shown, eh?

- Come on girl, I just mocked a small spot on your T-Shirt, it's not the same. You know that the incident going public could ruin my reputation, besides I th-

- Don't. Film. Me. Period.

- ALRIGHT! I will stop filming you and your stupid stained shirt, okay? Happy?

- Pretty much. You can go live by yourself if you want.

- Okay, but don't bring up this kind of stuff please, this is a serious matter.

@YON._MORAD33 is live!

- Okay this thing works?... Alright, welcome everyone again! We had some technical difficulties, and after talking with my friend Laia, she said that she prefers not to be filmed.

- Yeah, it's just that I'm not properly dressed for being in a live, hahaha! Yonatan understood luckily, he's such a gentleman.

- Yeah, sure... Anyways, I'm sure you're wondering where are we going don't you? Laia is taking me to Kekla, from where I'll take the Maglev to Kynetbo, to meet up with the squad. If you've read last week Carca special, you might have noticed that I have been called up for the Bonusian National Team, and that we're playing in the Baptism of Fire (BoF)! The BoF is like, this very important competition where the best nations all around the Multiverse play one another, for the hopes of being the best of the best!

- I thought the good ones played in the World Cup. At least for what info I found.

- Oh you like to read a lot don't you? Bet you're salty that you didn't get picked.

- Just fact-checking the misinformation you're spreading to your fans.

- Just let me talk! As some of you may know, it's Bonusia's first international competition, so the WC organizers have this tournament for countries in the same position as us, in order to get accostumed to playing against other nations.

- I bet they have very differing ways of playing than us. I'm actually pretty excited to watch the games on TV.

- As I am to playing them!

- If you keep rubbing those rubdisks, I'm sure you'll be playing as much as me.

- Stop the hate on the disks, you know they are actually more healthy than smoking? It's not that bad that I get my hands on one every now and then. In fact I think that I play better if I stroke one before the match, it just gets my mind clearer after. And on top of that I'm sure that I'm not only player to hit those rubdisks anyway, so it's fine.

- You know, nevermind. Arguing with you is impossible.

- Okay, let's check the chat. @joeljoan_gtar asks: "Where are you playing and against who? Very happy for your convocation man, I always knew you would make it. Endavant Romans!"Thanks a lot for the support my friend, and that's a very good question! We're playing in the nation of Banija, which is... eh lemme check... okay, which is a nation located in south-western Arrosía...

- It's pronounced Arròsia like arròs. They don't write accents neither in Banija nor in a lot of the countries in Arrosia.

- How do you know so much of this stuff? Didn't we, like, found out that they existed like two years ago or so?

- I read, my friend, unlike you apparently.

- Laia for fucks sake stop beefing me in my direct, I'm getting tired of it!

- Ookay man, sorry sorry, I didn't mean to upset you this much.

- It's alright. Well, anyways, lemme read some more stuff... apparently they are a semi-constitutional monarchy, where the king holds some powers and controls matters like foreign relations and... dude this is boring af! This wiki says nothing about which are the best Banijan parties or where the hottest Banijan babes hang out. That's something I want to know. Maybe they should write that instead of yapping about boring history and politics.

- First of all, you are gross and I don't understand how you can say this rubbish live while pretending to care about your reputation. Secondly, I don't think that's the kind of stuff you can find in a wiki page.

- Well, maybe it's for the best, that way I'll learn directly on the spot! I've never been to another country before, I'm so excited!

- What do you mean? You've actually been to another country before. You went with the squad for all these friendlies, didn't you?

- Yeah, but that doesn't count. With those friendlies the schedule was too tight: we arrived there, we slept, at morning we played and in the afternoon we played. After that, back home again. I didn't have time to visit anything anywhere! Dude those beaches at Indusse looked so nice, I wanted to go so bad... But the BoF it's at least three matches long, so we'll stay there for a lot more time. That's going to be a real vacation!

- Except you're not on vacation. You'll play against very strong squads and you need to be focused, you know that right? Bonusia has lost all the friendlies yet, so it's not like you all can slack off without getting wiped every game.

- Of course I know, but being focused on the pitch doesn't mean I can't enjoy myself on my free time, does it? Besides, you know I play better when I'm pumped up.

- Well, of course, but don't get too carried out, that's all I'm saying.

- Uuh, wait, the comments are frozen?

- Yeah, this zone has a pretty bad signal.

- Aww man!

@YON._MORAD33's transmission has ended.

- Well, that's better, I don't feel too comfortable with our convo being recorded, to be honest.

- For not being comfortable, you haven't shut up the entire transmission.

- Man, fuck you.

- No, fuck you. Dumbass.

- ...so you know who are you playing?

- Yeah, in fact I saw that the draws came out earlier today. Our first match is against Seeberg.

- So your first ever rivals will be the Seebergundians?

- Apparently so. Don't know much about them though.

- You should search a bit, it would be helpful. Besides I'm curious too.

- Okay, give me a sec... I hate this slow signal, I can't even do a small search... Oh wait, it's loading now... DUDE.

- What?

- THE MOUSTACHES

- What do you mean?

- THE FUCKING MOUSTACHES HAHAHAHAHAHAH I CAN'T

- What's with the moustaches?

- Ahahahahahahah, girl you need to check these moust- pfft* hahahahahah

- I can't check nothing, I'm driving.

- HAhahahahahaahh, these dudes can't be serious about this. Like, how do they manage to wear these giant moustaches in public without a second thought? These people are crazy hahahah.

- It's perhaps a cultural matter, Yonata, you should be more respectful. Maybe they'll think the same about your stupid cap.

- Naah my cap is dope hahahahah.

- Seriously, the only thing you got about these people is that they wear weird moustaches? Are those even the members of the football team?

- Nah they look like serious people, they don't seem to play football. It would be funny if their football players also had these moustaches, not gonna lie. But to be honest, I got bored of searching already, we both know you're better at that stuff than me.

- I guess I'll have to do my research then...

...

- ...hey, let's put some music! I want to listen to some-

- Woah, stop there. Music yes, but we'll be going with MY music.

- What, why?

- Eh, because I'm driving your ass for free.

- ...fair.

- Here, put this on.

*Laia hands him an old storage unit with a note that says "Rumba clàssica i altra música castellana c. 300-250 A.G.A" (Classical Rumba and other Castillian music, c. 300-250 B.G.A (Before the Great Arrival))*

- Classical music, really? Do you wanna kill me?

- Give it a chance, it's very deep music. Hope that this way you get minimally culturized.

- Hmph, okay. But just because your driving.

*Los Chichos ft. Estopa - La historia de Juan Castillo starts playing*

Nana nana nana nana nana nana nana nana nana
Nana nana nana nana nana nana nana nana nana

Era una noche de pena y de llanto
Puesto que todo condujo a un fracaso
Iban dos primos y dos hermanos
Iban a chorar y los delataron...

- You know, Laia, maybe you were right. I'm loving this classical vibe, pretty mystic. Although I can't understand shit. I mean something yes, but I don't know what language it is.

- It's Castillian, or Spanish as it was known back on Earth, as it was the national language of Spain.

- Spain? Weren't those the bad guys?

- Well, it's not that easy, there are centuries worth of very complex social, political, cultural and economic factors layered one onto another, which all eventually led to our exodus towards Llimana. Pre-Llimanian history is a fascinating subject, although I don't think you want to hear about it.

- What? I got lost at "centuries".

- Yeah exactly. You're lucky that the Federation doesn't do a written exam to get into the National Team... Look, we're almost there.

- Oh, btw, could you stop by the Pedic Market? I want to get my hands on some good artisan disks, doubt they sell those out there.

- As you wish, junkie.

- Shut up! I can leave them whenever I want, it's just that I don't want to leave them right now.

- Sure, whatever you say. Just check if you can enter that stuff into Banija, I'm sure Boquete and the Federation wouldn't be happy with you getting arrested at the airport.

