Liga Federal de Valladares (Official Thread)

by **Valladares** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 8:57 pm

THE KING'S SHIELD - FOURTH EDITION

The fourth edition of the King's Shield was contested by the 40 teams that will compete in the next Super League and B-League. Although there were some surprises during the early rounds, most of the favorites managed to make their road to the decisive rounds, and for the first time, a team could claim its second Shield. Who were the winners? Here are the results:

Play-In Round
Trois-Rivières Athletic 0-0 AC Tallin
AC Tallin 3-0 Trois-Rivières Athletic (3-0 agg)

AC Talamonte 2-2 Pumas Maldonado
Pumas Maldonado 2-0 AC Talamonte (4-2 agg)

Bellavista Jets 0-1 SC Caimanes
SC Caimanes 3-0 Bellavista Jets (4-0 agg)

Alejandría SC 3-2 Canalave Dragons
Canalave Dragons 1-0 Alejandría SC (3-3 agg) (Canalave Dragons wins on away goals rule)

FC Borderville 4-2 Ajax Carloburgo
Ajax Carloburgo 1-1 FC Borderville (3-5 agg)

Minault United 2-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-3 Minault United (0-5 agg)

Servette FC 1-2 AD Cerro
AD Cerro 1-1 Servette FC (3-2 agg)

Tessano FC 1-0 Pradera FC
Pradera FC 0-1 Tessano FC (0-2 agg)

The Play-In Round had teams placed from 13th to 20th place in the last Super League season (including the relegated Caimanes), teams placed from 13th to 17th in the last B-League season, and the three Tercera Liga regional winners in the last season (Bellavista, Talamonte, Trois-Rivières). Almost all the matches went as planned, except by the eliminations of Ajax Carloburgo and Hamanos Athletic Club, who were knocked out of the competition by Borderville and Minault, respectively.

Round of 32
Universitario Maldonado 1-1 Chiquito FC
Chiquito FC 0-1 Universitario Maldonado (1-2 agg)

Dep. Aguablanca 4-1 Nord Energie FC
Nord Energie FC 1-1 Dep. Aguablanca (2-5 agg)

RC Belfort 3-0 AS Vaud
AS Vaud 2-0 RC Belfort (2-3 agg)

Cardenales FC 0-1 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 0-1 Cardenales FC (0-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 2-0 PKs)

SC Alcázares 0-4 Nacional
Nacional 1-2 SC Alcázares (5-2 agg)

RC Corania 1-2 Marinos Metropolis
Marinos Metropolis 0-0 RC Corania (2-1 agg)

FC Lili 1-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-1 FC Lili (4-2 agg)

Gatineau UC 98 1-2 Metropolis Alligators
Metropolis Alligators 3-0 Gatineau UC 98 (5-1 agg)

Hoxford Rovers 2-1 Tannenberg FC
Tannenberg FC 3-0 Hoxford Rovers (4-2 agg)

Valencia FC 1-1 Fontvielle Impact
Fontvielle Impact 3-0 Valencia FC (4-1 agg)

AS Montreux 0-0 Eterna Stars
Eterna Stars 0-0 AS Montreux (0-1 AET, 0-1 agg)

FC Fauxham 1-0 AS Bezieres
AS Bezieres 2-1 FC Fauxham (2-2 agg) (FC Fauxham wins on away goals rule)

AC Tallin 2-0 Pumas Maldonado
Pumas Maldonado 1-1 AC Tallin (1-3 agg)

SC Caimanes 0-0 Canalave Dragons
Canalave Dragons 1-2 SC Caimanes (1-2 agg)

FC Borderville 1-1 Minault United
Minault United 0-1 FC Borderville (1-2 agg)

AD Cerro 0-0 Tessano FC
Tessano FC 3-3 AD Cerro (3-3 agg) (AD Cerro wins on away goals rule)

Maybe the Round of 32 had the most shocking results of the whole competition, with Bezieres and Eterna Stars being knocked out by Fauxham and Montreux, respectively. Once again, Olympique and Lili were drawn against each other, with victory for the OF this time, the Metropolitan teams, Fontvielle Impact and Tannenberg had no problems to made it to the next round, and Slateport needed penalty kicks to get rid of Cardenales. Nord Energie, Vaud and Chiquito were eliminated in this round, and six B-League teams are still alive in the competition.

Round of 16
Universitario Maldonado 0-2 Dep. Aguablanca
Dep. Aguablanca 1-1 Universitario Maldonado (3-1 agg)

RC Belfort 4-2 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 0-0 RC Belfort (2-4 agg)

Nacional 2-0 Marinos Metropolis
Marinos Metropolis 1-1 Nacional (1-3 agg)

Olympique de Fontvielle 2-4 Metropolis Alligators
Metropolis Alligators 1-0 Olympique de Fontvielle (5-2 agg)

Tannenberg FC 0-0 Fontvielle Impact
Fontvielle Impact 4-2 Tannenberg FC (4-2 agg)

AS Montreux 1-0 FC Fauxham
FC Fauxham 1-0 AS Montreux (3-0 AET, 3-1 agg)

AC Tallin 2-0 SC Caimanes
SC Caimanes 1-1 AC Tallin (1-3 agg)

FC Borderville 0-2 AD Cerro
AD Cerro 2-4 FC Borderville (4-4 agg) (FC Borderville wins on away goals rule)

The Round of 16 helped us debug the competition, with eight teams already out and other eight still pursuing the dream of winning the Shield and the Cygnus Cup berth. We had three high-level clashes in this round: Marinos-Nacional, Fontvielle-Tannenberg and Alligators-Olympique, with Nacional, the Impact and the MA making it to the following round. Belfort kicked the Bulls out of the cup, as did Tallin with Caimanes and Borderville with Cerro. Aguablanca advanced at the expense of Universitario and Fauxham needed extra time to defeat Montreux.

Quarter-Finals
Dep. Aguablanca 1-1 RC Belfort
RC Belfort 0-0 Dep. Aguablanca (1-1 agg) (RC Belfort wins on away goals rule)

Nacional 1-1 Metropolis Alligators
Metropolis Alligators 3-1 Nacional (4-2 agg)

Fontvielle Impact 2-0 FC Fauxham
FC Fauxham 1-3 Fontvielle Impact (1-5 agg)

AC Tallin 2-0 FC Borderville
FC Borderville 1-1 AC Tallin (1-3 agg)

With four Super League teams (who had to face themselves) and other four B-League teams (who also had to face themselves), the quarterfinals allowed us to watch interesting matches. In the most interesting of them, the Alligators left Nacional without King's Shield hopes, with a 4-2 victory on aggregate score. The Impact kicked the dangerous B-League champions out of contention, while Tallin and Belfort are the B-League representatives in the semi-finals.

Semi-Finals
RC Belfort 0-0 Metropolis Alligators
Metropolis Alligators 2-0 RC Belfort (2-0 agg)

Fontvielle Impact 0-1 AC Tallin
AC Tallin 0-3 Fontvielle Impact (1-3 agg)

Belfort's hopes were crushed once again in the semi-finals, this time by the Alligators, who make it to their second straight final. The Impact will be the rivals for the MA, after they managed to get rid of Tallin in two tense matches. We have another dream final: Metropolis Alligators vs. Fontvielle Impact. Who will win their second Shield?

Final
Metropolis Alligators 2-2 Fontvielle Impact
Fontvielle Impact 0-1 Metropolis Alligators (2-3 agg)

Congratulations to Metropolis Alligators, the winners of the fourth King's Shield and the first team to win it two seasons in a row!

With this title, Metropolis Alligators have earned the right to represent Valladares in the next Cygnus Cup.

by **Valladares** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 7:49 pm

VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE - FOURTEENTH SEASON (PART I OF IV)

Apertura Tournament

Round 1 (February 5-6)

The fourteenth season of the Super League started with a boring "Champions Match" between Bezieres and Fauxham, won by the former with a goal in the 18th minute. There were also lots of surprises in this first week, as two of the favorites to win the Canalave Crown suffered heavy losses at home: the Impact were defeated by the Dragons, who were confident in having a good start, while the Alligators' offensive trio fell victim to Chiquito's defense, with Os Verdes taking home three valuable points. Tannenberg and Marinos were off to a good start with their victories over Montreux and Cerro, while Olympique, Nacional, Slateport and the Stars were held to draws in their respective matches.

AS Bezieres 1-0 FC Fauxham (Revault 18')
Hamanos Athletic Club 3-3 Olympique de Fontvielle (Ramos 45'+1', 79', Perea 64'; Simão 5', Santos 28', Filo 87')
Valencia FC 1-1 Nacional (Jaramillo 72'; Márquez 54')
Slateport Bulls 1-1 Pradera FC (Varga 66'; Ruiz 16')
Fontvielle Impact 0-1 Canalave Dragons (Leclerc 51')
Metropolis Alligators 1-2 Chiquito FC (Flórez 27'; Barrera 64', Méndez 88')
AS Montreux 1-3 Tannenberg FC (Alzate 56'; Pérez 10', Peterson 39', Zapata 81')
AD Cerro 0-2 Marinos Metropolis (Aguilar 35', 79')
Ajax Carloburgo 1-1 Eterna Stars (Palacios 60'; Mosquera 32')
Nord Energie FC 0-2 AS Vaud (Carrasso 71', Ortega 85')

Round 2 (February 12-13)

After two weeks of Super League action, we have Tannenberg, Bezieres, Marinos and Canalave Dragons as leaders with six points in two matches. The "Citizens" sank the Impact in last place with their 3-0 victory at the White Meadow Arena, while Marinos gave their arch-rivals Metropolis Alligators their second defeat in two matches. Nacional, Slateport and Eterna Stars recovered from their upsets last week and Fauxham and Montreux lost again.

Olympique de Fontvielle 0-3 AS Bezieres (Uribe 8', Hardy 34', Lamont 72')
Nacional 4-1 FC Fauxham (Boisbriand 26', Renato 44', 78', Ruiz 61'; Salgado 86')
Pradera FC 1-2 Hamanos Athletic Club (Tello 25'; Garzón 48', Ramos 74')
Canalave Dragons 2-0 Valencia FC (Thomas 24', 66')
Chiquito FC 0-1 Slateport Bulls (Robichaud 75')
Tannenberg FC 3-0 Fontvielle Impact (Pérez 30', Coleman 54', Rosero 79')
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 Metropolis Alligators (Ricardinho 65')
Eterna Stars 1-0 AS Montreux (Mosquera 41')
AS Vaud 1-1 AD Cerro (Payet 24'; Galletti 80')
Nord Energie FC 2-1 Ajax Carloburgo (Andrews 38', Forrest 83'; Rivas 27')

Round 3 (February 19-20)

Canalave Dragons took advantage of Tannenberg's, Marinos' and Bezieres' respective punctures and became sole leaders the Apertura with their victory in Fauxham. Olympique destroyed a pathetic Pradera at the Stade de la Frontière, while Chiquito are getting important away wins. Fontvielle Impact and Metropolis Alligators woke up and won their first matches in this Apertura, while Montreux and Fauxham are still stuck to the last places of the table with no points as of yet.

AS Bezieres 1-2 Nacional (Uribe 22'; Boisbriand 57', Lecompte 87')
Olympique de Fontvielle 5-0 Pradera FC (Montes 14', Puel 38', 76', 90'+2', Filo 63')
FC Fauxham 1-3 Canalave Dragons (Neill 89'; McAllister 18', Leclerc 34', Silva 36')
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-3 Chiquito FC (Dickens 26', 83', Torres 71')
Valencia FC 1-1 Tannenberg FC (Galeano 24'; Coleman 48')
Slateport Bulls 1-1 Marinos Metropolis (López 21'; Patiño 73')
Fontvielle Impact 2-1 Eterna Stars (de Roux 13', Bársenas 77'; Lonodño 47')
Metropolis Alligators 2-1 AS Vaud (Johansson-Bakvis 25', Koit 43'; Ortega 72')
AS Montreux 1-2 Nord Energie FC (Stevenson 17'; Gomes 51', Romero 78')
AD Cerro 2-0 Ajax Carloburgo (Riascos 4', 73')

Round 4 (February 26-27)

Nacional ended the Dragons' short reign at the top of the Apertura with a victory at the tough Dragon Stadium. However, the new leaders are Tannenberg, who dispatched a lackluster Fauxham with ease in Carloburgo. Bezieres were unable to score a goal in Pradera and Marinos were held to a draw by the HAC at the Dome. Fontvielle Impact faced a lot of difficulties in their match against Nord Energie but managed to win the match in order to recover from their first two defeats and the Alligators stumbled once again.

Pradera FC 0-0 AS Bezieres
Canalave Dragons 1-2 Nacional (Thomas 18'; Márquez 57', Vélez 69')
Chiquito FC 2-2 Olympique de Fontvielle (Dickens 22', Castroneves 74'; Filo 12', Simão 60')
Tannenberg FC 2-0 FC Fauxham (Zapata 33', Pérez 81')
Marinos Metropolis 2-2 Hamanos Athletic Club (Oliveira 46', Aguilar 68'; Ramos 36', 73')
Eterna Stars 2-0 Valencia FC (Andrade 26', Londoño 51')
AS Vaud 0-0 Slateport Bulls
Nord Energie FC 3-4 Fontvielle Impact (Andrews 14', Forrest 65', Evans 77'; Gignac 29', 88', Romero 42', Perrin 57')
Ajax Carloburgo 1-1 Metropolis Alligators (Rogers 67'; Botero 34')
AD Cerro 2-1 AS Montreux (Robson 15', Vargas 76'; Luciano 82')

Round 5 (March 5-6)

Tannenberg crushed former co-leaders Nacional at the City of Metropolis Stadium in order to stay at the top of the Apertura with 13 points. Aside the "Citizens", Slateport Bulls are also unbeaten, however they've got only one win and four draws, including the boring stalemate with Ajax in this round. Fauxham held the Stars to a draw at the Frank Clair in order to get their first point in the Apertura, while the MA's stellar strikers scored one goal each in order to get closer to the top and, at the same time, sink Montreux at the bottom of the standings. The "Hérons" are also the only team with no points in five matches played.

AS Bezieres 1-0 Canalave Dragons (Collazos 35')
Pradera FC 2-0 Chiquito FC (Borrero 23', Phillips 68')
Nacional 0-3 Tannenberg FC (Peterson 31', Phillips 55', Pérez 78')
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-1 Marinos Metropolis (Filo 29', Santos 86'; Aguilar 59')
FC Fauxham 1-1 Eterna Stars (Gourcuff 54'; Torres 30')
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-0 AS Vaud
Valencia FC 3-1 Nord Energie FC (Jaramillo 24', Gaviria 62', 85'; Forrest 52')
Slateport Bulls 0-0 Ajax Carloburgo
Fontvielle Impact 3-2 AD Cerro (Gignac 15', Bársenas 54', de Roux 77'; Galletti 31', Riascos 60')
Metropolis Alligators 3-0 AS Montreux (Johansson-Bakvis 15', Koit 53', Flórez 77')

Round 6 (March 12-13)

The Citizens are still strong at the top of this Apertura after spanking the struggling Canalave Dragons in Carloburgo. Nacional are trying to give chase after their important win over the Stars in Eterna City, while the "Illirian Derby" between Chiquito and Bezieres was an interesting match to see, as "Verdes" and "Rouges" drew in Corumbá. Marinos and Nord Energie hammered Pradera and Fauxham, respectively, while the Alligators ended the Impact's victorious streak with a goal by Per-Olivier Johansson-Bakvis.

Chiquito FC 2-2 AS Bezieres (Barrera 33', Dickens 82'; Vercoutre 19', Hardy 71')
Tannenberg FC 3-0 Canalave Dragons (Pérez 23', Zapata 51', 88')
Marinos Metropolis 3-0 Pradera FC (Oliveira 15', 77', Aguilar 64')
Eterna Stars 0-1 Nacional (Boisbriand 39')
AS Vaud 0-1 Olympique de Fontvielle (Filo 64')
Nord Energie FC 4-1 FC Fauxham (Evans 12', Andrews 38', Forrest 73', Nicholls 87'; Neill 57')
Ajax Carloburgo 1-1 Hamanos Athletic Club (Londoño 15'; Cortés 26')
AD Cerro 2-2 Valencia FC (Vargas 27', Riascos 68'; Rouillard 38', Jaramillo 55')
AS Montreux 0-2 Slateport Bulls (Robichaud 34', Arribagé 69')
Metropolis Alligators 1-0 Fontvielle Impact (Johansson-Bakvis 42')

Round 7 (March 19-20)

Tannenberg...your daddy Bezieres has come and has beaten you once again. The TFC's unbeaten streak came to an end after their 2-0 defeat at the Stade Jules Picot. However, their first place was not in risk thanks to their healthy advantage over their main rivals. The Bulls also lost their unbeaten streak, at the hands of Fontvielle Impact. Pradera and Fauxham were thrashed at home by Vaud and Cerro, respectively, Nord Energie shocked Nacional in Metropolis and Montreux have defeat after defeat. The fight for the Apertura's first place looks interesting between "Citizens", "Rouges", "Mariners" and the OF.

AS Bezieres 2-0 Tannenberg FC (Lamont 19', Revault 73')
Chiquito FC 0-1 Marinos Metropolis (Bourgault 42')
Canalave Dragons 2-1 Eterna Stars (McAllister 37', Leclerc 76'; Mosquera 45'+1')
Pradera FC 0-5 AS Vaud (Payet 24', 72', Carrasso 30', Sandro 68', Ortega 90'+3')
Nacional 0-2 Nord Energie FC (Evans 17', Andrews 86')
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-1 Ajax Carloburgo (Simão 23', 77'; Ferreira 34')
FC Fauxham 1-5 AD Cerro (Hatchet 37'; Riascos 24', 33', Galletti 62', Vargas 79', Robson 87')
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-0 AS Montreux (Douglas 17', 66')
Valencia FC 0-1 Metropolis Alligators (Koit 68')
Slateport Bulls 0-1 Fontvielle Impact (de Roux 47')

Round 8 (March 26-27)

Tannenberg, Bezieres and Olympique are still involved in a three-team race for the Apertura's first place. The first National Derby of the season, played between "Stars" and "Citizens" ended with victory for Tannenberg, who finish March at the top of the standings. Fauxham suffers another painful defeat, this time the MA thrashed them five-nil at the Dome, while the "Little Metropolitan Derby" between Cerro and Nacional ended with the latter winning three points. Montreux finally showed signs of life but were defeated by Olympique, and Ajax was thrashed by Pradera at home.

Marinos Metropolis 0-1 AS Bezieres (Uribe 72')
Eterna Stars 0-1 Tannenberg FC (Peterson 31')
AS Vaud 0-0 Chiquito FC
Nord Energie FC 0-1 Canalave Dragons (Thomas 85')
Ajax Carloburgo 0-4 Pradera FC (Tello 10', Borrero 35', Castro 64', Ruiz 71')
AD Cerro 0-2 Nacional (Renato 43', Lecompte 87')
AS Montreux 2-3 Olympique de Fontvielle (Stevenson 15', Luciano 38'; Puel 49', Filo 66', Santos 79')
Metropolis Alligators 5-0 FC Fauxham (Gutiérrez 20', Koit 34', Flórez 45'+1', 76', Botero 63')
Fontvielle Impact 2-0 Hamanos Athletic Club (Romero 34', Gignac 73')
Slateport Bulls 1-1 Valencia FC (Varga 43'; Galeano 79')

Round 9 (April 2-3)

We've got the first team in this season's "Crisis Club": Eterna Stars lost their fourth straight match, this time Bezieres defeated them at the Jules Picot and with only 8 points, the Stars are placed in an uncomfortable 17th place. On the other hand, Tannenberg are still solid as leaders with 22 points, however, Bezieres are trying to give chase to them. The Alligators kept climbing up positions after their victory against Nacional and Ajax, Fauxham and Montreux are still unable to win.

AS Bezieres 1-0 Eterna Stars (Lamont 75')
Marinos Metropolis 3-1 AS Vaud (Oliveira 24', Acuña 38', Ricardinho 74'; Payet 64')
Tannenberg FC 3-1 Nord Energie FC (Zapata 22', Pérez 73', Peterson 81'; Forrest 40')
Chiquito FC 1-1 Ajax Carloburgo (Barrera 32'; Londoño 10')
Canalave Dragons 1-0 AD Cerro (McAllister 29')
Pradera FC 1-0 AS Montreux (Tello 79')
Nacional 0-3 Metropolis Alligators (Johansson-Bakvis 17', 55', 90'+1')
Olympique de Fontvielle 0-1 Fontvielle Impact (Gignac 53')
FC Fauxham 1-2 Slateport Bulls (Gourcuff 85'; Quintero 2', Velasco 26')
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-1 Valencia FC (Jaramillo 71')

Round 10 (April 6-7)

With a thrilling four-all draw at the National Stadium against Cerro, Tannenberg are leading the Apertura Tournament with 23 points. Behind the "Citizens" we can find two favorites that suffered two losses in their first two matches: Fontvielle Impact and Metropolis Alligators, who seem to be the main rivals for the TFC. Bezieres, Olympique and even Canalave Dragons and Nacional shouldn't be ruled out either. Montreux could get their first point in what we can call the most boring match played this season, Ajax could get their first victory against Marinos, and Fauxham fell to the last place and along with Montreux are the main candidates for relegation to the B-League. However, they can still change their fate during the next matches.

AS Vaud 2-0 AS Bezieres (Carrasso 36', 75')
Nord Energie FC 0-2 Eterna Stars (Mosquera 27', Andrade 59')
Ajax Carloburgo 3-1 Marinos Metropolis (Palacios 28', Rogers 52', Ortega 85'; Aguilar 73')
AD Cerro 4-4 Tannenberg FC (Galletti 32', Vargas 55', 71', Riascos 88'; Pérez 22', Peterson 43', Zapata 56', 68')
AS Montreux 0-0 Chiquito FC
Metropolis Alligators 1-1 Canalave Dragons (Koit 15'; Leclerc 79')
Fontvielle Impact 1-0 Pradera FC (Romero 50')
Slateport Bulls 0-1 Nacional (Renato 17')
Valencia FC 0-1 Olympique de Fontvielle (Simão 11')
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-1 FC Fauxham (Douglas 33', Ramos 79'; Neill 62')

Standings after Matchday 10 - Apertura Tournament

Team                             P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Tannenberg FC               10  7  2  1  23   9  +14  23
  2 Fontvielle Impact           10  7  0  3  14  11   +3  21
  3 Metropolis Alligators       10  6  2  2  18   6  +12  20
  4 AS Bezieres                 10  6  2  2  12   6   +6  20
  5 Olympique de Fontvielle     10  6  2  2  19  13   +6  20
  6 Canalave Dragons            10  6  1  3  12   9   +3  19
  7 Nacional                    10  6  1  3  13  12   +1  19
  8 Marinos Metropolis          10  5  2  3  15  10   +5  17
  9 Slateport Bulls             10  3  5  2   8   6   +2  14
 10 AS Vaud                     10  3  4  3  12   7   +5  13
 11 Hamanos Athletic Club       10  3  4  3  12  14   -2  13
 12 AD Cerro                    10  3  3  4  18  17   +1  12
 13 Nord Energie FC             10  4  0  6  15  18   -3  12
 14 Eterna Stars                10  3  2  5   9   9   +0  11
 15 Chiquito FC                 10  2  5  3  10  10   +0  11
 16 Pradera FC                  10  3  2  5   9  17   -8  11
 17 Valencia FC                 10  2  4  4   9  12   -3  10
 18 Ajax Carloburgo             10  1  5  4   9  15   -6   8
 19 AS Montreux                 10  0  1  9   5  19  -14   1
 20 FC Fauxham                  10  0  1  9   7  29  -22   1

Valladar B-League - Standings after Matchday 10

Team                                P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Hoxford Rovers                 10  5  4  1  17   8   +9  19
  2 FC Borderville                 10  5  3  2  11   6   +5  18
  3 SC Caimanes                    10  6  0  4  16  15   +1  18
  4 AC Tallin                      10  4  5  1  14  10   +4  17
  5 Gatineau UC 98                 10  4  4  2  18  11   +7  16
  6 FC Lili                        10  4  4  2  14  10   +4  16
  7 Alejandría SC                  10  4  4  2  12   8   +4  16
  8 Tessano FC                     10  4  4  2  14  13   +1  16
  9 Universitario de Maldonado     10  5  1  4  11  11   +0  16
 10 RC Corania                     10  4  3  3  11   7   +4  15
 11 SC Alcázares                   10  3  6  1  14  11   +3  15
 12 RC Belfort                     10  5  0  5  18  17   +1  15
 13 Pumas Maldonado                10  3  4  3  18  14   +4  13
 14 Cardenales FC                  10  3  3  4  13  13   +0  12
 15 Deportivo Aguablanca           10  3  2  5  11  14   -3  11
 16 Servette FC                    10  3  1  6  10  16   -6  10
 17 AC Talamonte                   10  1  6  3  13  14   -1   9
 18 Trois-Rivières Athletic        10  2  2  6  11  21  -10   8
 19 Minault United                 10  1  3  6  10  17   -7   6
 20 Bellavista Jets                10  1  1  8   8  28  -20   4

by **Valladares** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:39 pm

VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE - FOURTEENTH SEASON (PART II OF IV)

Apertura Tournament

Round 11 (April 9-10)

The most expected match this week was not what we thought, as Tannenberg and Metropolis Alligators drew nil-nil in a boring match. This result also made Olympique, the Dragons and Nacional happy, as those three teams cut the difference with the "Citizens" to one (in Olympique's case) and two points (in Canalave's and Nacional's case). The Impact lost to Chiquito in Corumbá, Nord Energie gave a shock to Bezieres and the Clásico Antioqueño ended with victory for Valencia while Stars and Bulls are still in crisis.

AS Bezieres 1-4 Nord Energie FC (Revault 32'; Romero 17', Forrest 55', 87', Evans 62')
AS Vaud 2-2 Ajax Carloburgo (Sandro 43', Ortega 79'; Rogers 21', Londoño 58')
Eterna Stars 0-1 AD Cerro (Vargas 77')
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 AS Montreux (Aguilar 11')
Tannenberg FC 0-0 Metropolis Alligators
Chiquito FC 2-0 Fontvielle Impact (Torres 42', Méndez 75')
Canalave Dragons 2-0 Slateport Bulls (Leclerc 20', 66')
Pradera FC 2-3 Valencia FC (Borrero 27', Tello 82'; Bernal 14', Galeano 48', Jaramillo 79')
Nacional 3-1 Hamanos Athletic Club (Lecompte 35', Renato 57', Boisbriand 90'+3'; Perea 65')
Olympique de Fontvielle 3-0 FC Fauxham (Santos 6', Simão 38', Filo 71')

Round 12 (April 16-17)

Tannenberg and Olympique de Fontvielle keep their head-to-head at the top of the Apertura with their victories over Slateport and Nacional, respectively. In the third and last National Derby of this Apertura, Metropolis Alligators opened the gates of hell to Eterna Stars, and with their 3-2 victory at the Dome, they prompted the departure of Peter Holmes, the Stars' coach. The Impact returned to the fight after their thrashing of Marinos and Fauxham got their second point in the Apertura.

Ajax Carloburgo 0-3 AS Bezieres (Uribe 25', Collazos 72', Lamont 85')
AD Cerro 1-1 Nord Energie FC (Galletti 33'; Andrews 50')
AS Montreux 0-1 AS Vaud (Payet 86')
Metropolis Alligators 3-2 Eterna Stars (Ospina 13', Koit 38', Johansson-Bakvis 79'; Reyes 27', Londoño 64')
Fontvielle Impact 4-1 Marinos Metropolis (Gignac 27', Bársenas 59', de Roux 88', 90'+1'; Aguilar 38')
Slateport Bulls 1-2 Tannenberg FC (Velasco 58'; Coleman 26', Peterson 72')
Valencia FC 0-2 Chiquito FC (Dickens 36', Barrera 67')
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-0 Canalave Dragons (Douglas 41')
FC Fauxham 0-0 Pradera FC
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-1 Nacional (Filo 15', Montes 76'; Márquez 44')

Round 13 (April 23-24)

Despite Hamanos were a demanding challenge for Tannenberg, the "Citizens" managed to win their ninth match in order to stay at the top of the Apertura. However, Olympique and the Alligators got important away wins which allow them to stay close to the TFC. The devalued Eterna Derby between Eterna Stars and Slateport Bulls ended in a boring scoreless draw which hurts both of them. Bezieres and the Impact are still in the fight for the first place, and Fauxham and Montreux sank in the red zone.

AS Bezieres 2-1 AD Cerro (Vercoutre 13', Hardy 38'; Galletti 87')
Ajax Carloburgo 1-0 AS Montreux (Palacios 3')
Nord Energie FC 1-3 Metropolis Alligators (Andrews 83'; Flórez 12', 70', Koit 29')
AS Vaud 1-3 Fontvielle Impact (Payet 28'; Romero 22', Perrin 54', Gignac 78')
Eterna Stars 0-0 Slateport Bulls
Marinos Metropolis 2-0 Valencia FC (Oliveira 42', Aguilar 51')
Tannenberg FC 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club (Zapata 32')
Chiquito FC 3-1 FC Fauxham (Castroneves 18', Dickens 36', Barrera 73'; Bourillon 78')
Canalave Dragons 1-2 Olympique de Fontvielle (Thomas 51'; Puel 22', Lopera 54')
Pradera FC 0-2 Nacional (Boisbriand 17', 55')

Round 14 (May 4-5)

Shock time! Montreux beat Bezieres. Fauxham beat Marinos. The two worst teams of the season managed to get their first victories over strong opponents, although that's not enough to get them out of the relegation zone. Meanwhile, Olympique and Tannenberg drew nil-nil in a high-class clash for the first place. The Alligators and the Impact are still taking advantage of their rivals' stumbles and managed to tighten the fight for the Apertura title and the first TQCC spot. Leonard Gillet was fired after Slateport Bulls were held to Nord Energie by a draw, while Marcus Jefferson's tenure of Eterna Stars hasn't been off to a good start with two scoreless stalemates.

AS Montreux 1-0 AS Bezieres (Alzate 85')
Metropolis Alligators 3-1 AD Cerro (Johansson-Bakvis 15', Koit 36', Flórez 44'; Riascos 77')
Fontvielle Impact 5-2 Ajax Carloburgo (Gignac 8', 56', 90'+3', de Roux 17', 32'; Rivas 25', Ferreira 66')
Slateport Bulls 0-0 Nord Energie FC
Valencia FC 1-0 AS Vaud (Gaviria 33')
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-0 Eterna Stars
FC Fauxham 4-2 Marinos Metropolis (Gourcuff 24', Salgado 35', Hatchet 58', Neill 79'; Oliveira 18', 40')
Olympique de Fontvielle 0-0 Tannenberg FC
Nacional 1-0 Chiquito FC (Renato 75')
Pradera FC 0-0 Canalave Dragons

Round 15 (May 7-8)

It seems the fight for the Apertura title will be a five-teams affair: Tannenberg FC, Metropolis Alligators, Olympique de Fontvielle, Fontvielle Impact and Nacional got important wins which allow them to get closer to the title. "Citizens" and "Bleus" had few problems to get rid of Pradera and Montreux, while the Alligators and Nacional put the final nail on Bezieres' and Marinos' title chances and Olympique defeated the worst Eterna Stars ever seen.

AS Bezieres 1-2 Metropolis Alligators (Uribe 32'; Koit 18', Gutiérrez 75')
AS Montreux 0-2 Fontvielle Impact (Bársenas 19', de Roux 37')
AD Cerro 1-1 Slateport Bulls (Robson 68'; Varga 26')
Ajax Carloburgo 4-0 Valencia FC (Ortega 14', Londoño 47', Ferreira 61', Rogers 79')
Nord Energie FC 2-1 Hamanos Athletic Club (Forrest 18', Gomes 37'; Ramos 75')
AS Vaud 3-0 FC Fauxham (Carrasso 17', Sandro 36', Ortega 49')
Eterna Stars 0-2 Olympique de Fontvielle (Simão 42', 71')
Marinos Metropolis 0-2 Nacional (Lecompte 10', Márquez 89')
Tannenberg FC 2-0 Pradera FC (Pérez 26', 48')
Chiquito FC 1-0 Canalave Dragons (Dickens 39')

Round 16 (May 14-15)

The Impact, Olympique and Nacional drew their respective matches and allowed Tannenberg and the Alligators to increase the advantage with them. The "Citizens" thrashed Chiquito while the MA defeated the Bulls, who are doing a disastrous campaign. In the Derby du Foix, Bezieres managed to reduce their arch-rivals' chances with a goal by Cédric Lamont in the final minutes of the match, while Nord Energie and Vaud managed to keep both Olympique and Nacional at bay in their respective matches.

Fontvielle Impact 1-1 AS Bezieres (Gignac 29'; Lamont 83')
Slateport Bulls 2-3 Metropolis Alligators (Quintero 38', Robichaud 75'; Johansson-Bakvis 14', 83', Flórez 57')
Valencia FC 1-0 AS Montreux (Jaramillo 37')
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-2 AD Cerro (Perea 26'; Riascos 55', Vargas 72')
FC Fauxham 1-1 Ajax Carloburgo (Neill 34'; Rogers 79')
Olympique de Fontvielle 0-0 Nord Energie FC
Nacional 0-0 AS Vaud
Pradera FC 1-2 Eterna Stars (Ruiz 22'; Mosquera 37', Andrade 79')
Canalave Dragons 1-0 Marinos Metropolis (Leclerc 27')
Chiquito FC 1-5 Tannenberg FC (Torres 36'; Zapata 29', Pérez 42', 84', Rosero 55', Phillips 81')

Round 17 (May 21-22)

With only two matches left, Tannenberg and Metropolis Alligators seem to be the strongest candidates to the Apertura title, after their victories over Marinos and Hamanos. Both teams from Fontvielle are still close to the top with their victories: Olympique won in Metropolis while the Impact steamrolled Valencia at the Stade de la Frontière. With 35 points, Nacional try to keep their chances alive, but that seems a hard task to achieve. Eterna Stars and Slateport Bulls are still in crisis and now they are only one point clear of the relegation zone.

AS Bezieres 4-1 Slateport Bulls (Hardy 15', Uribe 38', 67', Revault 85'; Quintero 71')
Fontvielle Impact 6-1 Valencia FC (Romero 24', 89', Gignac 32', 75', de Roux 46', 80'; Galeano 57')
Metropolis Alligators 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club (Koit 34')
AS Montreux 2-1 FC Fauxham (Luciano 27', Stevenson 78'; Gourcuff 52')
AD Cerro 0-2 Olympique de Fontvielle (Filo 18', Puel 47')
Ajax Carloburgo 0-2 Nacional (Boisbriand 16', Márquez 74')
Nord Energie FC 0-2 Pradera FC (Tello 26', 39')
AS Vaud 0-0 Canalave Dragons
Eterna Stars 1-1 Chiquito FC (Torres 59'; Méndez 16')
Marinos Metropolis 0-3 Tannenberg FC (Peterson 15', Zapata 70', 86')

Round 18 (May 25-26)

Tannenberg, Olympique and the Alligators are the only teams with chances to win the Apertura and the first TQCC berth after this round. However, the Alligators were stopped cold by "Les Jaune et Bleu", who defeated them after 16 matches. Slateport Bulls and Eterna Stars got encouraging wins, while almost all the Impact's chances faded away after their draw in Fauxham. We're about to see who will win the Apertura and the first TQCC berth...

Valencia FC 1-3 AS Bezieres (Jaramillo 27'; Uribe 4', 38', 52')
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-4 Slateport Bulls (Velasco 13', Varga 35', Robichaud 57', Quintero 81')
FC Fauxham 2-2 Fontvielle Impact (Neill 20', Salgado 37'; Perrin 14', Bársenas 62')
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-0 Metropolis Alligators (Filo 78')
Nacional 4-1 AS Montreux (Renato 14', Boisbriand 58', Lecompte 69', Márquez 85'; Alzate 45')
Pradera FC 0-2 AD Cerro (Galletti 26', 85')
Canalave Dragons 1-1 Ajax Carloburgo (McAllister 28'; Rivas 80')
Chiquito FC 3-2 Nord Energie FC (Dickens 10', Barrera 48', Torres 75'; Andrews 23', Forrest 44')
Tannenberg FC 1-1 AS Vaud (Pérez 26'; Payet 82')
Marinos Metropolis 1-2 Eterna Stars (Acuña 72'; Reyes 18', Mosquera 40')

Round 19 (May 29)

AS Bezieres 2-0 Hamanos Athletic Club (Collazos 16', Hardy 40')
Valencia FC 0-0 FC Fauxham
Slateport Bulls 1-1 Olympique de Fontvielle (Varga 88'; Filo 16')
Fontvielle Impact 0-1 Nacional (Renato 79')
Metropolis Alligators 2-1 Pradera FC (Flórez 42', Johansson-Bakvis 86'; Ruiz 61')
AS Montreux 1-0 Canalave Dragons (Pereira 66')
AD Cerro 0-1 Chiquito FC (Méndez 23')
Ajax Carloburgo 2-1 Tannenberg FC (Ferreira 27', Palacios 83'; Coleman 65')
Nord Energie FC 3-1 Marinos Metropolis (Romero 19', Andrews 53', Forrest 67'; Patiño 26')
AS Vaud 1-2 Eterna Stars (Payet 24'; Londoño 32', Andrade 79')

Despite starting Round 19 in third place, Metropolis Alligators seized their crown as the Apertura champions thanks to their victory over Pradera and the help provided by Ajax and Slateport Bulls, who left Tannenberg and Olympique at the gates of the most prestigious UICA tournament. Nacional and the Impact will start with some advantage in the fight for the two GC berths through the Overall Standings and Hamanos, Pradera, Montreux and Fauxham will need to do a superb Clausura if they really want to stay in the Super League. The clock for them is still ticking, maybe a bit quicker than for the other teams...