...En un momento de locura
Perdí la noción del tiempo
Madrecita de mi vida, yo con treinta años encima
Aquí quedará mi cuerpo

Nana nana nana nana nana nana nana nana nana
Nana nana nana nana nana nana nana nana nana...

by **Veleste** » Wed Oct 01, 2025 5:57 am

INTRODUCTION TO THE CONFEDERATIONAL TEAM

Velestium Football Confoederatio
Velestian Football Confederacy

History

In 1898, the tranquil banks of the Essequibo River in Veleste witnessed an event that would forever change the country's sporting culture. It was in that year that André Ivo, a visionary portuguese businessman, arrived with bold ideas and a contagious passion for a sport little known in the region: football. The Clube de Regatas Naus Lusitanas had already achieved prestige in Veleste in rowing. Upon arriving in Veleste, André Ivo quickly realized that the country had mighty rivers and an adventurous spirit among its inhabitants, the perfect setting to expand his passion. In honor of portuguese maritime traditions, he brought a proposal to the club's table: a friendly football game of the Velestian regattas against him and his sports businessman friends who came with him and some locals. This game would be on Christmas Day and would count as a huge charity event to distribute gifts for poor children in the town of Essequibo.

On December 25, 1898, the inhabitants gathered in the improvised field on the banks of the Essequibo River. With simple uniforms and balls brought from Europe, the game began under curious eyes. The match was intense, but above all, it aroused the fascination of spectators. The Naus Lusitanas' narrow 3-2 victory inspired the residents to form their own teams. In the following years, football grew rapidly. Other local businessmen and enthusiasts began to estabilish clubs to challenge the Naus Lusitanas. Among the first were Lusita Herceleus and Claxon Fútbol Club, both formed in 1899. These clubs brought intense regional rivalries and were instrumental in spreading the sport throughout the various regions of Veleste.

In 1900, the first regional championship was organized, the Essequibo River Tournament, with four participating teams. Clube de Regatas Naus Lusitanas was the inaugural champion, but the balance between the teams showed that Velestian football had consolidated itself as a supranational phenomenon. André Ivo returned to Portugal in 1910, but his legacy in Veleste remained. He not only introduced football to the country, but also helped create a sporting culture based on healthy competition and community spirit. The Naus Lusitanas continues to be one of the most emblematic clubs in Veleste, representing the starting point of a sporting tradition that unites generations. Today, Veleste celebrates Christmas not just as a festive date, but as the milestone of the birth of football in the country, a sport that captured the hearts of its inhabitants thanks to the passion and vision of André Ivo.

Confederational Team

Players:

[GK]: León Bloco 1; Alonso Cuevas 2; Márcio Torres 21
[DC]: Benedetto Strazza 4; Renato Pivão 5 (C); Mariano Rosetti 33; Marcello Giangreco 3;
[DL]: Arturo Russo 7; Ricardo Pascale 16
[DR]: Dennis Lombardo 26; Marciel Varella 14;
[DM]: Nonato Krause 25; Borja Vázquez 12;
[MC]: Gerard Navarra 13; Luka Valverde 22;
[AC]: Ander Montilla 6; Oscar Saraiva 17
[WL]: André Neto 11; Samuel Branco 18
[WR]: Matteo Vetocchi 10; Miquel Durán 8
[FT]: Lucas Garoto 9; Ivan Torres 19

Coach: Garibaldo Casanova

The greatest players of the hole confederacy: be they from portuguese, spanish or italian regions of Veleste. This ethnical wide team is arranged in a 4-2-1-3 formation when attacking with emphasis on pressing and counter-attacking, while it stands in 4-1-4-1 when defending, retaining spaces throughout the entire pitch.

Style: +1.5

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers: Yes.
Godmod scoring events: No.
RP injuries to my players: Yes, albeit not too severe to take him out of the next game.
Godmod injuries to my players: No.
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes.
Hand out red cards to my players: No.
Godmod other events: No.

Uniforms

Home Kit

For full disclosure, refer to the Factbook

Away Kit

Alternative Kit

Goalkeeper Kit

by **Veleste** » Wed Oct 01, 2025 6:29 am

Velestian Times

Veleste Team embarking to Farfadillis for the Baptism of Fire!

written by Renilson Sousa.

The Veleste Football Confederation is set to make its highly anticipated debut on the international stage as the squad departs for Farfadillis to compete in the prestigious Baptism of Fire tournament. The opening challenge will come against an unusual but spirited opponent: Tristan de Cunha.

Coach Garibaldo Casanova, who has overseen an intense training program in Caneva, Isla de Margarita, expressed excitement and confidence ahead of the team’s first-ever match in global competition. Known for his daring tactical ideas, Casanova made clear that Veleste will not be holding back.

"This is the perfect stage to test my dream team," Casanova told reporters before boarding the flight. "We will play brave football: aggressive gengerpressing the moment possession is lost, and if that fails, we will collapse into a solid wall of defense. The players know their roles and they are hungry to show Veleste can compete with anyone."

The Baptism of Fire has long been seen as a proving ground for new footballing nations, and for Veleste, the tournament represents both an opportunity for recognition and a baptism by fire in every sense of the phrase.

Veleste’s first match will be against Tristan de Cunha, a remote island with a football tradition as resilient as its people. Due to logistical and financial constraints, the Tristanians are arriving with a squad of just 17 players, all drawn from the island’s semi-professional clubs.

Despite the modest setup, the Tristanians, affectionately nicknamed "The Potato-Fielders", carry a unique pride. The name recalls the old Potato Patch Field, the island’s first football ground, where every domestic match was played until renovations in the mid-1990s.

The team is led by captain Oliver Michael Green, star of Fielders F.C., and is managed in unusual fashion by Adam Joseph Lambert-Grant, a bureaucrat from Ministry of Commerce and lifelong football enthusiast (Writer's note: look at where his hobby took him!). Day-to-day coaching comes from Michael O’Toole, head of Fielders F.C., supported by his rival-turned-assistant Benjamin Bácaeir of Teamsters F.C.

While lacking international experience, the Potato-Fielders are expected to play with grit and passion, embodying the pride of their small island nation.

The Road Ahead

For Veleste, the clash against Tristan de Cunha is more than just a football match, it is a statement of entry into the world stage. Expectations are high, but Casanova insists the team’s focus remains on discipline, tactical bravery, and learning from every match.

The Baptism of Fire promises to be an unpredictable and thrilling challenge. Whether Veleste’s bold tactical approach will outmaneuver the determination of the Potato-Fielders remains to be seen, but one thing is certain: football fans worldwide will be watching closely as the journey begins.

by **Shin-Zetsubo** » Wed Oct 01, 2025 10:23 am

Towa City, Shin-Zetsubo - 2 months before BoF 87

The spires piercing through the reddened skyline of the nation's capital couldn't distract from the mood that a certain Chrystill Emoran felt. It was one of absolute despair - The national mood of the entire country. The citizens of this country never knew a life before despair came, if anything their life was completely about despair. Despair over slips and falls, despair over a decimal placed in the wrong area. Despair was what kept Shin-Zetsubo together, and hope was non-existent. So non-existent that it wasn't even outlawed in its borders.

That one little flaw in the nation's logic was enough for something mystical and magical to come to Emoran's door. A weird, spherical object and a letter addressed to "the citizens of Shin-Zetsubo".

The ball felt foreign to her, completely so because the whole notion of sport had been reduced to the annual "despairathon" and that was it. She felt it in her hands, a mix of elongated plastic and something holding it together that she couldn't exactly figure out. Curiosity in despair. She went outside and threw the object onto the ground below her, one of cracked concrete, and saw it bounce up. Not a lot, but still enough to keep her not bored for at least a while. She even rubbed it up against her head, not in frustration, but to feel what this object's friction was like.

But when that spheroid touched her high heel shoes, that curiosity turned into intrigue. At first it was a couple taps, one to her left foot, one to her right, but before she even knew it Emoran was touching the ball and seeing it move forward, providing a new dimension to even her walking. The despair now to her was to see that ball leave her feet - And when she did she was happy. The other citizens didn't even notice the object's existence, still hooked on their own despairs.

But quickly the lady's mind rushed back to her home, and her body duly followed, object in tow. There was that letter she forgot about, the one paired with her new despairful fascination. The one addressed to the people of her very nation. With her manicured nails ready, she opened the letter and read it out loud, word for word.

Dear citizens of Shin-Zetsubo,

We understand that you are longing for a sense of purpose in this world, one way or another, by the means of despair. It is important for you to expand beyond your horizons and find new ways to run your domain's running, beating heart beyond the ones you already know. After all, you always get bored easily with nothing else to really do.

We, therefore, encourage you to assemble a team of 11 or more players to represent the nation of Shin-Zetsubo in international competitions for the sport of association football (soccer, footy, hoofball, etc). The object sent to you is called a football, and in the game for which it is named you must only bring the ball forward to your opponent's goal via your feet, head or chest. The game is easy to learn, but mastering the sport is difficult.

On the back of this letter is a reference sheet containing position information, field dimensions and contact information for the World Cup Committee, the organizers of the highest level of football internationally. The next available tournaments are the 87th Baptism of Fire and 100th World Cup. If your nation wants to be recognized on the international stage, we highly encourage your nation to send teams to these tournaments. Note that the Baptism of Fire can only be entered once.

With much thanks,
==REDACTED BY SHIN-ZETSUBO DESPAIR MAIL==

"Ohhhh... Football? No wonder this anonymous stranger group decided to despair me like this!" Emoran was given a challenge right then and there. Somehow, she had to convince ten or more people to pick up this foreign sport on the promise of despair. Despair of learning something new, despair of being seemingly late to the sport, despair of traveling to lands other than their own. Shin-Zetsubo had the Towa City International Airport, but that was used once in a blue moon. Better late than never to dust off the cobwebs and despair over flying a plane!

But as seemingly the first in this nation to know about football... Chrystill Emoran was in no mood to be a member of the team in a playing capacity. No, she needed to teach her team the despair of football.

Puerto Farolero, Farolera, Farfadilis - 14 days before MD1 against Canamn

Emoran was right when it came to one thing - The squad needed training. 23 individuals, the recommended "roster size" according to the letter that invited the nation to participate in the tournament, all not knowing a single thing about the sport were in front of her. The only things they knew when they were recruited by the stylish lady with the clipboard (all citizens of Shin-Zetsubo are stylish but not all of them have clipboards) were that football was a sport and that, once the draw happened, they were heading to Farfadilis for training ahead of their first match.

To the joy of the roster, everybody participating in this tournament were complete unknowns on the stage that is football like the Shin-Zetsubites. The only problem was that there were a lot of them, over 100 squads representing over 100 flags. It was so much that the AI that all Shin-Zetsubites routinely used, Alter Ego, took 5 minutes just to formulate a response regarding the nations within their own group - Group 19, which included the pink-haired girls and first rivals Río de La Plata, Canamn and Yangchenia. This was its response regarding Canamn:

"A nation with a yellow and white flag adorned in a coat of arms. Hasn't submitted their roster yet."

Even better, they were going into their first match as a unit seemingly blind. That was the beauty of despair in a tournament like this - A complete unknown going up against other complete unknowns. There was only one problem - None of the members of the squad had any idea how to even dress like football players. Those blazers, the ties, the high-heeled boots were the only uniforms most of them knew, and they felt despair just thinking about changing them.

One of the players on the squad, the striker Sommer Allsopp, yelled at her phone, telling Alter Ego in every sense of the following words: "Hey computer with brains! Go ahead and generate what I should look like as a football player for once! Gyahaha!!"

What followed was Allsopp's Alter Ego working behind the scenes illustraiting an image. It spent long enough generating that the squad all decided "screw it" and head over to a local sports shop. While the man working at the front desk was startled at the sight of 23 seemingly identical women all wanting football kits, he fulfilled their desires. After all, it was Farfadillis. He had seen people asking for worse.

With Emoran footing the bill via paying in Shin-Zetsubo Monocoins (one of no less than 20 official currencies), the outfield players got their first football kits - Red shirts, red shorts, red socks, black cleats. Goalies were left with green shirts, green shorts and green socks, but also white gloves. And when Allsopp compared her kit to the one Alter Ego generated for her...

AI generated, using Microsoft Copilot. Prompt: "Create an image of someone looking like Junko Enoshima from Danganronpa in a soccer kit"

"Gyahaha! This AI is freaking despairfully perfect!" #10 loooooved every inch of the image. And besides, they didn't need to spend more Monocoins on another set of kits, at least for now, since Canamn were likely going to wear some combination of yellow and white. With the kits all set, all the squad could do was follow their leader and figure out what the hell this football thing is.

WTV Studio, Mainlandia, Wickersom - BoF 87 Preview, 2 days before the tournament
OOC: Wickersom is a nation that is... Pretty far away from Shin-Zetsubo and the rest of the world they IC inhabit. While they like playing sports and even more like commentary and sports broadcasting, they don't plan to send any teams to international competition. Think of stuff involving Wickersom as them looking at Shin-Zetsubo from a non-despairful lense.

"...Checking in on Group 19 now, this is the group with perhaps the wildest tactics we have seen from any nation so far this tournament in the form of Shin-Zetsubo. Selene, what can you tell me about what's going on in the SZ training camp?"

"Absolute despair ball, Kris. Shin-Zetsubo are a nation of despair after all, at least that's what manager Chrystill Emoran told me. I had the privileged to take in a warmup match ahead of their debut against Canamn. The teams looked like they had organized tactics for the first 30 minutes but their game devolved quickly. You had defenders as forwards, forwards as defenders, midfielders humming tunes, it was absolutely insane. Some of the most wild tactics that I have ever seen on any pitch with this pseudo-positionless system. I have a feeling they're going to catch a lot of people offguard throughout the tournament."

"Yangchenia are perhaps their closest opposition and they don't meet until Matchday 3. Any word on the Blazing Dragons squad?"

"If Shin-Zetsubo are about fashion and despair, Yangchenia are about martial arts and discipline. You cannot ask for a more seasoned squad than this bar Super Earth, which we will go to later. I have a feeling they have the spirit to go on an absolute tear, I'll tell you that. But in a tournament such as this momentum always comes with that first match, and that's why I'm watching Río de La Plata with key interest."

by **Montagne Noire** » Wed Oct 01, 2025 11:18 am

The history of football in Montagne Noire

Montagnard doggies play sports since forever. We like it when our humans throw away a ball or anything else and we run as fast as possible to pick it up and bring it back to our favorite human. Football was first introduced in Montagne Noire in the early 20th century by stray dogs from Valladares, Cassadaigua, Sicoutimont and Darmen who found refuge on this sacred land. The sport grew fastly in popularity and many amateur football clubs popped up, with some of them no longer existing.

Today, there is 8 professional football clubs in Montagne Noire, all are current member of Première Ligue de Montagne Noire (PLMN). Here are these clubs.

Club		                City		        Note	
AS Saint-Sauveur		Saint-Sauveur		Had many titles early but today they look like a 2nd division club.	
FC Boréal		        Saint-Sauveur		Oldest football club from Saint-Sauveur.	
FC Supra Saint-Sauveur		Saint-Sauveur		An old club who was recently founded again.	
Inter Montagne Noire		Ferme-Neuve		Full name is Club International de Football Montagne Noire 	
Lac-Chevreuils United		Lac-Chevreuils		Named after Edmonton United from Valladares.	
Real Montagne Noire CF		Lac-Ouareau		The queen's favorite football club, it got royal status.	
Roses de Montagne Noire		Lac-Ouareau		An all female football club.	
Soutana CF Montagne Noire	Brébeuf		        Named after Manitonga Soutana, the Algonquin name of a sacred mountain
                                                        that means  " Mountain of the spirits ". They named it like this 
                                                        because the mountain is " trembling ". In French, we can say 
                                                        " la montagne est tremblante " or le " Mont-Tremblant ".