Standings after Matchday 19 - Apertura Tournament

Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Metropolis Alligators        19  13  3   3  35  15  +20  42 TQCC
  2 Tannenberg FC                19  12  5   2  38  14  +24  41
  3 Olympique de Fontvielle      19  12  5   2  32  16  +16  41
  4 Nacional                     19  13  2   4  29  16  +13  41
  5 Fontvielle Impact            19  12  2   5  37  22  +15  38
  6 AS Bezieres                  19  11  3   5  29  17  +12  36
  7 Chiquito FC                  19   8  6   5  24  20   +4  30
  8 Canalave Dragons             19   8  4   7  17  15   +2  28
  9 Nord Energie FC              19   7  3   9  28  30   -2  24
 10 AS Vaud                      19   5  8   6  21  16   +5  23
 11 AD Cerro                     19   6  5   8  27  28   -1  23
 12 Eterna Stars                 19   6  5   8  18  19   -1  23
 13 Marinos Metropolis           19   7  2  10  23  29   -6  23
 14 Slateport Bulls              19   4  9   6  18  19   -1  21
 15 Ajax Carloburgo              19   4  8   7  22  30   -8  20
 16 Valencia FC                  19   5  5   9  16  31  -15  20
 17 Hamanos Athletic Club        19   4  5  10  16  29  -13  17
 18 Pradera FC                   19   4  4  11  15  30  -15  16
 19 AS Montreux                  19   3  1  15  10  30  -20  10
 20 FC Fauxham                   19   1  5  13  16  45  -29   8

With this title, Metropolis Alligators will represent Valladares in the TakilQuip Champions' Cup 29. The other valladar teams in the next international tournaments will be announced after the Clausura Tournament.

Valladar B-League Standings after Matchday 19

Team                                 P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Hoxford Rovers                  19  10  5   4  32  17  +15  35
  2 AC Tallin                       19   9  7   3  29  17  +12  34
  3 SC Caimanes                     19  11  1   7  30  21   +9  34
  4 RC Corania                      19   9  6   4  22  11  +11  33
  5 Gatineau UC 98                  19   9  6   4  31  23   +8  33
  6 FC Borderville                  19   9  5   5  17  11   +6  32
  7 Universitario de Maldonado      19  10  2   7  22  21   +1  32
  8 FC Lili                         19   8  7   4  26  18   +8  31
  9 Pumas Maldonado                 19   8  6   5  34  27   +7  30
 10 Tessano FC                      19   8  6   5  24  21   +3  30
 11 RC Belfort                      19   8  3   8  35  33   +2  27
 12 SC Alcázares                    19   6  8   5  26  24   +2  26
 13 Deportivo Aguablanca            19   6  6   7  20  23   -3  24
 14 Cardenales FC                   19   5  7   7  22  23   -1  22
 15 Alejandría SC                   19   5  6   8  18  25   -7  21
 16 AC Talamonte                    19   4  7   8  19  25   -6  19
 17 Servette FC                     19   5  2  12  17  29  -12  17
 18 Trois-Rivières Athletic         19   3  4  12  18  32  -14  13
 19 Bellavista Jets                 19   3  4  12  17  45  -28  13
 20 Minault United                  19   2  6  11  22  35  -13  12

by **Valladares** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:01 pm

VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE - FOURTEENTH SEASON (PART III OF IV)

Clausura Tournament

Round 1 (July 16-17)

This Clausura started with few but shocking surprises: the Alligators, Tannenberg, Fontvielle Impact and Bezieres won their first matches after the mid-season break. However, Olympique, Nacional and Slateport found themselves in trouble against the humble Antioquia teams, who managed to hold them to respective draws. Cerro surprised Marinos at the Dome, while Ajax won in Eterna City once again.

FC Fauxham 0-1 AS Bezieres (Revault 78')
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-1 Hamanos Athletic Club (Santos 26'; Ramos 51')
Nacional 2-2 Valencia FC (Ruiz 16', Renato 29'; Gaviria 68', Jaramillo 85')
Pradera FC 1-1 Slateport Bulls (Tello 75'; Robichaud 90'+2' PK)
Canalave Dragons 3-4 Fontvielle Impact (Leclerc 15', Silva 55', Thomas 79'; Romero 33', Gignac 49', Perrin 72', de Roux 85')
Chiquito FC 1-2 Metropolis Alligators (Torres 64'; Koit 20', Flórez 37')
Tannenberg FC 2-0 AS Montreux (Pérez 15', Peterson 71')
Marinos Metropolis 1-2 AD Cerro (Patiño 35'; Perea 56' OG, Galletti 82')
Eterna Stars 0-1 Ajax Carloburgo (Rivas 57')
AS Vaud 0-2 Nord Energie FC (Forrest 24', 48')

Round 2 (July 23-24)

Marinos Metropolis finally won after seven straight defeats and, after many years, they managed to do the double over their arch-rivals: the Apertura champions, Metropolis Alligators. However, the sole leader after two matches is Nord Energie, who defeated Ajax at the Olympic Stadium. Hamanos were the only home team that won this day, with their victory in the Clásico Antioqueño over Pradera, the Impact and Tannenberg drew their match, Olympique left Bezieres with a point and the Stars and Slateport did dreadful performances once again. By the way, the Bulls are just one point clear of the promotion-relegation play-off...

AS Bezieres 1-1 Olympique de Fontvielle (Hardy 21'; Filo 58')
FC Fauxham 0-3 Nacional (Boisbriand 12', Lecompte 39', Márquez 64')
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-0 Pradera FC (Douglas 39')
Valencia FC 1-3 Canalave Dragons (Galeano 74'; McAllister 16', Thomas 37', Leclerc 55')
Slateport Bulls 2-3 Chiquito FC (Varga 24', Robichaud 68'; Dickens 30', 85', Barrera 63')
Fontvielle Impact 1-1 Tannenberg FC (de Roux 12'; Zapata 68')
Metropolis Alligators 2-3 Marinos Metropolis (Johansson-Bakvis 33', Gutiérrez 58'; Ricardinho 42', Bourgault 65', Aguilar 81')
AS Montreux 0-0 Eterna Stars
AD Cerro 1-3 AS Vaud (Riascos 37'; Payet 22', Ortega 44', Carrasso 55')
Ajax Carloburgo 0-2 Nord Energie FC (Andrews 18', Romero 76')

Round 3 (July 30-31)

Montreux's surprising victory in Toril and Tannenberg's, Olympique's and Impact's victories made those three teams climb up to the top of the Clausura with 7 points. In an incredible match, Hamanos were losing 3-0 to Chiquito until an unexpected reaction by the HAC during the last ten minutes of the match changed things and made both teams divide honors. Meanwhile, in the Overall Standings, the three Clausura leaders, Nacional and Bezieres are fighting for the three Globe Cup spots, and Pradera, Montreux and Fauxham sink slowly while Slateport try to react and get away of the relegation zone.

Nacional 1-2 AS Bezieres (Renato 59'; Uribe 37', Vercoutre 77')
Pradera FC 1-3 Olympique de Fontvielle (Borrero 75'; Simão 18', Filo 32', Santos 88')
Canalave Dragons 1-0 FC Fauxham (Jones 42')
Chiquito FC 3-3 Hamanos Athletic Club (Méndez 1', 68', Torres 79'; Garzón 81', Ramos 87', Douglas 90'+3')
Tannenberg FC 4-0 Valencia FC (Pérez 27', 85'; Zapata 53', 60')
Marinos Metropolis 1-2 Slateport Bulls (Bourgault 43'; López 56', Velasco 75')
Eterna Stars 0-1 Fontvielle Impact (Romero 62')
AS Vaud 0-1 Metropolis Alligators (Flórez 32')
Nord Energie FC 0-1 AS Montreux (Pereira 27')
Ajax Carloburgo 2-3 AD Cerro (Rogers 15', Palacios 38'; Vargas 29', Robson 54', Riascos 82')

Round 4 (August 6-7)

Tannenberg's dangerous slip in Fauxham against the worst team of the season allowed Fontvielle Impact to reach the first place with their victory over the annoying Nord Energie at home. Slateport won their first match at home in the whole season against Vaud, while Ajax made the MA's life miserable once again with the draw they got from the Dome. Bezieres' defeat to Pradera keeps "Les Rouges" away from UICA spots, while at the same time it's a refreshing result for the "Verdiblancos", who are still dreaming with getting out from the relegation zone.

AS Bezieres 2-3 Pradera FC (Collazos 34', Lamont 42'; Castro 39', Tello 75', Ruiz 81')
Nacional 1-0 Canalave Dragons (Renato 36')
Olympique de Fontvielle 4-1 Chiquito FC (Santos 26', Simão 37', 66', 82'; Dickens 52')
FC Fauxham 1-1 Tannenberg FC (Neill 82', Coleman 13')
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-2 Marinos Metropolis (Ramos 32', Perea 75'; Aguilar 28', 86')
Valencia FC 0-2 Eterna Stars (Mosquera 11', Andrade 78')
Slateport Bulls 3-1 AS Vaud (Varga 5', 84', Robichaud 49'; Payet 76')
Fontvielle Impact 1-0 Nord Energie FC (Gignac 42')
Metropolis Alligators 1-1 Ajax Carloburgo (Johansson-Bakvis 27'; Londoño 69')
AS Montreux 1-3 AD Cerro (Stevenson 47'; Riascos 32', Galletti 40', Vargas 78')

Round 5 (August 13-14)

Cerro and Fontvielle Impact drew in the most important match this week, thus keeping the Impact on top of the Clausura with 11 points, however, Cerro and the Alligators are exerting pressure over them with 10 points each. Tannenberg and Nacional drew in a boring match, as did Olympique and Marinos at the Dome. The Dragons defeated Bezieres, leaving them trailing Nacional by six points, and Hamanos, Valencia and Pradera swimming against the tide in their quest to get out of the relegation zone, with Marinos in danger of falling there.

Canalave Dragons 2-1 AS Bezieres (Leclerc 39', McAllister 77'; Hardy 81')
Chiquito FC 0-1 Pradera FC (Phillips 26' PK)
Tannenberg FC 0-0 Nacional
Marinos Metropolis 0-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
Eterna Stars 5-0 FC Fauxham (Torres 23', Londoño 36', 79', Mosquera 44', 49')
AS Vaud 1-1 Hamanos Athletic Club (Sandro 58'; Douglas 37')
Nord Energie FC 0-4 Valencia FC (Rosero 27', Galeano 40', Rouillard 63', Jaramillo 77')
Ajax Carloburgo 1-0 Slateport Bulls (Palacios 37')
AD Cerro 1-1 Fontvielle Impact (Galletti 35'; Romero 61')
AS Montreux 0-2 Metropolis Alligators (Johansson-Bakvis 18', Koit 65')

Round 6 (August 20-21)

In a thrilling match, the Apertura champions managed to steal a point from Fontvielle, allowing the Impact's crosstown rivals, Olympique de Fontvielle, to reach the first place with their victory over the struggling Vaud. Tannenberg had to suffer to get a draw at the Dragon Stadium, while Nacional allowed the Stars to leave Metropolis with a point in their bag. Pradera was sunk in the relegation zone by Marinos and Vaud, Ajax, the HAC and Valencia are looking to avoid the play-off place. Montreux and Fauxham smell like B-League teams, despite the Herons' win against Slateport...

AS Bezieres 1-0 Chiquito FC (Uribe 48')
Canalave Dragons 1-1 Tannenberg FC (Carreño 68'; Alex 31')
Pradera FC 0-2 Marinos Metropolis (Oliveira 25', Aguilar 58')
Nacional 1-1 Eterna Stars (Lecompte 37'; Londoño 78')
Olympique de Fontvielle 3-0 AS Vaud (Santos 42', Puel 55', Filo 77')
FC Fauxham 1-3 Nord Energie FC (Salgado 38'; Andrews 19', Gomes 58', Forrest 78')
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-1 Ajax Carloburgo (Ramos 24', Garzón 87'; Ferreira 68')
Valencia FC 3-1 AD Cerro (Jaramillo 25', Galeano 55', Gaviria 79; Galletti 40')
Slateport Bulls 0-1 AS Montreux (Stevenson 33')
Fontvielle Impact 2-2 Metropolis Alligators (Gignac 24', de Roux 69'; Flórez 36', Koit 79')

Round 7 (August 27-28)

Olympique de Fontvielle finish August at the top of the Clausura with 15 points after they hammered Ajax at the Olympic Stadium. However, the Alligators are exerting pressure over them with their victory over Valencia. Tannenberg, who were unable to defeat Bezieres, Fontvielle Impact, who drew with Slateport Bulls and Nacional, who lost against Nord Energie, try to stay in the UICA qualifying places, with Bezieres now trailing Nacional by three points and the relegation zone had no changes.

Tannenberg FC 1-1 AS Bezieres (Rosero 37'; Revault 82')
Marinos Metropolis 1-4 Chiquito FC (Bourgault 37'; Castroneves 16', Barrera 28', Méndez 54', Gomes 78')
Eterna Stars 2-0 Canalave Dragons (Londoño 17', Andrade 88')
AS Vaud 2-2 Pradera FC (Payet 16', Ortega 72'; Tello 39', Ruiz 65')
Nord Energie FC 1-0 Nacional (Andrews 74')
Ajax Carloburgo 1-4 Olympique de Fontvielle (Rivas 68'; Filo 14', 69', Simão 20', 57')
AD Cerro 2-1 FC Fauxham (Galletti 27', Riascos 71'; Neill 89')
AS Montreux 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club (Luciano 29')
Metropolis Alligators 1-0 Valencia FC (Johansson-Bakvis 65')
Fontvielle Impact 1-1 Slateport Bulls (Bársenas 71'; Varga 83')

Round 8 (September 3-4)

Olympique defeated Montreux in order to stay in first place in this Clausura with 18 points. The Impact defeated Hamanos in Pradera and reached the second place after the surprising draw between Metropolis Alligators and the quasi-demoted Fauxham. Pradera lost a decisive match in their quest to save themselves from relegation after being defeated by Ajax at home. The good news for them: Hamanos and Valencia didn't win. The situation in the "fight for UICA" is still the same, with the Impact, Tannenberg and Nacional still in the GC qualifying zone and Bezieres giving away more points.

AS Bezieres 3-3 Marinos Metropolis (Lamont 30', Hardy 48', Revault 73'; Ricardinho 22', Aguilar 78', Acuña 85')
Tannenberg FC 0-1 Eterna Stars (Londoño 74')
Chiquito FC 0-1 AS Vaud (Carrasso 38')
Canalave Dragons 2-2 Nord Energie FC (Leclerc 17', McAllister 88'; Andrews 34', Gomes 60')
Pradera FC 1-3 Ajax Carloburgo (Borrero 47'; Ortega 26', Rogers 45'+1', Palacios 79')
Nacional 1-0 AD Cerro (Renato 75')
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-0 AS Montreux (Santos 62')
FC Fauxham 2-2 Metropolis Alligators (Hatchet 72', Bourillon 85'; Flórez 39', Ospina 61')
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-1 Fontvielle Impact (Gignac 27')
Valencia FC 1-1 Slateport Bulls (Jaramillo 62'; Robichaud 83')

Round 9 (September 7)

The most important match of the week was played at the Stade de la Frontière, however, the Derby du Fontvielle between the Impact and Olympique ended nil-nil, keeping the OF at the top of the Clausura and sending the Impact to the third place. Bezieres defeated the demoralized Eterna Stars in order to get closer to the last Globe Cup berth, currently held by Nacional, who lost to the MA in the Metropolitan Derby. Pradera tightens the fight against relegation after their win over Montreux, who already seem doomed to play the B-League next season.

Eterna Stars 1-2 AS Bezieres (Mosquera 38'; Vercoutre 25', Collazos 71')
AS Vaud 1-1 Marinos Metropolis (Sandro 69'; Patiño 29')
Nord Energie FC 0-5 Tannenberg FC (Zapata 17', 68', 90'+2', Pérez 21', 77')
Ajax Carloburgo 1-1 Chiquito FC (Palacios 11'; Méndez 83')
AD Cerro 1-1 Canalave Dragons (Vargas 57'; Leclerc 25')
AS Montreux 2-3 Pradera FC (Alzate 46', Pereira 83'; Borrero 24', Castro 67', Ruiz 85')
Metropolis Alligators 4-3 Nacional (Flórez 18', 72', Koit 65', Johansson-Bakvis 81'; Boisbriand 35', Renato 58', Márquez 88')
Fontvielle Impact 0-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
Slateport Bulls 0-0 FC Fauxham
Valencia FC 0-4 Hamanos Athletic Club (Douglas 33', Perea 62', Ramos 70', 76')

Round 10 (September 10-11)

We have passed the half mark of the Clausura Tournament, and Olympique de Fontvielle are still standing firm as unbeaten leaders with 22 points, one point clear of Metropolis Alligators and two clear of Fontvielle Impact. At the moment, the Impact, Tannenberg and Nacional would be the qualified teams to the Globe Cup, but Bezieres are still with chances to qualify to UICA football next season. Meanwhile, there's an interesting fight in the lower part of the Overall Standings, as Pradera, Valencia and Slateport Bulls, an illustrious guest are fighting not to get relegated at the end of the season. Will Slateport repeat the same thing done by Caimanes last season? Find out the answer in the last part of our special coverage of the Valladar Super League.

AS Bezieres 1-1 AS Vaud (Uribe 20'; Payet 64')
Eterna Stars 1-1 Nord Energie FC (Mosquera 71'; Andrews 39')
Marinos Metropolis 1-1 Ajax Carloburgo (Oliveira 32'; Palacios 60')
Tannenberg FC 4-2 AD Cerro (Peterson 15', Zapata 38', Pérez 58', Coleman 76'; Galletti 10', 83')
Chiquito FC 1-1 AS Montreux (Dickens 25'; Pereira 88')
Canalave Dragons 1-3 Metropolis Alligators (Thomas 29'; Koit 18', Botero 56', Flórez 78')
Pradera FC 0-2 Fontvielle Impact (Romero 17', Perrin 79')
Nacional 1-0 Slateport Bulls (Lecompte 74')
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-0 Valencia FC (Filo 27')
FC Fauxham 0-2 Hamanos Athletic Club (Douglas 26', Ramos 54')

Standings after Matchday 10 - Clausura Tournament

Team                             P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Olympique de Fontvielle     10  6  4  0  18   5  +13  22
  2 Metropolis Alligators       10  6  3  1  20  13   +7  21
  3 Fontvielle Impact           10  5  5  0  14   8   +6  20
  4 Tannenberg FC               10  4  5  1  19   7  +12  17
  5 Hamanos Athletic Club       10  4  4  2  16  10   +6  16
  6 AS Bezieres                 10  4  4  2  15  13   +2  16
  7 Eterna Stars                10  4  3  3  13   6   +7  15
  8 Nacional                    10  4  3  3  13  10   +3  15
  9 AD Cerro                    10  4  2  4  16  18   -2  14
 10 Nord Energie FC             10  4  2  4  11  15   -4  14
 11 Canalave Dragons            10  3  3  4  14  16   -2  12
 12 Ajax Carloburgo             10  3  3  4  12  15   -3  12
 13 Marinos Metropolis          10  2  5  3  15  17   -2  11
 14 AS Montreux                 10  3  2  5   7  12   -5  11
 15 Pradera FC                  10  3  2  5  12  18   -6  11
 16 Slateport Bulls             10  2  4  4  10  11   -1  10
 17 AS Vaud                     10  2  4  4  10  15   -5  10
 18 Chiquito FC                 10  2  3  5  14  17   -3   9
 19 Valencia FC                 10  2  2  6  11  19   -8   8
 20 FC Fauxham                  10  0  3  7   5  20  -15   3

Valladar B-League - Standings after Matchday 29

Team                                 P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 SC Caimanes                     29  19  3   7  55  29  +26  60
  2 AC Tallin                       29  15 10   4  46  25  +21  55
  3 Universitario de Maldonado      29  15  5   9  35  30   +5  50
  4 FC Lili                         29  13  9   7  41  26  +15  48
  5 Gatineau UC 98                  29  13  8   8  43  39   +4  47
  6 Hoxford Rovers                  29  13  7   9  40  30  +10  46
  7 RC Belfort                      29  13  5  11  50  43   +7  44
  8 Pumas Maldonado                 29  12  7  10  45  42   +3  43
  9 FC Borderville                  29  12  7  10  26  24   +2  43
 10 Cardenales FC                   29  11  8  10  42  31  +11  41
 11 Tessano FC                      29  11  8  10  40  38   +2  41
 12 RC Corania                      29  10  9  10  25  22   +3  39
 13 SC Alcázares                    29  10  8  11  40  40   +0  38
 14 Deportivo Aguablanca            29   9  9  11  28  34   -6  36
 15 AC Talamonte                    29   8  8  13  32  40   -8  32
 16 Servette FC                     29   9  3  17  33  49  -16  30
 17 Bellavista Jets                 29   8  6  15  33  58  -25  30
 18 Alejandría SC                   29   6 10  13  24  35  -11  28
 19 Minault United                  29   7  7  15  37  53  -16  28
 20 Trois-Rivières Athletic         29   4  7  18  26  53  -27  19

by **Valladares** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:26 pm

VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE - FOURTEENTH SEASON (PART IV OF IV)

Clausura Tournament

Round 11 (September 17-18)

It's a perfect day for derbies: National Derby at the Metropolis Dome, derby in Slateport and Clásico Antioqueño in Valencia. Tannenberg defeated the MA at the Dome with two goals from Andrés Pérez and Ryan Peterson, getting closer to the Alligators and one of the GC spots. Slateport Bulls confirmed that they're bad at home after losing to the Dragons, thus complicating their situation in the red zone, and the Clásico Antioqueño between Valencia and Pradera ended with a victory for "Los Verdiblancos", which allows them to go out of the relegation zone, leaving Valencia in their place.

Nord Energie FC 0-4 AS Bezieres (Revault 12', Vercoutre 35', Lamont 66', Hardy 72')
Ajax Carloburgo 1-0 AS Vaud (Palacios 42')
AD Cerro 0-2 Eterna Stars (Torres 29', Londoño 76')
AS Montreux 1-0 Marinos Metropolis (Alzate 70')
Metropolis Alligators 0-2 Tannenberg FC (Pérez 32', Peterson 79')
Fontvielle Impact 0-4 Chiquito FC (Barrera 25', Dickens 49', Méndez 72', Castroneves 90'+1')
Slateport Bulls 1-3 Canalave Dragons (Robichaud 48'; Jones 17', McAllister 35', Leclerc 78')
Valencia FC 0-1 Pradera FC (Tello 79')
Hamanos Athletic Club 3-2 Nacional (Ramos 42', Garzón 73', Cortés 86'; Renato 57', Márquez 74')
FC Fauxham 1-3 Olympique de Fontvielle (Gourcuff 60'; Simão 22', Santos 48', Filo 79')

Round 12 (September 24-25)

Olympique de Fontvielle got a valuable victory at the City of Metropolis Stadium in order to stay at the top of the Clausura with 28 points. Their closest rivals are the Alligators (24), who defeated Eterna Stars at the Alain Tramontin Stadium, and Tannenberg (21), who drew with Slateport. With their draw in Carloburgo, and Pradera's and Valencia's victories, the Bulls were left in a difficult position, since they are now the team that would be competing in the relegation play-off, and Valencia are trailing them by just a point. In the UICA front, Bezieres kicked Nacional out of the GC berths and the Impact's berth is starting to tremble.

AS Bezieres 1-1 Ajax Carloburgo (Revault 22'; Ferreira 31')
Nord Energie FC 3-0 AD Cerro (Andrews 23', Gomes 49', Forrest 74')
AS Vaud 1-0 AS Montreux (Carrasso 39')
Eterna Stars 0-1 Metropolis Alligators (Johansson-Bakvis 13')
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 Fontvielle Impact (Aguilar 77')
Tannenberg FC 2-2 Slateport Bulls (Phillips 16', Zapata 81' PK; Velasco 23', Varga 69')
Chiquito FC 1-2 Valencia FC (Barrera 37'; Galeano 50', Jaramillo 79')
Canalave Dragons 3-0 Hamanos Athletic Club (McAllister 27', Jones 46', Thomas 73')
Pradera FC 1-0 FC Fauxham (Ruiz 20')
Nacional 0-1 Olympique de Fontvielle (Santos 66')

Round 13 (October 1-2)

Olympique stayed as leaders of the Clausura after their demolishing of Canalave Dragons at home, with the Alligators still escorting them. Tannenberg, Fontvielle Impact, Bezieres and Nacional are still involved in a four-teams race for the three Globe Cup berths, after Tannenberg's draw and Fontvielle's, Bezieres' and Nacional's victories. Slateport Bulls are still in a frustrating fight against Valencia and Pradera in the play-off zone, and Fauxham certified their relegation after their loss to Chiquito at home.

AD Cerro 0-1 AS Bezieres (Uribe 79')
AS Montreux 0-2 Ajax Carloburgo (Ferreira 41', Londoño 67')
Metropolis Alligators 2-1 Nord Energie FC (Koit 23', 66'; Romero 54')
Fontvielle Impact 2-1 AS Vaud (de Roux 22', Bársenas 75'; Ortega 82')
Slateport Bulls 0-2 Eterna Stars (Andrade 27', Mosquera 78')
Valencia FC 1-1 Marinos Metropolis (Gaviria 26'; Acuña 60')
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-0 Tannenberg FC
FC Fauxham 1-2 Chiquito FC (Bourillon 26'; Méndez 38', Gomes 68')
Olympique de Fontvielle 5-1 Canalave Dragons (Filo 33', 82', Simão 43', 75', Puel 60'; Leclerc 20')
Nacional 2-1 Pradera FC (Lecompte 27', Márquez 75'; Borrero 51')

Round 14 (October 15-16)

Olympique de Fontvielle lost their unbeaten run in a thrilling match at the White Meadow Arena. The Alligators took advantage of this, and their victory over Cerro allowed them to reduce the difference in the Clausura to one point. Things in the upper part of the Overall Standings didn't change, and in the lower zone, Pradera and Slateport Bulls got important away wins in Canalave and Fauxham, respectively, and Valencia's loss against Vaud sank them in the relegation zone.

AS Bezieres 3-1 AS Montreux (Collazos 23', Uribe 36', Revault 55'; Pereira 79')
AD Cerro 0-3 Metropolis Alligators (Koit 27', Johansson-Bakvis 42', Flórez 77')
Ajax Carloburgo 1-2 Fontvielle Impact (Palacios 65'; Gignac 27', 72')
Nord Energie FC 1-4 Slateport Bulls (Forrest 38'; Arribagé 21', Varga 50', Robichaud 68', Velasco 90'+2')
AS Vaud 1-0 Valencia FC (Payet 66')
Eterna Stars 3-1 Hamanos Athletic Club (Mosquera 22', Reyes 38', Londoño 78'; Douglas 81')
Marinos Metropolis 2-0 FC Fauxham (Ricardinho 28', Oliveira 79')
Tannenberg FC 4-2 Olympique de Fontvielle (Coleman 27', Pérez 41', Peterson 78', Zapata 90'+2'; Filo 34', Santos 45')
Chiquito FC 0-4 Nacional (Boisbriand 25', Márquez 46', Lecompte 65', Renato 88')
Canalave Dragons 1-2 Pradera FC (Jones 28'; Ruiz 79', Tello 86')

Round 15 (October 22-23)

We've reached Round 15, and things haven't changed at the top. Olympique (still in first place of the Clausura) just need one more point to qualify to UICA football next season, after their draw with Eterna Stars left them at the doors of their second participation in UICA competitions. Tannenberg's thrashing of Pradera puts them in a great position to return to the Globe Cup, and it seems the Impact, Bezieres and Nacional will have to kill themselves for the last two UICA spots. Meanwhile, Ajax, Hamanos and Cerro see terrified how the Bulls, Pradera and Valencia get closer and closer to them, bringing the relegation ghosts with them. Specially Cerro, who come from a painful 6-2 defeat at the hands of the Bulls.

Metropolis Alligators 1-1 AS Bezieres (Johansson-Bakvis 38'; Uribe 81')
Fontvielle Impact 1-1 AS Montreux (de Roux 12'; Stevenson 72')
Slateport Bulls 6-2 AD Cerro (Quintero 32', Velasco 37', López 43', Varga 53', 75', Robichaud 79'; Galletti 29', Riascos 71')
Valencia FC 1-0 Ajax Carloburgo (Jaramillo 52')
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-1 Nord Energie FC (Ramos 38'; Gomes 22')
FC Fauxham 1-2 AS Vaud (Neill 73'; Ortega 29', Sandro 54')
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-1 Eterna Stars (Puel 37'; Mosquera 44')
Nacional 0-1 Marinos Metropolis (Aguilar 55')
Pradera FC 1-4 Tannenberg FC (Borrero 37'; Peterson 21', 76', Coleman 51', Alex 82')
Canalave Dragons 1-1 Chiquito FC (Leclerc 63'; Dickens 77')

Round 16 (October 29-30)

Olympique finished October with a victory over Nord Energie which allows them to keep the first place in the Clausura and at the same time, qualify to UICA competitions. Nacional were unable to take advantage of Bezieres' defeat in the Derby du Foix, since they drew nil-nil with Vaud. Despite their resounding defeat, Tannenberg are still firm in GC qualifying berths, as is the Impact and in the relegation zone, six teams are still suffering: Ajax, Hamanos, Cerro, Slateport, Pradera and Valencia. Precisely, Valencia were the ones who sent Montreux to the B-League, after equalizing their match four minutes before the final whistle.

AS Bezieres 2-3 Fontvielle Impact (Hardy 30', Collazos 69'; Bársenas 18', Romero 77', de Roux 82')
Metropolis Alligators 3-0 Slateport Bulls (Botero 26', Johansson-Bakvis 55', Gutiérrez 76')
AS Montreux 1-1 Valencia FC (Stevenson 22'; Rouillard 86')
AD Cerro 2-1 Hamanos Athletic Club (Vargas 37', Riascos 66'; Ramos 54')
Ajax Carloburgo 1-4 FC Fauxham (Rogers 75'; Hatchet 20', Neill 41', Salgado 58', Gourcuff 70')
Nord Energie FC 0-2 Olympique de Fontvielle (Puel 21', Santos 75')
AS Vaud 0-0 Nacional
Eterna Stars 3-2 Pradera FC (Londoño 5', Andrade 28', Reyes 73'; Garcés 48', Castro 67')
Marinos Metropolis 1-2 Canalave Dragons (Aguilar 44'; Leclerc 20', Silva 83')
Tannenberg FC 1-3 Chiquito FC (Pérez 26'; Dickens 60', Barrera 81', 87')

Round 17 (November 5-6)

Several of the teams fighting against relegation suffered painful defeats this week. Slateport Bulls lost another match at home, this time against Bezieres, and Hamanos and Valencia were thrashed by Metropolis Alligators and Fontvielle Impact. With their victory over Marinos, Tannenberg qualified to UICA, as did the Impact with their victory in Valencia. The fight for the Clausura title seems to be a two-teams affair, with Olympique and the MA as the involved ones, Bezieres and Nacional will fight for the last Globe Cup spot, while six teams will have to save themselves from relegation.

Slateport Bulls 0-3 AS Bezieres (Uribe 38', 55', 79')
Valencia FC 0-4 Fontvielle Impact (Romero 21', Perrin 32', de Roux 58', Bársenas 79')
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-6 Metropolis Alligators (Johansson-Bakvis 13', 42', 74', Koit 39', Flórez 59', 88')
FC Fauxham 1-2 AS Montreux (Neill 26'; Alzate 37', Stevenson 72')
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-0 AD Cerro (Simão 51', Santos 79')
Nacional 2-2 Ajax Carloburgo (Renato 26', Boisbriand 70'; Rivas 73', Palacios 85')
Pradera FC 1-1 Nord Energie FC (Tello 73'; Forrest 44')
Canalave Dragons 1-1 AS Vaud (Leclerc 29'; Payet 90'+2')
Chiquito FC 0-5 Eterna Stars (Andrade 21', Mosquera 38', 84', Torres 50', Londoño 62')
Tannenberg FC 2-0 Marinos Metropolis (Peterson 24', 79')

Round 18 (November 12-13)

Metropolis Alligators got an important victory against Olympique in their quest to win the Super League for the third time. The victory over the former leaders leaves them in first place with 40 points, and Olympique as second with 38. The title of the Clausura will be defined between those two teams, as both are already qualified to the TQCC, regardless of what happens next week. Bezieres and Nacional are still in their own head-to-head for the last qualifying berth to the Globe Cup, and Valencia and Slateport will fight for not to get relegated, with the Bulls also fighting against Pradera, Cerro and Hamanos for not to get placed in the relegation play-off.

AS Bezieres 1-0 Valencia FC (Vercoutre 36')
Slateport Bulls 2-3 Hamanos Athletic Club (Varga 20', López 74'; Ramos 14', Perea 32', Douglas 61')
Fontvielle Impact 2-0 FC Fauxham (Gignac 29', de Roux 57')
Metropolis Alligators 3-2 Olympique de Fontvielle (Koit 18', Flórez 55', Johansson-Bakvis 83'; Filo 16', Simão 68')
AS Montreux 0-2 Nacional (Renato 32', Boisbriand 79')
AD Cerro 0-1 Pradera FC (Ruiz 28')
Ajax Carloburgo 6-1 Canalave Dragons (Ferreira 14', Rogers 39', Ortega 44', Londoño 58'
Rivas 71', Palacios 85'; Thomas 27')
Nord Energie FC 1-0 Chiquito FC (Andrews 28')
AS Vaud 1-1 Tannenberg FC (Carrasso 28'; Pérez 63')
Eterna Stars 1-2 Marinos Metropolis (Mosquera 39'; Bourgault 59', Aguilar 76')

Round 19 (November 20)

Hamanos Athletic Club 2-4 AS Bezieres (Ramos 28', 72'; Hardy 15', Uribe 44', 87', Lamont 83')
FC Fauxham 1-0 Valencia FC (Neill 86')
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-1 Slateport Bulls (Santos 68'; Robichaud 54')
Nacional 1-2 Fontvielle Impact (Renato 21'; Gignac 52', de Roux 79')
Pradera FC 0-4 Metropolis Alligators (Gutiérrez 5', Botero 23', Flórez 58', Johannson-Bakvis 81')
Canalave Dragons 3-3 AS Montreux (Leclerc 23', 56', 75'; Stevenson 15', Pereira 63', Alzate 89')
Chiquito FC 2-2 AD Cerro (Dickens 53', Méndez 77'; Galletti 25', Riascos 47')
Tannenberg FC 2-1 Ajax Carloburgo (Zapata 21', 64'; Rivas 84')
Marinos Metropolis 3-1 Nord Energie FC (Aguilar 40', 68', Ricardinho 83'; Gomes 77')
Eterna Stars 1-1 AS Vaud (Andrade 36'; Payet 83')

The Alligators won! Olympique drew! The Alligators are the champions of the season! Yes, eleven seasons of drought for Metropolis Alligators ended today after they seized the title as Clausura champions, and since they had also won the Apertura...they are the champions of the season! As consolation prize, Olympique de Fontvielle get a berth to the next TQCC, and Fontvielle Impact, Tannenberg FC and AS Bezieres will carry the valladar banner in the next Globe Cup. Fauxham sent Valencia back to the B-League and Slateport were unable to avoid the relegation play-off with a victory. And, here are the standings:

Standings after Matchday 19 - Clausura Tournament

Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Metropolis Alligators        19  13  4   2  43  19  +24  43  TQCC
  2 Olympique de Fontvielle      19  11  6   2  37  16  +21  39
  3 Fontvielle Impact            19  11  6   2  30  19  +11  39
  4 AS Bezieres                  19  10  6   3  35  21  +14  36
  5 Tannenberg FC                19   9  8   2  37  17  +20  35
  6 Eterna Stars                 19   9  5   5  31  14  +17  32
  7 Marinos Metropolis           19   7  6   6  26  25   +1  27
  8 Nacional                     19   7  5   7  26  20   +6  26
  9 Hamanos Athletic Club        19   6  6   7  27  33   -6  24
 10 Canalave Dragons             19   6  6   7  30  36   -6  24
 11 Pradera FC                   19   7  3   9  22  33  -11  24
 12 Ajax Carloburgo              19   6  5   8  27  28   -1  23
 13 AS Vaud                      19   5  8   6  18  22   -4  23
 14 Nord Energie FC              19   6  4   9  20  32  -12  22
 15 Chiquito FC                  19   5  5   9  27  34   -7  20
 16 AS Montreux                  19   5  5   9  16  26  -10  20
 17 Slateport Bulls              19   4  6   9  26  31   -5  18
 18 AD Cerro                     19   5  3  11  22  39  -17  18
 19 Valencia FC                  19   4  4  11  16  30  -14  16
 20 FC Fauxham                   19   2  3  14  14  35  -21   9

So that means Metropolis Alligators have won both tournaments in the season. That also means all the other valladar teams in the next international tournaments will be announced by the Overall Standings.

Overall Standings:

Pos  Team                       P   W   D   L   GF   GA   GD  Pts
   1  Metropolis Alligators    38  26   7   5   78   34   44   85  TQCC/CYG
   2  Olympique de Fontvielle  38  23  11   4   69   32   37   80  TQCC
   3  Fontvielle Impact        38  23   8   7   67   41   26   77  GC
   4  Tannenberg FC            38  21  13   4   75   31   44   76  GC
   5  AS Bezieres              38  21   9   8   64   38   26   72  GC
   6  Nacional                 38  20   7  11   55   36   19   67
   7  Eterna Stars             38  15  10  13   49   33   16   55
   8  Canalave Dragons         38  14  10  14   47   51   -4   52
   9  Chiquito FC              38  13  11  14   51   54   -3   50
  10  Marinos Metropolis       38  14   8  16   49   54   -5   50
  11  AS Vaud                  38  10  16  12   39   38    1   46
  12  Nord Energie FC          38  13   7  18   48   62  -14   46
  13  Ajax Carloburgo          38  10  13  15   49   58   -9   43
  14  AD Cerro                 38  11   8  19   49   67  -18   41
  15  Hamanos Athletic Club    38  10  11  17   43   62  -19   41
  16  Pradera FC               38  11   7  20   37   63  -26   40
  17  Slateport Bulls          38   8  15  15   44   50   -6   39  P-O
  18  Valencia FC              38   9   9  20   32   61  -29   36  REL
  19  AS Montreux              38   8   6  24   26   56  -30   30  REL
  20  FC Fauxham               38   3   8  27   30   80  -50   17  REL

The Canalave Crown (Sponsored by UltraTeam):

Since Metropolis Alligators won both the Apertura and the Clausura Tournaments, they have automatically been awarded with the Canalave Crown trophy, becoming the second team to win it without a previous match after Nacional in VSL 7.

CHAMPIONS
Metropolis Alligators (3rd title)

Valladar B-League Final Standings

Pos   Team                           P   W   D   L  GF  GA   GD  Pts
  1 SC Caimanes                     38  24   5   9  71  38  +33   77  CH - SBCC
  2 AC Tallin                       38  20  12   6  64  34  +30   72  P - SBCC
  3 Hoxford Rovers                  38  20   9   9  62  39  +23   69  P/O
  4 FC Lili                         38  19  11   8  53  29  +24   68  P/O
  5 Universitario de Maldonado      38  20   7  11  49  41   +8   67  P/O
  6 Gatineau UC 98                  38  18   9  11  61  55   +6   63  P/O
  7 Cardenales FC                   38  15  13  10  58  40  +18   58
  8 Pumas Maldonado                 38  15  10  13  57  56   +1   55
  9 SC Alcázares                    38  15   9  14  56  50   +6   54
 10 FC Borderville                  38  15   8  15  35  38   -3   53
 11 RC Corania                      38  14  10  14  36  31   +5   52
 12 RC Belfort                      38  15   7  16  60  60   +0   52
 13 Deportivo Aguablanca            38  13  12  13  39  42   -3   51
 14 Tessano FC                      38  12  11  15  54  56   -2   47
 15 Servette FC                     38  12   6  20  44  57  -13   42
 16 AC Talamonte                    38  10  10  18  41  57  -16   40
 17 Alejandría SC                   38   8  14  16  31  46  -15   38  REL
 18 Minault United                  38   9   9  20  49  69  -20   36  REL
 19 Bellavista Jets                 38   9   7  22  41  81  -40   34  REL
 20 Trois-Rivières Athletic         38   4   7  27  32  74  -42   19  REL

Valladar B-League Final Play-Offs

This is another crazy invention by the VFA. So, how will this work? Quite simple, the final play-offs will be contested by teams from third to sixth place in the B-League season, and will decide the third promoted team, the B-League representative in the promotion-relegation play-off against Slateport Bulls and the last two SBCC berths. The four teams will compete in a knockout competition, with the third-placed team being drawn against the sixth-placed team and the fourth-placed team against the fifth-placed team. The winners of those matches will qualify to the SBCC and will compete for the last promotion spot and the play-off spot. The winners of the B-League play-off will be promoted to the Super League and the losers will compete in the promotion-relegation play-off for the last promotion spot.

Semi-Finals:

Gatineau UC 98 (6) 2-1 (3) Hoxford Rovers
Hoxford Rovers (3) 1-0 (6) Gatineau UC 98
Agg: Hoxford Rovers 3-3 Gatineau UC 98 (Hoxford Rovers wins on away goals rule)

Universitario de Maldonado (5) 2-0 (4) FC Lili
FC Lili (4) 0-1 (5) Universitario de Maldonado
Agg: FC Lili 0-3 Universitario de Maldonado

Final:

Universitario de Maldonado (5) 3-1 (3) Hoxford Rovers
Hoxford Rovers (3) 3-1 (5) Universitario de Maldonado (3-1 AET; 4-5 PKs)
Agg: Hoxford Rovers 4-4 Universitario de Maldonado (Universitario de Maldonado wins on penalty kicks)

Promotion-Relegation Play-Off: Slateport Bulls vs. Hoxford Rovers

Hoxford Rovers 1-0 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 3-0 Hoxford Rovers (3-1 agg)

Thus, Slateport Bulls keep their place for the next Valladar Super League season.

SUMMARY OF THE SEASON:

Apertura Champion: Metropolis Alligators
Clausura Champion: Metropolis Alligators
Canalave Crown Champion: Metropolis Alligators
Relegated Teams: Valencia FC, AS Montreux, FC Fauxham
Promoted Teams: SC Caimanes, AC Tallin, Universitario de Maldonado

Top Scorers:

1. Per-Olivier Johansson-Bakvis (Cotdelapoms, Metropolis Alligators): 25 goals (Golden Boot)
2. Miroslav Filo (Mytannion, Olympique de Fontvielle): 22 goals (Silver Boot)
3. Andrés Pérez (Tannenberg FC): 22 goals (Bronze Boot)
4. Frank Zapata (Tannenberg FC): 22 goals
5. Miguel Flórez (Metropolis Alligators): 22 goals

INTERNATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

TakilQuip Champions' Cup 29:
Metropolis Alligators - Canalave Crown Winners (Champions Path)
Olympique de Fontvielle - Best Non-Champion Team (Non-Champions Path)

Globe Cup 26:
Fontvielle Impact - Third-placed team in the Overall Standings
Tannenberg FC - Fourth-placed team in the Overall Standings
AS Bezieres - Fifth-placed team in the Overall Standings

Chronowire Series B Champions' Cup 26:
SC Caimanes - Valladar B-League Champions
AC Tallin - Valladar B-League Runners-up
Universitario de Maldonado - Valladar B-League Final Play-Off Winners
Hoxford Rovers - Valladar B-League Final Play-Off Runners-up

Cygnus Cup 4:
Metropolis Alligators - King's Shield winners

by **Valladares** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 2:46 pm

(OOC: Due to RL commitments, no preview will be made for the upcoming VSL season. Expect to see less matchday info than usual, as well.)

THE KING'S SHIELD - FIFTH EDITION

The fifth edition of the King's Shield was contested by the 40 teams that will compete in the next Super League and B-League. This was another Shield full of excitement and thrilling matches, and also contested with passion by all the teams involved in it. But at the end, only one of them lifted the crown defended by Metropolis Alligators. Without further ado, here are the results:

Play-In Round
Bretford Royals 1-0 FC Fauxham
FC Fauxham 0-2 Bretford Royals (0-3 agg)

Olympique de Coulombes 0-1 AS Montreux
AS Montreux 2-0 Olympique de Coulombes (3-0 agg)

Carloburgo Phoenix 1-2 Valencia FC
Valencia FC 1-1 Carloburgo Phoenix (3-2 agg)

AS Lausanne 0-4 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 3-0 AS Lausanne (7-0 agg)

AC Talamonte 2-1 Pradera FC
Pradera FC 1-0 AC Talamonte (2-2 agg) (Pradera FC wins on away goals rule)

Servette FC 4-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-2 Servette FC (2-6 agg)

Tessano FC 0-2 AD Cerro
AD Cerro 4-3 Tessano FC (6-3 agg)

Dep. Aguablanca 3-0 Ajax Carloburgo
Ajax Carloburgo 1-3 Dep. Aguablanca (1-6 agg)

The Play-In Round had teams placed from 13th to 20th place in the last Super League season (including Slateport Bulls, who finished in a dreadful 17th place last season), teams placed from 13th to 17th in the last B-League season, and the four promoted teams from the Tercera Liga to the B-League last season (Bretford, Coulombes, Lausanne and Phoenix). Like last season, Ajax Carloburgo and Hamanos Athletic Club were knocked out in this round once again, but the other matches went as planned, with the only exception being the match between Fauxham and Bretford, with victory for the Royals.

Round of 32
RC Belfort 0-4 Nord Energie FC
Nord Energie FC 0-1 RC Belfort (4-1 agg)

RC Corania 1-0 AS Vaud
AS Vaud 1-0 RC Corania (1-1 AET, 1-2 agg)

FC Borderville 0-1 Marinos Metropolis
Marinos Metropolis 2-0 FC Borderville (3-0 agg)

SC Alcázares 3-3 Chiquito FC
Chiquito FC 2-2 SC Alcázares (5-5 agg) (Chiquito FC wins on away goals rule)

Pumas Maldonado 0-1 Canalave Dragons
Canalave Dragons 2-3 Pumas Maldonado (3-3 agg) (Pumas Maldonado wins on away goals rule)

Cardenales FC 0-0 Eterna Stars
Eterna Stars 0-1 Cardenales FC (0-1 agg)

Gatineau UC 98 1-1 Nacional
Nacional 1-2 Gatineau UC 98 (2-3 agg)

FC Lili 1-3 AS Bezieres
AS Bezieres 0-0 FC Lili (3-1 agg)

Hoxford Rovers 0-2 Tannenberg FC
Tannenberg FC 2-2 Hoxford Rovers (4-2 agg)

Universitario Maldonado 0-0 Fontvielle Impact
Fontvielle Impact 1-0 Universitario Maldonado (1-0 agg)

AC Tallin 2-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-2 AC Tallin (1-4 agg)

SC Caimanes 0-0 Metropolis Alligators
Metropolis Alligators 0-1 SC Caimanes (0-1 agg)

Bretford Royals 0-1 AS Montreux
AS Montreux 1-0 Bretford Royals (2-0 agg)

Valencia FC 0-0 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 0-0 Valencia FC (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 1-2 PKs)

Pradera FC 3-0 Servette FC
Servette FC 0-1 Pradera FC (0-4 agg)

AD Cerro 0-0 Dep. Aguablanca
Dep. Aguablanca 1-0 AD Cerro (1-0 agg)

And the Alligators are out. In the "Reptilian Derby" held in the Round of 32, the B-League champions managed to get rid of the Shield holders in a tense showdown. Olympique, Nacional, Eterna Stars and the Bulls were other heavyweights who had to bow out of the competition sooner than expected after their respective losses to Tallin, Gatineau, Cardenales and Valencia. The Impact had some problems to beat Universitario, while Bezieres, Marinos and Tannenberg are also in the next round.

Round of 16
Nord Energie FC 0-1 RC Corania
RC Corania 0-1 Nord Energie FC (0-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 2-3 PKs)

Marinos Metropolis 2-1 Chiquito FC
Chiquito FC 1-0 Marinos Metropolis (2-2 agg) (Chiquito FC wins on away goals rule)

Pumas Maldonado 1-2 Cardenales FC
Cardenales FC 0-2 Pumas Maldonado (2-3 agg)

Gatineau UC 98 0-1 AS Bezieres
AS Bezieres 0-0 Gatineau UC 98 (1-0 agg)

Tannenberg FC 1-0 Fontvielle Impact
Fontvielle Impact 1-0 Tannenberg FC (1-1 AET, 1-2 agg)

AC Tallin 4-3 SC Caimanes
SC Caimanes 1-2 AC Tallin (4-6 agg)

AS Montreux 1-3 Valencia FC
Valencia FC 3-0 AS Montreux (6-1 agg)

Pradera FC 1-0 Dep. Aguablanca
Dep. Aguablanca 3-2 Pradera FC (3-3 agg) (Pradera FC wins on away goals rule)

Fontvielle Impact and Tannenberg faced each other in this round once again, with the Citizens getting their revenge and kicking the Impact out of the tournament with a dramatic goal on extra-time. Bezieres also qualified to the quarterfinals, but Gatineau was a hard nut to crack for them. However, Marinos' dream ended in Chiquito with their loss at the hands of "Os Verdes", while Tallin, Valencia and Pumas will be the B-League representatives in the Quarterfinals.

Quarter-Finals
Nord Energie FC 1-1 Chiquito FC
Chiquito FC 1-1 Nord Energie FC (1-2 AET, 2-3 agg)

Pumas Maldonado 0-4 AS Bezieres
AS Bezieres 3-0 Pumas Maldonado (7-0 agg)

Tannenberg FC 1-1 AC Tallin
AC Tallin 1-1 Tannenberg FC (2-1 AET, 3-2 agg)

Valencia FC 0-1 Pradera FC
Pradera FC 3-0 Valencia FC (4-0 agg)

Tallin managed to do the miracle and beat Tannenberg in what could become the most memorable Carloburgo Derby for the Southern Gunners. With that victory, Tallin are in the semi-finals, while the TFC are out of the tournament. That leaves Bezieres as the strongest candidates for the Shield, after their 7-0 victory over Pumas on aggregate. Another regional derby was held during the Quarterfinals: the Clásico Antioqueño between Valencia and Pradera, with the Verdiblancos making it to the semi-finals for the first time ever. Nord Energie gave a shock to Chiquito and will also play the semi-finals.

Semi-Finals
Nord Energie FC 1-1 AS Bezieres
AS Bezieres 2-0 Nord Energie FC (3-1 agg)

AC Tallin 1-2 Pradera FC
Pradera FC 0-1 AC Tallin (2-2 agg) (Pradera FC wins on away goals rule)

Pradera crushed Tallin's hopes of a King's Shield final first appearance, and will play the Shield's final after kicking out their Meadow rivals. On the other hand, Bezieres defeated Nord Energie and qualified to the final against the Verdiblancos.

Final
AS Bezieres 0-0 Pradera FC
Pradera FC 1-2 AS Bezieres (1-2 agg)

Congratulations to AS Bezieres, the winners of the fifth King's Shield!

With this title, AS Bezieres have earned the right to represent Valladares in the next Cygnus Cup.

by **Valladares** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:51 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY OGI BANKA - FIFTEENTH SEASON (PART I OF II)

Apertura Tournament

And the Mytanar investors in Olympique de Fontvielle finally accomplished their task, with the OF winning the Apertura Tournament, a bye to the Canalave Crown and a berth in the next TQCC. With 14 matches won, two drawn and only three lost, an attractive offensive proposal brought by coach Jean Camacho, and despite having lost Miroslav Filo before the start of this season, "Les Jaune et Bleu" are close to claim their place among the top teams in Valladares. The current Crown holders, Metropolis Alligators were close to win another Apertura, however, crucial away losses to Fontvielle Impact and Ajax Carloburgo were enough to dash the aspirations of the Alligators. The Alligators' main arch-enemies, Marinos (with M. Filo on board) managed to end in a meritorious third place after many seasons of frustration, which gives them a wide margin of maneuver to book a spot in a UICA competition at the end of the season.

Nord Energie were the surprise package of the Apertura, finishing in fourth place with 34 points, and above some of the Super League powerhouses, like the Impact (fifth - 33 points), the Stars (sixth - 32 points), Tannenberg (seventh - 27 points) and Bezieres (ninth - 27 points). While the Impact and the Stars still have some chances to kick Nord Energie out of the UICA spots, Tannenberg and Bezieres will have a huge mountain to climb during the next Clausura if they want to be in contention for one of these international spots, thanks to the irregularity both of them showed during this Apertura. Specially Bezieres, winning 5-2 a match and then going to lose the next one by the same score is not justified.

In the middle of the standings, everything's as usual, except for two things: Nacional in eleventh place and Slateport Bulls in fifteenth. It has become obvious that Slateport's problem goes beyond the sporting part...more exactly, their pathetic members of the Board. The Dragons, Vaud, Ajax and Caimanes will have to do their best in the upcoming Clausura if they don't want to have problems with the relegation zone.

And, in the lower zone of the standings, five teams are reeling: Pradera, Hamanos, Cerro, Tallin and Universitario. The "Verdiblancos" are saved by the moment, but that's not a thing to celebrate, while the HAC would play the relegation playoff if the league had finished now. As for Cerro, Tallin and Universitario, the goal for them is a superb campaign in the Clausura. And Universitario has to get a victory, and soon...they were the only team in the Valladar professional league system (Super League, B-League and Tercera Liga) not to get a win before the mid-season hiatus.

Standings after Matchday 19 - Apertura Tournament

Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Olympique de Fontvielle      19  14  2   3  42  19  +23  44 TQCC
  2 Metropolis Alligators        19  14  1   4  36  14  +22  43
  3 Marinos Metropolis           19  12  5   2  34  18  +16  41
  4 Nord Energie FC              19   9  7   3  22  18   +4  34
  5 Fontvielle Impact            19  10  3   6  41  28  +13  33
  6 Eterna Stars                 19   9  5   5  33  21  +12  32
  7 Tannenberg FC                19   7  6   6  27  17  +10  27
  8 Chiquito FC                  19   7  6   6  32  29   +3  27
  9 AS Bezieres                  19   7  6   6  30  30   +0  27
 10 Canalave Dragons             19   8  2   9  23  27   -4  26
 11 Nacional                     19   6  6   7  19  23   -4  24
 12 SC Caimanes                  19   6  5   8  24  26   -2  23
 13 Ajax Carloburgo              19   6  5   8  22  30   -8  23
 14 AS Vaud                      19   6  4   9  22  26   -4  22
 15 Slateport Bulls              19   5  5   9  28  30   -2  20
 16 Pradera FC                   19   4  8   7  24  30   -6  20
 17 Hamanos Athletic Club        19   5  5   9  15  23   -8  20
 18 AD Cerro                     19   5  4  10  23  34  -11  19
 19 AC Tallin                    19   3  4  12  17  46  -29  13
 20 Universitario de Maldonado   19   0  5  14  12  37  -25   5

With this title, Olympique de Fontvielle will represent Valladares in the TakilQuip Champions' Cup 30. The other valladar teams in the next international tournaments will be announced after the Clausura Tournament.

Valladar B-League Standings after Matchday 19

Team                             P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Gatineau UC 98              19  13  4   2  30  12  +18  43
  2 AS Montreux                 19  12  4   3  42  16  +26  40
  3 Valencia FC                 19  12  3   4  29  14  +15  39
  4 Hoxford Rovers              19  10  5   4  52  35  +17  35
  5 Tessano FC                  19  10  5   4  37  27  +10  35
  6 FC Fauxham                  19   9  6   4  33  20  +13  33
  7 Deportivo Aguablanca        19   9  4   6  28  27   +1  31
  8 FC Borderville              19   9  3   7  29  22   +7  30
  9 FC Lili                     19   7  6   6  37  29   +8  27
 10 RC Corania                  19   8  3   8  20  18   +2  27
 11 Pumas Maldonado             19   7  5   7  26  23   +3  26
 12 Cardenales FC               19   8  2   9  19  23   -4  26
 13 RC Belfort                  19   6  6   7  27  31   -4  24
 14 Servette FC                 19   5  7   7  26  24   +2  22
 15 AC Talamonte                19   4  7   8  17  27  -10  19
 16 Bretford Royals             19   5  2  12  18  33  -15  17
 17 SC Alcázares                19   3  8   8  15  34  -19  17
 18 Olympique de Coulombes      19   3  5  11  14  33  -19  14
 19 Carloburgo Phoenix          19   3  4  12  11  42  -31  13
 20 AS Lausanne                 19   1  3  15  13  33  -20   6

by **Valladares** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:18 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY OGI BANKA - FIFTEENTH SEASON (PART II OF II)

Clausura Tournament

And the Clausura ended with smiles for some teams and sorrow and pain for some others. Metropolis Alligators managed to win the Clausura tournament, the TQCC berth and the chance to face Olympique de Fontvielle in the Canalave Crown for the title of the season. The Impact and Bezieres will return to the Globe Cup, thanks to the Impact's regularity throughout the season and Bezieres' remarkable Clausura Tournament. Marinos Metropolis will be returning to a UICA tournament after a long absence, while Nacional, TFC and the Stars were left with nothing (once again). After last season's disaster, the Bulls managed to do a decent campaign, while Universitario and Tallin will return to the B-League. These two teams will be joined by Cerro, who will finally return to the second division, and Pradera will have to contest the fearsome relegation play-off against a B-League team. And, here are the standings:

Standings after Matchday 19 - Clausura Tournament

Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Metropolis Alligators        19  14  2   3  42  16  +26  44  TQCC
  2 Fontvielle Impact            19  11  7   1  37  18  +19  40
  3 AS Bezieres                  19  11  1   7  25  18   +7  34
  4 Olympique de Fontvielle      19   9  6   4  35  25  +10  33
  5 Tannenberg FC                19   8  8   3  34  19  +15  32
  6 Marinos Metropolis           19   9  4   6  20  16   +4  31
  7 Nacional                     19   8  4   7  30  33   -3  28
  8 Slateport Bulls              19   8  3   8  27  22   +5  27
  9 Chiquito FC                  19   7  5   7  20  19   +1  26
 10 Ajax Carloburgo              19   6  8   5  19  20   -1  26
 11 AS Vaud                      19   7  4   8  22  26   -4  25
 12 Nord Energie FC              19   6  6   7  24  24   +0  24
 13 Hamanos Athletic Club        19   6  6   7  16  23   -7  24
 14 Canalave Dragons             19   6  4   9  17  28  -11  22
 15 Eterna Stars                 19   6  3  10  25  32   -7  21
 16 Pradera FC                   19   5  6   8  19  26   -7  21
 17 SC Caimanes                  19   4  7   8  22  31   -9  19
 18 AD Cerro                     19   4  6   9  16  23   -7  18
 19 AC Tallin                    19   3  7   9  15  27  -12  16
 20 Universitario de Maldonado   19   2  3  14   9  28  -19   9

With their title in this Clausura, Metropolis Alligators have earned the second and last valladar berth to TakilQuip Champions' Cup 30. The valladar teams that qualified to the Globe Cup will be determined by the Overall Standings results.

Overall Standings:

Pos  Team                       P   W   D   L   GF   GA   GD  Pts
   1  Metropolis Alligators    38  28   3   7   78   30   48   87  TQCC
   2  Olympique de Fontvielle  38  23   8   7   77   44   33   77  TQCC
   3  Fontvielle Impact        38  21  10   7   78   46   32   73  GC
   4  Marinos Metropolis       38  21   9   8   54   34   20   72  GC
   5  AS Bezieres              38  18   7  13   55   48    7   61  GC/CYG
   6  Tannenberg FC            38  15  14   9   61   36   25   59
   7  Nord Energie FC          38  15  13  10   46   42    4   58
   8  Eterna Stars             38  15   8  15   58   53    5   53
   9  Chiquito FC              38  14  11  13   52   48    4   53
  10  Nacional                 38  14  10  14   49   56   -7   52
  11  Ajax Carloburgo          38  12  13  13   41   50   -9   49
  12  Canalave Dragons         38  14   6  18   40   55  -15   48
  13  Slateport Bulls          38  13   8  17   55   52    3   47
  14  AS Vaud                  38  13   8  17   44   52   -8   47
  15  Hamanos Athletic Club    38  11  11  16   31   46  -15   44
  16  SC Caimanes              38  10  12  16   46   57  -11   42
  17  Pradera FC               38   9  14  15   43   56  -13   41  P-O
  18  AD Cerro                 38   9  10  19   39   57  -18   37  REL
  19  AC Tallin                38   6  11  21   32   73  -41   29  REL
  20  Universitario Maldonado  38   2   8  28   21   65  -44   14  REL

The Canalave Crown (Sponsored by UltraTeam):

The Canalave Crown is an annual match played between the Apertura Champion and the Clausura Champion. This match defines the Champion of the Season. The match will be played at the Dragon Stadium in Canalave. (Cap: 35,000)

THE CANALAVE CROWN: Olympique de Fontvielle vs Metropolis Alligators


Dragon Stadium - Canalave (Att: 34,875)

Olympique de Fontvielle 0-2 Metropolis Alligators (Johansson-Bakvis 8'; Flórez 78')

CHAMPIONS
Metropolis Alligators (4th title)

Valladar B-League Final Standings

Pos   Team                       P   W   D   L  GF  GA   GD  Pts
  1 AS Montreux                 38  27   7   4  82  30  +52  88  CH - SBCC
  2 Deportivo Aguablanca        38  22   7   9  55  40  +15  73  P - SBCC
  3 FC Fauxham                  38  21   8   9  76  47  +29  71  P/O
  4 Gatineau UC 98              38  21   7  10  52  35  +17  70  P/O
  5 Valencia FC                 38  20   9   9  54  35  +19  69  P/O
  6 Hoxford Rovers              38  18  12   8  84  62  +22  66  P/O
  7 Pumas Maldonado             38  17   9  12  60  49  +11  60
  8 FC Lili                     38  15  12  11  63  45  +18  57
  9 RC Belfort                  38  16   9  13  59  49  +10  57
 10 RC Corania                  38  17   6  15  37  33   +4  57
 11 Cardenales FC               38  15  10  13  51  44   +7  55
 12 Tessano FC                  38  14  10  14  53  51   +2  52
 13 FC Borderville              38  15   7  16  52  51   +1  52
 14 Servette FC                 38  12  10  16  54  52   +2  46
 15 AC Talamonte                38  11  10  17  33  50  -17  43
 16 Bretford Royals             38   9   8  21  32  56  -24  35
 17 SC Alcázares                38   7  13  18  37  65  -28  34  REL
 18 Olympique de Coulombes      38   4  12  22  25  60  -35  24  REL
 19 Carloburgo Phoenix          38   6   6  26  25  81  -56  24  REL
 20 AS Lausanne                 38   4   6  28  24  73  -49  18  REL

Valladar B-League Final Play-Offs

Semi-Finals:

Hoxford Rovers (6) 0-0 (3) FC Fauxham
FC Fauxham (3) 1-1 (6) Hoxford Rovers
Agg: FC Fauxham 1-1 Hoxford Rovers (Hoxford Rovers wins on away goals rule)

Valencia FC (5) 1-0 (4) Gatineau UC 98
Gatineau UC 98 (4) 3-1 (5) Valencia FC
Agg: Gatineau UC 98 3-2 Valencia FC

Final:

Hoxford Rovers (6) 4-2 (4) Gatineau UC 98
Gatineau UC 98 (4) 1-2 (6) Hoxford Rovers
Agg: Gatineau UC 98 3-6 Hoxford Rovers

Promotion-Relegation Play-Off: Pradera FC vs. Gatineau UC 98

Gatineau UC 98 2-2 Pradera FC
Pradera FC 2-1 Gatineau UC 98 (4-3 agg)

Thus, Pradera FC keep their place for the next Valladar Super League season.

SUMMARY OF THE SEASON:

Apertura Champion: Olympique de Fontvielle
Clausura Champion: Metropolis Alligators
Canalave Crown Champion: Metropolis Alligators
Relegated Teams: AD Cerro, AC Tallin, Universitario de Maldonado
Promoted Teams: AS Montreux, Deportivo Aguablanca, Hoxford Rovers

Top Scorers:

1. Miguel Flórez (Metropolis Alligators): 24 goals (Golden Boot)
2. Simão (Olympique de Fontvielle): 22 goals (Silver Boot)
3. Per-Olivier Johansson-Bakvis (Cotdelapoms, Metropolis Alligators): 21 goals (Bronze Boot)
4. Miroslav Filo (Mytannion, Marinos Metropolis): 20 goals
5. Edwin Aguilar (Marinos Metropolis): 18 goals

INTERNATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

TakilQuip Champions' Cup 30:
Metropolis Alligators - Canalave Crown Winners (Champions Path)
Olympique de Fontvielle - Canalave Crown Runners-up (Non-Champions Path)

Globe Cup 27:
Fontvielle Impact - Third-placed team in the Overall Standings
Marinos Metropolis - Fourth-placed team in the Overall Standings
AS Bezieres - Fifth-placed team in the Overall Standings

Chronowire Series B Champions' Cup 27:
AS Montreux - Valladar B-League Champions
Deportivo Aguablanca - Valladar B-League Runners-up
Hoxford Rovers - Valladar B-League Final Play-Off Winners
Gatineau UC 98 - Valladar B-League Final Play-Off Runners-up

Cygnus Cup 5:
AS Bezieres - King's Shield winners

by **Valladares** » Thu May 12, 2011 5:24 pm

(OOC: Due to RL commitments, no preview will be made for the upcoming VSL season. Expect to see less matchday info than usual, as well.)

THE KING'S SHIELD - SIXTH EDITION

The sixth edition of the King's Shield was contested by the 40 teams that will compete in the next Super League and B-League. With AS Bezieres as the current Shield holders, and some unexpected events during the first stages of the tournament, we were able to see a new team hoisting the Shield. Who were the winners this time? Without further ado, here are the results:

Play-In Round
Deportivo Lomas 1-0 Universitario Maldonado
Universitario Maldonado 0-1 Deportivo Lomas (0-2 agg)

Hoxford Athletic 0-3 AC Tallin
AC Tallin 2-3 Hoxford Athletic (5-3 agg)

Dynamo Metropolis 2-1 AD Cerro
AD Cerro 1-1 Dynamo Metropolis (2-3 agg)

Edmonton United 1-1 Pradera FC
Pradera FC 2-2 Edmonton United (3-3 agg) (Edmonton United wins on away goals rule)

Bretford Royals 1-1 SC Caimanes
SC Caimanes 0-1 Bretford Royals (1-2 agg)

AC Talamonte 0-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-3 AC Talamonte (0-3 agg)

Servette FC 1-0 AS Vaud
AS Vaud 1-0 Servette FC (1-1 AET, 1-2 agg)

FC Borderville 0-0 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 1-0 FC Borderville (1-0 agg)

The Play-In Round had teams placed from 13th to 20th place in the last Super League season, teams placed from 13th to 17th in the last B-League season, and the four promoted teams from the Tercera Liga to the B-League last season (Edmonton, Dynamo, Hoxford Athletic and Lomas). We must say that, like the last season, this round included the presence of Slateport Bulls. And there were lots of surprises: Vaud, Hamanos, Caimanes, Pradera, Cerro and Universitario lost their respective matches, while Tallin and the Bulls were the only favorites that managed to make it to the round of 32.

Round of 32
Tessano FC 1-1 Canalave Dragons
Canalave Dragons 4-2 Tessano FC (5-3 agg)

Cardenales FC 1-1 Ajax Carloburgo
Ajax Carloburgo 1-0 Cardenales FC (2-1 agg)

RC Corania 1-5 Nacional
Nacional 1-1 RC Corania (6-2 agg)

RC Belfort 0-1 Chiquito FC
Chiquito FC 2-3 RC Belfort (3-3 agg) (RC Belfort wins on away goals rule)

FC Lili 1-1 Eterna Stars
Eterna Stars 1-0 FC Lili (2-1 agg)

Pumas Maldonado 2-1 Nord Energie FC
Nord Energie FC 0-2 Pumas Maldonado (1-4 agg)

Hoxford Rovers 3-3 Tannenberg FC
Tannenberg FC 0-2 Hoxford Rovers (3-5 agg)

Valencia FC 2-0 AS Bezieres
AS Bezieres 3-3 Valencia FC (3-5 agg)

Gatineau UC 98 1-2 Marinos Metropolis
Marinos Metropolis 1-1 Gatineau UC 98 (3-2 agg)

FC Fauxham 2-0 Fontvielle Impact
Fontvielle Impact 1-0 FC Fauxham (1-2 agg)

Dep. Aguablanca 2-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Olympique de Fontvielle 3-0 Dep. Aguablanca (5-2 agg)

AS Montreux 0-0 Metropolis Alligators
Metropolis Alligators 7-3 AS Montreux (7-3 agg)

Deportivo Lomas 0-1 AC Tallin
AC Tallin 2-0 Deportivo Lomas (3-0 agg)

Dynamo Metropolis 3-0 Edmonton United
Edmonton United 0-2 Dynamo Metropolis (0-5 agg)

Bretford Royals 1-0 AC Talamonte
AC Talamonte 0-1 Bretford Royals (0-2 agg)

Servette FC 1-1 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 4-3 Servette FC (5-4 agg)

The Shield holders are left behind once again in this round. As happened with the Alligators last season, Bezieres were kicked out by Valencia in the round of 16, meaning that there will be a new champion. Two strong candidates for the Shield, Fontvielle Impact and Tannenberg, also bowed out of the tournament after their losses to Fauxham and Hoxford Rovers, respectively, while the Alligators, Olympique, Marinos, the Stars, Nacional, Slateport and the Dragons are still in competence.

Round of 16
Canalave Dragons 1-3 Ajax Carloburgo
Ajax Carloburgo 2-3 Canalave Dragons (5-4 agg)

Nacional 0-0 RC Belfort
RC Belfort 2-1 Nacional (2-1 agg)

Eterna Stars 4-0 Pumas Maldonado
Pumas Maldonado 0-0 Eterna Stars (0-4 agg)

Hoxford Rovers 0-0 Valencia FC
Valencia FC 1-1 Hoxford Rovers (1-1 agg) (Hoxford Rovers wins on away goals rule)

Marinos Metropolis 1-0 FC Fauxham
FC Fauxham 0-1 Marinos Metropolis (0-2 agg)

Olympique de Fontvielle 1-2 Metropolis Alligators
Metropolis Alligators 2-1 Olympique de Fontvielle (4-2 agg)

AC Tallin 1-0 Dynamo Metropolis
Dynamo Metropolis 0-2 AC Tallin (0-3 agg)

Bretford Royals 0-2 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 0-2 Bretford Royals (1-2 AET, 3-2 agg)

And the long-awaited clash between the best two teams during the last two VSL seasons ended with a victory for Metropolis Alligators over the already-hateful Olympique de ~~Moneyville~~ Fontvielle. Eterna Stars and Marinos Metropolis are still in contention, leaving Pumas and Fauxham with their hands empty, while a dramatic goal in extra time allowed Slateport Bulls to get rid of the tricky Bretford Royals. Ajax are also in contention, however, Nacional's luck was totally different, as they lost to Belfort and bowed out of the Shield. Tallin are the other B-League representatives in the King's Shield's quarterfinals.

Quarter-Finals
Ajax Carloburgo 0-1 RC Belfort
RC Belfort 1-0 Ajax Carloburgo (2-0 agg)

Eterna Stars 1-1 Hoxford Rovers
Hoxford Rovers 0-1 Eterna Stars (1-2 agg)

Marinos Metropolis 2-0 Metropolis Alligators
Metropolis Alligators 0-3 Marinos Metropolis (0-5 agg)

AC Tallin 1-2 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 1-0 AC Tallin (3-1 agg)

Carloburgo was left without representatives in the King's Shield semifinal, after Ajax and Tallin were both knocked out of the tournament by Belfort and Slateport, respectively. The Rovers proved to be a hard nut to crack for the Stars, however, they were defeated and the Stars advanced to the semifinal. Meanwhile, in the Metropolitan Derby, Marinos managed to stop their arch-rivals and prevented them from winning yet another title, knocking them out of the competition. Marinos Metropolis, Slateport Bulls, Eterna Stars and RC Belfort…one of them will win the King’s Shield and the valladar berth to the next Cygnus Cup.