How popular football is in Montagne Noire? I'd say very popular but doggies preffer to play the sport rather than watching it on TV. Richest dogs have a living room with a couch and a TV from which they can watch the games but this lifestyle is not very popular, we preffer to play the sport! Some dogs can attend football games in person but our largest stadium, Clear Creek Dog Park, have a capacity of 50 dogs and 25 humans! And you will rarely see a dog sitting on a bench and not moving for 2 hours, we are active! Fans are still curious about the score, so after the game you will see a lot of doggies asking around who won? and what's the final score? I believe a large number of dogs will travel to Banija but rather than attending the game, they will run around in the city or in the surrounding wild and, once the game is over, they'll ask around what was the final score! You will also see some dogs in the stadium but most of us don't like being in closed places.

Schedule

vs Burg Land
@ Ziotah & Riverside
vs Aethelia

All games in Banija

Written by Coco

by **Coercia** » Wed Oct 01, 2025 12:16 pm

With the BOF opening day ceremonies being only a few short days away, our glorious leader, [REDACTED], would like to announce our national team staff and preview for our first game against Konstantino. Plus some exciting news to take place after the announcement. Now, we go to our glorious leader.

Welcome my loyal subjects and followers. Today I would like to announce the staff for our team. With every one of our players coming from our genetic enhancement facility in our military bases. It would only be fitting for one of our own military leaders to lead our team to victory against the pitiful nations that we face. It is my pleasure to announce our coaching staff for our National Team.

Coaching Staff:
Head Coach: General Robert Galloway - Former leader of the Coercian military during our victory in the Great Federation of Martian Colonies War.
Assistant Coach: Colonel Stuart Greeves - Responsible for the substantial growth of our military sciences program some years ago.
Fitness Coach: Captain Kevin Klein - Recently retired veteran who spent a lot of time working personally with his enlisted men, bringing up some of the strongest men in our military.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Give it up for our amazing military veterans who will be coaching our team to victory. Once this broadcast concludes, they will take our team to their first match against Konstantino, taking place in just a couple days. Speaking of Konstantino, we at the government would like to post a preview of what we expect from our team in their first match.

VS Konstantino: MATCH PREVIEW
Konstantino will be using an aggressive 4-3-3 formation against our team. Their arsenal of players would make some other countries raise an eyebrow at the decency of their team. But not Coercia. Based on recent scrimmages and statistics we have pulled, we are predicting an easy victory for Coercia in their first match. Get excited subjects, as we will bulldoze through our competition en route to the Baptism of Fire championship!
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What a great preview for our first match against the nation of Konstantino. Now I would like to recognize a professional scrimmage that took place between Coercia and fellow BoF competitor Bonusia. Coercia presented a fabulous performance, showing off their skill and strength in an impressive 4-2 victory. This is a moment to celebrate, as our team in their first ever international game, presented a stunning victory with our players Jerome Jenson and Donald Trumpus each scoring 2 goals. For the glory of Coercia, we will take down our competition with our great might! Thank you for watching my loyal subjects.

by **Ziotah and Riverside** » Wed Oct 01, 2025 12:40 pm

Ziotah and Riverside

"The Blue Jays"

Ziotah and Riverside, formerly known as Ziotah, was an early member in the NationStates organization for Association Football and participated in several of the early World Cup editions. Since then, the country has been relatively isolated from global sports competitions, but the football culture in the country has remained strong. Football is considered the national sport, and everyone grows up around the sport from childhood through adulthood, thanks to the presence of easily accessible football academies. The sport is also practiced throughout Ziotah and Riverside's schools. The country achieved some success when it participated in earlier World Cups, and it seeks to reestablish itself on the world stage. The national team, known informally as the Blue Jays, has been participating in both regional and global exhibitions since the 2000s. Historically, the national football team has been a source of national pride, as it has reflected the diversity of Ziotah and Riverside's peoples, including their indigenous tribal groups and other ethnicities. Recent star players include the highly talented Rieko Savea (23), who is both a creative and goal-scoring threat, and Gerry Durie (27), an indomitable presence in the midfield and key to Ziotah's pressing structure. Kyah Siamoan, at 17 years old, was just recently promoted from the youth team and is considered another bright young talent. Historically, Nick Churchill was recognized as one of the star players from the early editions of the NationStates World Cup. Churchill is now involved in Ziotah and Riverside's national association, overseeing grassroots development.

The 23-man roster

Starting XI (4-2-2-2):

GK: Thomas Collin (Age: 29)
RB: David Merson (25)
CB: Michael Kohler (32)
CB: Bryan Terry (28)
LB: Wallace Anoa'a (22)
DM: Franklin Mascardo (24)
DM: Gerry Durie (C) (27)
RAM: Antoine Hazard (26)
LAM: Rieko Savea (23)
ST: Eric McKenzie (25)
ST: Richie Ioane (30)

Substitutes:
GK: Darren Louter (24)
GK: Keina Laptu (27)
RB: Grant Mehrtens (28)
RB: Nathaniel Wilcox (21)
CB: Marc Evans (22)
CB: Moi Carlos (21)
LB/CB Simon Lomu (25)
DM/CM: Costa Tuilo (27)
CM: Cameron Smith (24)
LW/AM: Kyah Siamoan (17)
RW/AM: Anton Rogers (21)
ST: Jordan Vaiu (23)

Tactics and Strategy

Ziotah and Riverside have recently gained recognition for their emphasis on being a well-structured, high-pressing side that seeks to disrupt opposing teams through counter-pressing and creating counter-attacks. The team is very capable of playing possession football when needed, but their emphasis is on playing vertically through constant disruption. The team is very coordinated, and their movement is based on being clinical once possession is won. Their coach, Eric Taylor, considers himself a disciple of the Valeriy Lobanovskyi/Ralf Rangnick approach to football (using a real-life reference). The team usually plays in a 4-2-2-2, but is also known to play a 4-2-3-1 and a 4-3-3 as well.

Tactical references:
https://spielverlagerung.com/2016/04/01 ... kyis-ussr/
https://spielverlagerung.com/2017/12/22 ... vskiy-lvg/
https://the-footballanalyst.com/austria ... -analysis/

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:

Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: No
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes
Godmod other events: Yes

Style modifier: +2

by **Choppyhausen** » Wed Oct 01, 2025 12:47 pm

Choppyhausenian Football Association
Baptism of Fire 87 Squad

Information

Demonym: Choppyhausenian
Manager: Harmon Merrit (61)
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Style: -1

After the end of the nation's isolationist monarchy, Choppyhausen's athletes are finally able to compete in international cups and tournaments. As the best 25 representatives of Choppyhausen's most popular sport, the national football team is keen on showing their skill to the world and they are aware that the whole country will be watching their performance in this Baptism of Fire. After their semi-successful start into the world of international football tournaments - a group stage exit in the 24th Independent Associations Championship only because of a one-goal inferior goal difference - and two draws in pre-tournament friendlies against Equinox Auraterra and Tarören (The Ko-orenite Constellation) the Choppyhausenian public is excited to see what their national team can achieve against similarly experienced opponents.

Coach Harmon Merrit's team may lack international experience, but they make up for it with individual quality and high motivation, compensating for their limited time playing together. Led by national goalkeeping legend and captain Weiner-Kracht, the tactics of the Choppyhausen national team revolve around their quick and technically gifted wingers, Keil and Iduna. In attacking and counter-attacking situations, the full-backs – known for their accurate crosses – push forward to support the attack, aiming to find Corte, Choppyhausen’s classic centre-forward, in the box.
When out of possession, they drop back to support the tall central defenders, working to shut down any threat from the opposition.

Roster

GOALKEEPERS
#1 – Manuel Weiner-Kracht (29) - (C)
#13 - Diego Menno (28)
#14 – Adam Brecht (33)
DEFENSE
#2 - David Bender-McKay
#3 - Milo Holdenbeck (22)
#4 - Henrik Frederiksen (27)
#5 - Mattes Oak (25)
#15 - Salomo Obdach (21)
#16 - Til Lampe (23)
#17 - Maik Haferkreis (19)
#18 - Karim Mora (25)
DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD
#6 - Ivo Tyr (29)
#19 - Andre Finch (25)
#7 - Julius Cory (27)
#20 - Stefan Halder (31)
OFFENSIVE MIDFIELD
#8 - Dominik Keil (25)
#9 - Tommy Lukeson (20)
#10 - Marco Iduna (22)
#21 - Johnny Caligaris (24)
#22 - Lukas Alvarado (26)
#23 - Nikolai De Lang (18)
STRIKERS
#11 - Jule Corte (28)
#24 - Nico Lauritz (18)
#25 - Luka Gardiner (21)
Starting 11 in bold

Players to watch

IVO TYR
The captain of one of Choppyhausen's best football teams - Triangle Vastonburg - who has long established himself as one of the best defensive midfielders in the country. With his excellent passing accuracy, he is expected to be the key point of the Choppyhausenian build-up play.