Semi-Finals
RC Belfort 1-5 Eterna Stars
Eterna Stars 3-0 RC Belfort (8-1 agg)

Marinos Metropolis 1-0 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 1-2 Marinos Metropolis (1-3 agg)

Eterna Stars crushed Belfort in two matches and reached the final showing strong arguments to return to the international stage. The semifinal stage was also the end of the road for Slateport Bulls, as Marinos prevented an all-Eterna final from happening with two victories in the Blue Derby. This was another chapter to add to the records of the bitter rivalry between those two teams…

Final
Eterna Stars 0-2 Marinos Metropolis
Marinos Metropolis 0-1 Eterna Stars (2-1 agg)

Congratulations to Marinos Metropolis, the winners of the sixth King's Shield!

With this title, Marinos Metropolis have earned the right to represent Valladares in the next Cygnus Cup.

by **Valladares** » Fri May 13, 2011 2:17 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY OGI BANKA - SIXTEENTH SEASON (PART I OF II)

Apertura Tournament

In maybe the hottest Apertura Tournament ever contested in the Super League, AS Bezieres managed to win the first valladar ticket to the next TQCC, with 38 points. Despite having played all their home games away from their usual home, "Les Rouges" managed to show their class as a "Big" team throughout the first part of the season, and their regularity allowed them to win the first tournament of the year. Tannenberg and defending champions Metropolis Alligators were the ones who tried to exert most pressure on Bezieres, but their losses in crucial matches dashed their TQCC chances in the Apertura. Chiquito also did an impressive first half of the season, managing to end in fourth place with 36 points. "Citizens", "Alligators" and "Verdes" will start the Clausura with the upper hand to get one of the three Globe Cup berths via Overall Standings.

In fifth place, we have Fontvielle Impact. The Impact, who got 34 points in the Apertura, were also fighting for the first place against Bezieres, MA and Tannenberg, however, an ugly 4-1 trouncing at home courtesy of newbies Hoxford Rovers was the final nail on their chances in this Apertura. Olympique's Apertura campaign was full of ups and downs which ended placing them in sixth place with 33 points. Against all odds, the surprise package of this Apertura was not called "Nord Energie Football Club", as happened in previous seasons. Their place was filled by Pradera FC, instead. The "Verdiblancos", who were expected to be struggling in the bottom part of the standings, managed to do a decent Apertura with 31 points. Rest assured their stay in the Super League will be saved with three wins in the Clausura. Marinos, the Dragons and Nacional complete the Top-10 of this Apertura, the three of them with 28 points.

Now we go to the middle part of the standings, with two posh "guests" who were struggling thanks to their own irregularity. We're talking about the Eterna Stars and the Slateport Bulls, two teams that were supposed to be found fighting for titles and international berths in the upper part of standings, but for some reason, they have been anchored to the lower part of standings. The Stars and Bulls will have to show a lot of improvement in the next Clausura if they don't want to have problems with relegation. This also applies to Caimanes and the HAC, whose campaigns were fairly decent in this Apertura. It seems Hoxford Rovers' magic only affects the "Big 5", since three of their seven wins in the first half of season were against "Big" teams: a 2-1 in their home opener against the Alligators, a 2-4 at the luxurious White Meadow Arena and the aforementioned whooping of Fontvielle Impact. However, those spectacular performances didn't allow the Rovers to be placed in a higher place, as their 24 points will force them to do a better Clausura in order to stay safe from relegation.

Well, what do we have in the "red zone of standings"? Ajax, Nord Energie, Vaud, newbies Deportivo Aguablanca and Montreux. Their terrible performances in the Apertura have left them with problems for the Clausura, and we can expect another tight fight in this zone during the last part of season, like the one we usually have for the three GC berths.

Standings after Matchday 19 - Apertura Tournament

Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 AS Bezieres                  19  12  2   5  40  19  +21  38 TQCC
  2 Tannenberg FC                19  12  1   6  41  24  +17  37
  3 Metropolis Alligators        19  10  6   3  31  15  +16  36
  4 Chiquito FC                  19  11  3   5  21  15   +6  36
  5 Fontvielle Impact            19  11  1   7  30  24   +6  34
  6 Olympique de Fontvielle      19   9  6   4  29  20   +9  33
  7 Pradera FC                   19  10  1   8  18  26   -8  31
  8 Marinos Metropolis           19   8  4   7  29  24   +5  28
  9 Canalave Dragons             19   8  4   7  24  21   +3  28
 10 Nacional                     19   7  7   5  25  24   +1  28
 11 SC Caimanes                  19   8  2   9  27  31   -4  26
 12 Hamanos Athletic Club        19   6  7   6  21  19   +2  25
 13 Eterna Stars                 19   7  4   8  28  28   +0  25
 14 Hoxford Rovers               19   7  3   9  29  30   -1  24
 15 Slateport Bulls              19   5  5   9  21  32  -11  20
 16 Ajax Carloburgo              19   5  5   9  21  34  -13  20
 17 Nord Energie FC              19   5  4  10  25  29   -4  19
 18 AS Vaud                      19   4  6   9  22  26   -4  18
 19 Deportivo Aguablanca         19   3  4  12  19  42  -23  13
 20 AS Montreux                  19   3  3  13  15  33  -18  12

With this title, AS Bezieres will represent Valladares in the TakilQuip Champions' Cup 31. The other valladar teams in the next international tournaments will be announced after the Clausura Tournament.

Valladar B-League Standings after Matchday 19

Team                             P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 AD Cerro                    19  12  2   5  28  16  +12  38
  2 AC Tallin                   19  11  2   6  39  26  +13  35
  3 RC Belfort                  19  11  2   6  31  18  +13  35
  4 Edmonton United             19  11  2   6  40  28  +12  35
  5 RC Corania                  19  11  2   6  24  16   +8  35
  6 Tessano FC                  19  10  3   6  31  29   +2  33
  7 Valencia FC                 19   8  5   6  34  28   +6  29
  8 FC Lili                     19   8  5   6  26  23   +3  29
  9 FC Fauxham                  19   8  4   7  35  23  +12  28
 10 Dynamo Metropolis           19   7  6   6  15  18   -3  27
 11 Cardenales FC               19   7  5   7  26  27   -1  26
 12 Servette FC                 19   6  5   8  26  26   +0  23
 13 Gatineau UC 98              19   5  8   6  23  28   -5  23
 14 Universitario de Maldonado  19   6  4   9  18  21   -3  22
 15 AC Talamonte                19   6  4   9  16  24   -8  22
 16 Pumas Maldonado             19   5  6   8  17  20   -3  21
 17 Deportivo Lomas             19   6  2  11  16  30  -14  20
 18 Hoxford Athletic            19   5  4  10  16  29  -13  19
 19 FC Borderville              19   4  5  10  19  31  -12  17
 20 Bretford Royals             19   4  2  13  16  35  -19  14

by **Valladares** » Sat May 14, 2011 2:40 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY OGI BANKA - SIXTEENTH SEASON (PART II OF II)

Clausura Tournament

Metropolis Alligators won the Clausura tournament, as per custom. With 42 points, the Alligators sealed their presence in the next TQCC and will face Bezieres in Canalave for the national title. Meanwhile, Tannenberg, and both teams from Fontvielle managed to assure their Globe Cup berths thanks to some aid and punctures from Marinos. Pradera confirmed themselves as the season's surprise package with their promising seventh place, at the expense of Canalave Dragons, Eterna Stars and Chiquito. Nacional and Nord Energie were two big disappointments, and Hoxford's, Montreux's and Aguablanca's stay in the Super League only lasted one season, as those three teams will be back in the B-League for the next season. Meanwhile, Ajax will have to wait for the B-League Play-Offs results to know their rival for the promotion-relegation play-off. And, here are the standings:

Standings after Matchday 19 - Clausura Tournament

Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Metropolis Alligators        19  13  3   3  45  21  +24  42  TQCC
  2 Fontvielle Impact            19  11  3   5  41  26  +15  36
  3 Tannenberg FC                19  10  5   4  34  21  +13  35
  4 Marinos Metropolis           19  11  2   6  28  17  +11  35
  5 Olympique de Fontvielle      19  10  5   4  30  20  +10  35
  6 AS Bezieres                  19  10  2   7  34  26   +8  32
  7 Nord Energie FC              19   9  3   7  20  18   +2  30
  8 Eterna Stars                 19   8  5   6  26  23   +3  29
  9 Canalave Dragons             19   7  5   7  30  23   +7  26
 10 AS Vaud                      19   7  5   7  13  16   -3  26
 11 Hamanos Athletic Club        19   7  4   8  21  24   -3  25
 12 Slateport Bulls              19   7  4   8  28  34   -6  25
 13 Pradera FC                   19   7  3   9  21  28   -7  24
 14 Ajax Carloburgo              19   6  4   9  20  29   -9  22
 15 Nacional                     19   6  3  10  27  28   -1  21
 16 AS Montreux                  19   6  3  10  13  21   -8  21
 17 SC Caimanes                  19   5  4  10  25  32   -7  19
 18 Chiquito FC                  19   4  6   9  18  28  -10  18
 19 Deportivo Aguablanca         19   4  4  11  18  39  -21  16
 20 Hoxford Rovers               19   4  3  12  21  39  -18  15

With their title in this Clausura, Metropolis Alligators have earned the second and last valladar berth to TakilQuip Champions' Cup 31. The valladar teams that qualified to the Globe Cup will be determined by the Overall Standings results.

Overall Standings:

Pos  Team                       P   W   D   L   GF   GA   GD  Pts
   1  Metropolis Alligators    38  23   9   6   76   36   40   78  TQCC
   2  Tannenberg FC            38  22   6  10   75   45   30   72  GC
   3  AS Bezieres              38  22   4  12   74   45   29   70  TQCC
   4  Fontvielle Impact        38  22   4  12   71   50   21   70  GC
   5  Olympique de Fontvielle  38  19  11   8   59   40   19   68  GC
   6  Marinos Metropolis       38  19   6  13   57   41   16   63  CYG
   7  Pradera FC               38  17   4  17   39   54  -15   55
   8  Canalave Dragons         38  15   9  14   54   44   10   54
   9  Eterna Stars             38  15   9  14   54   51    3   54
  10  Chiquito FC              38  15   9  14   39   43   -4   54
  11  Hamanos Athletic Club    38  13  11  14   42   43   -1   50
  12  Nacional                 38  13  10  15   52   52    0   49
  13  Nord Energie FC          38  14   7  17   45   47   -2   49
  14  SC Caimanes              38  13   6  19   52   63  -11   45
  15  Slateport Bulls          38  12   9  17   49   66  -17   45
  16  AS Vaud                  38  11  11  16   35   42   -7   44
  17  Ajax Carloburgo          38  11   9  18   41   63  -22   42  P-O
  18  Hoxford Rovers           38  11   6  21   50   69  -19   39  REL
  19  AS Montreux              38   9   6  23   28   54  -26   33  REL
  20  Deportivo Aguablanca     38   7   8  23   37   81  -44   29  REL

The Canalave Crown (Sponsored by UltraTeam):

The Canalave Crown is an annual match played between the Apertura Champion and the Clausura Champion. This match defines the Champion of the Season. The match will be played at the Dragon Stadium in Canalave. (Cap: 35,000)

THE CANALAVE CROWN: AS Bezieres vs Metropolis Alligators


Dragon Stadium - Canalave (Att: 34,916)

AS Bezieres 3-2 Metropolis Alligators (Lamont 26', Hardy 78', Uribe 88'; Flórez 15', Johansson-Bakvis 54')

CHAMPIONS
AS Bezieres (4th title)

Valladar B-League Final Standings

Pos   Team                       P   W   D   L  GF  GA   GD  Pts
  1 AC Tallin                   38  22   5  11  70  43  +27  71  CH - SBCC
  2 Edmonton United             38  22   4  12  76  52  +24  70  P - SBCC
  3 AD Cerro                    38  21   6  11  55  39  +16  69  P/O
  4 FC Lili                     38  19   9  10  61  42  +19  66  P/O
  5 FC Fauxham                  38  18   8  12  68  47  +21  62  P/O
  6 RC Belfort                  38  18   8  12  70  53  +17  62  P/O
  7 RC Corania                  38  19   5  14  43  32  +11  62
  8 Gatineau UC 98              38  16  11  11  60  52   +8  59
  9 Universitario de Maldonado  38  17   6  15  48  37  +11  57
 10 Dynamo Metropolis           38  16   9  13  44  43   +1  57
 11 Valencia FC                 38  15   8  15  63  63   +0  53
 12 Pumas Maldonado             38  15   7  16  55  58   -3  52
 13 Tessano FC                  38  14   8  16  55  66  -11  50
 14 Servette FC                 38  14   6  18  49  56   -7  48
 15 FC Borderville              38  13   8  17  45  50   -5  47
 16 Cardenales FC               38  11  11  16  44  48   -4  44
 17 AC Talamonte                38  10  10  18  33  53  -20  40  REL
 18 Deportivo Lomas             38  10   5  23  29  67  -38  35  REL
 19 Hoxford Athletic            38   9   7  22  37  67  -30  34  REL
 20 Bretford Royals             38   8   5  25  32  69  -37  29  REL

Valladar B-League Final Play-Offs

Semi-Finals:

RC Belfort (6) 1-2 (3) AD Cerro
AD Cerro (3) 3-0 (6) RC Belfort
Agg: AD Cerro 5-1 RC Belfort

FC Fauxham (5) 2-0 (4) FC Lili
FC Lili (4) 0-0 (5) FC Fauxham
Agg: FC Lili 0-2 FC Fauxham

Final:

FC Fauxham (5) 1-3 (3) AD Cerro
AD Cerro (3) 2-1 (5) FC Fauxham
Agg: AD Cerro 5-2 FC Fauxham

Promotion-Relegation Play-Off: Ajax Carloburgo vs. FC Fauxham

FC Fauxham 3-0 Ajax Carloburgo
Ajax Carloburgo 1-1 FC Fauxham (1-4 agg)

Thus, FC Fauxham became the last team promoted to the Valladar Super League this season. Also, they became the first B-League team to defeat a Super League team in a play-off, while at the same time, Ajax became the first Super League side to be relegated via play-off.

SUMMARY OF THE SEASON:

Apertura Champion: AS Bezieres
Clausura Champion: Metropolis Alligators
Canalave Crown Champion: AS Bezieres
Relegated Teams: Hoxford Rovers, AS Montreux, Deportivo Aguablanca, Ajax Carloburgo
Promoted Teams: AC Tallin, Edmonton United, AD Cerro, FC Fauxham
Top Scorers:

1. Miroslav Filo (Mytannion, Marinos Metropolis): 25 goals (Golden Boot)
2. Yoan Gignac (Fontvielle Impact): 24 goals (Silver Boot)
3. Miguel Flórez (Metropolis Alligators): 22 goals (Bronze Boot)
4. Per-Olivier Johansson-Bakvis (Cotdelapoms, Metropolis Alligators): 20 goals
5. Frank Zapata (Tannenberg FC): 20 goals

INTERNATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

TakilQuip Champions' Cup 31:
AS Bezieres - Canalave Crown Winners (Champions Path)
Metropolis Alligators - Canalave Crown Runners-up (Non-Champions Path)

Globe Cup 28:
Tannenberg FC - Best-placed team in the Overall Standings
Fontvielle Impact - Fourth-placed team in the Overall Standings
Olympique de Fontvielle - Fifth-placed team in the Overall Standings

Chronowire Series B Champions' Cup 28:
AC Tallin - Valladar B-League Champions
Edmonton United - Valladar B-League Runners-up
AD Cerro - Valladar B-League Final Play-Off Winners
FC Fauxham - Valladar B-League Final Play-Off Runners-up

Cygnus Cup 6:
Marinos Metropolis - King's Shield winners

by **Valladares** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:56 pm

THE KING'S SHIELD - SEVENTH EDITION

40 teams that will compete in the next Super League and B-League seasons contested the seventh King's Shield, perhaps the last edition with that number of teams if the VFA approves the inclusion of Tercera Liga and even D4 League teams. Marinos Metropolis as the current Shield holders, and the "Big 5" start as favorites to win the Shield, however, surprises were also present this time. For the first time since the tournament's inception, the final was contested as a single match (by two unexpected finalists) at the National Stadium in Metropolis. Who were the winners this time? Without further ado, here are the results:

Play-In Round
Patriotas FC 1-1 Dep. Aguablanca
Dep. Aguablanca 1-0 Patriotas FC (2-1 agg)

Olympique de Coulombes 0-0 AS Montreux
AS Montreux 0-1 Olympique de Coulombes (0-1 agg)

AS Lausanne 2-1 Hoxford Rovers
Hoxford Rovers 2-0 AS Lausanne (3-2 agg)

SC Alcázares 1-3 Ajax Carloburgo
Ajax Carloburgo 2-0 SC Alcázares (5-1 agg)

Cardenales FC 0-1 AS Vaud
AS Vaud 1-1 Cardenales FC (2-1 agg)

FC Borderville 0-0 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 2-0 FC Borderville (2-0 agg)

Servette FC 0-2 SC Caimanes
SC Caimanes 1-0 Servette FC (3-0 agg)

Tessano FC 2-2 Nord Energie FC
Nord Energie FC 1-0 Tessano FC (3-2 agg)

Unlike previous editions, the Play-In Round had few surprises. And we say this because almost all the favorites to enter the proper tournament won their matches against lesser opposition. Slateport Bulls and SC Caimanes had no problems to get rid of the loose Borderville and Servette, respectively, Ajax dispatched Alcázares (who destroyed everyone in the Tercera Liga last season) with ease, while Nord Energie, Vaud and Aguablanca didn't allow any nasty surprises from their respective rivals. The Rovers crushed Lausanne's inflated hopes, while Montreux bowed out of the tournament after their defeat to Olympique de Coulombes, maybe the only upset this round.

Round of 32
Pumas Maldonado 1-6 Nacional
Nacional 1-0 Pumas Maldonado (7-1 agg)

Valencia FC 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Hamanos Athletic Club 4-1 Valencia FC (4-2 agg)

Dynamo Metropolis 1-0 Chiquito FC
Chiquito FC 1-1 Dynamo Metropolis (1-2 agg)

Universitario Maldonado 0-1 Eterna Stars
Eterna Stars 2-1 Universitario Maldonado (3-1 agg)

Gatineau UC 98 2-0 Canalave Dragons
Canalave Dragons 2-0 Gatineau UC 98 (2-0 AET, 2-2 agg, 3-2 PKs)

RC Corania 0-0 Pradera FC
Pradera FC 2-1 RC Corania (2-1 agg)

RC Belfort 0-1 Marinos Metropolis
Marinos Metropolis 0-0 RC Belfort (1-0 agg)

FC Lili 1-4 Olympique de Fontvielle
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-0 FC Lili (6-1 agg)

FC Fauxham 2-0 Fontvielle Impact
Fontvielle Impact 3-1 FC Fauxham (3-3 agg) (FC Fauxham wins on away goals rule)

AD Cerro 0-1 Tannenberg FC
Tannenberg FC 3-1 AD Cerro (4-1 agg)

Edmonton United 1-0 Metropolis Alligators
Metropolis Alligators 0-0 Edmonton United (0-1 agg)

AC Tallin 0-2 AS Bezieres
AS Bezieres 2-0 AC Tallin (4-0 agg)

Dep. Aguablanca 2-0 Olympique de Coulombes
Olympique de Coulombes 0-2 Dep. Aguablanca (0-4 agg)

Hoxford Rovers 3-1 Ajax Carloburgo
Ajax Carloburgo 0-1 Hoxford Rovers (1-4 agg)

AS Vaud 1-1 Slateport Bulls
Slateport Bulls 1-4 AS Vaud (2-5 agg)

SC Caimanes 2-2 Nord Energie FC
Nord Energie FC 3-1 SC Caimanes (5-3 agg)

We start the proper action in the King's Shield in this round with two major upsets to feature: first, the Alligators' elimination at the hands of Edmonton United, who defeated the MA 1-0 in the Westlands and then drew them nil-nil at the Dome. And second, Fontvielle Impact's loss to Fauxham on away goals. Slateport Bulls and Caimanes were also knocked out in this round at the hands of Vaud and Nord Energie, respectively, and the other three members of the "Big 5", plus Olympique, Nacional and the Shield holders, Marinos are in the next round.

Round of 16
Nacional 2-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-2 Nacional (2-4 agg)

Dynamo Metropolis 1-0 Eterna Stars
Eterna Stars 2-3 Dynamo Metropolis (2-4 agg)

Canalave Dragons 3-4 Pradera FC
Pradera FC 1-1 Canalave Dragons (5-4 agg)

Marinos Metropolis 0-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-0 Marinos Metropolis (3-0 agg)

FC Fauxham 1-1 Tannenberg FC
Tannenberg FC 0-2 FC Fauxham (1-3 agg)

Edmonton United 1-1 AS Bezieres
AS Bezieres 2-3 Edmonton United (3-4 agg)

Dep. Aguablanca 1-0 Hoxford Rovers
Hoxford Rovers 0-1 Dep. Aguablanca (0-2 agg)

AS Vaud 3-1 Nord Energie FC
Nord Energie FC 2-1 AS Vaud (3-4 agg)

It's the end of the world for the remaining "Big" teams in the competition, as all of them were left behind by unfashionable opposition. Once again, Fauxham showed their guts outside the Frank Clair Stadium and managed to make TFC fans see red with a shocking 2-nil win in Carloburgo, while Edmonton proved their victory over the Alligators in the previous round was not a fluke kicking Bezieres out of the competition. Meanwhile, the Stars fell victims to the surprising Dynamo Metropolis. The Shield holders also said bye-bye to the competition in this round, with their loss at the hands of Olympique de Fontvielle, while Nacional, Pradera and Vaud are one round closer to the Shield and the Cygnus Cup berth.

Quarter-Finals
Nacional 0-1 Dynamo Metropolis
Dynamo Metropolis 0-1 Nacional (0-1 AET, 1-1 agg, 2-1 PKs)

Pradera FC 0-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Olympique de Fontvielle 3-0 Pradera FC (5-0 agg)

FC Fauxham 0-1 Edmonton United
Edmonton United 1-1 FC Fauxham (2-1 agg)

Dep. Aguablanca 0-2 AS Vaud
AS Vaud 2-0 Dep. Aguablanca (4-0 agg)

What the heck are doing Dynamo Metropolis in this round? Apparently, they were supposed to be eliminated some rounds ago, however, the "Oranges" have been a very, very hard nut to crack for Chiquito and the Stars, and this time, the lottery called "penalty shootout" gave them the victory over Nacional and the ticket to the semifinals. That leaves Olympique (who dispatched the last Antioquian representative in the Shield) as the strongest candidates to win the cup. Meanwhile, other two giant-killers, Fauxham and Edmonton, had to kill themselves, with the Monties going to the semi-final, and Vaud ended Aguablanca's hopes with two clear victories.

Semi-Finals
Dynamo Metropolis 1-3 Olympique de Fontvielle
Olympique de Fontvielle 4-1 Dynamo Metropolis (7-2 agg)

Edmonton United 1-2 AS Vaud
AS Vaud 2-1 Edmonton United (4-2 agg)

Olympique's and Vaud's experience was more than enough to dash Dynamo's and Edmonton's dreams, and both teams now will travel to Metropolis for the final match. The OF was far superior to the Dynamo, with two wins proving this fact, while "Les Étudiants" put an end (for real) to the Monties' road in this edition of the King's Shield.

Final - Played @ Alexander I National Stadium, Swangard-Metropolis (Att. 40,265)
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-0 AS Vaud

Congratulations to Olympique de Fontvielle, the winners of the seventh King's Shield!

With this title, Olympique de Fontvielle have earned the right to represent Valladares in the next Cygnus Cup.

by **Valladares** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 6:56 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY OGI BANKA - SEVENTEENTH SEASON (PART I OF IV)

Apertura Tournament

Round 1 (February 5-6)

The first day of the 17th season of Valladar Super League action started with an unexpected result in the Champions' Kickoff, with Tallin (the B-League champions) taking away three points from Bezieres, current Canalave Crown holders. In other news, the MA gave a rude welcome to newcomers Edmonton with a 6-2 whooping at Albert Field, while Cerro shocked the Stars with their 1-0 win in Metropolis. Marinos, Impact and Olympique also won in their respective openers, with Tannenberg rescuing a single point from a match they could perfectly have lost to Nord Energie at home. The "Clásico Antioqueño" went to the HAC, and the "Chiquito Derby" was won by Chiquito, while the Dragons won their regional "derby" against Fauxham.

AS Bezieres 0-1 AC Tallin
FC Fauxham 1-3 Canalave Dragons
Marinos Metropolis 3-0 AS Vaud
Slateport Bulls 0-2 Fontvielle Impact
Edmonton United 2-6 Metropolis Alligators
AD Cerro 1-0 Eterna Stars
Tannenberg FC 0-0 Nord Energie FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-0 Pradera FC
Olympique de Fontvielle 3-2 Nacional
Chiquito FC 2-0 SC Caimanes

Round 2 (February 12-13)

We've got five leaders after two matches in this Super League season. Olympique jumped to first place after spanking Chiquito at the Arena do Oriente, while Tallin confirmed their early "surprise package" label with their victory in Gatineau. Marinos defeated the MA in a hot Clásico Metropolitano, while the Dragons gave Bezieres their second defeat and Fontvielle Impact stay strong at the top. Eterna and the Bulls tied in yet another boring "Eterna Derby" and TFC can't score yet.

Canalave Dragons 1-0 AS Bezieres
AS Vaud 1-2 AC Tallin
Fontvielle Impact 2-0 FC Fauxham
Metropolis Alligators 1-3 Marinos Metropolis
Eterna Stars 1-1 Slateport Bulls
Nord Energie FC 1-3 Edmonton United
Pradera FC 1-1 AD Cerro
Nacional 2-0 Tannenberg FC
SC Caimanes 0-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Chiquito FC 1-5 Olympique de Fontvielle

Round 3 (February 19-20)

In a great match played at the Dragon Stadium, Canalave Dragons defeated Fontvielle Impact and took the lead in the Apertura with 9 out of 9 points. It should be noted that the Dragons took advantage of Olympique's loss in Pradera and Marinos's puncture against Nord Energie at home. Meanwhile, Tallin's unbeaten streak was ended by the Alligators in the Gunners' home opener, result also favorable to the Dragons' interests. Bezieres got out of the red zone of the standings with their victory over Vaud, who were sunk further in this zone. Also, the Stars, TFC and the Bulls won their first three points of the season.

AS Bezieres 2-1 AS Vaud
Canalave Dragons 2-1 Fontvielle Impact
AC Tallin 1-3 Metropolis Alligators
FC Fauxham 1-2 Eterna Stars
Marinos Metropolis 1-1 Nord Energie FC
Slateport Bulls 2-1 Pradera FC
Edmonton United 1-0 Nacional
AD Cerro 3-1 SC Caimanes
Tannenberg FC 3-2 Chiquito FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-1 Olympique de Fontvielle

Round 4 (February 26-27)

The Dragons' party at the top of the Apertura was spoiled by their arch-nemesis Eterna Stars, who defeated them in Eterna City and helped Marinos return to the first place. The Derby du Foix ended with another win for Bezieres, who got their second win after two dreadful matches. Olympique's next victim was Cerro, who left Fontvielle with 5 goals in the bag, while the Alligators sank Vaud in last place and Tallin proved to be a visitor to fear with their trouncing of Nord Energie.

Fontvielle Impact 0-1 AS Bezieres
Metropolis Alligators 3-1 AS Vaud
Eterna Stars 2-0 Canalave Dragons
Nord Energie FC 1-4 AC Tallin
Pradera FC 2-1 FC Fauxham
Nacional 0-2 Marinos Metropolis
SC Caimanes 2-2 Slateport Bulls
Chiquito FC 2-1 Edmonton United
Olympique de Fontvielle 5-1 AD Cerro
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-1 Tannenberg FC

Round 5 (March 5-6)

The match between the two winningest teams in Valladares, one of the most expected matches in the Super League fixture, ended with a victory for the MA over Les Rouges at the Jules Picot, which allowed the Alligators to jump to second place. Olympique, who defeated a weak Slateport, are the new leaders, while Tallin defeated the struggling Nacional and the Dragons turned the Dragon Stadium into a fortress with their win over Pradera. All of these teams have 12 points, with Marinos and the HAC one point behind. With Fauxham's win over Caimanes, Vaud are left as the only side that can count all their matches as defeats this season, and Alberto Vega became the first sacked manager in the season with Vaud's loss at the hands of Nord Energie.

AS Bezieres 0-1 Metropolis Alligators
Fontvielle Impact 1-1 Eterna Stars
AS Vaud 0-1 Nord Energie FC
Canalave Dragons 4-1 Pradera FC
AC Tallin 2-0 Nacional
FC Fauxham 3-2 SC Caimanes
Marinos Metropolis 1-1 Chiquito FC
Slateport Bulls 0-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Edmonton United 0-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
AD Cerro 0-2 Tannenberg FC

Round 6 (March 12-13)

Olympique and Tallin are still at the top of the Apertura with 15 points, while all the four Metropolitan teams suffered losses against lesser opposition: Marinos' unbeaten run ended in Pradera against the HAC, who became third and remained as the only unbeaten side this season, while the MA lost to the struggling Nord Energie in Fauxham. Cerro was the latest victim for the Monties, and Nacional "helped" Vaud get their first points in this Apertura. The Eternan teams' misfortunes continued, as both Stars and Bulls lost their matches.

Eterna Stars 0-1 AS Bezieres
Nord Energie FC 1-0 Metropolis Alligators
Pradera FC 2-4 Fontvielle Impact
Nacional 0-1 AS Vaud
SC Caimanes 1-1 Canalave Dragons
Chiquito FC 0-2 AC Tallin
Olympique de Fontvielle 4-0 FC Fauxham
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-0 Marinos Metropolis
Tannenberg FC 2-1 Slateport Bulls
AD Cerro 0-2 Edmonton United

Round 7 (March 19-20)

And now we have another surprising leader...Hamanos Athletic Club, who defeated Tallin in Carloburgo and took the first place from Olympique, who lost in a thrilling match to the Canalave Dragons. Metropolis Alligators mauled Nacional, who have already hit the panic button because they're in last place with only 3 points, while Marinos edged past Cerro and Pradera and Fauxham did brave displays against the Stars and Tannneberg, respectively.

AS Bezieres 2-0 Nord Energie FC
Eterna Stars 1-1 Pradera FC
Metropolis Alligators 4-1 Nacional
Fontvielle Impact 1-1 SC Caimanes
AS Vaud 2-1 Chiquito FC
Canalave Dragons 3-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
AC Tallin 0-3 Hamanos Athletic Club
FC Fauxham 3-3 Tannenberg FC
Marinos Metropolis 2-1 AD Cerro
Slateport Bulls 0-1 Edmonton United

Round 8 (March 26-27)

The Apertura gets more and more exciting as we approach the first quarter of the season. In the Derby du Fontvielle, Olympique got an important win which allowed them to return to the first place with 18 points, however, the Alligators and Tallin are still in hot pursuit of the OF with the same points "Les Jaune et Bleu" have. Tannenberg stopped the Dragons on their tracks and are getting closer to the lead, while the Bulls revived with their victory in the "Blue Derby" and Nacional got out of last place with a not-so-convincing win over Nord Energie. And we don't have unbeaten teams anymore, as the HAC was defeated by a resurgent Vaud.

Pradera FC 2-2 AS Bezieres
Nacional 1-0 Nord Energie FC
SC Caimanes 0-1 Eterna Stars
Chiquito FC 0-2 Metropolis Alligators
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-1 Fontvielle Impact
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-2 AS Vaud
Tannenberg FC 3-1 Canalave Dragons
AD Cerro 1-2 AC Tallin
Edmonton United 4-2 FC Fauxham
Slateport Bulls 2-1 Marinos Metropolis

Round 9 (April 2-3)

With their 3-0 victory over the annoying HAC, Metropolis Alligators took the first place from Olympique, who also have 21 points but lose the top spot on goal difference. Tannenberg's win over the struggling Impact has brought them to third place with 18 points, while Tallin fell to fourth after their resounding loss at the hands of Slateport Bulls. Vaud's recovering continues, as their winning streak increased to four matches in a row, and Nacional's crisis continues, sending them to third from bottom, with the team's Board firing Harrison Villar after another defeat for "Los Albos". Another traditional team, Caimanes, are last after their trouncing by Pradera.

AS Bezieres 3-2 Nacional
Pradera FC 4-1 SC Caimanes
Nord Energie FC 0-1 Chiquito FC
Eterna Stars 0-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Metropolis Alligators 3-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Fontvielle Impact 0-1 Tannenberg FC
AS Vaud 1-0 AD Cerro
Canalave Dragons 1-1 Edmonton United
AC Tallin 1-4 Slateport Bulls
FC Fauxham 1-1 Marinos Metropolis

Round 10 (April 6-7)

The first part of this league review ends with a hard-fought head-to-head between Metropolis Alligators and Olympique de Fontvielle, both of them leading the Apertura with 24 points. Canalave Dragons, Tallin, the HAC and newcomers Edmonton are four pleasant surprises, while Tannenberg tries to keep up with the leaders' pace. Tim Vick's tenure of Nacional started with a victory in Chiquito, while Bezieres, Marinos, Fontvielle Impact, Eterna Stars and Slateport are having irregular campaigns. Caimanes, Cerro, Fauxham and Nord Energie will have to improve during the remaining matches in this Apertura if they don't want to suffer with relegation during the upcoming Clausura. It should be noted that Caimanes is the only side not to have won a single match in ten attempts this season.

SC Caimanes 1-1 AS Bezieres
Chiquito FC 0-1 Nacional
Olympique de Fontvielle 3-0 Pradera FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-1 Nord Energie FC
Tannenberg FC 1-1 Eterna Stars
AD Cerro 1-3 Metropolis Alligators
Edmonton United 0-4 Fontvielle Impact
Slateport Bulls 3-2 AS Vaud
Marinos Metropolis 0-1 Canalave Dragons
FC Fauxham 2-1 AC Tallin

Standings after Matchday 10 - Apertura Tournament

Team                             P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Metropolis Alligators       10  8  0  2  26  10  +16  24
  2 Olympique de Fontvielle     10  8  0  2  26  10  +16  24
  3 Canalave Dragons            10  6  2  2  17  11   +6  20
  4 Tannenberg FC               10  5  4  1  16  11   +5  19
  5 Hamanos Athletic Club       10  5  3  2  11   8   +3  18
  6 AC Tallin                   10  6  0  4  16  15   +1  18
  7 AS Bezieres                 10  5  2  3  12   9   +3  17
  8 Edmonton United             10  5  1  4  15  17   -2  16
  9 Marinos Metropolis          10  4  3  3  14   9   +5  15
 10 Fontvielle Impact           10  4  2  4  16  10   +6  14
 11 Slateport Bulls             10  4  2  4  15  14   +1  14
 12 Eterna Stars                10  3  4  3   9   8   +1  13
 13 AS Vaud                     10  4  0  6  11  15   -4  12
 14 Chiquito FC                 10  3  1  6  10  17   -7  10
 15 Nacional                    10  3  0  7   9  16   -7   9
 16 Pradera FC                  10  2  3  5  14  21   -7   9
 17 Nord Energie FC             10  2  3  5   6  13   -7   9
 18 FC Fauxham                  10  2  2  6  14  24  -10   8
 19 AD Cerro                    10  2  1  7   9  19  -10   7
 20 SC Caimanes                 10  0  5  5   9  18   -9   5

Valladar B-League - Standings after Matchday 10

Team                                P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 FC Lili                        10  8  2  0  23   8  +15  26
  2 Gatineau UC 98                 10  7  1  2  22  11  +11  22
  3 AS Montreux                    10  7  1  2  15   8   +7  22
  4 Cardenales FC                  10  5  3  2  17  12   +5  18
  5 Hoxford Rovers                 10  4  4  2  18  12   +6  16
  6 FC Borderville                 10  4  4  2  14   9   +5  16
  7 RC Belfort                     10  5  1  4  17  16   +1  16
  8 Ajax Carloburgo                10  5  0  5  13   9   +4  15
  9 Universitario de Maldonado     10  4  3  3  10   8   +2  15
 10 Dynamo Metropolis              10  4  1  5  15  14   +1  13
 11 Servette FC                    10  4  1  5  17  20   -3  13
 12 Deportivo Aguablanca           10  3  3  4  10  12   -2  12
 13 RC Corania                     10  3  3  4   7  10   -3  12
 14 SC Alcázares                   10  4  0  6  11  14   -3  12
 15 Valencia FC                    10  3  3  4  13  17   -4  12
 16 AS Lausanne                    10  4  0  6   8  18  -10  12
 17 Pumas Maldonado                10  2  3  5  16  18   -2   9
 18 Tessano FC                     10  1  5  4   6  11   -5   8
 19 Patriotas FC                   10  1  3  6   9  20  -11   6
 20 Olympique de Coulombes         10  1  1  8   8  22  -14   4

by **Valladares** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 5:51 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY OGI BANKA - SEVENTEENTH SEASON (PART II OF IV)

Apertura Tournament

Round 11 (April 9-10)

And the Alligators-Olympique war at the top continues with victories for both teams over two traditional rivals in problems. The Dragons, who sit third, are not willing to give up and beat the surprising Tallin. The Illirian Derby between Bezieres and Chiquito ended in a draw, while Marinos sank Fontvielle Impact in its own crisis. Under Tim Vick, Nacional got its second win in a row, while the Stars defeated Edmonton in a thrilling match.