TOMMY LUKESON
"Young and energetic with the right drive toward the goal", is how coach Merrit descibed the offensive midfielder in a recent interview. Even though he is one of the youngest players in the team, Lukeson has succesfully defended his starting position, scoring a match-winning goal in IAC24. He loves to leave opposing defenders in his wake with his skillful dribbling and isn't afraid to shoot from unlikely angles, even if his risky style of play is sometimes frowned upon by the coach.

NIKOLAI DE LANG and NICO LAURITZ
Promoted from the U18 team after their surprisingly successful quarterfinals run in the recent U18WC in Doubeia, it will be interesting to see if the youngsters can keep up their good form in Choppyhausen's main national team. Manager Merrit is certain that De Lang and Lauritz will help the team with their speed and technical sophistication.

Schedule

Matchday 1 - 2-1 vs. Saint Lazarus @Keystone Stadium in Sisonke, Banija - BSC Liveticker
Matchday 2 - 5-1 vs. Very Totally Free @Stadium of the Restoration in Busukuma, Banija - BSC Article
Matchday 3 - 0-1 vs. Bruinswik @Kawesa Stadium in Mynda, Banija - BSC Interview
Round of 64 - 3-0 vs. Yangchenia @Wild Grounds in Everfree, Equestria - BSC Article
Round of 32 - 1-1 (3-1 AET) vs. Khaelu @Sky-High Coliseum in Cloudsdale, Equestria - BSC Article
Round of 16 - 3-1 vs. Merulla @Grand Regal Stadium in Canterlot, Equestria - BSC Liveticker
Quarterfinals - 1-0 vs. Seeberg @Diamond Park in Stalliongrad, Equestria - BSC Article
Semifinals - 2-2 (3-3 AET) (2-4 pen.) vs. Super Earth @La Gran Avenida in Farolera, Farfadillis - BSC Article
Final - 2-2 (3-2 AET) vs. Shin-Zetsubo @the Stadium of the Two Sisters in Canterlot, Equestria - CFA Announcement

RP Permissions

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

by **Orioni 2** » Thu Oct 02, 2025 2:30 am

Orioni National Football Team

Nickname(s) The Orcas

Association UENA

Confederation ECFA

Sub-confederation Royal Orinese Football Association (ROFA)

Head coach Manh J. Lee

Captain Romeo Acosta

Most caps Tristão Paredes (89)

Top scorer Julio Hoffmann (17)

Home stadium New National Stadium, O'polis

Code ORI

Current 14

Best result 2018 UENA World Cup

The Orioni national football team officially represents Orioni in international football matches in the 1930'. The national team is controlled by the Royal Orinese Football Association (ROFA), the governing body for football in Orioni, which is a part of ECFA, and under the jurisdiction of UENA. Most of the Orinese home matches are played at the New National Stadium in O'polis. Orioni has long-standing football rivalries with its counterparts from neighbouring Tamurin and Mekabiri.

History

The national football team is called the Orioni Orcas. In the 1930s, the Orioni national football team was organised and drew 3-3 with Tamurin to win their first title at the Oriental Europan Championship Games. The Orioni national team also competed in the Alaghon 1936 Olympic Games, the team had their first victory in an Olympic game with a 3-2 win over powerful Suverina. Many supporters of the Orioni Orcas are still bitter their side was knocked out of the 2018 UENA World Cup so soon. But the Orinese have gone from strength to strength since the trauma of their first-round defeat in 2018. In July 2021, neighbours Tamurin and Orioni played out a 1-3 game in Alaghon which is a positive sign for the Orinese side as it prepared for a series of international friendlies. It was the 26th edition of this derby fixture. After the game, Orioni coach $PersonName said he felt his squad will strive to continue their run. "We are just happy and proud of what football means to the world.".

Management

As of July 2021, the team is managed by Mr Manh J. Lee (born 9 March 1973) from Rhava. His goal is to lead Orioni Orcas towards a good result during the 2022 UENA World Cup. Born in Puk Pại, Ba Chó province, Lee grew up playing football from a young age, playing every sunday on the beach with his friends. In highschool the promising young athlete continued playing football, winning many interstate and one international championship. Unfortunately, during his gap year in Yeosan, he was diagnosed with diabetes which significantly worsened and and eventually forced medical specialists to amputate his right foot. Eventhough Lee could never play again, his passion for the beautiful game persisted. As coach of the Chó Vàng (Chow Chó) Wild dogs he won the Rhavanese nationals.

Players

Code: Select all: +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 1 | GK | Tristão Paredes | 11 May 1992 (age 33) | 89 | 0 | Real Piri | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 2 | DF | Ezkeiel Ezera | 16 July 1994 (age 31) | 5 | 1 | Andro Aces | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 3 | DF | Bagus Palmeiro | 10 August 1991 (age 34) | 54 | 2 | San Palia FC | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 4 | DF | Zema Gersem | 22 September 1999 (age 26) | 45 | 2 | Nordhaven Kickers | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 5 | DF | Davud Moreno | 30 September 1995 (age 30) | 79 | 4 | Andro Aces | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 6 | MF | Gusti Luca | 27 December 1994 (age 30) | 19 | 4 | Andro Aces | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 7 | FW | Ratnam Jain | 27 July 1996 (age 29) | 18 | 6 | RSC O'polis | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 8 | MF | Belaye Afework | 10 August 1989 (age 36) | 33 | 7 | Selbourne City | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 9 | FW | Kiros Yitayew | 1 April 1990 (age 35) | 3 | 1 | Aline Calcio | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 10 | MF | Romeo Acosta (captain) | 4 December 1994 (age 30) | 74 | 16 | RSC O'polis | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 11 | FW | Caoimhe Laing | 22 December 1999 (age 25) | 47 | 16 | Andro Aces | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 12 | GK | Alazar Amsalu | 12 June 1999 (age 26) | 39 | 0 | SV Arrabar | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 13 | DF | Bullo Menkir | 24 August 1993 (age 32) | 5 | 0 | RSC O'polis | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 14 | DF | Teofylos Addis | 9 January 1997 (age 28) | 3 | 0 | Zuidhaven Tigers | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 15 | DF | Ephraim Duri | 10 March 1994 (age 31) | 4 | 1 | Zuidhaven Tigers | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 16 | DF | Yared Gersem | 24 July 1996 (age 29) | 8 | 0 | RSC O'polis | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 17 | MF | Isa Susnios | 5 May 1996 (age 29) | 10 | 2 | Perseus Pirates | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 18 | MF | Menasse Bona | 15 July 1998 (age 27) | 24 | 5 | Andro Aces | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 19 | MF | Jaarallah Dhareef | 30 October 1996 (age 28) | 33 | 7 | Oris Raiders | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 20 | MF | Dharmi Vedula | 15 June 1992 (age 33) | 42 | 9 | Bellaria Calcio | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 21 | FW | Oscar Gomes | 15 October 1997 (age 27) | 33 | 11 | Selbourne United | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 22 | GK | Elvin Regis | 9 August 1999 (age 26) | 39 | 0 | Zuidhaven Tigers | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 23 | DF | Emmanuel Montelibano | 17 February 1991 (age 34) | 22 | 1 | Gruis Geweld | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 24 | DF | Marcel Delisle | 6 October 1990 (age 34) | 28 | 0 | Prousa FC | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 25 | MF | Adelmar Branco | 3 January 1998 (age 27) | 56 | 12 | Perseus Pirates | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+ | 26 | FW | Navarro Chuchu | 18 March 2003 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Perseus Pirates | +-----+------+------------------------+----------------------------+------+-------+-------------------+