AS Bezieres 1-1 Chiquito FC
SC Caimanes 1-3 Olympique de Fontvielle
Nacional 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Pradera FC 1-3 Tannenberg FC
Nord Energie FC 1-0 AD Cerro
Eterna Stars 4-3 Edmonton United
Metropolis Alligators 3-0 Slateport Bulls
Fontvielle Impact 0-2 Marinos Metropolis
AS Vaud 1-0 FC Fauxham
Canalave Dragons 1-0 AC Tallin

Round 12 (April 16-17)

With the match between Olympique and Bezieres ending in a draw, the Alligators managed to be sole leaders of the Apertura for the first time in the season. Edmonton and Marinos destroyed Pradera and the Stars respectively, while the Dragons get closer to the second place with their win over Vaud. The Impact defeated Tallin, who are now in freefall, and Slateport's woes continue with another dismal performance at home.

Olympique de Fontvielle 0-0 AS Bezieres
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-0 Chiquito FC
Tannenberg FC 1-1 SC Caimanes
AD Cerro 1-1 Nacional
Edmonton United 4-0 Pradera FC
Slateport Bulls 1-2 Nord Energie FC
Marinos Metropolis 4-0 Eterna Stars
FC Fauxham 0-2 Metropolis Alligators
AC Tallin 1-2 Fontvielle Impact
Canalave Dragons 1-0 AS Vaud

Round 13 (April 23-24)

In the most important match this week, Metropolis Alligators managed to rescue a three-all draw against the dangerous Dragons at home, which also allowed Olympique to reach the top of the standings once again after their victory against the Citizens. The Stars and the Impact managed to rescue important wins against two annoying teams: Tallin and Vaud, while Caimanes managed to win their first match of the year, against the tough cookie called Edmonton.

AS Bezieres 2-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Olympique de Fontvielle 4-2 Tannenberg FC
Chiquito FC 1-1 AD Cerro
SC Caimanes 4-2 Edmonton United
Nacional 2-2 Slateport Bulls
Pradera FC 3-0 Marinos Metropolis
Nord Energie FC 1-0 FC Fauxham
Eterna Stars 1-0 AC Tallin
Metropolis Alligators 3-3 Canalave Dragons
Fontvielle Impact 2-0 AS Vaud

Round 14 (May 4-5)

After their win at Albert Field (and the Alligators' loss to Fontvielle Impact), Olympique de Fontvielle take the lead in the Apertura once again. The Dragons, who are third, destroyed Nord Energie at home and moved away from the rest of teams. In other matches to feature, Bezieres ended Tannenberg's home unbeaten streak, Marinos brought Caimanes back to reality and, in the return of the Meadow Derby to the Super League, Tallin celebrated a victory after five losses in a row.

Tannenberg FC 2-3 AS Bezieres
AD Cerro 1-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Edmonton United 0-3 Olympique de Fontvielle
Slateport Bulls 0-0 Chiquito FC
Marinos Metropolis 3-1 SC Caimanes
FC Fauxham 2-1 Nacional
AC Tallin 1-0 Pradera FC
Canalave Dragons 5-1 Nord Energie FC
AS Vaud 1-2 Eterna Stars
Fontvielle Impact 3-2 Metropolis Alligators

Round 15 (May 7-8)

Olympique's loss to Marinos and the MA's win in the National Derby over Eterna Stars puts more spice to the fight for the Apertura and the first TQCC berth, as both teams are level in points with 34 points each. Canalave Dragons lost a match they shouldn't have lost, as they were defeated by the struggling Nacional in Metropolis. Meanwhile, Edmonton United and Nord Energie put the final nail on TFC's and Impact's chances with the Monties' win in Carloburgo and Nord Energie's draw. It seems we will have five teams (OF, MA, Dragons, Bezieres and Marinos) fighting for the TQCC berth and the first spot in the Canalave Crown match.

AS Bezieres 1-0 AD Cerro
Tannenberg FC 2-3 Edmonton United
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-0 Slateport Bulls
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-3 Marinos Metropolis
Chiquito FC 6-1 FC Fauxham
SC Caimanes 1-4 AC Tallin
Nacional 1-0 Canalave Dragons
Pradera FC 1-2 AS Vaud
Nord Energie FC 1-1 Fontvielle Impact
Eterna Stars 0-1 Metropolis Alligators

Round 16 (May 14-15)

The OF-MA head-to-head at the top of the standings is getting hotter with both teams destroying their rivals and trying not to give advantages to the other team. Canalave Dragons are also in the fight with their win over Chiquito, and Marinos pummeled TFC. However, Bezieres' draw in Edmonton may cost them as Les Rouges are now trailing the leaders by 8 points, with only three matches left. Edmonton may also spoil the party for Marinos next week, as the Mariners are the next team to visit the Westlands, so stay tuned...

Edmonton United 4-4 AS Bezieres
Slateport Bulls 0-0 AD Cerro
Marinos Metropolis 4-1 Tannenberg FC
FC Fauxham 0-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
AC Tallin 1-5 Olympique de Fontvielle
Canalave Dragons 2-0 Chiquito FC
AS Vaud 0-2 SC Caimanes
Fontvielle Impact 1-1 Nacional
Metropolis Alligators 4-0 Pradera FC
Eterna Stars 3-0 Nord Energie FC

Round 17 (May 21-22)

It's the crucial Week 17, and it brings some surprising results, including Slateport's thrashing of Bezieres and Olympique and their unexpected loss to Vaud at home, which allowed the Alligators to take the lead once again. Meanwhile, Marinos' chances were dashed by Edmonton and its hostile and cold Albert Field. The Dragons also slipped with their draw in Pradera against the HAC, which made their chances fade away. The Apertura title can be decided with a win for the Alligators against Olympique next week.

AS Bezieres 1-5 Slateport Bulls
Edmonton United 2-0 Marinos Metropolis
AD Cerro 1-1 FC Fauxham
Tannenberg FC 3-0 AC Tallin
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-0 Canalave Dragons
Olympique de Fontvielle 0-3 AS Vaud
Chiquito FC 1-3 Fontvielle Impact
SC Caimanes 0-2 Metropolis Alligators
Nacional 1-0 Eterna Stars
Pradera FC 2-2 Nord Energie FC

Round 18 (May 25-26)

And Metropolis Alligators win the Apertura Tournament and the first TQCC berth with an one-nil victory over the current King's Shield holders, Olympique de Fontvielle. The MA also assured a place in this year's Canalave Crown match, unless they also win the upcoming Clausura. In other important matches this week, Canalave Dragons gave chase to the OF in the second place with their win over the struggling Cerro, while Bezieres defeated Marinos and the Impact jumped to fifth after their win over package surprise Hamanos.

Marinos Metropolis 1-2 AS Bezieres
FC Fauxham 5-2 Slateport Bulls
AC Tallin 1-3 Edmonton United
Canalave Dragons 2-0 AD Cerro
AS Vaud 2-1 Tannenberg FC
Fontvielle Impact 2-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Metropolis Alligators 1-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
Eterna Stars 2-1 Chiquito FC
Nord Energie FC 1-1 SC Caimanes
Pradera FC 2-0 Nacional

Round 19 (May 29)

AS Bezieres 1-0 FC Fauxham
Marinos Metropolis 3-0 AC Tallin
Slateport Bulls 1-2 Canalave Dragons
Edmonton United 1-0 AS Vaud
AD Cerro 0-1 Fontvielle Impact
Tannenberg FC 2-4 Metropolis Alligators
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-3 Eterna Stars
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-0 Nord Energie FC
Chiquito FC 2-0 Pradera FC
SC Caimanes 2-2 Nacional

And with the Alligators having already seized the first place in the Apertura, there was not much to play for this week. In the National Derby, TFC confirmed their downfall after losing 4-2 to the Apertura champions, while Olympique, the Dragons, Bezieres, Fontvielle Impact and Marinos go to the mid-season break with their heads held high. It should be noted that OF, the Dragons and Bezieres will start with the upper hand to get one of the three Globe Cup berths at the end of the Clausura. Meanwhile, we will have four teams in the red zone: Cerro, Caimanes, Fauxham and Pradera will have to improve in the Clausura if they want to avoid relegation at the end of the season. Now, time for standings...

Standings after Matchday 19 - Apertura Tournament

Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Metropolis Alligators        19  15  1   3  48  18  +30  46 TQCC
  2 Olympique de Fontvielle      19  13  1   5  45  21  +24  40
  3 Canalave Dragons             19  12  4   3  33  17  +16  40
  4 AS Bezieres                  19  10  5   4  27  22   +5  35
  5 Fontvielle Impact            19  10  4   5  31  18  +13  34
  6 Marinos Metropolis           19  10  3   6  34  20  +14  33
  7 Edmonton United              19  10  2   7  37  35   +2  32
  8 Eterna Stars                 19   9  4   6  24  20   +4  31
  9 Hamanos Athletic Club        19   8  5   6  18  17   +1  29
 10 Tannenberg FC                19   7  5   7  33  33   +0  26
 11 AS Vaud                      19   8  0  11  20  25   -5  24
 12 AC Tallin                    19   8  0  11  24  34  -10  24
 13 Nacional                     19   6  4   9  19  26   -7  22
 14 Nord Energie FC              19   5  6   8  15  28  -13  21
 15 Slateport Bulls              19   5  5   9  26  31   -5  20
 16 Chiquito FC                  19   5  4  10  22  28   -6  19
 17 Pradera FC                   19   4  4  11  23  39  -16  16
 18 FC Fauxham                   19   4  3  12  23  41  -18  15
 19 SC Caimanes                  19   2  8   9  22  36  -14  14
 20 AD Cerro                     19   2  6  11  13  28  -15  12

With this title, Metropolis Alligators will represent Valladares in the TakilQuip Champions' Cup 32. The other valladar teams in the next international tournaments will be announced after the Clausura Tournament.

Valladar B-League Standings after Matchday 19

Team                                 P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 FC Lili                         19  13  3   3  46  24  +22  42
  2 AS Montreux                     19  12  4   3  25  13  +12  40
  3 Gatineau UC 98                  19  12  2   5  33  18  +15  38
  4 Ajax Carloburgo                 19  12  0   7  34  19  +15  36
  5 Universitario de Maldonado      19  10  3   6  25  16   +9  33
  6 Dynamo Metropolis               19  10  1   8  34  23  +11  31
  7 Cardenales FC                   19   9  4   6  25  20   +5  31
  8 Servette FC                     19  10  1   8  27  31   -4  31
  9 Pumas Maldonado                 19   8  3   8  32  24   +8  27
 10 RC Belfort                      19   8  3   8  29  27   +2  27
 11 Deportivo Aguablanca            19   8  3   8  25  24   +1  27
 12 Hoxford Rovers                  19   7  5   7  30  25   +5  26
 13 FC Borderville                  19   6  6   7  20  20   +0  24
 14 RC Corania                      19   6  5   8  19  19   +0  23
 15 Valencia FC                     19   6  4   9  24  29   -5  22
 16 SC Alcázares                    19   6  2  11  18  28  -10  20
 17 Tessano FC                      19   5  5   9  18  28  -10  20
 18 Patriotas FC                    19   3  5  11  15  40  -25  14
 19 AS Lausanne                     19   4  1  14  10  45  -35  13
 20 Olympique de Coulombes          19   2  6  11  17  33  -16  12

by **Valladares** » Mon Jun 06, 2011 1:48 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY OGI BANKA - SEVENTEENTH SEASON (PART III OF IV)

Clausura Tournament

Round 1 (July 16-17)

Seven teams won in the start of this Clausura, almost all of them title contenders. Edmonton gave the major shock of the day, as they stole three points from MA and the Metropolis Dome. Olympique steamrolled Nacional at their own stadium, Nord Energie shocked the "Citizens" again, and Bezieres, Impact, Marinos and Canalave Dragons were also victors in their respective matches. The race against relegation started with draws for Pradera, Chiquito, Caimanes and Cerro and losses for Fauxham and Slateport Bulls.

AC Tallin 1-2 AS Bezieres
Canalave Dragons 1-0 FC Fauxham
AS Vaud 0-2 Marinos Metropolis
Fontvielle Impact 2-1 Slateport Bulls
Metropolis Alligators 0-2 Edmonton United
Eterna Stars 0-0 AD Cerro
Nord Energie FC 3-1 Tannenberg FC
Pradera FC 0-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Nacional 0-5 Olympique de Fontvielle
SC Caimanes 2-2 Chiquito FC

Round 2 (July 23-24)

After two matches in this Clausura, we have two leaders: Fontvielle Impact and Canalave Dragons, both of them with 6 points out of 6. The HAC, Nord Energie, Edmonton and Chiquito are next with four points. The Metropolitan Derby ended in a draw, while Tannenberg recovered with a victory over Nacional and Slateport beat the Stars in the Eterna Derby. Meanwhile, Fauxham, Cerro and Caimanes are closer to the abyss after their defeats, and Nacional enters the fight for salvation after Pradera, the Bulls and Chiquito won their matches.

AS Bezieres 0-1 Canalave Dragons
AC Tallin 0-2 AS Vaud
FC Fauxham 0-2 Fontvielle Impact
Marinos Metropolis 1-1 Metropolis Alligators
Slateport Bulls 3-0 Eterna Stars
Edmonton United 2-2 Nord Energie FC
AD Cerro 1-3 Pradera FC
Tannenberg FC 2-1 Nacional
Hamanos Athletic Club 3-0 SC Caimanes
Olympique de Fontvielle 0-2 Chiquito FC

Round 3 (July 30-31)

In the match between the two Clausura leaders, Canalave Dragons defeated Fontvielle Impact and seized the first place with 9 points, with Chiquito, Hamanos and Marinos in hot pursuit with 7 points. Olympique lost once again at home, while Tallin are still winless since the last Apertura. Meanwhile, in the lower zone of standings, Cerro lost a crucial match against direct rivals Caimanes and Fauxham suffered an humilliant loss to Eterna Stars. Tallin's and Nacional's woes put them closer to the feared play-off berth, however, Pradera lost and are still in that position.

AS Vaud 1-1 AS Bezieres
Fontvielle Impact 0-1 Canalave Dragons
Metropolis Alligators 2-0 AC Tallin
Eterna Stars 6-2 FC Fauxham
Nord Energie FC 0-1 Marinos Metropolis
Pradera FC 1-3 Slateport Bulls
Nacional 1-1 Edmonton United
SC Caimanes 1-0 AD Cerro
Chiquito FC 3-1 Tannenberg FC
Olympique de Fontvielle 0-1 Hamanos Athletic Club

Round 4 (August 6-7)

The Dragons are still in first place with perfect performance after their victory in a tough "Enemy Cities Derby" against Eterna Stars. Marinos, who also were victors in one of their local derbies against Nacional, sit second with 10 points, while Slateport Bulls are returning to their old ways as they jumped to third with their third victory in a row. The Derby du Foix ended with Fontvielle Impact taking home the three points in contention, while Tallin lost their seventh match in a row. Olympique, Marinos and Fontvielle Impact are currently in Globe Cup spots, with Edmonton and current Crown holders Bezieres exerting pressure on them. Fauxham won a vital match to their aspirations to survive, while Cerro and Caimanes are sinking in the red zone. The status quo at the play-off zone remained, as none of the involved teams got at least a single point this week.

AS Bezieres 0-1 Fontvielle Impact
AS Vaud 0-3 Metropolis Alligators
Canalave Dragons 2-1 Eterna Stars
AC Tallin 0-1 Nord Energie FC
FC Fauxham 2-0 Pradera FC
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 Nacional
Slateport Bulls 1-0 SC Caimanes
Edmonton United 1-0 Chiquito FC
AD Cerro 0-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Tannenberg FC 3-3 Hamanos Athletic Club

Round 5 (August 13-14)

And the matches between teams involved in relegation affairs are finally bringing excitement to the whole thing, as Caimanes' thrashing of Fauxham put the Jacaré in the relegation play-off, and sent Pradera, who lost to the leaders, the Dragons, to the relegation zone. Meanwhile, Tallin were finally able to win after seven losses in a row and put the guillotine just above Nacional's neck, who are closer than ever to the play-off or even the relegation zone. Bezieres' win against the Alligators and the Impact's defeat in Eterna City puts more spice to the fight for UICA berths, as Les Rouges cut their arch-rivals' lead to just a single point.

Metropolis Alligators 0-3 AS Bezieres
Eterna Stars 3-2 Fontvielle Impact
Nord Energie FC 1-2 AS Vaud
Pradera FC 0-2 Canalave Dragons
Nacional 2-3 AC Tallin
SC Caimanes 4-0 FC Fauxham
Chiquito FC 1-2 Marinos Metropolis
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-1 Slateport Bulls
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-2 Edmonton United
Tannenberg FC 2-1 AD Cerro

Round 6 (August 20-21)

The Dragons lead comfortably the Clausura Tournament with 18 points, but let's talk about what's going on with the Overall Standings. First, we have a five-teams race for three UICA berths, as Olympique's, Marinos' losses, Impact's draw and Bezieres' and Edmonton's wins tightened things. Even Hamanos can enter the conversation if they win two matches more and the top teams keep taking away points from themselves. Meanwhile, the situation in the lower zone of the standings is not less exciting, as Fauxham's surprising win over Olympique and Pradera's draw against the Impact left those two teams (along with Caimanes) with the same number of points (21). Cerro, however, are counting the days left for their return to the B-League, it seems...

AS Bezieres 1-0 Eterna Stars
Metropolis Alligators 5-2 Nord Energie FC
Fontvielle Impact 1-1 Pradera FC
AS Vaud 1-1 Nacional
Canalave Dragons 5-1 SC Caimanes
AC Tallin 1-2 Chiquito FC
FC Fauxham 1-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
Marinos Metropolis 0-3 Hamanos Athletic Club
Slateport Bulls 2-4 Tannenberg FC
Edmonton United 4-1 AD Cerro

Round 7 (August 27-28)

August finished in the Super League and the Dragons' winning streak also finished, as Olympique bravely battled to rescue a two-all draw at home. The battle for UICA berths tightens even more, as Marinos (third) and Edmonton (seventh) are separated by just two points. Fauxham's brave away display at White Meadow Arena against TFC allowed them to escape from the relegation zone and jump to the play-off berth, while Caimanes went back to that zone after losing to Fontvielle Impact.

Nord Energie FC 0-1 AS Bezieres
Pradera FC 3-6 Eterna Stars
Nacional 1-1 Metropolis Alligators
SC Caimanes 2-3 Fontvielle Impact
Chiquito FC 2-1 AS Vaud
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-2 Canalave Dragons
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-0 AC Tallin
Tannenberg FC 2-2 FC Fauxham
AD Cerro 1-4 Marinos Metropolis
Edmonton United 2-0 Slateport Bulls

Round 8 (September 3-4)

Canalave's second draw in a row allows both Marinos and Edmonton to get closer to the first place of the Clausura with their wins. Bezieres' loss to Pradera and OF's defeat in their city derby against the Impact made them go out of the UICA zone, while the Impact and Edmonton enter instead. The relegation zone is getting hotter as Caimanes go out of the red zone with a victory over the Stars, while Pradera makes things difficult for Fauxham (who were thrashed by Edmonton). Nacional are in a pinch after losing to Nord Energie and Cerro's hopes resurge after they edged past Tallin.

AS Bezieres 1-3 Pradera FC
Nord Energie FC 1-0 Nacional
Eterna Stars 0-2 SC Caimanes
Metropolis Alligators 0-0 Chiquito FC
Fontvielle Impact 2-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
AS Vaud 2-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Canalave Dragons 1-1 Tannenberg FC
AC Tallin 0-1 AD Cerro
FC Fauxham 0-4 Edmonton United
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 Slateport Bulls

Round 9 (September 7)

Olympique and Bezieres manage to return to UICA qualification places after defeating two "high-class" rivals, namely Eterna Stars and Nacional, and taking advantage of Impact's loss in Carloburgo and Edmonton's defeat to the Canalave Dragons, who are still sole leaders of this Clausura. Meanwhile, in the red zone, Pradera won a crucial match in Campo Grande and jumped to 16th, safe from relegation and safe from the play-off (for the moment), while at the same time, their rivals dropped to the relegation zone again. However, Nacional are now placed in 17th place and would be playing the play-off, while Marinos puts yet another nail on Fauxham's cross and Cerro are not willing to give up yet.

Nacional 0-1 AS Bezieres
SC Caimanes 2-5 Pradera FC
Chiquito FC 1-0 Nord Energie FC
Olympique de Fontvielle 4-1 Eterna Stars
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-1 Metropolis Alligators
Tannenberg FC 3-2 Fontvielle Impact
AD Cerro 1-0 AS Vaud
Edmonton United 0-1 Canalave Dragons
Slateport Bulls 1-2 AC Tallin
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 FC Fauxham

Round 10 (September 10-11)

We have passed the half mark of the Clausura Tournament, and Canalave Dragons are still standing firm as unbeaten leaders with 26 points, four points clear of Marinos Metropolis and six clear of Chiquito FC. At the moment, Marinos, Fontvielle Impact and Bezieres would be the valladar teams qualified to the Globe Cup, although Edmonton United and Olympique de Fontvielle are also in the fight for one of those three berths. Pradera's win over OF has moved them five points clear of the play-off and the relegation zone, while Nacional (who have decided to part ways with Virabi coach Tim Vick and his staff), Caimanes, Cerro and Fauxham have the most problems with only nine matches left to change the course of things. Expect the tightest definition of UICA berths and relegated teams ever seen in the next and last part of this season report.

AS Bezieres 1-1 SC Caimanes
Nacional 2-3 Chiquito FC
Pradera FC 2-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Nord Energie FC 1-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Eterna Stars 0-3 Tannenberg FC
Metropolis Alligators 1-3 AD Cerro
Fontvielle Impact 2-1 Edmonton United
AS Vaud 3-3 Slateport Bulls
Canalave Dragons 1-0 Marinos Metropolis
AC Tallin 4-0 FC Fauxham

Standings after Matchday 10 - Clausura Tournament

Team                             P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Canalave Dragons            10  8  2  0  17   5  +12  26
  2 Marinos Metropolis          10  7  1  2  13   7   +6  22
  3 Chiquito FC                 10  6  2  2  16  10   +6  20
  4 Fontvielle Impact           10  6  1  3  17  12   +5  19
  5 Edmonton United             10  5  3  2  19   9  +10  18
  6 Tannenberg FC               10  5  3  2  22  18   +4  18
  7 AS Bezieres                 10  5  2  3  11   8   +3  17
  8 Metropolis Alligators       10  4  3  3  14  12   +2  15
  9 Hamanos Athletic Club       10  3  5  2  14   9   +5  14
 10 Pradera FC                  10  4  2  4  18  19   -1  14
 11 AS Vaud                     10  3  3  4  12  15   -3  12
 12 Olympique de Fontvielle     10  3  2  5  15  12   +3  11
 13 Slateport Bulls             10  3  2  5  15  16   -1  11
 14 Nord Energie FC             10  3  2  5  11  14   -3  11
 15 SC Caimanes                 10  3  2  5  15  20   -5  11
 16 AC Tallin                   10  3  1  6  11  13   -2  10
 17 Eterna Stars                10  3  1  6  17  22   -5  10
 18 AD Cerro                    10  3  1  6   9  17   -8  10
 19 FC Fauxham                  10  2  1  7   7  24  -17   7
 20 Nacional                    10  0  3  7   8  19  -11   3

Valladar B-League - Standings after Matchday 29

Team                                 P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 FC Lili                         29  18  6   5  67  35  +32  60
  2 AS Montreux                     29  18  6   5  41  22  +19  60
  3 Ajax Carloburgo                 29  18  1  10  52  31  +21  55
  4 Gatineau UC 98                  29  16  4   9  45  29  +16  52
  5 Dynamo Metropolis               29  16  2  11  54  36  +18  50
  6 Universitario de Maldonado      29  15  3  11  39  35   +4  48
  7 RC Belfort                      29  13  6  10  47  41   +6  45
  8 Hoxford Rovers                  29  12  8   9  51  36  +15  44
  9 Pumas Maldonado                 29  12  7  10  45  35  +10  43
 10 RC Corania                      29  11  8  10  33  27   +6  41
 11 Cardenales FC                   29  12  5  12  38  38   +0  41
 12 Deportivo Aguablanca            29  12  5  12  40  43   -3  41
 13 Servette FC                     29  12  3  14  37  46   -9  39
 14 Valencia FC                     29  11  5  13  44  45   -1  38
 15 FC Borderville                  29   9 10  10  31  29   +2  37
 16 Tessano FC                      29   8  8  13  31  43  -12  32
 17 SC Alcázares                    29   9  4  16  33  46  -13  31
 18 AS Lausanne                     29   6  4  19  20  60  -40  22
 19 Patriotas FC                    29   4  7  18  24  64  -40  19
 20 Olympique de Coulombes          29   2 10  17  25  56  -31  16

by **Valladares** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:52 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY OGI BANKA - SEVENTEENTH SEASON (PART IV OF IV)

Clausura Tournament

Round 11 (September 17-18)

It was a perfect day for thrashings, as the seven winning teams of the day scored three or more goals in their respective matches: Olympique, Marinos and Fauxham suffered the worst thrashings, as Caimanes and Vaud scored six goals against the OF and Fauxham, respectively, and the Impact netted seven at the Dome, in a terrible evening for Marinos' young goalkeeper. The Alligators devoured the Bulls, and Rouges and Dragons also scored three goals away from home in a day in which the Dragons (at top of the Clausura) and the teams in UICA berths increased the gaps with their respective rivals. The only change in the relegation zone was Caimanes pushing Nacional inside the relegation zone, while the Jacarés jumped to the play-off zone.

Chiquito FC 0-3 AS Bezieres
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-6 SC Caimanes
Hamanos Athletic Club 3-1 Nacional
Tannenberg FC 1-1 Pradera FC
AD Cerro 3-3 Nord Energie FC
Edmonton United 0-0 Eterna Stars
Slateport Bulls 0-4 Metropolis Alligators
Marinos Metropolis 2-7 Fontvielle Impact
FC Fauxham 2-6 AS Vaud
AC Tallin 0-3 Canalave Dragons

Round 12 (September 24-25)

Canalave Dragons got their tenth victory in the Clausura in Gatineau, and they're standing firm at top of the second tournament of the season, with 32 points. After the match against Fontvielle Impact, Marinos' morale was recovered with a win over the struggling Eterna Stars, while Olympique defeated the defending champs in a direct match for UICA berths. With Fontvielle Impact's shocking loss to Tallin, and Edmonton's win in Pradera, the fight for Globe Cup berths gets more interesting, while Nacional and Cerro starred a lackluster Little Metropolitan Derby which ended with a draw and both teams with their survival chances receiving a hard blow.

AS Bezieres 1-3 Olympique de Fontvielle
Chiquito FC 3-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
SC Caimanes 0-3 Tannenberg FC
Nacional 0-0 AD Cerro
Pradera FC 1-2 Edmonton United
Nord Energie FC 3-0 Slateport Bulls
Eterna Stars 0-2 Marinos Metropolis
Metropolis Alligators 1-1 FC Fauxham
Fontvielle Impact 0-1 AC Tallin
AS Vaud 1-2 Canalave Dragons

Round 13 (October 1-2)

Canalave Dragons have virtually qualified to UICA after their draw against the current Apertura champions, the Alligators, and continue at the top of the Clausura with 33 points. The fight for the remaining three UICA spots gets hotter and hotter with Bezieres taking advantage of Edmonton's and Olympique's slips, while Tannenberg are doing an interesting comeback which has brought them closer to the fight. On the other side of the standings, the fight for survival gets reduced to six teams: Slateport, Pradera, Caimanes, Nacional, Cerro and Fauxham, but none of them has managed to get away from the others, with Fauxham sinking in last place.

Hamanos Athletic Club 0-6 AS Bezieres
Tannenberg FC 3-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
AD Cerro 2-1 Chiquito FC
Edmonton United 1-1 SC Caimanes
Slateport Bulls 0-1 Nacional
Marinos Metropolis 2-1 Pradera FC
FC Fauxham 0-1 Nord Energie FC
AC Tallin 1-1 Eterna Stars
Canalave Dragons 1-1 Metropolis Alligators
AS Vaud 3-4 Fontvielle Impact

Round 14 (October 15-16)

AS Bezieres and Olympique de Fontvielle were the most affected teams with this week's results, since their defeats against direct rivals left them out of the UICA zone for the moment, with Edmonton entering in Bezieres' place, and TFC exerting more pressure over the teams in UICA berths. Canalave Dragons are still leading the Clausura and will make a second appearance at the UICA scene next season, while Fauxham suffered a painful defeat in Metropolis against a direct rival and buried one of their last chances to save themselves. Meanwhile, Nacional's victory allowed them to get out of both the relegation and play-off zones, while the Bulls fell to the red zone instead.

AS Bezieres 0-1 Tannenberg FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-1 AD Cerro
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-2 Edmonton United
Chiquito FC 3-1 Slateport Bulls
SC Caimanes 2-1 Marinos Metropolis
Nacional 4-0 FC Fauxham
Pradera FC 2-0 AC Tallin
Nord Energie FC 0-3 Canalave Dragons
Eterna Stars 0-1 AS Vaud
Metropolis Alligators 2-0 Fontvielle Impact

Round 15 (October 22-23)

Canalave Dragons suffered a surprising loss at the hands of Nacional, who still hold hopes of survival with this golden win. However, Tannenberg and Marinos were unable to win, and the Dragons are still with a healthy advantage at the top of the Clausura. The fight for the remaining three UICA spots between six teams is getting hotter but there were no changes this week, while the Bulls and Cerro sink in the relegation zone and Fauxham practically sealed their return to the B-League after losing to Chiquito at home.

AD Cerro 1-1 AS Bezieres
Edmonton United 0-0 Tannenberg FC
Slateport Bulls 1-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
Marinos Metropolis 2-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
FC Fauxham 1-2 Chiquito FC
AC Tallin 1-4 SC Caimanes
Canalave Dragons 1-3 Nacional
AS Vaud 1-1 Pradera FC
Fontvielle Impact 1-1 Nord Energie FC
Metropolis Alligators 0-0 Eterna Stars

Round 16 (October 29-30)

The direct rivals keep taking away points from themselves, as Bezieres and Edmonton drew (to the Impact's, Marinos', TFC's and Olympique's delight), Tannenberg tightened things at the UICA qualifying zone even more with their win over direct rivals Marinos, and Slateport left Cerro in coma taking three points from the National Stadium. Tallin entered the fight for survival after losing to OF in a thrilling match, and Fauxham are now oficially a B-League team after losing to the HAC.

AS Bezieres 1-1 Edmonton United
AD Cerro 1-2 Slateport Bulls
Tannenberg FC 3-0 Marinos Metropolis
Hamanos Athletic Club 4-2 FC Fauxham
Olympique de Fontvielle 3-2 AC Tallin
Chiquito FC 0-1 Canalave Dragons
SC Caimanes 0-0 AS Vaud
Nacional 1-2 Fontvielle Impact
Pradera FC 1-3 Metropolis Alligators
Nord Energie FC 2-1 Eterna Stars

Round 17 (November 5-6)

Tannenberg's victory in their city derby against Tallin helped TFC cut the gap between "Citizens" and "Dragons" (who lost to the HAC at home) to four points in the Clausura, which gives the last valladar berth to the next TQCC. Meanwhile, Bezieres returned to the UICA zone with their victory in Slateport, and Marinos and Edmonton seriously compromised their chances with their draw. Fontvielle Impact needs two points to clinch qualification to UICA football next season, while the OF are still in the fight. In the relegation zone, six teams will fight to assure their Super League status for the next season, although Cerro and Slateport Bulls are closer to the abyss.

Slateport Bulls 1-3 AS Bezieres
Marinos Metropolis 1-1 Edmonton United
FC Fauxham 0-2 AD Cerro
AC Tallin 0-4 Tannenberg FC
Canalave Dragons 0-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
AS Vaud 1-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Fontvielle Impact 2-0 Chiquito FC
Metropolis Alligators 1-2 SC Caimanes
Eterna Stars 1-2 Nacional
Nord Energie FC 0-0 Pradera FC

Round 18 (November 12-13)

And the last week of this Clausura will have full excitement, with the Clausura title, two UICA berths and three relegation/play-off places still with no owner. This week's results, however, qualified the Impact to the Globe Cup and ensured Nacional's participation in the next VSL season. Two teams fighting for the Clausura and the last TQCC berth, five teams in contention for the last two UICA berths and five teams fighting against relegation...the last Super League matchday looks like the best one in years.

AS Bezieres 1-0 Marinos Metropolis
Slateport Bulls 1-1 FC Fauxham
Edmonton United 1-1 AC Tallin
AD Cerro 1-1 Canalave Dragons
Tannenberg FC 2-1 AS Vaud
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-1 Fontvielle Impact
Olympique de Fontvielle 0-2 Metropolis Alligators
Chiquito FC 0-1 Eterna Stars
SC Caimanes 0-2 Nord Energie FC
Nacional 3-0 Pradera FC

Round 19 (November 20)

And welcome everyone to this season's Finale Fatale! Eleven teams still have chances either to be champions, to qualify for an international tournament or...to be relegated. All matches this week will start at 16:00 hours, and approximately at 18:00 the fate of those eleven teams will be decided. Some of them will celebrate with joy and some others will cry with sorrow. Here we go...

15:59 - The last matchday of the Clausura starts with the kickoff in Chiquito between Nord Energie and Olympique de Fontvielle, followed some seconds later by the match between Canalave Dragons and Slateport Bulls.

16:02 - GOAL! in Gatineau. Goal for Edmonton against Vaud! The Monties win 1-nil, however, due to Tannenberg's draw against the MA, they're being left out of the Globe Cup on goal difference.

16:08 - GOAL! for Olympique de Fontvielle in Chiquito. Les Jaune et Bleu are winning against Nord Energie, but the draw between TFC and MA is also leaving them out of contention for the last GC spot.

16:11 - GOAL! GOAL! for Pradera FC against Chiquito FC. And this means bad news for Slateport and Cerro, who are going straight to the B-League with this result. However, the goal still leaves the "Verdiblancos" in the play-off zone.

16:18 - GOAL! in Canalave! Slateport Bulls' hope is still alive with their goal against the Dragons, but it seems they still have to expect help from Chiquito because the Bulls are still going down. This goal also increases the hope for Tannenberg, who would just need a goal in their match against the Alligators to take the lead, the Clausura title, the chance to play the MA in the Crown and the last TQCC berth.

16:20 - Relegated outfit Fauxham opens the scoreboard against Bezieres, but Les Rouges are still qualifying to the Globe Cup.

16:21 - Goal for Marinos in Carloburgo! And things began to change in two zones, since this goal against Tallin not only makes the Mariners go to the Globe Cup (in TFC's place), but also leaves Tallin in the play-off zone, to Pradera's relief.

16:24 - Nacional scores against Caimanes, confirming VSL status for the next season, and at the same time, putting Caimanes in danger of falling to the play-off zone.

16:25 - GOAL in Fontvielle! Fontvielle Impact scored? No...it was a Cerro goal. The "Sky-Blues" still hope to escape relegation, but things in Pradera are not working for them.

16:29 - GOAL! GOAL! GOAL for the Alligators! Canalave Dragons and some other teams will celebrate this goal at the Dome, and Tannenberg's hopes are dying slowly. No title, no TQCC and no UICA at the very least for the Citizens...for the moment.

16:31 - Olympique scores their second goal against Nord Energie, but it'll be useless as long as Marinos and Edmonton are still winning.

16:33 - Bezieres equalize in Fauxham and are sealing their Globe Cup berth. At the same time, the Stars open the scoreboard against Hamanos, in a match of zero importance.

16:35 - Fauxham score their second goal, but Bezieres are still going to the Globe Cup...

16:38 - GOAL for Chiquito! Os Verdes score the equalizer in Pradera and things at the relegation zone change! That goal is being celebrated in Slateport and Cerro: Pradera are being relegated, while the Bulls are going to the play-off, but Cerro still need two goals to avoid direct relegation.

16:43 - The gates of hell are opened to Pradera, as Chiquito score their second goal, while the Bulls and Cerro are still celebrating...

16:45 - Cerro score their second goal in Fontvielle! Impact 0, Cerro 2! And Slateport's fans are starting to eat their nails, since they would go back to the relegation zone if Cerro scores another goal.

16:48 - The first half of this Finale Fatale comes to an end with the following results: Tallin 0-1 Marinos; Vaud 0-1 Edmonton; Canalave 0-1 Slateport; Eterna 1-0 Hamanos; Fauxham 2-1 Bezieres; Impact 0-2 Cerro; Alligators 1-0 Tannenberg; Nacional 1-0 Caimanes; Nord Energie 0-2 Olympique and Pradera 1-2 Chiquito.

17:04 - With the start of the second half in Gatineau, between Vaud and Edmonton, the second half of this Finale Fatale officially begins!

17:08 - The Stars score their second goal against the HAC, but who cares about it?

17:10 - Nord Energie manage to open their goal tally in Chiquito against Olympique, but they're still down two goals to one. Impact, Bezieres and Marinos still going to the Globe Cup...Edmonton, Olympique and Tannenberg still out.

17:14 - GOAL! GOAL! Tallin equalize against Marinos at Parken Road! Tallin are saving themselves from the relegation play-off and the news come from the upper half of the Overall Standings, since Marinos are going out of the UICA zone, while Edmonton enter instead.

17:16 - Goal in the City of Metropolis Stadium! Goal for Caimanes! Os Jacarés are also safe from every relegation danger, to Campo Grandeños's relief.

17:19 - GOAL! GOAL! Cerro score the feared (by the Bulls) third goal against Fontvielle Impact! However, to the Bulls' relief, Cerro are still in relegation zone due to goals scored (48 SLT; 36 CER).

17:24 - GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! Goal for Canalave Dragons! That goal will hurt a lot in Slateport and Tannenberg! This 1-1 sends the Bulls back to the relegation zone, to Cerro's fans' delight, and it also kills almost every hope held by Tannenberg to win the Clausura.

17:28 - And the Estadio Gobernador Villa now looks like a funeral, with Chiquito's third goal against Pradera, burying almost every hope held by the "Verdiblancos", who are sinking in the relegation zone.

17:29 - GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL for Tannenberg! The Citizens equalize against the Alligators, and are going back to the UICA zone, displacing Edmonton in the process.

17:30 - Nord Energie reach the equalizer in Chiquito against Olympique, forcing the OF to settle with the King's Shield win and the Cygnus Cup berth.

17:32 - Goal for Fontvielle Impact! However, Cerro are still in the relegation play-off and the Bulls and Pradera are going down.

17:35 - GOAL in Gatineau! Edmonton scores their second goal, but it seems they'll need to score two goals more to kick TFC out of UICA berths.

17:38 - GOAL! for Pradera, who cut Chiquito's advantage to one goal, but are still in relegation zone.

17:40 - Two goals in two stadia. First, the HAC scored their first goal against the Stars, and later, Nord Energie complete their successful comeback with another goal against Olympique, practically destroying every OF's hope of qualifying to UICA football next season.

17:43 - GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLL!!! GOAL for Tannenberg! And this goal, ladies and gentlemen, changes everything! With their second goal against the MA at the Dome, the Citizens are now in first place of this Clausura. This goal seems to have practically decided the valladar qualifiers to the next UICA cycle, as Marinos doesn't seem to be close to score three goals at Parken Road in ten minutes.

17:46 - Bezieres equalizes in Fauxham and it practically means death to Edmonton's and Marinos' hopes.

17:49 - And Bezieres' third goal secures a GC berth for "Les Rouges", and Edmonton, Marinos and Olympique are closer to be declared "dead".

17:52 - The match in Pradera finishes, with Pradera going back to the Valladar B-League after losing to Chiquito.

17:53 - And Slateport's history in the Valladar Super League is...OVER! Their draw with Canalave Dragons was the end for an historic team that struggled with economic problems and bad performances during the most recent seasons. At the same time, Cerro will have a last chance to continue in the Super League, as they're going to play the relegation play-off against the B-League Play-Offs runners-up.

17:54 - And the match at the Metropolis Dome ends! TANNENBERG ARE THE CLAUSURA CHAMPIONS! The Citizens will return to Canalave (and qualified to the TQCC) after eleven long seasons, however, they will have to face the Alligators once again for the title of the season.

17:55 - Matchday 19 ends with the following results:

FC Fauxham 2-3 AS Bezieres
AC Tallin 1-1 Marinos Metropolis
Canalave Dragons 1-1 Slateport Bulls
AS Vaud 0-2 Edmonton United
Fontvielle Impact 1-3 AD Cerro
Metropolis Alligators 1-2 Tannenberg FC
Eterna Stars 2-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Nord Energie FC 3-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Pradera FC 2-3 Chiquito FC
Nacional 1-1 SC Caimanes

And so, in a day full of drama, Tannenberg FC clinch the last TQCC berth, the Clausura title, and are given the chance to play Metropolis Alligators (yes, the team that won the Apertura and the same team the Citizens beat this matchday) in the Canalave Crown match for the title of the season. The Dragons, who came with chances to play the final match at their own home, had to settle for a Globe Cup berth, along with Fontvielle Impact and AS Bezieres, while Marinos and OF were left with nothing this time, and Edmonton's decent campaign makes them to be considered a team to take into account for next season. Meanwhile, two historic Super League teams will join Fauxham in the next B-League season, as Slateport Bulls (for the first time) and Pradera FC (for the second time) saw the drop this time. Cerro will have their agony extended for two matches, after which their final fate is going to be decided. And, here are the standings:

Standings after Matchday 19 - Clausura Tournament

Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Tannenberg FC                19  12  5   2  41  23  +18  41  TQCC
  2 Canalave Dragons             19  12  5   2  30  13  +17  41
  3 Fontvielle Impact            19  11  2   6  35  25  +10  35
  4 AS Bezieres                  19  10  4   5  30  17  +13  34
  5 Edmonton United              19   8  9   2  29  15  +14  33
  6 Chiquito FC                  19  10  2   7  28  24   +4  32
  7 Marinos Metropolis           19   9  4   6  24  25   -1  31
  8 Metropolis Alligators        19   8  6   5  29  19  +10  30
  9 Nord Energie FC              19   8  5   6  26  24   +2  29
 10 SC Caimanes                  19   7  5   7  31  31   +0  26
 11 Hamanos Athletic Club        19   7  5   7  26  26   +0  26
 12 AD Cerro                     19   7  5   7  23  26   -3  26
 13 Olympique de Fontvielle      19   6  3  10  31  34   -3  21
 14 Nacional                     19   5  5   9  24  27   -3  20
 15 AS Vaud                      19   5  5   9  26  30   -4  20
 16 Pradera FC                   19   5  5   9  27  34   -7  20
 17 Eterna Stars                 19   5  4  10  23  31   -8  19
 18 Slateport Bulls              19   4  4  11  22  35  -13  16
 19 AC Tallin                    19   4  4  11  18  32  -14  16
 20 FC Fauxham                   19   2  3  14  16  48  -32   9

With their title in this Clausura, Tannenberg FC have earned the second and last valladar berth to TakilQuip Champions' Cup 32. The valladar teams that qualified to the Globe Cup will be determined by the Overall Standings results.

Overall Standings:

Pos  Team                       P   W   D   L   GF   GA   GD  Pts
   1  Canalave Dragons         38  24   9   5   63   30   33   81  GC
   2  Metropolis Alligators    38  23   7   8   77   37   40   76  TQCC
   3  Fontvielle Impact        38  21   6  11   66   43   23   69  GC
   4  AS Bezieres              38  20   9   9   57   39   18   69  GC
   5  Tannenberg FC            38  19  10   9   74   56   18   67  TQCC
   6  Edmonton United          38  18  11   9   66   50   16   65
   7  Marinos Metropolis       38  19   7  12   58   45   13   64
   8  Olympique de Fontvielle  38  19   4  15   76   55   21   61  CYG
   9  Hamanos Athletic Club    38  15  10  13   44   43    1   55
  10  Chiquito FC              38  15   6  17   50   52   -2   51
  11  Eterna Stars             38  14   8  16   47   51   -4   50
  12  Nord Energie FC          38  13  11  14   41   52  -11   50
  13  AS Vaud                  38  13   5  20   46   55   -9   44
  14  Nacional                 38  11   9  18   43   53  -10   42
  15  SC Caimanes              38   9  13  16   53   67  -14   40
  16  AC Tallin                38  12   4  22   42   66  -24   40
  17  AD Cerro                 38   9  11  18   36   54  -18   38  P-O
  18  Slateport Bulls          38   9   9  20   48   66  -18   36  REL
  19  Pradera FC               38   9   9  20   50   73  -23   36  REL
  20  FC Fauxham               38   6   6  26   39   89  -50   24  REL

The Canalave Crown (Sponsored by UltraTeam):

The Canalave Crown is an annual match played between the Apertura Champion and the Clausura Champion. This match defines the Champion of the Season. The match will be played at the Dragon Stadium in Canalave. (Cap: 35,000)

THE CANALAVE CROWN: Metropolis Alligators vs. Tannenberg FC

Dragon Stadium - Canalave (Att: 34,979)

Metropolis Alligators 2-2 (2-3 AET) Tannenberg FC (Flórez 25', Sáez 88'; Zapata 27', 108', Pérez 69')

CHAMPIONS
Tannenberg FC (2nd title)

Valladar B-League Final Standings

Pos   Team                           P   W   D   L  GF  GA   GD  Pts
  1 AS Montreux                     38  23   8   7  58  30  +28  77  CH - SBCC
  2 FC Lili                         38  22  10   6  80  45  +35  76  P - SBCC
  3 Hoxford Rovers                  38  21   8   9  80  42  +38  71  P/O
  4 Ajax Carloburgo                 38  22   4  12  66  42  +24  70  P/O
  5 Gatineau UC 98                  38  20   6  12  67  48  +19  66  P/O
  6 Dynamo Metropolis               38  21   3  14  65  46  +19  66  P/O
  7 RC Belfort                      38  17   9  12  62  53   +9  60
  8 Pumas Maldonado                 38  17   7  14  61  50  +11  58
  9 Deportivo Aguablanca            38  17   7  14  59  53   +6  58
 10 Universitario de Maldonado      38  16   8  14  50  48   +2  56
 11 Valencia FC                     38  16   6  16  59  57   +2  54
 12 Servette FC                     38  16   4  18  49  61  -12  52
 13 RC Corania                      38  13  12  13  40  35   +5  51
 14 FC Borderville                  38  12  11  15  43  44   -1  47
 15 Cardenales FC                   38  13   8  17  48  56   -8  47
 16 SC Alcázares                    38  12   5  21  44  56  -12  41
 17 Tessano FC                      38  10  10  18  38  59  -21  40  REL
 18 AS Lausanne                     38   9   4  25  26  74  -48  31  REL
 19 Patriotas FC                    38   5  10  23  30  80  -50  25  REL
 20 Olympique de Coulombes          38   2  12  24  29  75  -46  18  REL

Valladar B-League Final Play-Offs

Semi-Finals:

Dynamo Metropolis (6) 2-0 (3) Hoxford Rovers
Hoxford Rovers (3) 1-2 (6) Dynamo Metropolis
Agg: Hoxford Rovers 1-4 Dynamo Metropolis

Gatineau UC 98 (5) 0-0 (4) Ajax Carloburgo
Ajax Carloburgo (4) 3-2 (5) Gatineau UC 98
Agg: Ajax Carloburgo 3-2 Gatineau UC 98

Final:

Dynamo Metropolis (6) 3-3 (4) Ajax Carloburgo
Ajax Carloburgo (4) 1-1 (6) Dynamo Metropolis
Agg: Ajax Carloburgo 4-4 Dynamo Metropolis (Ajax Carloburgo wins on away goals rule)

Promotion-Relegation Play-Off: AD Cerro vs. Dynamo Metropolis

Dynamo Metropolis 1-0 AD Cerro
AD Cerro 1-2 Dynamo Metropolis (1-3 agg)

Thus, Dynamo Metropolis became the last team promoted to the Valladar Super League this season and will compete in the highest tier of Valladar football for the first time in their history. Also, Cerro became the second Super League team to be relegated via play-off, after Ajax the last season.

SUMMARY OF THE SEASON:

Apertura Champion: Metropolis Alligators
Clausura Champion: Tannenberg FC
Canalave Crown Champion: Tannenberg FC
Relegated Teams: Slateport Bulls, Pradera FC, FC Fauxham, AD Cerro
Promoted Teams: AS Montreux, FC Lili, Ajax Carloburgo, Dynamo Metropolis

Top Scorers:

1. Frank Zapata (Tannenberg FC): 26 goals (Golden Boot)
2. Patrick Leclerc (Canalave Dragons): 24 goals (Silver Boot)
3. Miguel Flórez (Metropolis Alligators): 23 goals (Bronze Boot)
4. Yoan Gignac (Fontvielle Impact): 22 goals
5. Scott Daley (FSSO, Edmonton United): 21 goals

INTERNATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

TakilQuip Champions' Cup 32:
Tannenberg FC - Canalave Crown Winners (Champions Path)
Metropolis Alligators - Canalave Crown Runners-up (Non-Champions Path)

Globe Cup 29:
Canalave Dragons - Best-placed team in the Overall Standings
Fontvielle Impact - Third-placed team in the Overall Standings
AS Bezieres - Fourth-placed team in the Overall Standings

AalborgPettersen Series B Champions' Cup 29:
AS Montreux - Valladar B-League Champions
FC Lili - Valladar B-League Runners-up
Ajax Carloburgo - Valladar B-League Final Play-Off Winners
Dynamo Metropolis - Valladar B-League Final Play-Off Runners-up

Cygnus Cup 7:
Olympique de Fontvielle - King's Shield winners

by **Valladares** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:55 pm

THE KING'S SHIELD - EIGHTH EDITION

For the first time in its history, the King's Shield was contested by 128 teams (all teams in the five professional tiers of the valladar football pyramid were allowed entry), instead of the 40 that used to compete until last season's Shield. Olympique de Fontvielle, as the current Shield holders, and the "Big 5" start as favorites to win the Shield, however, in a longer tournament, surprises can also be more. One of last season's finalists managed to return to the National Stadium this season, while the other finalist was making its first appearance at the final match in Metropolis. Who were the winners this time? Without further ado, here are the results (Due to broadcast and scheduling conflicts, the first two rounds were not as extensively covered as the latter stages of the tournament):

(In parentheses, the league in which the team competed last season. VSL = Valladar Super League; VBL = Valladar B-League; TL = Tercera Liga de Valladares; D4 = D4 Pro League; LN = Liga Nacional.)

Canalave Dragons (VSL) 4-1 Canalave Rangers (TL)
Canalave Rangers (TL) 1-2 Canalave Dragons (VSL) (2-6 agg)

Northport Bears (LN) 1-1 Mineros de Talamonte (TL)
Mineros de Talamonte (TL) 0-1 Northport Bears (LN) (1-2 agg)

Vancouver Indians (LN) 1-2 FC Borderville (VBL)
FC Borderville (VBL) 1-1 Vancouver Indians (LN) (3-2 agg)

ASB Academie (TL) 2-1 Gatineau Athletic Club (LN)
Gatineau Athletic Club (LN) 1-1 ASB Academie (TL) (2-3 agg)

Trois-Rivières Athletic (TL) 1-0 Atlético Pavia (TL)
Atlético Pavia (TL) 0-0 Trois-Rivières Athletic (TL) (0-1 agg)

Adelaide Heart (LN) 0-3 Hoxford Rovers (VBL)
Hoxford Rovers (VBL) 6-1 Adelaide Heart (LN) (9-1 agg)

AC St. Louis (LN) 1-0 Atlético Nápoles (LN)
Atlético Nápoles (LN) 1-1 AC St. Louis (LN) (1-2 agg)

Operário FC (TL) 1-0 Northport Mariners (TL)
Northport Mariners (TL) 1-0 Operário FC (TL) (1-0 AET, 1-1 agg, 1-3 PKs)

Columbus Cannons (D4) 1-2 Sion OSC (LN)
Sion OSC (LN) 1-1 Columbus Cannons (D4) (3-2 agg)

AC Talamonte (TL) 2-1 Alejandría SC (D4)
Alejandría SC (D4) 0-1 AC Talamonte (TL) (1-3 agg)

Club Osum (D4) 1-2 Minault United (TL)
Minault United (TL) 2-0 Club Osum (D4) (4-1 agg)

Victoria United (LN) 0-2 AS Lausanne (VBL)
AS Lausanne (VBL) 1-1 Victoria United (LN) (3-1 agg)

Deportivo Aguablanca (VBL) 1-0 Borderville Rogues (LN)
Borderville Rogues (LN) 0-1 Deportivo Aguablanca (VBL) (0-2 agg)

Atlético Robles (TL) 0-0 Cardenales FC (VBL)
Cardenales FC (VBL) 1-3 Atlético Robles (TL) (1-3 agg)

Curzon FC (D4) 2-1 Alianza Antioquia (TL)
Alianza Antioquia (TL) 0-1 Curzon FC (D4) (1-3 agg)

Carolina Rangers (LN) 1-1 Nord Energie FC (VSL)
Nord Energie FC (VSL) 4-0 Carolina Rangers (LN) (5-1 agg)

AC Tallin (VSL) 2-0 Universitario de Maldonado (VBL)
Universitario de Maldonado (VBL) 1-0 AC Tallin (VSL) (1-2 agg)

Hamilton Rockets (TL) 1-2 Adelaide City FC (D4)
Adelaide City FC (D4) 2-0 Hamilton Rockets (TL) (4-1 agg)

Edmonton United (VSL) 1-0 Dynamo Metropolis (VBL)
Dynamo Metropolis (VBL) 2-1 Edmonton United (VSL) (2-2 agg) (Edmonton United wins on away goals rule)

Tessano FC (VBL) 2-3 Orléans FC (D4)
Orléans FC (D4) 1-1 Tessano FC (VBL) (4-3 agg)

Slateport Bulls (VSL) 1-0 SC Alcázares (VBL)
SC Alcázares (VBL) 0-2 Slateport Bulls (VSL) (0-3 agg)

Villaznia AC (TL) 2-3 Olympique de Fontvielle (VSL)
Olympique de Fontvielle (VSL) 0-0 Villaznia AC (TL) (3-2 agg)

Bretford Royals (TL) 2-0 Kingsville Reds (LN)
Kingsville Reds (LN) 2-1 Bretford Royals (TL) (2-3 agg)

Danubio FC (D4) 1-2 Hamanos Athletic Club (VSL)
Hamanos Athletic Club (VSL) 2-0 Danubio FC (D4) (4-1 agg)

Punta del Sur FC (LN) 2-1 Isla Nueva FC (LN)
Isla Nueva FC (LN) 1-0 Punta del Sur FC (LN) (2-2 agg) (Isla Nueva FC wins on away goals rule)

Port Arthur Warriors (LN) 2-2 Richmond City (TL)
Richmond City (TL) 2-0 Port Arthur Warriors (LN) (4-2 agg)

Marinos Metropolis (VSL) 3-0 Real Colón (LN)
Real Colón (LN) 1-1 Marinos Metropolis (VSL) (1-4 agg)

Pradera FC (VSL) 2-0 FC Columbus (VBL)
FC Columbus (VBL) 1-2 Pradera FC (VSL) (1-4 agg)

Vitória Maldonado (TL) 2-1 Reno Victory (LN)
Reno Victory (LN) 0-2 Vitória Maldonado (TL) (1-4 agg)

Metropolis Alligators (VSL) 3-1 Chiquito FC (VSL)
Chiquito FC (VSL) 1-2 Metropolis Alligators (VSL) (2-5 agg)

FC Sillimus (D4) 0-2 Metropolis City FC (TL)
Metropolis City FC (TL) 1-1 FC Sillimus (D4) (3-1 agg)

Ajax Carloburgo (VBL) 3-2 FC Coulombes (LN)
FC Coulombes (LN) 0-1 Ajax Carloburgo (VBL) (2-4 agg)

Clermont FC (D4) 0-2 AS Montreux (VBL)
AS Montreux (VBL) 0-0 Clermont FC (D4) (2-0 agg)

Stanford United (TL) 2-1 CR Palmas (D4)
CR Palmas (D4) 1-1 Stanford United (TL) (2-3 agg)

AS Mont-Blanc (TL) 1-0 EC Comercial (TL)
EC Comercial (TL) 2-1 AS Mont-Blanc (TL) (2-2 agg) (AS Mont-Blanc wins on away goals rule)

Sporting Edmonton (LN) 0-2 FC Portland (LN)
FC Portland (LN) 1-0 Sporting Edmonton (LN) (3-0 agg)

Orlando FC (LN) 0-0 Santacruz FC (TL)
Santacruz FC (TL) 2-1 Orlando FC (LN) (2-1 agg)

RC Victoria (TL) 1-0 Salvador FC (LN)
Salvador FC (LN) 0-2 RC Victoria (TL) (0-3 agg)

Swangard FC (LN) 1-1 Corumbá EC (TL)
Corumbá EC (TL) 0-0 Swangard FC (LN) (1-1 agg) (Corumbá EC wins on away goals rule)

Valencia FC (VBL) 1-1 Servette FC (VBL)
Servette FC (VBL) 2-2 Valencia FC (VBL) (3-3 agg) (Valencia FC wins on away goals rule)

RC Corania (VBL) 1-1 San Luis FC (TL)
San Luis FC (TL) 0-1 RC Corania (VBL) (1-2 agg)

Adelaide Kickers (TL) 1-2 Branta Union (D4)
Branta Union (D4) 2-1 Adelaide Kickers (TL) (4-2 agg)

Deportivo Lomas (TL) 1-0 Potros de Slateport (LN)
Potros de Slateport (LN) 1-0 Deportivo Lomas (TL) (2-0 AET, 2-1 agg)

Eterna Stars (VSL) 3-1 Atlas SC (TL)
Atlas SC (TL) 1-0 Eterna Stars (VSL) (2-3 agg)

Atlético Poblado (D4) 1-2 Bohemians Metropolis (TL)
Bohemians Metropolis (TL) 1-0 Atlético Poblado (D4) (3-1 agg)

Pumas Maldonado (VBL) 2-2 Patriotas FC (VBL)
Patriotas FC (VBL) 1-1 Pumas Maldonado (VBL) (3-3 agg) (Patriotas FC wins on away goals rule)

Newcastle Town (TL) 1-1 Toril Beavers (D4)
Toril Beavers (D4) 0-1 Newcastle Town (TL) (1-2 agg)

Gatineau UC 98 (VBL) 1-1 Port Arthur FC (TL)
Port Arthur FC (TL) 0-5 Gatineau UC 98 (VBL) (1-6 agg)

SC Tabatinga (D4) 3-1 AS Laval-Avignon (D4)
AS Laval-Avignon (D4) 0-1 SC Tabatinga (D4) (1-4 agg)

Belleville Rovers (D4) 0-1 Hoxford Athletic (TL)
Hoxford Athletic (TL) 1-2 Belleville Rovers (D4) (2-2 agg) (Belleville Rovers wins on away goals rule)

FC Townsville (TL) 1-1 Juventud Unida (LN)
Juventud Unida (LN) 0-3 FC Townsville (TL) (1-4 agg)

AD Cerro (VSL) 2-0 Neuchâtel-Sport (TL)
Neuchâtel-Sport (TL) 2-0 AD Cerro (VSL) (2-0 AET, 2-2 agg, 1-3 PKs)

Mountain United (LN) 0-5 Fontvielle Impact (VSL)
Fontvielle Impact (VSL) 3-0 Mountain United (LN) (8-0 agg)

Cartago FC (LN) 0-0 Bellavista Jets (TL)
Bellavista Jets (TL) 2-0 Cartago FC (LN) (2-0 agg)

Rexam (TL) 2-1 Olympique de Coulombes (VBL)
Olympique de Coulombes (VBL) 0-2 Rexam (TL) (1-4 agg)

Estudiantes de Colón (TL) 0-0 Real Pradera (TL)
Real Pradera (TL) 1-1 Estudiantes de Colón (TL) (1-1 agg) (Estudiantes de Colón wins on away goals rule)

FC Fauxham (VSL) 0-0 SC Río Laguna (D4)
SC Río Laguna (D4) 4-0 FC Fauxham (VSL) (4-0 agg)

Leeward Tech FC (LN) 0-0 SC Caimanes (VSL)
SC Caimanes (VSL) 1-1 Leeward Tech FC (LN) (1-1 agg) (Leeward Tech FC wins on away goals rule)

Eterna Celtic (TL) 0-2 Colorado Lynx (TL)
Colorado Lynx (TL) 2-0 Eterna Celtic (TL) (4-0 agg)

Deportivo Angostura (LN) 2-0 Defensores de Neuquén (D4)
Defensores de Neuquén (D4) 1-0 Deportivo Angostura (LN) (1-2 agg)

AS Vaud (VSL) 1-0 AC Foix (LN)
AC Foix (LN) 0-2 AS Vaud (VSL) (0-3 agg)

Tarragona FC (LN) 1-1 RC Belfort (VBL)
RC Belfort (VBL) 0-1 Tarragona FC (LN) (1-2 agg)

Carloburgo Phoenix (TL) 1-0 AS Bezieres (VSL)
AS Bezieres (VSL) 4-0 Carloburgo Phoenix (TL) (4-1 agg)

Nacional (VSL) 0-2 Tannenberg FC (VSL)
Tannenberg FC (VSL) 0-0 Nacional (VSL) (2-0 agg)

Canalave Dragons (VSL) 7-0 Northport Bears (LN)
Northport Bears (LN) 1-7 Canalave Dragons (VSL) (1-14 agg)

FC Borderville (VBL) 2-0 ASB Academie (TL)
ASB Academie (TL) 0-0 FC Borderville (VBL) (0-2 agg)

Trois-Rivières Athletic (TL) 5-1 Hoxford Rovers (VBL)
Hoxford Rovers (VBL) 1-1 Trois-Rivières Athletic (TL) (2-6 agg)

AC St. Louis (LN) 0-2 Operário FC (TL)
Operário FC (TL) 1-0 AC St. Louis (LN) (3-0 agg)

Sion OSC (LN) 1-1 AC Talamonte (TL)
AC Talamonte (TL) 4-0 Sion OSC (LN) (5-1 agg)

Minault United (TL) 1-0 AS Lausanne (VBL)
AS Lausanne (VBL) 0-0 Minault United (TL) (0-1 agg)

Deportivo Aguablanca (VBL) 2-1 Atlético Robles (TL)
Atlético Robles (TL) 1-2 Deportivo Aguablanca (VBL) (2-4 agg)

Curzon FC (D4) 0-1 Nord Energie FC (VSL)
Nord Energie FC (VSL) 2-0 Curzon FC (D4) (3-0 agg)

AC Tallin (VSL) 3-1 Adelaide City FC (D4)
Adelaide City FC (D4) 0-1 AC Tallin (VSL) (1-4 agg)

Edmonton United (VSL) 5-0 Orléans FC (D4)
Orléans FC (D4) 1-5 Edmonton United (VSL) (1-10 agg)

Slateport Bulls (VSL) 0-3 Olympique de Fontvielle (VSL)
Olympique de Fontvielle (VSL) 6-1 Slateport Bulls (VSL) (9-1 agg)

Bretford Royals (TL) 1-1 Hamanos Athletic Club (VSL)
Hamanos Athletic Club (VSL) 2-1 Bretford Royals (TL) (3-2 agg)

Isla Nueva FC (LN) 2-1 Richmond City (TL)
Richmond City (TL) 2-0 Isla Nueva FC (LN) (3-2 agg)

Marinos Metropolis (VSL) 1-0 Pradera FC (VSL)
Pradera FC (VSL) 1-5 Marinos Metropolis (VSL) (1-6 agg)

Vitória Maldonado (TL) 3-3 Metropolis Alligators (VSL)
Metropolis Alligators (VSL) 4-3 Vitória Maldonado (TL) (7-6 agg)

Metropolis City FC (TL) 2-5 Ajax Carloburgo (VBL)
Ajax Carloburgo (VBL) 2-1 Metropolis City FC (TL) (7-3 agg)

AS Montreux (VBL) 4-3 Stanford United (TL)
Stanford United (TL) 1-2 AS Montreux (VBL) (4-6 agg)

AS Mont-Blanc (TL) 1-0 FC Portland (LN)
FC Portland (LN) 1-1 AS Mont-Blanc (TL) (1-2 agg)

Santacruz FC (TL) 1-1 RC Victoria (TL)
RC Victoria (TL) 0-0 Santacruz FC (TL) (1-1 agg) (RC Victoria wins on away goals rule)

Corumbá EC (TL) 1-2 Valencia FC (VBL)
Valencia FC (VBL) 1-0 Corumbá EC (TL) (3-1 agg)

RC Corania (VBL) 4-2 Branta Union (D4)
Branta Union (D4) 0-1 RC Corania (VBL) (2-5 agg)

Potros de Slateport (LN) 0-2 Eterna Stars (VSL)
Eterna Stars (VSL) 6-0 Potros de Slateport (LN) (8-0 agg)

Bohemians Metropolis (TL) 0-2 Patriotas FC (VBL)
Patriotas FC (VBL) 1-0 Bohemians Metropolis (TL) (3-0 agg)

Newcastle Town (TL) 3-2 Gatineau UC 98 (VBL)
Gatineau UC 98 (VBL) 1-0 Newcastle Town (TL) (3-3 agg) (Gatineau UC 98 wins on away goals rule)

SC Tabatinga (D4) 1-0 Belleville Rovers (D4)
Belleville Rovers (D4) 1-0 SC Tabatinga (D4) (2-0 AET, 2-1 agg)

FC Townsville (TL) 0-0 AD Cerro (VSL)
AD Cerro (VSL) 0-2 FC Townsville (TL) (0-2 agg)

Fontvielle Impact (VSL) 2-2 Bellavista Jets (TL)
Bellavista Jets (TL) 2-3 Fontvielle Impact (VSL) (4-5 agg)

Rexam (TL) 1-2 Estudiantes de Colón (TL)
Estudiantes de Colón (TL) 2-0 Rexam (TL) (4-1 agg)

SC Río Laguna (D4) 2-1 Leeward Tech FC (LN)
Leeward Tech FC (LN) 1-2 SC Río Laguna (D4) (2-4 agg)

Colorado Lynx (TL) 1-0 Deportivo Angostura (LN)
Deportivo Angostura (LN) 0-3 Colorado Lynx (TL) (0-4 agg)

AS Vaud (VSL) 2-0 Tarragona FC (LN)
Tarragona FC (LN) 0-2 AS Vaud (VSL) (0-4 agg)

AS Bezieres (VSL) 1-2 Tannenberg FC (VSL)
Tannenberg FC (VSL) 0-0 AS Bezieres (VSL) (2-1 agg)

Round of 32
Canalave Dragons (VSL) 1-2 FC Borderville (VBL)
FC Borderville (VBL) 1-2 Canalave Dragons (VSL) (1-2 AET, 3-3 agg, 3-2 PKs)

Trois-Rivières Athletic (TL) 1-1 Operário FC (TL)
Operário FC (TL) 0-4 Trois-Rivières Athletic (TL) (1-5 agg)

AC Talamonte (TL) 1-2 Minault United (TL)
Minault United (TL) 0-0 AC Talamonte (TL) (2-1 agg)

Deportivo Aguablanca (VBL) 1-0 Nord Energie FC (VSL)
Nord Energie FC (VSL) 0-1 Deportivo Aguablanca (VBL) (0-2 agg)

AC Tallin (VSL) 0-3 Edmonton United (VSL)
Edmonton United (VSL) 2-0 AC Tallin (VSL) (5-0 agg)

Olympique de Fontvielle (VSL) 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club (VSL)
Hamanos Athletic Club (VSL) 2-0 Olympique de Fontvielle (VSL) (2-1 agg)

Richmond City (TL) 0-2 Marinos Metropolis (VSL)
Marinos Metropolis (VSL) 2-0 Richmond City (TL) (4-0 agg)

Metropolis Alligators (VSL) 0-2 Ajax Carloburgo (VBL)
Ajax Carloburgo (VBL) 2-1 Metropolis Alligators (VSL) (4-1 agg)

AS Montreux (VBL) 1-0 AS Mont-Blanc (TL)
AS Mont-Blanc (TL) 1-1 AS Montreux (VBL) (1-2 agg)

RC Victoria (TL) 2-2 Valencia FC (VBL)
Valencia FC (VBL) 3-1 RC Victoria (TL) (5-3 agg)

RC Corania (VBL) 1-0 Eterna Stars (VSL)
Eterna Stars (VSL) 2-1 RC Corania (VBL) (2-2 agg) (RC Corania wins on away goals rule)

Patriotas FC (VBL) 0-2 Gatineau UC 98 (VBL)
Gatineau UC 98 (VBL) 3-0 Patriotas FC (VBL) (5-0 agg)

Belleville Rovers (D4) 0-0 FC Townsville (TL)
FC Townsville (TL) 1-2 Belleville Rovers (D4) (1-2 agg)

Fontvielle Impact (VSL) 2-0 Estudiantes de Colón (TL)
Estudiantes de Colón (TL) 0-4 Fontvielle Impact (VSL) (0-6 agg)

SC Río Laguna (D4) 1-0 Colorado Lynx (TL)
Colorado Lynx (TL) 0-0 SC Río Laguna (D4) (0-1 agg)

AS Vaud (VSL) 2-0 Tannenberg FC (VSL)
Tannenberg FC (VSL) 4-3 AS Vaud (VSL) (4-5 agg)

And here begins the "proper" action in the King's Shield in this round with the three oldest members of the Big 5 being knocked out of the competition by lesser opposition. While Tannenberg lost against decent Super League outfit Vaud and the Alligators were eliminated by Ajax (who also have history in the highest tier), the Stars suffered an embarrassing elimination at the hands of the unfashionable RC Corania, team currently competing in the B-League. The Shield holders also bowed out of the competition in this round, after being defeated by the HAC, while Canalave Dragons suffered a painful defeat in penalties to the modest Borderville. On the other side, Fontvielle Impact, Marinos and Edmonton United easily made their way to the next stage.

Round of 16
FC Borderville (VBL) 6-1 Trois-Rivières Athletic (TL)
Trois-Rivières Athletic (TL) 0-1 FC Borderville (VBL) (1-7 agg)

Minault United (TL) 0-0 Deportivo Aguablanca (VBL)
Deportivo Aguablanca (VBL) 3-0 Minault United (TL) (3-0 agg)

Edmonton United (VSL) 3-0 Hamanos Athletic Club (VSL)
Hamanos Athletic Club (VSL) 1-1 Edmonton United (VSL) (1-4 agg)

Marinos Metropolis (VSL) 3-0 Ajax Carloburgo (VBL)
Ajax Carloburgo (VBL) 0-0 Marinos Metropolis (VSL) (0-3 agg)

AS Montreux (VBL) 3-0 Valencia FC (VBL)
Valencia FC (VBL) 0-1 AS Montreux (VBL) (0-4 agg)

RC Corania (VBL) 2-2 Gatineau UC 98 (VBL)
Gatineau UC 98 (VBL) 1-1 RC Corania (VBL) (3-3 agg) (Gatineau UC 98 wins on away goals rule)

Belleville Rovers (D4) 1-2 Fontvielle Impact (VSL)
Fontvielle Impact (VSL) 3-2 Belleville Rovers (D4) (5-3 agg)

SC Río Laguna (D4) 0-0 AS Vaud (VSL)
AS Vaud (VSL) 1-0 SC Río Laguna (D4) (1-0 agg)

After this round, there are only 8 teams still in contention for the King's Shield and the Cygnus Cup berth, with Super League teams representing the half of that number, as Marinos, Impact, Vaud and Edmonton managed to defeat their rivals in this round. Both Foix teams edged past D4 Pro League teams, while Marinos eliminated Ajax and Edmonton kicked the HAC out of the competition. B-League teams are the other half, with Borderville, Montreux, Gatineau and Aguablanca being the representatives for the second tier of valladar football in the quarterfinals.

Quarter-Finals
FC Borderville (VBL) 2-0 Deportivo Aguablanca (VBL)
Deportivo Aguablanca (VBL) 2-1 FC Borderville (VBL) (2-3 agg)

Edmonton United (VSL) 3-1 Marinos Metropolis (VSL)
Marinos Metropolis (VSL) 0-2 Edmonton United (VSL) (1-5 agg)

AS Montreux (VBL) 1-2 Gatineau UC 98 (VBL)
Gatineau UC 98 (VBL) 1-0 AS Montreux (VBL) (3-1 agg)

Fontvielle Impact (VSL) 3-2 AS Vaud (VSL)
AS Vaud (VSL) 2-1 Fontvielle Impact (VSL) (4-4 agg) (AS Vaud wins on away goals rule)

Four thrilling quarterfinal clashes left four surprising semifinalists in this King's Shield edition. Fontvielle Impact and Marinos Metropolis, the strongest candidates for the Shield this edition, were knocked out by two fellow Super League sides: Vaud and Edmonton. Meanwhile, Borderville and Gatineau will say present in the penultimate stage of the tournament after ending Aguablanca's and Montreux's hopes. There will be two unprecedented semifinals, and an even more unprecedented final.