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Tristão Paredes	11 May 1992 (age 33)	89	0	Real Piri
2	DF	Ezkeiel Ezera	16 July 1994 (age 31)	5	1	Andro Aces
3	DF	Bagus Palmeiro	10 August 1991 (age 34)	54	2	San Palia FC
4	DF	Zema Gersem	22 September 1999 (age 26)	45	2	Nordhaven Kickers
5	DF	Davud Moreno	30 September 1995 (age 30)	79	4	Andro Aces
6	MF	Gusti Luca	27 December 1994 (age 30)	19	4	Andro Aces
7	FW	Ratnam Jain	27 July 1996 (age 29)	18	6	RSC O'polis
8	MF	Belaye Afework	10 August 1989 (age 36)	33	7	Selbourne City
9	FW	Kiros Yitayew	1 April 1990 (age 35)	3	1	Aline Calcio
10	MF	Romeo Acosta (captain)	4 December 1994 (age 30)	74	16	RSC O'polis
11	FW	Caoimhe Laing	22 December 1999 (age 25)	47	16	Andro Aces
12	GK	Alazar Amsalu	12 June 1999 (age 26)	39	0	SV Arrabar
13	DF	Bullo Menkir	24 August 1993 (age 32)	5	0	RSC O'polis
14	DF	Teofylos Addis	9 January 1997 (age 28)	3	0	Zuidhaven Tigers
15	DF	Ephraim Duri	10 March 1994 (age 31)	4	1	Zuidhaven Tigers
16	DF	Yared Gersem	24 July 1996 (age 29)	8	0	RSC O'polis
17	MF	Isa Susnios	5 May 1996 (age 29)	10	2	Perseus Pirates
18	MF	Menasse Bona	15 July 1998 (age 27)	24	5	Andro Aces
19	MF	Jaarallah Dhareef	30 October 1996 (age 28)	33	7	Oris Raiders
20	MF	Dharmi Vedula	15 June 1992 (age 33)	42	9	Bellaria Calcio
21	FW	Oscar Gomes	15 October 1997 (age 27)	33	11	Selbourne United
22	GK	Elvin Regis	9 August 1999 (age 26)	39	0	Zuidhaven Tigers
23	DF	Emmanuel Montelibano	17 February 1991 (age 34)	22	1	Gruis Geweld
24	DF	Marcel Delisle	6 October 1990 (age 34)	28	0	Prousa FC
25	MF	Adelmar Branco	3 January 1998 (age 27)	56	12	Perseus Pirates
26	FW	Navarro Chuchu	18 March 2003 (age 22)	2	0	Perseus Pirates

RP Permissions

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:

Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes, within limits that aren't bone-crushing or life-ending
Godmod injuries to my players: No
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes
Hand out red cards to my players: Yes
Godmod other events: Yes

by **Brusselstein** » Thu Oct 02, 2025 9:44 am

ROSTER
Formation : 3-4-3-1
Goal Keeper:

# 19- GK: Harry Hazels

Fullbacks:
#13 -Joshua Linen (LB)
#25 - Florian Wirtz (CDM)
#5- Timothy Trüller (CB)

Midfield:
#5 - Tony Trülinger (RM)
#6 - Andre Danke (RM)
#7 - Antonio Holinger (CDM)
#12- Thomas Kruner (LM)

Forwards:
#10 - Joshua Kimmel (CF)
#9 - Dave Werner (Striker)
#23- Joshua Kimmel (LM)

Substitutions:
#15 - Waldemar Anton (Defender)
# 33- Oliver Groß (Defender)
#34 - Jonathan Tah (Midfield)
#15 -Matthew Hummerling (Midfield)
#21-Jos Krun (Goal Keeper)

by **The Ferret Lands** » Thu Oct 02, 2025 9:55 am

Demonym: Ferret
Jersey Colors: Green/White, or White/Green

Style Modifier: +3
Formation: 4-2-4

Manager: Michael Mustelid

Mustelid pictured here whispering into the ball's ear
Assistant Manager: Paul Putorius

ROSTER
GOALKEEPERS
#1 Oliver O'Otter, 22
#2 Bryan Badger, 23

DEFENCE
#3 Walter Weasel, 18
#4 Peter Polecat, 21
#5 Martin Marten, 18
#6 Mark Mink, 20
#7 Rory Ratel, 21
#8 Charlie Coati, 20

MIDFIELD
#9 Ernie Ermine, 20
#10 Terrence Tarya, 19
#11 Fred Fisher, 19 (Captain)
#12 Stan Sable, 18
#13 Reese Ringtail, 19 (Vice Captain)
#14 Mason Mongoose, 19

FORWARDS
#15 Steven Stoat, 21
#16 Gary Grison, 17
#17 Tony Tanuki, 19
#18 Rowan Raccoon, 18
#75 Wilder Wolverine, 21 (Likes to do things his own way)

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

by **Bull Sheet** » Thu Oct 02, 2025 12:48 pm

OOC: Obvious spoof (in some aspects, anyways) is an obvious spoof. The flag has been cleared by Audio, and I think the rest of this is unique enough.

Zero-time world champions Bull Sheet make their first appearance ever at the Baptism of Fire, where they are not the world champions.

GK - Kjartan Poskitt
What is a 2000s British children's maths books author doing as an international goalkeeper? What are the 2000s? What does 'British' mean? What is children?
In any case, Poskitt is a half-decent goalkeeper, now no longer flinching when a football comes at him at high speed, but he's often forced to fend off an attack all by himself.

Non-GK - Steve Miller (captain)
The driving force behind this band of nutjobs, Miller claims to be able to fly like an eagle, but in reality he just faceplants like the joker that he is. Now, he may not know anything about football, but he's the only person who could get ten others to come with him, so that's good enough.

Non-GK - Steve Rabin
Good at support and wizardry (if permitted, but also if not permitted), Rabin is truly in his prime when Miller's also on the field. Probably the closest thing to a defender among the nine people on this team who listed their position as "unspecified".

Non-GK - Ayn Rand
Kind of an asshole to play alongside, Rand is the only non-corporeal member of the team, but what she lacks in body, she more than makes up for in convincing at least one opposing player per game to abandon their team and to go off and do things for themselves.

Non-GK - Mr. Ug
From a strange world that appears to be a loop, Mr. Ug is a rather religious man. His only regret was that he wasn't able to bring his good friend Wind with him - the two have left many messages for one another, but they've never met.

CB - Brian Children
I suppose we now have an answer to what Children is. The only person on this team who knows anything about football, Children strongly objects to this madness under Miller, but he isn't the captain, so it's his own fault, really.

Non-GK - Michael Thalmann
Somehow, every time he plays, a deep, dark forest somehow emerges on the pitch, and only he emerges. That's all that needs to be said.

Non-GK - Stove Top
The Steves were looking for a third Steve to join their team, and they made a typo while dictating, somehow. Unfortunately for this stove, it has been given only an appendix to do human things with, and it still can't see or hear.

Non-GK - John Football
He claims to have invented football, and to be honest, we don't believe him, but we need some sort of experience. Apparently born in 1843, but that isn't actually a real year, so further doubts abound.

Non-GK - Terry "Carrot" Vimes
When he has the ball, he'll do whimsical and fantastical things with it, and it'll usually end up in the net. Unfortunately, his legs are cut off at the knee, and hovering can only do so much.

Non-GK - Katherine Kelly
Despite her repeated claims that she's a sports journalist covering the team, we know she's actually on the team - for one, there are no journalists writing about us.

Substitutes:
Watson Who
He's in elementary, apparently, and he looks like a bright spot on the under sevens.

Formation: 1-9
The system Miller has reinvented is known as the "Unorganized Mob of Lunatics", which has been dubbed "pre-football" by some.

Colors: Red and viridian
Manager: Steve Miller
Home Stadium: A literal bag of holding (Capacity as many as you can fit in there)
Style Modifier: +5.

RP Permissions: Yes to everything.

by **Biyambi** » Thu Oct 02, 2025 1:03 pm

UNION OF BIYAMBI FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONS (UBIFA)

Nickame: The Scorchers
Manager: Agus Putra Yudana (UMS)
Captain: James Makina
Trigram: BIY
Style Modifier: +3
Formation: 4-2-3-1

Players:

Goalkeepers:
1. Michael Barry, 28 years, Mighty Rangers
13. Complex Nthara, 24 years, PZ Stars
23. Exildah Munsaka, 33 years, Black Leopards

Defenders:

2. Francis Maseko, 28 years, Balabet Pirates, RB
4. Kit Ortega, 32 years, Mansanduni Union, CB
5. Chris Mhone, 34 years, Mansanduni Union, CB
3. James Mbewe, 36 years, Mighty Rangers, LB
12. Liswaniso Zimba, 35 years, Unknown, RB
14. Francis Shaba, 36 years, Unknown, CB
15. Chifundo Shaba, 33 years, Mighty Tigers, CB
23. Sitali Mkandawire, 37 years, Black Leopards, LB

Midfielders:

6. George Rooney, 30 years, Mansanduni Union
8. Jose Nyoni, 23 years, Unknown
16. Andrew Moses, 36 years, Mansanduni Union
18. Chzimo (Chisomo) Nthala, 23 years, Ngwazi Strikers

Attacking Midfielders:

11. James Makina, 33 years, Mansanduni Union, LW/RW, Captain
9. Christopher Kumwenda, 32 years, Mafumu Chiefs, CAM
7. Andrew Keegan, 34 years, Unknown, RW
21. Mada Masina, 30 years, Ngwazi Strikers, LW
29. Michael Tembo, 37 years, Mighty Rangers, CAM
27. Foster Joya, 31 years, PZ Stars, RW

Strikers:

10. Zack Dawnbridge, 32 years, Mansanduni Union
39. Limbikani Chiwaya, 25 years, Mansanduni Union
19. Orama Bukani, 27 years, Mighty Rangers

Kits:

by **Biyambi** » Thu Oct 02, 2025 6:27 pm

The Journey: Ngwazi Strikers Preview

The Journey Season One followed Black Leopards’ journey in the Ziwanicell Super League as their aging squad battled to end the team's 26-year long title drought and etch their names in history. Two years have passed since we saw Black Leopard's journey. This season we focus on Ngwazi Strikers as they battle it on four fronts; the Ziwanicell Super League, UBIFA Cup, BT Top 8, and the TNB Knockout Cup. Like Black Leopards, the Royals have also endured an embarrassingly long drought, having gone 24 years without a league title.

The Royals’ last league title came in the 1988-89 season during the RZFL (Royal Ziwani Football League) era. Since then, as the club has collapsed their rivals Western United & Mansanduni Union have gone on to win three & seven league titles respectively. As Ngwazi Strikers’ pedigree as one of the biggest clubs in Ziwana has faded into distant memory, Mansanduni Union has gone on to become one of the largest football clubs in the Mandalanusan Archipelago, reaching three CMFA Champions League finals in the last 10-years or so, with the Peoples’ Team beating Ngwazi Strikers 2-1 in the 15th Edition of the CMFA Champions League.

In the Super League era, the club has struggled badly. In the first season they finished 6th, followed by an even worse 8th place finish in the following season which cost then-manager Francis Chavula his job. The board turned to former Mansanduni Union legendary player & Manager, another Francis, Francis Chiwaya. A rather controversial choice given his past ties to the Royal’s fiercest rivals. Many Ngwazi Strikers faithful doubted whether he could be trusted.

Taking the job was no easy choice for Francis Chiwaya as this was viewed as a betrayal. His own family disowned him, which included his younger brother Limbikani Chiwaya who plays as a striker for Mansanduni Union. Even his marriage has been strained, as his wife supports the Peoples’ Team, whose captain is her younger brother Captain Fantastic, James Makina.

Chiwaya quickly turned things around for the club, letting go of the aging squad and bringing in younger players. This inexperienced squad got the club to a 3rd place finish and a CMFA Champions League spot. However, this success did not last long, the following season the club would return to its mediocrity slipping to a 6th place finish, only saved by the finals series format that season which allowed the club to qualify for the CMFA Champions League as they crashed out in the semi-finals to eventual finalists PZ Stars.

Chiwaya’s third season at Ngwazi’s Park ended in disappointment as the Royals finished in 5th place, missing out on CMFA Champions League qualification after losing out to Mafumu Chiefs on head to head as they had both finished on 34-points each. Chiwaya blamed the board's lack of financial help as a reason for the club struggling to pose a title challenge. Things worsened the following season, when the league switched to an abridged format with two groups of six. The Royals finished 4th in their group failing to reach the playoffs thus missing out of Mandalanusan football for the second time in Chiwaya’s reign.

Last season financial trouble would force Chiwaya into tough decisions, including selling star striker Charles Tembo to Mighty Tigers for 60 million Silivas (1.2 million NS Dollars) just to cover debts. With little money left, plus some from his own pocket, Chiwaya signed Walinase Hynym-Forzu from Mansanduni Union for 45 million Silivas (900,000 NS Dollars). The gamble would pay off as for the first time in years, Ngwazi Strikers would pose a serious title challenge that saw the club only lose the title on goal difference finishing in 3rd place. An incentive for last season and maybe a preview for things to come was Ngwazi Strikers winning the BT Top 8, Chiwaya’s first trophy for the club and Ngwazi Strikers’ first trophy in 7 seasons. The BT Top 8 win gave Ngwazi Strikers’ faithful some faith that more trophies were to come, in fact this reminded them of Mansanduni Union’s journey. Under Chiwaya, Union’s journey also began with a Top 8 win before he won the club a domestic treble the following season.

As a new season begins, Royals’ fans are very optimistic, they have a proven winning manager in Chiwaya and now they have proven winning owners after the club was acquired by the Palmaryan Conglomerate Raulman’s, owners of Indussean club, Southbay Riviera FC. For the first time Chiwaya has serious financial backing to build a competitive squad. He has already brought in seven-players for a combined 98.4 million Silivas (1.968 million NS Dollars). Finally the Strikers can pose a serious title challenge and even win it all.

However, the path to glory is blocked by giants. Mansanduni Union, though aging, remain a squad full of trophy-winning experience. Black Leopards, with heavy investment of 88.5 million Silivas (1.77 million NS Dollars), are defending Super League Champions having defended their title last season and are the current CMFA Champions League holders.

Still Chiwaya and Ngwazi Strikers are hopeful that he can replicate his success at Mansanduni Union when he won the domestic treble and restore Ngwazi Strikers to their glory days. Watch this journey as the Royals fight on four fronts on the Journey.

by **Stewartika** » Thu Oct 02, 2025 8:23 pm

Farfadillis, 7:37 p.m.

The training facility’s halls were quiet, likely purposefully so by the stewards to give room to the arriving team. Twenty-seven pairs of shoes echo against the cold surface of the floor as the Stewartikan National Team makes their way through, passing walls framed with art and other memories of football glory long past. At a final junction, they come to a stop, gathering around a solitary figure - Head Coach Bunta Kunio.

“All right, then. Bunks are just down here, you’ve seen the field on the way in.”

The players all listen intently, the small LED lights shining down onto Kunio’s aged features.

“I’m sure you’re all aware that we’ve never done something like this before. But to be the best in the world, we have to challenge ourselves, do strange things like this to shine on the biggest stage, to be like mighty pigs.”

Scattered nods from the gathered men, some fiddling with their travel tracksuits.

“Our first opponent will be Greater Portugaliza - I’ll discuss tactics for them in the morning, bright and early. Until then, you’re free. Captains, any thoughts?”

With a nod from the vice-captains Polluck, Cho, Wujin, and Kim, team captain Sung Min-Jae steps forward into the circle.

“Lads. We’ve got an exciting time ahead of us, so take this short moment to get accustomed and ready personally as much as you can. Let’s explore around, see the sights, test the waters, and be back here for training at six. We’re ready for this, right?”

A resounding reply:

“RIGHT!”

And so, the night begins, and after that, the preparation.