Semi-Finals
FC Borderville (VBL) 1-2 Edmonton United (VSL)
Edmonton United (VSL) 3-1 FC Borderville (VBL) (5-2 agg)

Gatineau UC 98 (VBL) 0-2 AS Vaud (VSL)
AS Vaud (VSL) 0-1 Gatineau UC 98 (VBL) (2-1 agg)

Both Super League representatives proved to their B-League counterparts to be far stronger than them, thus securing their place in the final match of this King's Shield edition. Vaud will make their second appearance (after losing last season in the final to Olympique) thanks to their victory against fellow crosstown rivals Gatineau, while the Monties will play one of the most important matches in their short history after dashing Borderville's hopes.

Final - Played @ Alexander I National Stadium, Swangard-Metropolis (Att. 30,135)
Edmonton United (VSL) 2-1 AS Vaud (VSL)

Congratulations to Edmonton United, the winners of the eighth King's Shield!

With this title, Edmonton United have earned the right to represent Valladares in the next Cygnus Cup.

by **Valladares** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 3:45 pm

VSL Preview: New Season, New Teams and...More TV Broadcasts!

METROPOLIS - The upcoming Valladar Super League season (its eighteenth season) was presented yesterday at the Teatro Nacional de Valladares, in the capital Metropolis, in an austere ceremony presided over by Nicolás Warner (Super League High Commissioner) and (sic) sir Marcus Trent (Vice-Commissioner). 20 teams will compete for the title, but only one of them (Dynamo Metropolis) will be a complete newcomer to the highest tier.

If we look at the most recent King's Shield's results, we can say this will be one of the tightest and most thrilling seasons ever contested, as eight teams may start as favourites: the Big 5 (bar Eterna Stars), Marinos Metropolis, Olympique de Fontvielle, and last season's surprise packages Canalave Dragons and Edmonton United (KS winners). According to Mr. Warner, "the fact that we have got eight teams as potential candidates to win the Canalave Crown at the end of the season only adds more excitement to the league, whose growth throughout the years has made it the eighth league in the UICA coëfficients."

The league's High Commissioner also praised and congratulated Metropolis Alligators on being the first valladar team to win a UICA-sanctioned competition, after the Alligators conquered the Globe Cup and the Super Cup last season. "I thank Metropolis Alligators for bringing joy to the valladar people and being the first Valladar team to have won an international club competition. These are the fruits of the serious work we at the VFA have been developing and that we hope to continue for the next season, they showed not only to me but to the entire nation, that we can surpass ourselves and our own expectations and improve ourselves every day. I hope they continue being protagonists of the league this season, as they have always been and also hope the other teams in the league have learnt something from them."

Before the draw, it was announced that from this season onwards, every Super League match will have to be televised by either a national broadcaster or a local network. VSPN representatives confirmed the list of 40 matches to be televised this season, which you can find at the end of this report. In addition, the Super League Vice-Commissioner also confirmed that FC Lili (B-League runner-up) changed its name to FC Columbus, with the change to be effective from this season onwards.

After that, the draw for the season's first week was held and the fixtures were made. The Champions' Kick-Off, this season to be played between the defending champions, Tannenberg FC and AS Montreux (B-League champions last season), will be the first match of the season. Matchday 1 will also feature two King's Shield rematchs, as Dynamo Metropolis will host the Shield's holders, Edmonton United, and Ajax Carloburgo will also travel to the capital to face Marinos.

Oh...and last but no least, our predictions for this upcoming season: Here, at The National Kickoff, we think this season will be an eight- (yes, eight) teams race, as the best eight teams last season (we don't need to mention them) will start as the strongest contenders for any of the two tournaments of the season (and UICA berths, of course). Edmonton have already got a berth to the Cygnus Cup, in light of them being the winners of the King's Shield this season, but we suppose they can go for the league-cup double this season. In TNK's opinion, Chiquito, the HAC, Eterna Stars, Nord Energie and Nacional can be either title contenders, mid-table decent hovers or even candidates to relegation. Their fate will depend on their performances in the Apertura. Meanwhile, the other seven teams can start this season having in mind that relegation is the main obstacle to overcome this season.

In summary, we've got something like this for next season:

TITLE CONTENDERS: Metropolis Alligators, Tannenberg FC, Fontvielle Impact, AS Bezieres, Marinos Metropolis, Olympique de Fontvielle, Edmonton United, Canalave Dragons.

MID-TABLE DWELLERS: Chiquito FC, Eterna Stars, Hamanos Athletic Club, Nord Energie FC, AS Vaud, Nacional.

FIGHTING FOR SALVATION: SC Caimanes, AC Tallin, Ajax Carloburgo, AS Montreux, FC Columbus, Dynamo Metropolis.

And also, as bonus-track, here is the list of 40 matches to be broadcast nationally (by VSPN) and internationally (by international broadcasters) during this upcoming season:

by **Valladares** » Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:38 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY OGI BANKA - EIGHTEENTH SEASON (PART I OF IV)

Apertura Tournament

Round 1 (February 4-5-6)

The eighteenth season of the Valladar Super League kicked off with the traditional Champions' Kickoff, this time held in Carloburgo between Tannenberg and Montreux, with victory for the former. Columbus (former FC Lili) returned to the Super League after a long absense and were defeated by Bezieres in their first match. The Globe Cup champions, Marinos and both teams from Fontvielle started off their season with victories, while Dynamo's début in the Super League ended with a loss to the King's Shield winners, Edmonton.

Tannenberg FC 1-0 AS Montreux
FC Columbus 1-2 AS Bezieres
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-1 AC Tallin
AS Vaud 1-1 Canalave Dragons
Chiquito FC 2-1 Nacional
Nord Energie FC 0-1 Metropolis Alligators
Fontvielle Impact 1-0 SC Caimanes
Eterna Stars 0-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 Ajax Carloburgo
Dynamo Metropolis 1-2 Edmonton United

Round 2 (February 12-13)

Four teams are leading the Apertura after winning their second match. Bezieres defeated defending champs Tannenberg in the most important match of the day, while Chiquito defeated Caimanes in their regional derby. Fontvielle Impact also got their second win, while Edmonton defeated the Stars, who sank themselves in last place. Vaud and Dynamo also got good results against MA and Marinos, respectively.

AS Bezieres 2-1 Tannenberg FC
AC Tallin 3-1 AS Montreux
Canalave Dragons 2-1 FC Columbus
Nacional 3-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Metropolis Alligators 1-1 AS Vaud
SC Caimanes 0-1 Chiquito FC
Olympique de Fontvielle 0-0 Nord Energie FC
Ajax Carloburgo 0-2 Fontvielle Impact
Edmonton United 2-0 Eterna Stars
Dynamo Metropolis 0-0 Marinos Metropolis

Round 3 (February 19-20)

Fontvielle Impact's rout of Dynamo Metropolis allowed Les Bleus to take the lead in the Apertura (on goal difference). However, Edmonton, Bezieres and Chiquito also won their respective matches and look strong in this first month of Super League. Tannenberg suffered a shocking loss to Tallin at home and fell to twelfth place, while five teams have been unable to get a single point in three matches: Columbus, Montreux, Ajax, Caimanes and Eterna Stars, who lost their third match in yet another woeful presentation, provoking their fans' anger.

Tannenberg FC 0-1 AC Tallin
AS Bezieres 1-0 Canalave Dragons
AS Montreux 1-3 Nacional
FC Columbus 0-1 Metropolis Alligators
Hamanos Athletic Club 3-0 SC Caimanes
AS Vaud 0-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Chiquito FC 4-2 Ajax Carloburgo
Nord Energie FC 0-2 Edmonton United
Fontvielle Impact 3-0 Dynamo Metropolis
Eterna Stars 0-2 Marinos Metropolis

Round 4 (February 26-27)

In the match that put the two winningest teams in Valladares face to face, Metropolis Alligators and Bezieres did nothing to each other in a thrilling 2-2 draw. However, Chiquito and Edmonton managed to take advantage of this with their victories against Dynamo and Edmonton (in a rematch of the King's Shield final match), which allowed them to take the lead with 12 points each. The Stars got their first point of the season after holding the Impact to a draw, while Tannenberg suffered their third defeat in a row after they lost to the Dragons.

Canalave Dragons 2-0 Tannenberg FC
Nacional 4-1 AC Tallin
Metropolis Alligators 2-2 AS Bezieres
SC Caimanes 3-1 AS Montreux
Olympique de Fontvielle 3-1 FC Columbus
Ajax Carloburgo 0-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
Edmonton United 1-0 AS Vaud
Dynamo Metropolis 0-2 Chiquito FC
Marinos Metropolis 0-0 Nord Energie FC
Eterna Stars 1-1 Fontvielle Impact

Round 5 (March 5-6)

We can say Eterna Stars have awakened with their display in Chiquito against former leaders Chiquito, who were thrashed 1-4 by the Stars. Edmonton had a golden chance to move away from the rest of teams, but they were held to a draw by Columbus, who got their first point in the Apertura in this match. In this week, we also saw Dynamo getting their first victory in the Super League in Pradera against the HAC. The fight for the first place in the Apertura gets interesting as Edmonton (1st, 13 points) and Hamanos (9th) are separated by only four points.

Tannenberg FC 1-0 Nacional
Canalave Dragons 0-1 Metropolis Alligators
AC Tallin 0-1 SC Caimanes
AS Bezieres 2-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
AS Montreux 0-1 Ajax Carloburgo
FC Columbus 1-1 Edmonton United
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-2 Dynamo Metropolis
AS Vaud 1-2 Marinos Metropolis
Chiquito FC 1-4 Eterna Stars
Nord Energie FC 1-1 Fontvielle Impact

Round 6 (March 12-13)

The first National Derby of the season was the continuation for Tannenberg's stumbles, as the reigning champions lost to the Alligators in a rematch of the last Canalave Crown. Monties and Rouges drew 1-1 in an interesting match, however, both teams are now one point behind Chiquito, who returned to the top after defeating Nord Energie. Montreux lost their sixth match in a row and are still the only team with no points in the Apertura standings' points column.

Metropolis Alligators 2-0 Tannenberg FC
SC Caimanes 0-2 Nacional
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-1 Canalave Dragons
Ajax Carloburgo 3-1 AC Tallin
Edmonton United 1-1 AS Bezieres
Dynamo Metropolis 2-1 AS Montreux
Marinos Metropolis 3-1 FC Columbus
Eterna Stars 0-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Fontvielle Impact 1-1 AS Vaud
Nord Energie FC 1-2 Chiquito FC

Round 7 (March 19-20)

And Edmonton returns to the first place thanks to Chiquito's loss in Gatineau and their victory at the tough Dragon Stadium, where the Monties were supposed to have a meltdown, but it was the other way around. Bezieres and the Alligators jumped to second and third, respectively, with the same points Edmonton has, after beating Marinos at the Jules Picot, with the Alligators edging past Olympique de Fontvielle. Fontvielle Impact was unable to beat Columbus, who play nice but are unable to win and fell to bottom, and the Stars became Montreux's first victim, allowing the Herons pick their first three points of the tournament and putting the yellow team from Eterna City as third from bottom. Also, Nord Energie's offensive exploded this week, thus managing to give a harsh defeat to the HAC at their "borrowed" stadium.

Tannenberg FC 2-2 SC Caimanes
Metropolis Alligators 3-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Nacional 4-2 Ajax Carloburgo
Canalave Dragons 0-2 Edmonton United
AC Tallin 3-2 Dynamo Metropolis
AS Bezieres 3-1 Marinos Metropolis
AS Montreux 1-0 Eterna Stars
FC Columbus 1-1 Fontvielle Impact
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-5 Nord Energie FC
AS Vaud 1-0 Chiquito FC

Round 8 (March 26-27)

The Apertura gets more and more exciting as we approach the first quarter of the season. Metropolis Alligators managed to take the lead after giving Edmonton their first home loss of the season. The result in the Derby du Foix between Impact and Bezieres also helped the MA, as the Impact's win leaves the Globe Cup winners three points clear of Les Rouges. Nacional also took advantage of the situation and jumped to second with their victory over Dynamo, Tannenberg and the Stars got encouraging victories and Columbus are still stuck at the basement, being the only team without a win in two months of competence.

Olympique de Fontvielle 0-2 Tannenberg FC
Ajax Carloburgo 2-1 SC Caimanes
Edmonton United 1-3 Metropolis Alligators
Dynamo Metropolis 1-3 Nacional
Marinos Metropolis 2-2 Canalave Dragons
Eterna Stars 3-1 AC Tallin
Fontvielle Impact 1-0 AS Bezieres
Nord Energie FC 0-1 AS Montreux
Chiquito FC 0-0 FC Columbus
AS Vaud 0-2 Hamanos Athletic Club

Round 9 (April 2-3)

We give the welcome to April with a lackluster Clásico Metropolitano between the Alligators and Marinos, which ended in a scoreless stalemate that keeps the MA on top of the Apertura. However, Fontvielle Impact gets closer to the leaders after their trouncing of Canalave Dragons at Canalave, which allows them to snatch the second place from Nacional, who lost to the Stars. Tannenberg emerged from their local derby as victors, while the two Ilirian Derbies between Chiquito-Bezieres and Montreux-Vaud ended in draw (the former) and away victory (the latter). Edmonton suffered their second defeat in a row and Columbus lost again despite playing well (no surprise here).

Tannenberg FC 3-0 Ajax Carloburgo
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-1 Edmonton United
SC Caimanes 2-2 Dynamo Metropolis
Metropolis Alligators 0-0 Marinos Metropolis
Nacional 0-1 Eterna Stars
Canalave Dragons 1-4 Fontvielle Impact
AC Tallin 0-0 Nord Energie FC
AS Bezieres 1-1 Chiquito FC
AS Montreux 1-4 AS Vaud
FC Columbus 0-1 Hamanos Athletic Club

Round 10 (April 6-7)

And we reach the first quarter of the season, with the Alligators in first place, with 24 points and being the only unbeaten team remaining. It seems Nacional's revival is for real, as Los Albos are second with 21 points, with Bezieres with the same amount of points as well. Edmonton, the Impact, Chiquito, Marinos and Olympique are also in the pursuit squad after their good first part of the Apertura. Meanwhile, Tannenberg, the Stars and Canalave Dragons are having problems thanks to their irregular performances during their first 10 matches, and Caimanes, Nord Energie, Montreux and Columbus will have to improve their performances (and win, in Columbus' case) if they don't want to have problems with relegation during the Clausura.

Edmonton United 2-0 Tannenberg FC
Dynamo Metropolis 1-1 Ajax Carloburgo
Marinos Metropolis 0-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
Eterna Stars 2-1 SC Caimanes
Fontvielle Impact 0-1 Metropolis Alligators
Nord Energie FC 0-3 Nacional
Chiquito FC 1-1 Canalave Dragons
AS Vaud 1-0 AC Tallin
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-2 AS Bezieres
FC Columbus 1-1 AS Montreux

Standings after Matchday 10 - Apertura Tournament

Team                             P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Metropolis Alligators       10  7  3  0  15   5  +10  24
  2 Nacional                    10  7  0  3  23   9  +14  21
  3 AS Bezieres                 10  6  3  1  16   9   +7  21
  4 Edmonton United             10  6  2  2  15   8   +7  20
  5 Fontvielle Impact           10  5  4  1  15   6   +9  19
  6 Chiquito FC                 10  5  3  2  14  11   +3  18
  7 Marinos Metropolis          10  4  5  1  11   7   +4  17
  8 Olympique de Fontvielle     10  5  2  3  10  10   +0  17
  9 Hamanos Athletic Club       10  5  1  4  11  13   -2  16
 10 Eterna Stars                10  4  2  4  11  10   +1  14
 11 Tannenberg FC               10  4  1  5  10  11   -1  13
 12 AS Vaud                     10  3  3  4  10  10   +0  12
 13 AC Tallin                   10  3  1  6  11  17   -6  10
 14 Ajax Carloburgo             10  3  1  6  11  19   -8  10
 15 Canalave Dragons            10  2  3  5  10  15   -5   9
 16 Dynamo Metropolis           10  2  3  5  11  17   -6   9
 17 SC Caimanes                 10  2  2  6  10  16   -6   8
 18 Nord Energie FC             10  1  4  5   7  10   -3   7
 19 AS Montreux                 10  2  1  7   8  18  -10   7
 20 FC Columbus                 10  0  4  6   7  15   -8   4

Valladar B-League - Standings after Matchday 10

Team                                P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Hoxford Rovers                 10  6  3  1  22   8  +14  21
  2 Pradera FC                     10  6  2  2  13   6   +7  20
  3 RC Belfort                     10  5  4  1  22  13   +9  19
  4 Valencia FC                    10  5  4  1  20  12   +8  19
  5 FC Fauxham                     10  6  1  3  22  16   +6  19
  6 AD Cerro                       10  6  1  3  16  10   +6  19
  7 Servette FC                    10  4  3  3  22  16   +6  15
  8 Deportivo Aguablanca           10  4  2  4  12  13   -1  14
  9 Cardenales FC                  10  4  2  4  15  17   -2  14
 10 Pumas Maldonado                10  4  2  4  14  18   -4  14
 11 Slateport Bulls                10  3  4  3  15   9   +6  13
 12 Deportivo Lomas                10  3  4  3   8   9   -1  13
 13 FC Borderville                 10  3  3  4  13  14   -1  12
 14 Universitario de Maldonado     10  3  3  4  12  14   -2  12
 15 Gatineau UC 98                 10  2  5  3  14  16   -2  11
 16 AC Talamonte                   10  2  4  4   8  11   -3  10
 17 SC Alcázares                   10  3  1  6  11  19   -8  10
 18 RC Corania                     10  1  5  4  10  12   -2   8
 19 Bretford Royals                10  1  3  6  10  26  -16   6
 20 Minault United                 10  0  2  8   9  29  -20   2

by **Valladares** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 2:54 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY OGI BANKA - EIGHTEENTH SEASON (PART II OF IV)

Apertura Tournament

Round 11 (April 9-10)

Metropolis Alligators are still at the top of the standings, after defeating Chiquito at the Dome, however, some regional clashes between Foix teams brought changes to the second place of standings. With Nacional's loss at home to Vaud, Bezieres and Fontvielle Impact jumped to second and third place, respectively after defeating two fellow Foix teams, Montreux and Olympique, respectively. With their loss at the hands of Marinos, Edmonton fell to sixth, while their rivals are fifth with the same amount of points the Monties have (20). Stars, Citizens and Dragons won their respective matches, while Columbus' more-than-deserved reward to all their efforts finally came after 11 matches and 2 months of competence, as a victory at Parken Road against Tallin.

Tannenberg FC 1-0 Dynamo Metropolis
Edmonton United 1-4 Marinos Metropolis
Ajax Carloburgo 0-3 Eterna Stars
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-3 Fontvielle Impact
SC Caimanes 0-0 Nord Energie FC
Metropolis Alligators 2-0 Chiquito FC
Nacional 0-3 AS Vaud
Canalave Dragons 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
AC Tallin 1-2 FC Columbus
AS Bezieres 3-0 AS Montreux

Round 12 (April 16-17)

The Alligators are starting to turn this into a one-team race for the Apertura, as their victory in Pradera extends their unbeaten streak to 12 matches. However, Bezieres, Fontvielle Impact and Nacional try to give chase to the leaders while trying to get rid of each other (perfect situation for the MA!). In other news, TFC and the Dragons seem to have returned to their old ways, while the Stars are stunned by a lucky Dynamo, who managed to snatch a point from the north of Valladares when the match could have ended with a worse result for them.

Marinos Metropolis 0-1 Tannenberg FC
Eterna Stars 1-1 Dynamo Metropolis
Fontvielle Impact 2-1 Edmonton United
Nord Energie FC 3-4 Ajax Carloburgo
Chiquito FC 1-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
AS Vaud 0-2 SC Caimanes
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-1 Metropolis Alligators
FC Columbus 0-3 Nacional
AS Montreux 0-2 Canalave Dragons
AS Bezieres 1-0 AC Tallin

Round 13 (April 23-24)

Nacional's victory over Bezieres at the City of Metropolis Stadium was the best thing to happen for the Alligators this week, as their gap with those two teams is now extended to 6 points. Fontvielle Impact are still close to the second place, despite their draw against Marinos, while the current champions won their third match in a row (with their last victim being the Stars) and now have jumped to sixth place with 22 points.

Tannenberg FC 3-0 Eterna Stars
Marinos Metropolis 1-1 Fontvielle Impact
Dynamo Metropolis 1-1 Nord Energie FC
Edmonton United 2-1 Chiquito FC
Ajax Carloburgo 1-0 AS Vaud
Olympique de Fontvielle 3-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
SC Caimanes 2-1 FC Columbus
Metropolis Alligators 3-1 AS Montreux
Nacional 2-1 AS Bezieres
Canalave Dragons 1-1 AC Tallin

Round 14 (May 4-5)

And the Alligators lost their first match. Tallin was the first team in 14 matches to defeat the Alligators, and their loss was good for Bezieres' chances, who managed to cut the gap back to 3 points. Fontvielle Impact ended Tannenberg's winning streak, returning to the third place in the process, while Nacional's draw in Canalave made them drop to fourth place and the Stars got another disappointing result after only getting a draw in Fauxham against Nord Energie.

Fontvielle Impact 3-2 Tannenberg FC
Nord Energie FC 1-1 Eterna Stars
Chiquito FC 2-3 Marinos Metropolis
AS Vaud 1-1 Dynamo Metropolis
Hamanos Athletic Club 3-3 Edmonton United
FC Columbus 0-0 Ajax Carloburgo
AS Montreux 1-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
AS Bezieres 2-0 SC Caimanes
AC Tallin 1-0 Metropolis Alligators
Canalave Dragons 1-1 Nacional

Round 15 (May 7-8)

A series of disappointing results for most of the favorites ended favoring the Alligators, who defeated one of their direct rivals in a match that regained relevance due to Nacional's campaign in this Apertura. Fontvielle Impact and Bezieres got frustrating draws against Chiquito and Ajax, respectively, which also ended "playing" for the MA. Eight teams are still with chances to win the Apertura, but the Alligators look to be closer to clinch the TQCC berth.

Tannenberg FC 2-0 Nord Energie FC
Fontvielle Impact 1-1 Chiquito FC
Eterna Stars 4-0 AS Vaud
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Dynamo Metropolis 2-1 FC Columbus
Edmonton United 2-2 AS Montreux
Ajax Carloburgo 1-1 AS Bezieres
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-1 AC Tallin
SC Caimanes 3-1 Canalave Dragons
Metropolis Alligators 1-0 Nacional

Round 16 (May 14-15)

It seems the Alligators will have to fight against Bezieres for the Apertura title and the first TQCC berth, as Les Rouges keep exerting pressure over the "Titan", despite trailing them by 5 points. Nacional's and Impact's hopes received hard blows this week, as their defeats against Olympique and the HAC leave Nacional out of contention and Impact with a small hope of winning the Apertura. Columbus and Tallin played decent matches against Edmonton and the Stars but were unable to avoid receiving their tenth defeat of the season.

Chiquito FC 1-1 Tannenberg FC
AS Vaud 1-1 Nord Energie FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-0 Fontvielle Impact
FC Columbus 1-2 Eterna Stars
AS Montreux 1-1 Marinos Metropolis
AS Bezieres 2-0 Dynamo Metropolis
AC Tallin 1-2 Edmonton United
Canalave Dragons 2-2 Ajax Carloburgo
Nacional 2-4 Olympique de Fontvielle
Metropolis Alligators 3-0 SC Caimanes

Round 17 (May 21-22)

It's the crucial Week 17, and the Alligators get very close to the Apertura title and another appearance at the next TQCC after defeating Ajax in Carloburgo. However, Bezieres' rout of Eterna Stars at the Alain Tramontin keeps Les Rouges with hopes of winning the Apertura, despite the 5-points gap still existing. In other results, Nord Energie, Olympique and Marinos got the biggest thrashings of the week after pummeling Columbus, Caimanes and Tallin, respectively. The Apertura can be defined if the MA win their next match...

Tannenberg FC 1-1 AS Vaud
Chiquito FC 1-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
Nord Energie FC 5-1 FC Columbus
Fontvielle Impact 1-1 AS Montreux
Eterna Stars 0-3 AS Bezieres
Marinos Metropolis 4-1 AC Tallin
Dynamo Metropolis 1-2 Canalave Dragons
Edmonton United 1-2 Nacional
Ajax Carloburgo 0-1 Metropolis Alligators
Olympique de Fontvielle 4-0 SC Caimanes

Round 18 (May 25-26)

Bezieres' win over Nord Energie was not enough to keep their chances alive, as the Alligators secured the Apertura Tournament and clinched the TQCC berth after they defeated Dynamo at the Dome. In other matches, one of the Little Metropolitan Derbies ended with victory for Nacional over Marinos, and the Eterna Derby went to the Dragons after they destroyed the Stars at the Dragon Stadium.

Hamanos Athletic Club 0-1 Tannenberg FC
FC Columbus 2-5 AS Vaud
AS Montreux 2-0 Chiquito FC
AS Bezieres 1-0 Nord Energie FC
AC Tallin 1-3 Fontvielle Impact
Canalave Dragons 3-0 Eterna Stars
Nacional 2-1 Marinos Metropolis
Metropolis Alligators 2-1 Dynamo Metropolis
SC Caimanes 1-4 Edmonton United
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-0 Ajax Carloburgo

Round 19 (May 29)

Tannenberg FC 3-0 FC Columbus
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-1 AS Montreux
AS Vaud 1-1 AS Bezieres
Chiquito FC 1-0 AC Tallin
Nord Energie FC 1-1 Canalave Dragons
Fontvielle Impact 2-0 Nacional
Eterna Stars 1-1 Metropolis Alligators
Marinos Metropolis 0-2 SC Caimanes
Dynamo Metropolis 0-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Edmonton United 0-1 Ajax Carloburgo

And with the Alligators having already seized the first place in the Apertura, there was not much to play for this week. In the National Derby, the Alligators and the Stars divided honors in Eterna City, while Fontvielle Impact secured third place with a win over Nacional. Impact, Nacional, Olympique and Tannenberg will likely be fighting for UICA spots during the Clausura, with Bezieres also in danger of falling to that zone if they don't have a good start. The Stars, Dragons and Chiquito managed to finish this Apertura with decent results, while Montreux, Nord Energie, Dynamo, Tallin and Columbus will be fighting in the lower zone against relegation during the Clausura. Now, time for standings...

Standings after Matchday 19 - Apertura Tournament

Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Metropolis Alligators        19  14  4   1  29   9  +20  46 TQCC
  2 AS Bezieres                  19  12  5   2  31  13  +18  41
  3 Fontvielle Impact            19  10  7   2  31  15  +16  37
  4 Olympique de Fontvielle      19  11  3   5  28  19   +9  36
  5 Nacional                     19  11  1   7  35  23  +12  34
  6 Tannenberg FC                19  10  3   6  25  16   +9  33
  7 Marinos Metropolis           19   8  7   4  26  18   +8  31
  8 Edmonton United              19   9  4   6  31  25   +6  31
  9 Eterna Stars                 19   7  5   7  23  23   +0  26
 10 Canalave Dragons             19   6  7   6  24  24   +0  25
 11 Chiquito FC                  19   6  6   7  22  25   -3  24
 12 Hamanos Athletic Club        19   7  3   9  19  25   -6  24
 13 AS Vaud                      19   5  7   7  22  23   -1  22
 14 Ajax Carloburgo              19   6  4   9  20  31  -11  22
 15 SC Caimanes                  19   6  3  10  20  31  -11  21
 16 AS Montreux                  19   4  5  10  17  31  -14  17
 17 Nord Energie FC              19   2  9   8  19  22   -3  15
 18 Dynamo Metropolis            19   3  6  10  18  29  -11  15
 19 AC Tallin                    19   4  2  13  18  33  -15  14
 20 FC Columbus                  19   1  5  13  15  38  -23   8

With this title, Metropolis Alligators will represent Valladares in the TakilQuip Champions' Cup 33. The other valladar teams in the next international tournaments will be announced after the Clausura Tournament.

Valladar B-League Standings after Matchday 19

Team                                 P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Hoxford Rovers                  19  11  4   4  36  18  +18  37
  2 RC Belfort                      19  10  7   2  37  26  +11  37
  3 AD Cerro                        19  10  6   3  37  23  +14  36
  4 Pumas Maldonado                 19  11  2   6  33  35   -2  35
  5 FC Fauxham                      19  11  1   7  43  29  +14  34
  6 Cardenales FC                   19  10  4   5  32  22  +10  34
  7 Valencia FC                     19   8  7   4  32  22  +10  31
  8 Deportivo Aguablanca            19   8  7   4  31  23   +8  31
  9 Pradera FC                      19   9  4   6  24  18   +6  31
 10 Slateport Bulls                 19   7  7   5  31  16  +15  28
 11 Servette FC                     19   8  4   7  39  29  +10  28
 12 Gatineau UC 98                  19   6  6   7  33  31   +2  24
 13 FC Borderville                  19   6  5   8  28  32   -4  23
 14 Deportivo Lomas                 19   6  5   8  15  20   -5  23
 15 RC Corania                      19   4  7   8  19  25   -6  19
 16 Universitario de Maldonado      19   4  5  10  19  29  -10  17
 17 Bretford Royals                 19   3  8   8  18  37  -19  17
 18 SC Alcázares                    19   4  4  11  23  40  -17  16
 19 AC Talamonte                    19   2  7  10  16  36  -20  13
 20 Minault United                  19   0  4  15  12  47  -35   4

by **Valladares** » Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:59 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY OGI BANKA - EIGHTEENTH SEASON (PART III OF IV)

Clausura Tournament

Round 1 (July 16-17)

The Clausura started with nine winners and a draw. In their return to competence, Bezieres steamrolled a pathetic Columbus, while the King's Shield holders easily defeated Dynamo. Montreux and Nord Energie starred the main upsets of the day, as both defeated TFC and the Alligators, respectively. The contenders for UICA berths started all with mixed results, meanwhile, the relegation race also started, with Montreux and Nord Energie snatching wins against tough rivals, and Columbus, Tallin and Dynamo got hard blows to their chances.

AS Montreux 1-0 Tannenberg FC
AS Bezieres 5-0 FC Columbus
AC Tallin 0-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Canalave Dragons 1-0 AS Vaud
Nacional 0-2 Chiquito FC
Metropolis Alligators 1-3 Nord Energie FC
SC Caimanes 2-2 Fontvielle Impact
Olympique de Fontvielle 0-1 Eterna Stars
Ajax Carloburgo 1-3 Marinos Metropolis
Edmonton United 3-0 Dynamo Metropolis

Round 2 (July 23-24)

Six leaders in this Clausura after two matches: Bezieres, Edmonton (who gave an ugly thrashing to the Stars at their own stadium), Marinos, Chiquito, the Dragons and the HAC. All of them with 6 points after getting two wins in two matches. Edmonton's and Marinos' offensive boom was enough to kick Nacional (for now) out of the UICA zone, while at the red zone, Tallin's victory over direct rivals Montreux (added to Nord Energie's loss against Olympique) cut the gap between these three teams, keeping Tallin alive and some other teams in alert.

Tannenberg FC 1-2 AS Bezieres
AS Montreux 0-1 AC Tallin
FC Columbus 0-2 Canalave Dragons
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-1 Nacional
AS Vaud 0-0 Metropolis Alligators
Chiquito FC 2-1 SC Caimanes
Nord Energie FC 0-3 Olympique de Fontvielle
Fontvielle Impact 1-1 Ajax Carloburgo
Eterna Stars 1-5 Edmonton United
Marinos Metropolis 4-0 Dynamo Metropolis

Round 3 (July 30-31)

The Edmonton-Bezieres head-to-head at the top continues, as both teams are leading the Clausura after having won their matches against Electrics and Dragons. The Apertura champions got their first win in three matches after smashing a poor Columbus who got their third loss. Nacional also lost their third match, allowing Montreux to get away from that hell called "relegation zone", in which Nord Energie, Tallin, Dynamo and Columbus are still struggling. In the UICA zone, no changes, as both teams from Fontvielle take advantage of Marinos' loss to the Stars and increase the gap with the Mariners.

AC Tallin 0-1 Tannenberg FC
Canalave Dragons 0-1 AS Bezieres
Nacional 1-3 AS Montreux
Metropolis Alligators 3-0 FC Columbus
SC Caimanes 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-0 AS Vaud
Ajax Carloburgo 0-0 Chiquito FC
Edmonton United 1-0 Nord Energie FC
Dynamo Metropolis 1-6 Fontvielle Impact
Marinos Metropolis 2-4 Eterna Stars

Round 4 (August 6-7)

What a terrible day for Carloburgo! Despite Ajax managed to steamroll Hamanos in Pradera, Tannenberg suffered a disgraceful rout at their own home courtesy of the Dragons, while Tallin sank in the relegation zone after losing to Nacional. Meanwhile, thanks to Bezieres' loss to the MA, Edmonton (despite only getting a draw in Gatineau) managed to reach the top as sole leaders, however, there are other 8 teams exerting pressure over the Monties. No changes in UICA and relegation zones this week.

Tannenberg FC 0-6 Canalave Dragons
AC Tallin 0-1 Nacional
AS Bezieres 1-2 Metropolis Alligators
AS Montreux 2-0 SC Caimanes
FC Columbus 3-3 Olympique de Fontvielle
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-5 Ajax Carloburgo
AS Vaud 2-2 Edmonton United
Chiquito FC 1-1 Dynamo Metropolis
Nord Energie FC 0-3 Marinos Metropolis
Fontvielle Impact 2-0 Eterna Stars

Round 5 (August 13-14)

Edmonton are still on top after burying Columbus in last place of the Overall Standings with a dominating performance at Albert Field, with Fontvielle Impact snapping at the Monties' heels. In the fight for UICA spots, Marinos' loss against Vaud allowed Bezieres, Impact and Olympique to move away from the Mariner threat. Things at the lower zone of standings are moving, as Tallin's crucial victory in Campo Grande, combined to Nord Energie's defeat in Fontvielle made those two teams switch positions, meaning that the "Gunners" would play the play-off and the "Blood and Gold" would go down. Dynamo and Columbus, better pack your bags now.

Nacional 2-2 Tannenberg FC
Metropolis Alligators 2-0 Canalave Dragons
SC Caimanes 0-2 AC Tallin
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-1 AS Bezieres
Ajax Carloburgo 0-0 AS Montreux
Edmonton United 3-0 FC Columbus
Dynamo Metropolis 0-3 Hamanos Athletic Club
Marinos Metropolis 0-1 AS Vaud
Eterna Stars 2-1 Chiquito FC
Fontvielle Impact 4-1 Nord Energie FC

Round 6 (August 20-21)

Edmonton managed to leave the "Chaudron" (aka Stade Jules Picot) with three valuable points in their bag, and they continue as leaders of the Clausura. The other "important" match of the week, between Tannenberg and Metropolis Alligators, was a total yawn fest that ended in a scoreless stalemate, more than just by the fact both teams did nothing. In other news, Marinos are still exerting pressure over both Impact and Olympique (who drew their matches), and Nord Energie's win in Chiquito puts them back in the play-off position, taking advantage of a painful loss for Tallin in their derby against Ajax.

Tannenberg FC 0-0 Metropolis Alligators
Nacional 0-1 SC Caimanes
Canalave Dragons 2-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
AC Tallin 0-2 Ajax Carloburgo
AS Bezieres 0-1 Edmonton United
AS Montreux 1-0 Dynamo Metropolis
FC Columbus 0-1 Marinos Metropolis
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-1 Eterna Stars
AS Vaud 1-1 Fontvielle Impact
Chiquito FC 1-2 Nord Energie FC

Round 7 (August 27-28)

August finished with two small teams doing big feats against big teams: first, we should feature Columbus' hard-fought win against Fontvielle Impact in Fontvielle, in what was their second win of the year. Also, it's worth to feature Montreux's win in Eterna City, which allow the Herons to jump to second place in the Clausura. It seems relegation is no longer a problem for them. Anyways, Edmonton are still leaders, and the fight for UICA tightens with Marinos getting points against their direct rivals, while the status quo in the relegation zone remains with Tallin and Dynamo cancelling themselves and Nord Energie being held to a draw at home by Hamanos.

SC Caimanes 1-2 Tannenberg FC
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-0 Metropolis Alligators
Ajax Carloburgo 0-2 Nacional
Edmonton United 2-2 Canalave Dragons
Dynamo Metropolis 0-0 AC Tallin
Marinos Metropolis 3-1 AS Bezieres
Eterna Stars 0-2 AS Montreux
Fontvielle Impact 0-2 FC Columbus
Nord Energie FC 1-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Chiquito FC 0-1 AS Vaud

Round 8 (September 3-4)

Edmonton's big win against the Alligators at the Dome keeps the Monties on top of the Clausura, while opening the gap with their chasers with Montreux's loss. Meanwhile, Marinos wasted a golden opportunity to get even closer to the UICA zone with their resounding loss in Canalave, while at the same time, Nacional and Tannenberg are entering the party. Eterna Stars bounced back after a win against the struggling Tallin, who can only see how Nord Energie is moving away from the relegation zone, but at the same time, dragging Caimanes into the conversation.