Group 13 - Matchday 1 >

Stewartika vs Greater Portugaliza

KO 12:00

by **Solarampa** » Thu Oct 02, 2025 8:31 pm

AUDIO RECORDING RECOVERED, ONE DAY BEFORE MATCH ONE

Ring… ring… ring

The phone rang late at night at Chapman’s office, it was the night before their first match. Chapman hesitated before reaching out to the phone; why would someone call this late at night before their big inaugural match?

“Chapman, you understand why I’m calling, correct?

Chapman paused, a call from him out of all people
“Oh, [REDACTED]... I wasn’t expecting this call so late at night. Can we discuss this at a better time, maybe tomorrow morning?”

“No. I’m displeased with what I’m hearing from [REDACTED], he doesn’t think he’s being respected by you, the staff, and the team.”

“With all due respect, [REDACTED]is outclassed by everyone else on the team. I don’t know what you had to do to get him here, but I can’t have him starting at all, you have to listen to me on this.”

“Archibald, out of all the people I thought you would have understood the most. Who supported your bid to become the first manager for our national team? Me. Who is credited as the father of Solarampan soccer? Me. Everything you’re known for is because of me, the least you can do is give [REDACTED] the spotlight for some time, imagine the headlines.”

“The headlines will be disastrous; I am begging you to let me do my job. [REDACTED] has a future in the leagues, but not on the world stage.”

“Chapman… I’ll give you one chance before I pull the plug. If you give [REDACTED] adequate enough playing time, I’ll let you by. If you don’t however, Lennox Gray is quite the suitable replacement for the managerial position].”

“Thank you, [REDACTED]. If I may, I wish to discuss one more matter”

“...”

“Hello?”

Click

by **Tristan de Cunha** » Thu Oct 02, 2025 11:26 pm

THE POTATO FIELDERS ARRIVE IN FARFADILLIS
BY: ERICA CORRIS

The Tristanian National Football Team has arrived safely in Farfadillis after eight days of travel, despite a short delay due to conditions in the South Atlantic during the crossing from Tristan de Cunha. Our Potato Fielders, most of whom have never traveled farther afield than Cape Town or Jamestown, were welcomed by local football fans, as well as members of the press, when they arrived in Halagrés, capitol of Szoirsia State, Farfadillis. Handshakes were given, gifts exchanged, between the team and representatives from the NSWC Internation Organizing Comission and local Farf officials. Team manager Adam Lambert-Grant gave a brief statement through an interpreter, thanking the people of Farfadillis and our international partners for this opportunity:

"We are grateful for the opportunity to participate in these events, and would like to give our heartfelt thanks to the people of Farfadillis for their warm welcome here today. I know that everyone on this team is as pleased as I am to be here, and to represent our nation in such a prestigious tournament, and that we will acquit ourselves well in the coming days. Thank you."

by **Khaelu** » Fri Oct 03, 2025 12:01 am

(logo made with AI)

Now is the time. The Khaelunu football league system has been thriving since its recent inception, and players are ready for the next level. The national team was announced 6 months ago, with the lineup assembled shortly thereafter. Each player a star, each player a representative of the nation on the pitch. Millions are clamoring for an impressive performance that will finally give Khaelu a presence on the world stage. The formation is a 3-1-3-3, which creates a strategic play style focused on possession and passing patterns.

Position: number, name, age, dominant foot, club

Manager: Tere Beshana, 48, Zheda

Starting lineup

GK: 48, Kevena Pueru, 26, left, Tuamo
LB: 99, Zho Manesoro, 32, left, Zheda
CB: 13, Bele Kharodela, 21, right, Khaelunu Warriors
RB: 4, Raemone Zhaka, 25, right, Namorea
DM: 21, Lucuesa Gaveso, 30, left, Beaveo
LM: 12, Geregore Yoshea, 34, left, Namorea
CM: 65, Noa Manosero, 36, right, Barumao
RM: 1, Patereke Baluoderu, 20, right, Khaelunu Warriors
LW: 37, Khelezha Denese, 19, left, Zheda
CF: 8, Calue Calue, 29, right, Soke
RW: 80, Venesada Goeyade, 30, right, Kosea

Notable Reserves

GK: 15, Carole Waletera, 23, right, Foabezeka Champions
Defense: 31, Motese Manosero, 27, left, Roeyubo Athletics
Defense: 42, Berena Meusa, 21, right, Kuovabeto FC
Midfield: 2, Caresotefera Roazhera, 33, right, Foabezeka Champions
Midfield: 60, Taruela Zhereme, 29, right, Melakosu Unity
Attack: 11, Abeloma Taruela, 28, right, Khaelunu Warriors
Attack: 9, Naethuena Bakho, Khuanu Fadea, 26, left, Soke

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:
Choose my goalscorers: Yes
Godmod scoring events: Yes
RP injuries to my players: Yes if it’s minor (not missing more than 2 games)
Godmod injuries to my players: Yes
Hand out yellow cards to my players: Yes
Hand out red cards to my players: No
Godmod other events: Yes

by **Saint-Lazarus** » Fri Oct 03, 2025 12:32 am

THE CARABAOS ARRIVE IN BANIJA
Busukuma, National Capital Region, Banija

The Carabaos have arrived in Busukuma before departing to Sisonke for their first match against Choppyhausen. Farid Usman and the team have some chances of winning the tournament, as they say. But it could be a tough challenge to face Choppyhausen. "We need to make our priorities straight before defeating them.", says Usman. "We have to do some tactics to get them down." "It was a beautiful place. I like it", says Gella. "I would comeback for a vacation with the family but now, we're going to focus on the trophy." Alongside the team were the barra brava of the national team, singing and jumping in the airport like they've entered Argentina or Colombia. "We're here to support our team in the first tournament!", says a fan. "We have been doing this to support them no matter what!" The Carabaos are looking bright on their debut. They have some parties in their hotel room before training in the day, some singing, some dancing, and some doing its own secret ability. After the fun, the team visited a modest stadium to train for their first match before departing to Sisonke, held some practice matches with amateur Banijan teams, and some adjustments to Usman's tactics. And as they arrived in Sisonke, they've been greeted with a beautiful view of the mountain. "Never heard of Sisonke, but I think it would be a good place.", says Pangatihon. "I wish I could play for a team in that land.." After arriving at their dorm, the boys in light blue are having some fun with their teammates, sleeping, and training for their Choppyhausen match. They would face Choppyhausen as their first tournament match in over some years. Will the Carabaos succeed in their first major tournament match?

by **United States Of Alpha** » Fri Oct 03, 2025 6:23 am

8:13 AM, Equestria
The world cup roster enters the BoF arena, ready to get their show on the road.

Resetcharacter27: So who are we up against anyway?

Official Oofer: Yeah! It's not like we're playing a team of air!

JustBry4:): We are up against the Orcuotian National Team. I have seen their flag. It used to be an octopus.

The1onlymanuel: So like, an Octoling from Splatoon 3? That game you were good at?

JustBry4:): Yes.

Mm2suxsodoes67: So you'll splat the absolute shit out of them?

TEAM: YEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH

And so begins the Baptism of Fire run of United States of Alpha.

United States of Alpha vs. Orcuo

by **Soviet Kem** » Fri Oct 03, 2025 6:40 am

Soviet Kem Association Football Announce Game Schedule & A Press Release

Group 2 BoF 87

Game 1 - vs. Mystris
Game 2 - vs. United Arabian Emirate
Game 3 - vs. The Democratic Unionist Cool Kids

Head Coach/Manage Ken Stavisk said today on their group drawing and matchday schedule, "After the drawing of the groups for the BoF 87, we are overjoyed that we have been put into group two. With our matchday schedule released for this competition we are going to face a challenge, there is no doubt that our opponents are great. But I believe that we will come out on top. While some of my opponents have not released their rosters for the BoF, I believe that this is a sign that we will be moving to the next round. With the BoF and World Cup being held across many separate nations we are going to face some challenges with travel, as many others will, but we will try to keep up our sharpness even with all the traveling. Thank you for your time, I will not be taking any questions."

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