Tannenberg FC 3-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
SC Caimanes 0-1 Ajax Carloburgo
Metropolis Alligators 0-2 Edmonton United
Nacional 3-2 Dynamo Metropolis
Canalave Dragons 4-1 Marinos Metropolis
AC Tallin 1-3 Eterna Stars
AS Bezieres 2-0 Fontvielle Impact
AS Montreux 0-1 Nord Energie FC
FC Columbus 2-3 Chiquito FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-1 AS Vaud

Round 9 (September 7)

There are a lot of events to feature on this day: Clásico Metropolitano, Carloburgo Derby, Illirian Derby(ies), Olympique's visit to the Westlands, even "relegation derbies". Let's start...Tallin lost (maybe) the match they should NOT have lost, as their 1-nil loss in Fauxham leaves them trailing Nord Energie by 7 points. Also, Caimanes' win over Dynamo only helped to worsen things for Tallin. We can also feature Edmonton's first loss in the Clausura: Olympique was the first team to get three points against the Monties in the second part of the season. Vaud and Bezieres won their respective Illirian Derbies against Montreux and Chiquito, while Marinos' and Tannenberg's victories in their respective derbies (added to the Impact's loss) make things at the UICA zone hotter than ever.

Ajax Carloburgo 1-3 Tannenberg FC
Edmonton United 0-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
Dynamo Metropolis 0-2 SC Caimanes
Marinos Metropolis 2-0 Metropolis Alligators
Eterna Stars 3-2 Nacional
Fontvielle Impact 0-1 Canalave Dragons
Nord Energie FC 1-0 AC Tallin
Chiquito FC 1-3 AS Bezieres
AS Vaud 1-0 AS Montreux
Hamanos Athletic Club 4-1 FC Columbus

Round 10 (September 10-11)

We have passed the half mark of the Clausura Tournament, and Edmonton United reached it in first place, with 20 points. However, things are tight, as seven teams (Marinos, Montreux, Eterna, Canalave, Bezieres, Olympique and Tannenberg) are within sight. Meanwhile, in UICA zones, Fontvielle Impact's apparent fatigue has begun to take its toll, as Marinos' and Tannenberg's remarkable comebacks have managed to kick Les Bleus out of UICA places, while Bezieres, Edmonton and Olympique stay strong. In the relegation zone, Nord Energie's recent positive results have made them jump to safe places, while throwing Caimanes to the play-off zone instead, and sinking Tallin along with Dynamo and Columbus further into the red zone. Rest assured that the last nine matchdays of this Super League season will be full of drama and passion, like it has always been. Want to know which will be the outcome of this season? Find out in the last part of this season report.

Tannenberg FC 2-0 Edmonton United
Ajax Carloburgo 1-1 Dynamo Metropolis
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-2 Marinos Metropolis
SC Caimanes 0-1 Eterna Stars
Metropolis Alligators 2-1 Fontvielle Impact
Nacional 0-1 Nord Energie FC
Canalave Dragons 1-1 Chiquito FC
AC Tallin 0-2 AS Vaud
AS Bezieres 2-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
AS Montreux 2-0 FC Columbus

Standings after Matchday 10 - Clausura Tournament

Team                             P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Edmonton United             10  6  2  2  19   8  +11  20
  2 Marinos Metropolis          10  6  1  3  21  13   +8  19
  3 AS Montreux                 10  6  1  3  11   4   +7  19
  4 Eterna Stars                10  6  1  3  16  16   +0  19
  5 Canalave Dragons            10  5  3  2  19   9  +10  18
  6 AS Bezieres                 10  6  0  4  18  11   +7  18
  7 Olympique de Fontvielle     10  5  3  2  17  12   +5  18
  8 Tannenberg FC               10  5  2  3  14  15   -1  17
  9 AS Vaud                     10  4  4  2   9   6   +3  16
 10 Nord Energie FC             10  5  1  4  10  14   -4  16
 11 Hamanos Athletic Club       10  4  3  3  14  13   +1  15
 12 Metropolis Alligators       10  4  2  4  10  10   +0  14
 13 Ajax Carloburgo             10  3  4  3  12  10   +2  13
 14 Fontvielle Impact           10  3  3  4  17  13   +4  12
 15 Chiquito FC                 10  3  3  4  12  13   -1  12
 16 SC Caimanes                 10  3  1  6   8  12   -4  10
 17 Nacional                    10  3  1  6  12  16   -4  10
 18 AC Tallin                   10  2  1  7   4  11   -7   7
 19 FC Columbus                 10  1  1  8   8  26  -18   4
 20 Dynamo Metropolis           10  0  3  7   5  24  -19   3

Valladar B-League - Standings after Matchday 29

Team                                 P   W   D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 RC Belfort                      29  17   9   3  65  36  +29  60
  2 FC Fauxham                      29  18   4   7  59  35  +24  58
  3 Hoxford Rovers                  29  16   6   7  50  26  +24  54
  4 AD Cerro                        29  13  11   5  46  33  +13  50
  5 Pradera FC                      29  14   7   8  39  25  +14  49
  6 Cardenales FC                   29  14   7   8  46  36  +10  49
  7 Deportivo Aguablanca            29  13   9   7  43  34   +9  48
  8 Valencia FC                     29  12  11   6  47  36  +11  47
  9 Servette FC                     29  13   4  12  59  43  +16  43
 10 Pumas Maldonado                 29  12   7  10  42  45   -3  43
 11 Slateport Bulls                 29  10  11   8  49  32  +17  41
 12 Gatineau UC 98                  29   9   9  11  47  42   +5  36
 13 Universitario de Maldonado      29   8  10  11  37  40   -3  34
 14 RC Corania                      29   7  11  11  25  30   -5  32
 15 FC Borderville                  29   8   8  13  34  42   -8  32
 16 Deportivo Lomas                 29   8   6  15  20  34  -14  30
 17 SC Alcázares                    29   8   5  16  35  61  -26  29
 18 Bretford Royals                 29   5  11  13  28  59  -31  26
 19 AC Talamonte                    29   4  10  15  23  48  -25  22
 20 Minault United                  29   0   6  23  18  75  -57   6

by **Valladares** » Sat Jul 23, 2011 5:22 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY OGI BANKA - EIGHTEENTH SEASON (PART IV OF IV)

Clausura Tournament

Round 11 (September 17-18)

Eterna Stars are the new leaders of the Clausura after defeating Ajax and seeing former leaders Edmonton draw with Marinos at the Dome. However, half of the teams in the league are close to the top, exerting pressure over the Stars. Fontvielle Impact lost a crucial Derby du Fontvielle against Olympique, and their UICA hopes are vanishing while OF and TFC are trying to clinch their berths. Nord Energie also lost a crucial match, as their loss at the hands of Caimanes makes those teams switch places, with the Electric Boys going back to the play-off zone.

Dynamo Metropolis 0-3 Tannenberg FC
Marinos Metropolis 3-3 Edmonton United
Eterna Stars 2-1 Ajax Carloburgo
Fontvielle Impact 0-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Nord Energie FC 0-1 SC Caimanes
Chiquito FC 1-4 Metropolis Alligators
AS Vaud 2-1 Nacional
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-0 Canalave Dragons
FC Columbus 0-3 AC Tallin
AS Montreux 0-2 AS Bezieres

Round 12 (September 24-25)

Eterna Stars continue as leaders of the Clausura after demolishing a demoralized Dynamo, who haven't got a single win since the last Apertura. The escorting lot, however, was reduced from 10 teams to 7, with Bezieres as the closest team. The fight for UICA berths is still interesting, with three teams exerting pressure over Tannenberg, holders of the last international spot at the moment. Fontvielle Impact won a crucial match over Edmonton, who are being left with nothing after being leading the Clausura for several weeks. In relegation news, Caimanes are slowly moving away from the red zone, while Nord Energie are sinking in the relegation playoff place, and Columbus are close to certify their relegation.

Tannenberg FC 1-1 Marinos Metropolis
Dynamo Metropolis 1-4 Eterna Stars
Edmonton United 1-2 Fontvielle Impact
Ajax Carloburgo 2-2 Nord Energie FC
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-1 Chiquito FC
SC Caimanes 2-1 AS Vaud
Metropolis Alligators 1-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
Nacional 6-2 FC Columbus
Canalave Dragons 0-0 AS Montreux
AC Tallin 0-2 AS Bezieres

Round 13 (October 1-2)

Bezieres takes the lead in the Clausura after defeating Nacional and taking advantage of the Stars' loss to Tannenberg. However, Edmonton and Tannenberg are trying to give chase to Rouges and Stars. Meanwhile, the fight for UICA spots is still hot, with Olympique, Tannenberg and Impact trying to defend their spots and Edmonton, Marinos and the Stars wanting to get them. Meanwhile, Columbus became the first relegated team after being thrashed by Caimanes at home, while Dynamo's loss in Fauxham puts them close to the abyss. The fight for the play-off zone gets interesting, as Montreux's, Chiquito's and Ajax's recent bad results have dragged them into that discussion.

Eterna Stars 1-2 Tannenberg FC
Fontvielle Impact 1-0 Marinos Metropolis
Nord Energie FC 1-0 Dynamo Metropolis
Chiquito FC 0-1 Edmonton United
AS Vaud 3-0 Ajax Carloburgo
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
FC Columbus 1-4 SC Caimanes
AS Montreux 0-0 Metropolis Alligators
AS Bezieres 3-1 Nacional
AC Tallin 0-2 Canalave Dragons

Round 14 (October 15-16)

With their 4-0 thrashing of Caimanes, AS Bezieres are still leading the Clausura and confirmed their presence in UICA competitions next season, however, Edmonton are trying to give chase to Les Rouges after defeating the HAC at Albert Field. Meanwhile, Edmonton, Tannenberg and Fontvielle Impact are in an open fight for UICA berths, while Marinos' draw against Chiquito moves them away from the UICA zone. Dynamo Metropolis became the second relegated team in the season after losing to Vaud, and Tallin's surprising win at the Dome keeps the hope alive for the Southern Gunners, with Montreux falling to the play-off zone.

Tannenberg FC 1-1 Fontvielle Impact
Eterna Stars 0-2 Nord Energie FC
Marinos Metropolis 3-3 Chiquito FC
Dynamo Metropolis 0-2 AS Vaud
Edmonton United 3-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Ajax Carloburgo 4-1 FC Columbus
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-0 AS Montreux
SC Caimanes 0-4 AS Bezieres
Metropolis Alligators 0-1 AC Tallin
Nacional 1-1 Canalave Dragons

Round 15 (October 22-23)

Edmonton's valuable victory in Montreux (added to Bezieres' draw with Ajax) helped them cut the gap between them and Bezieres to one point, but Les Rouges are still leaders of the Clausura with 31 points. Olympique, Edmonton and Fontvielle Impact are still in UICA places, taking advantage of Tannenberg's loss to Nord Energie. Meanwhile, Montreux and Chiquito lost and Tallin is getting closer to both teams, in the fight against relegation.

Nord Energie FC 3-0 Tannenberg FC
Chiquito FC 0-1 Fontvielle Impact
AS Vaud 1-2 Eterna Stars
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-0 Marinos Metropolis
FC Columbus 0-1 Dynamo Metropolis
AS Montreux 0-1 Edmonton United
AS Bezieres 1-1 Ajax Carloburgo
AC Tallin 2-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
Canalave Dragons 1-3 SC Caimanes
Nacional 1-2 Metropolis Alligators

Round 16 (October 29-30)

With the Bezieres-Edmonton head-to-head at the top of the Clausura standings still hot, we're going to turn our attention to the UICA zone, where Edmonton plus both teams from Fontvielle are still taking advantage of Tannenberg's recent defeats, which have kept the Citizens away from contention during the last matches. With Tallin's loss in Edmonton, we already know which teams are going to play in the B-League next season, but the fun moves to the relegation play-off, where there are five teams with chances to compromise their Super League membership in a playoff match against a B-League team: Ajax, Chiquito, Caimanes, Montreux and Nord Energie.

Tannenberg FC 0-1 Chiquito FC
Nord Energie FC 3-1 AS Vaud
Fontvielle Impact 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Eterna Stars 4-3 FC Columbus
Marinos Metropolis 0-2 AS Montreux
Dynamo Metropolis 0-2 AS Bezieres
Edmonton United 3-0 AC Tallin
Ajax Carloburgo 3-5 Canalave Dragons
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-0 Nacional
SC Caimanes 1-4 Metropolis Alligators

Round 17 (November 5-6)

Bezieres and Edmonton are still fighting for the Clausura title and the second TQCC berth with their wins over Eterna Stars and Nacional. As for UICA candidates, the Monties and Olympique are close to clinch UICA berths, while Tannenberg's demolition of Vaud keeps the hope alive for the Citizens. Nord Energie managed to keep their Super League status for next season after winning in Columbus, while four teams are still with options of playing two additional matches against a B-League team.

AS Vaud 0-5 Tannenberg FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-1 Chiquito FC
FC Columbus 1-3 Nord Energie FC
AS Montreux 3-3 Fontvielle Impact
AS Bezieres 3-0 Eterna Stars
AC Tallin 2-0 Marinos Metropolis
Canalave Dragons 2-0 Dynamo Metropolis
Nacional 1-3 Edmonton United
Metropolis Alligators 1-0 Ajax Carloburgo
SC Caimanes 0-0 Olympique de Fontvielle

Round 18 (November 12-13)

And the last week of this Clausura will come with excitement at the top and at the bottom. Edmonton will arrive to the last match in first place of the Clausura after defeating Caimanes at home, along with Bezieres' loss against Nord Energie in Fauxham. Fontvielle Impact, Olympique de Fontvielle and Tannenberg FC will fight for the last two Globe Cup spots, and the four-teams race for salvation will continue until the last day. In other matches, after a long time, Canalave Dragons managed to do the "double" over their hated rivals, the Stars, while Columbus won in Vaud's last home match of the season.

Tannenberg FC 3-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
AS Vaud 0-1 FC Columbus
Chiquito FC 3-2 AS Montreux
Nord Energie FC 1-0 AS Bezieres
Fontvielle Impact 3-1 AC Tallin
Eterna Stars 2-3 Canalave Dragons
Marinos Metropolis 1-1 Nacional
Dynamo Metropolis 0-2 Metropolis Alligators
Edmonton United 1-0 SC Caimanes
Ajax Carloburgo 3-1 Olympique de Fontvielle

Round 19 (November 20)

And welcome everyone to this season's Finale Fatale! This time, the fate of nine teams will be at stake: two teams (Edmonton and Bezieres) fighting for the Clausura title, the chance to face Metropolis Alligators for the Canalave Crown and the last TQCC berth; three teams (Olympique, Impact and Tannenberg) fighting for the last two GC spots; and four teams (Chiquito, Caimanes, Ajax and Montreux) looking to avoid two extra matches to ensure their presence in the next Super League season. All matches this week will start at 16:00, so here we go:

16:00 - Matchday 19 starts with the match in Carloburgo between Ajax and Edmonton, followed by the kickoff at Dragon Stadium between Canalave Dragons and Nord Energie.

16:07 - GOAL! Tallin score in their match against Chiquito. Despite Os Verdes are now 1-0 down, things in the lower zone of the standings don't change.

16:10 - GOAL! GOAL! GOAL for Eterna Stars, who are winning their National Derby match against the Alligators at the Metropolis Dome, in a major match for the media, only.

16:13 - GOAL! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAL for Montreux!!! And things began to change at the play-off zone, as that goal moves the Herons out of that zone, sending Ajax to the feared 17th place, instead.

16:17 - GOAL! GOAL! GOAL at the City of Metropolis Stadium! Fontvielle Impact score their first goal against Nacional, securing a Globe Cup berth and the fourth place in the league.

16:19 - GOAL! GOAL! GOAL for Tannenberg FC! Frank Zapata scores for the Citizens, who are moving to fifth place and kicking Olympique out of the UICA zone by a goal.

16:21 - GOOOOAAAL! GOAL! for Caimanes!!! The Jacarés score their first goal against Marinos (to Ajax's dismay) and are saving themselves from every relegation danger.

16:26 - GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! Vaud score against Bezieres at the Stade Jules Picot, burying every hope held by Bezieres of winning the Clausura.

16:32 - Canalave Dragons score against Nord Energie, but that goal means nothing for the teams fighting for "important" things today.

16:35 - GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! Chiquito equalize against relegated outfit Tallin at Parken Road, but Os Verdes are still in danger.

16:41 - GOAL! GOAL! GOAL FOR...the Stars! Eterna Stars increase their advantage against the MA to two goals, and the Alligators are ending this Clausura with a defeat at home against one of their most hated rivals.

16:45 - GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! This goal was expected by Ajax's fans: Hamanos equalizes against Montreux, sending the Herons back to the relegation play-off.

16:47 - The results at halftime are as follows: Tallin 1-1 Chiquito, Bezieres 0-1 Vaud, Montreux 1-1 Hamanos, Ajax 0-0 Edmonton, Canalave 1-0 Nord Energie, Columbus 0-1 Tannenberg, Alligators 0-2 Eterna, Nacional 0-1 Impact, Olympique 0-0 Dynamo and Caimanes 1-0 Marinos.

17:02 - The second half in Fontvielle between Olympique and Dynamo kicks off, followed shortly by the match in Carloburgo between Ajax and Edmonton.

17:05 - GOAL! GOAL! GOAL in Campo Grande! Marinos equalizes against Caimanes, complicating things for the Jacarés.

17:15 - Fontvielle Impact score their second goal against Nacional, thus securing their presence in the next Globe Cup.

17:20 - GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL for the Alligators, who score their first goal against the Stars and cut their advantage to 2-1.

17:25 - GOAL for Chiquito against Tallin at Parken Road, who are sealing their presence in the next Super League, while Tallin says farewell with a defeat.

17:29 - GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! Dynamo! Dynamo! Dynamo! Shock in Fontvielle! Dynamo open the scoreboard against Olympique de Fontvielle, making the Stade de l'Amitié look like a funeral and giving TFC the last GC berth.

17:32 - GOAL for Vaud! Vaud score their second goal against a confused Bezieres, making sure the Clausura title goes to the Westlands this season, and sending Bezieres to the Globe Cup.

17:37 - GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! GOAL! Ajax score against Edmonton, saving themselves from the play-off with this result. However, since Bezieres are losing to Vaud, the Monties are still first in the Clausura.

17:40 - Metropolis Alligators equalize in their match against the Stars, in a decent final match for both teams.

17:46 - Montreux's hopes are completely buried with the HAC's second goal, and it seems the Herons must be prepared to play other two matches.

17:52 - Matchday 19 ends with the following results:

FC Columbus 0-1 Tannenberg FC
AS Montreux 1-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
AS Bezieres 0-2 AS Vaud
AC Tallin 1-2 Chiquito FC
Canalave Dragons 1-0 Nord Energie FC
Nacional 0-2 Fontvielle Impact
Metropolis Alligators 2-2 Eterna Stars
SC Caimanes 1-1 Marinos Metropolis
Olympique de Fontvielle 0-1 Dynamo Metropolis
Ajax Carloburgo 1-0 Edmonton United

And so, despite losing their last match, Edmonton United crowned themselves champions of the Clausura Tournament, thanks to Bezieres' loss against Vaud, and were awarded the last TQCC berth and the chance to play Metropolis Alligators in the Canalave Crown match. Bezieres had to settle for a Globe Cup berth, along with arch-rivals Fontvielle Impact and last season's champions Tannenberg FC. Meanwhile, Montreux will have to play the relegation play-off after having been unable to get a draw in their last match, while Tallin, Dynamo and Columbus go back to the B-League after playing their final games with dignity. And, here are the standings:

Standings after Matchday 19 - Clausura Tournament

Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Edmonton United              19  12  3   4  35  15  +20  39  TQCC
  2 AS Bezieres                  19  12  1   6  35  16  +19  37
  3 Canalave Dragons             19  10  5   4  34  20  +14  35
  4 Nord Energie FC              19  11  2   6  25  20   +5  35
  5 Tannenberg FC                19  10  4   5  30  24   +6  34
  6 Fontvielle Impact            19   9  5   5  31  21  +10  32
  7 Eterna Stars                 19  10  2   7  33  34   -1  32
  8 Metropolis Alligators        19   9  4   6  26  18   +8  31
  9 Olympique de Fontvielle      19   8  6   5  26  21   +5  30
 10 Hamanos Athletic Club        19   8  5   6  26  25   +1  29
 11 AS Vaud                      19   8  4   7  21  20   +1  28
 12 AS Montreux                  19   7  4   8  19  17   +2  25
 13 Marinos Metropolis           19   6  6   7  30  28   +2  24
 14 Ajax Carloburgo              19   6  6   7  27  26   +1  24
 15 Chiquito FC                  19   6  6   7  24  27   -3  24
 16 SC Caimanes                  19   7  3   9  20  25   -5  24
 17 AC Tallin                    19   6  1  12  14  23   -9  19
 18 Nacional                     19   4  3  12  24  33   -9  15
 19 Dynamo Metropolis            19   2  3  14   8  40  -32   9
 20 FC Columbus                  19   2  1  16  17  52  -35   7

With their title in this Clausura, Edmonton United have earned the second and last valladar berth to TakilQuip Champions' Cup 33. The valladar teams that qualified to the Globe Cup will be determined by the Overall Standings results.

Overall Standings:

Pos  Team                       P   W   D   L   GF   GA   GD  Pts
   1  AS Bezieres              38  24   6   8   66   29   37   78  GC
   2  Metropolis Alligators    38  23   8   7   55   27   28   77  TQCC
   3  Edmonton United          38  21   7  10   66   40   26   70  TQCC/CYG
   4  Fontvielle Impact        38  19  12   7   62   36   26   69  GC
   5  Tannenberg FC            38  20   7  11   55   40   15   67  GC
   6  Olympique de Fontvielle  38  19   9  10   54   40   14   66
   7  Canalave Dragons         38  16  12  10   58   44   14   60
   8  Eterna Stars             38  17   7  14   56   57   -1   58
   9  Marinos Metropolis       38  14  13  11   56   46   10   55
  10  Hamanos Athletic Club    38  15   8  15   45   50   -5   53
  11  Nord Energie FC          38  13  11  14   44   42    2   50
  12  AS Vaud                  38  13  11  14   43   43    0   50
  13  Nacional                 38  15   4  19   59   56    3   49
  14  Chiquito FC              38  12  12  14   46   52   -6   48
  15  Ajax Carloburgo          38  12  10  16   47   57  -10   46
  16  SC Caimanes              38  13   6  19   40   56  -16   45
  17  AS Montreux              38  11   9  18   36   48  -12   42  P-O
  18  AC Tallin                38  10   3  25   32   56  -24   33  REL
  19  Dynamo Metropolis        38   5   9  24   26   69  -43   24  REL
  20  FC Columbus              38   3   6  29   32   90  -58   15  REL

The Canalave Crown (Sponsored by UltraTeam):

The Canalave Crown is an annual match played between the Apertura Champion and the Clausura Champion. This match defines the Champion of the Season. The match will be played at the Dragon Stadium in Canalave. (Cap: 35,000)

THE CANALAVE CROWN: Metropolis Alligators vs Edmonton United


Dragon Stadium - Canalave (Att: 34,571)

Metropolis Alligators 2-1 Edmonton United (Flórez 14', Paixão 58'; Gillespie 20')

CHAMPIONS
Metropolis Alligators (5th title)

Valladar B-League Final Standings

Pos   Team                           P   W   D   L  GF  GA   GD  Pts
  1 RC Belfort                      38  20  11   7  80  48  +32  71  CH - SBCC
  2 FC Fauxham                      38  21   8   9  71  43  +28  71  P - SBCC
  3 Hoxford Rovers                  38  21   8   9  62  35  +27  71  P/O
  4 AD Cerro                        38  18  14   6  66  44  +22  68  P/O
  5 Pradera FC                      38  19   8  11  56  40  +16  65  P/O
  6 Valencia FC                     38  17  13   8  65  47  +18  64  P/O
  7 Slateport Bulls                 38  15  15   8  65  36  +29  60
  8 Servette FC                     38  18   5  15  71  53  +18  59
  9 Cardenales FC                   38  17   8  13  58  51   +7  59
 10 Deportivo Aguablanca            38  16  11  11  51  47   +4  59
 11 Pumas Maldonado                 38  15   8  15  54  66  -12  53
 12 Universitario de Maldonado      38  11  15  12  49  50   -1  48
 13 Gatineau UC 98                  38  11  12  15  60  60   +0  45
 14 RC Corania                      38  10  13  15  34  40   -6  43
 15 FC Borderville                  38  10  11  17  45  53   -8  41
 16 Deportivo Lomas                 38  11   7  20  28  43  -15  40
 17 SC Alcázares                    38  10   8  20  47  77  -30  38  REL
 18 Bretford Royals                 38   8  14  16  38  72  -34  38  REL
 19 AC Talamonte                    38   7  11  20  34  63  -29  32  REL
 20 Minault United                  38   1   8  29  28  94  -66  11  REL

Valladar B-League Final Play-Offs

Semi-Finals:

Valencia FC (6) 1-0 (3) Hoxford Rovers
Hoxford Rovers (3) 0-0 (6) Valencia FC
Agg: Hoxford Rovers 0-1 Valencia FC

Pradera FC (5) 4-2 (4) AD Cerro
AD Cerro (4) 1-0 (5) Pradera FC
Agg: AD Cerro 3-4 Pradera FC

Final:

Valencia FC (6) 1-1 (5) Pradera FC
Pradera FC (5) 1-0 (6) Valencia FC
Agg: Pradera FC 2-1 Valencia FC

Promotion-Relegation Play-Off: AS Montreux vs. Valencia FC

Valencia FC 0-0 AS Montreux
AS Montreux 0-0 Valencia FC (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 2-3 PKs)

Thus, Valencia FC became the last team promoted to the Valladar Super League this season and will compete in the highest tier of Valladar football after a long absence. Also, Montreux became the third Super League team to be relegated via play-off, after Ajax and Cerro.

SUMMARY OF THE SEASON:

Apertura Champion: Metropolis Alligators
Clausura Champion: Edmonton United
Canalave Crown Champion: Metropolis Alligators
Relegated Teams: AC Tallin, Dynamo Metropolis, FC Columbus, AS Montreux
Promoted Teams: RC Belfort, FC Fauxham, Pradera FC, Valencia FC

Top Scorers:

1. Jerôme Revault (AS Bezieres): 25 goals (Golden Boot)
2. Freddie Gillespie (Starblaydia, Edmonton United): 24 goals (Silver Boot)
3. Frank Zapata (Tannenberg FC): 22 goals (Bronze Boot)
4. Miguel Flórez (Metropolis Alligators): 21 goals
5. Jose Miguel Uribe (AS Bezieres): 20 goals

INTERNATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

TakilQuip Champions' Cup 33:
Metropolis Alligators - Canalave Crown Winners (Champions Path)
Edmonton United - Canalave Crown Runners-up (Non-Champions Path)

Globe Cup 30:
AS Bezieres - Best-placed team in the Overall Standings
Fontvielle Impact - Fourth-placed team in the Overall Standings
Tannenberg FC - Fifth-placed team in the Overall Standings

AalborgPettersen Series B Champions' Cup 30:
RC Belfort - Valladar B-League Champions
FC Fauxham - Valladar B-League Runners-up
Pradera FC - Valladar B-League Final Play-Off Winners
Valencia FC - Valladar B-League Final Play-Off Runners-up

Cygnus Cup 8:
Edmonton United - King's Shield winners

by **Valladares** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 8:52 pm

THE KING'S SHIELD - NINTH EDITION

And this is the second season of the expanded King's Shield (actually the ninth King's Shield edition), played again by 128 teams all over Valladares. It also means the start of the footballing season in Valladares, with lots of passion, drama and some nasty surprises, which started in the very first round with the elimination of one of the biggest candidates to win it. Without further ado, here are the results (Due to broadcast and scheduling conflicts, the first two rounds were not as extensively covered as the latter stages of the tournament):

(In parentheses, the league in which the team will compete this upcoming season. VSL = Valladar Super League; VBL = Valladar B-League; TL = Tercera Liga de Valladares; D4 = D4 Pro League; LN = Liga Nacional.)

Hoxford Athletic (TL) 2-1 AC Foix (LN)
AC Foix (LN) 1-2 Hoxford Athletic (TL) (2-4 agg)

Northport Mariners (TL) 0-2 RC Belfort (VSL)
RC Belfort (VSL) 1-2 Northport Mariners (TL) (3-2 agg)

Valencia FC (VSL) 0-2 Servette FC (VBL)
Servette FC (VBL) 3-4 Valencia FC (VSL) (5-4 agg)

ASB Academie (D4) 1-2 Olympique de Fontvielle (VSL)
Olympique de Fontvielle (VSL) 5-4 ASB Academie (D4) (7-5 agg)

Corumbá EC (TL) 1-1 Stanford United (TL)
Stanford United (TL) 0-2 Corumbá EC (TL) (1-3 agg)

Branta Union (D4) 1-1 Vitória Maldonado (TL)
Vitória Maldonado (TL) 2-0 Branta Union (D4) (3-1 agg)

Estudiantes de Colón (TL) 0-3 Tessano FC (VBL)
Tessano FC (VBL) 2-0 Estudiantes de Colón (TL) (5-0 agg)

Alejandría SC (TL) 3-1 EC Comercial (TL)
EC Comercial (TL) 0-1 Alejandría SC (TL) (1-4 agg)

Eterna Stars (VSL) 3-0 Real Estelí FC (TL)
Real Estelí FC (TL) 1-2 Eterna Stars (VSL) (1-5 agg)

Newcastle Town (TL) 0-0 SC Tabatinga (LN)
SC Tabatinga (LN) 0-1 Newcastle Town (TL) (0-1 agg)

AS Montreux (VBL) 2-1 Sporting Edmonton (LN)
Sporting Edmonton (LN) 1-1 AS Montreux (VBL) (2-3 agg)

Mineros de Talamonte (TL) 0-2 Deportivo Lomas (VBL)
Deportivo Lomas (VBL) 0-1 Mineros de Talamonte (TL) (2-1 agg)

Marinos Metropolis (VSL) 2-3 Port Arthur FC (TL)
Port Arthur FC (TL) 0-2 Marinos Metropolis (VSL) (3-4 agg)

Carolina Rangers (LN) 0-2 Eterna Celtic (TL)
Eterna Celtic (TL) 3-2 Carolina Rangers (LN) (5-2 agg)

Carloburgo Phoenix (VBL) 5-0 Villaznia AC (TL)
Villaznia AC (TL) 1-1 Carloburgo Phoenix (VBL) (1-6 agg)

Nord Energie FC (VSL) 2-0 Northport Bears (LN)
Northport Bears (LN) 0-1 Nord Energie FC (VSL) (0-3 agg)

Atlético Poblado (D4) 0-0 Belleville Rovers (LN)
Belleville Rovers (LN) 0-0 Atlético Poblado (D4) (0-1 AET, 0-1 agg)

Hamilton Rockets (TL) 2-0 FC Coulombes (LN)
FC Coulombes (LN) 2-0 Hamilton Rockets (TL) (2-0 AET, 2-2 agg, 2-1 PKs)

Isla Nueva FC (LN) 0-0 Borderville Rogues (LN)
Borderville Rogues (LN) 0-1 Isla Nueva FC (LN) (0-1 agg)

Salvador FC (LN) 0-1 Hamanos Athletic Club (VSL)
Hamanos Athletic Club (VSL) 5-2 Salvador FC (LN) (6-2 agg)

Reno Victory (LN) 1-1 Sion OSC (LN)
Sion OSC (LN) 2-1 Reno Victory (LN) (3-2 agg)

Tannenberg FC (VSL) 0-0 AC Tallin (VBL)
AC Tallin (VBL) 1-3 Tannenberg FC (VSL) (1-3 agg)

Clermont FC (LN) 2-2 Dynamo Metropolis (VBL)
Dynamo Metropolis (VBL) 1-1 Clermont FC (LN) (3-3 agg) (Dynamo Metropolis wins on away goals rule)

CS Clermont (LN) 1-0 Operário FC (TL)
Operário FC (TL) 5-2 CS Clermont (LN) (5-3 agg)

Orléans FC (D4) 0-3 Nacional (VSL)
Nacional (VSL) 2-1 Orléans FC (D4) (5-1 agg)

SC Caimanes (VSL) 4-1 Metropolis City FC (TL)
Metropolis City FC (TL) 2-2 SC Caimanes (VSL) (3-6 agg)

AS Lausanne (VBL) 1-0 Toril Beavers (D4)
Toril Beavers (D4) 0-0 AS Lausanne (VBL) (0-1 agg)

CR Palmas (TL) 3-0 Victoria United (LN)
Victoria United (LN) 3-2 CR Palmas (TL) (3-5 agg)

AC Valencia (LN) 1-1 Gatineau Athletic Club (LN)
Gatineau Athletic Club (LN) 0-0 AC Valencia (LN) (1-1 agg) (Gatineau Athletic Club wins on away goals rule)

Adelaide Heart (LN) 1-0 Atlético Robles (TL)
Atlético Robles (TL) 0-1 Adelaide Heart (LN) (0-2 agg)

Kingsville Reds (LN) 2-0 Hoxford Rovers (VBL)
Hoxford Rovers (VBL) 4-0 Kingsville Reds (LN) (4-2 agg)

Olympique de Coulombes (TL) 1-1 Canalave Rangers (TL)
Canalave Rangers (TL) 1-1 Olympique de Coulombes (TL) (2-1 AET, 3-2 agg)

SC Río Laguna (D4) 1-1 Real Pradera (TL)
Real Pradera (TL) 1-0 SC Río Laguna (D4) (2-1 agg)

Real Colón (LN) 1-0 FC Townsville (TL)
FC Townsville (TL) 1-1 Real Colón (LN) (1-2 agg)

AS Bezieres (VSL) 1-1 San Luis FC (TL)
San Luis FC (TL) 1-2 AS Bezieres (VSL) (2-3 agg)

Trois-Rivières Athletic (TL) 3-1 FC Sillimus (D4)
FC Sillimus (D4) 0-1 Trois-Rivières Athletic (TL) (1-4 agg)

Canalave Dragons (VSL) 1-0 Leeward Tech FC (LN)
Leeward Tech FC (LN) 1-1 Canalave Dragons (VSL) (1-2 agg)

Defensores de Neuquén (D4) 2-1 Alianza Antioquia (TL)
Alianza Antioquia (TL) 1-1 Defensores de Neuquén (D4) (2-3 agg)

Santacruz FC (TL) 2-0 Vancouver Indians (LN)
Vancouver Indians (LN) 0-0 Santacruz FC (TL) (0-2 agg)

Danubio FC (D4) 2-1 FC Portland (LN)
FC Portland (LN) 0-1 Danubio FC (D4) (1-3 agg)

AS Vaud (VSL) 1-0 Tarragona FC (LN)
Tarragona FC (LN) 1-1 AS Vaud (VSL) (1-2 agg)

Cartago FC (LN) 0-0 Port Arthur Warriors (LN)
Port Arthur Warriors (LN) 0-1 Cartago FC (LN) (0-1 agg)

Patriotas FC (VBL) 0-2 AD Cerro (VBL)
AD Cerro (VBL) 1-0 Patriotas FC (VBL) (3-0 agg)

Bohemians Metropolis (TL) 2-0 Club Osum (TL)
Club Osum (TL) 1-2 Bohemians Metropolis (TL) (1-4 agg)

Richmond City (D4) 2-2 AS Laval-Avignon (D4)
AS Laval-Avignon (D4) 2-1 Richmond City (D4) (4-3 agg)

Mountain United (D4) 0-0 Gatineau UC 98 (VBL)
Gatineau UC 98 (VBL) 1-1 Mountain United (D4) (1-1 agg) (Mountain United wins on away goals rule)

Columbus Cannons (D4) 0-3 Universitario de Maldonado (VBL)
Universitario de Maldonado (VBL) 3-0 Columbus Cannons (D4) (6-0 agg)

Swangard FC (D4) 0-2 RC Corania (VBL)
RC Corania (VBL) 0-1 Swangard FC (D4) (2-1 agg)

Bretford Royals (TL) 2-0 Bellavista Jets (TL)
Bellavista Jets (TL) 1-2 Bretford Royals (TL) (1-4 agg)

Chiquito FC (VSL) 2-1 RC Victoria (TL)
RC Victoria (TL) 0-1 Chiquito FC (VSL) (1-3 agg)

Ajax Carloburgo (VSL) 1-0 Metropolis Alligators (VSL)
Metropolis Alligators (VSL) 2-1 Ajax Carloburgo (VSL) (2-2 agg) (Ajax Carloburgo wins on away goals rule)

Neuchâtel-Sport (TL) 2-0 FC Columbus (VBL)
FC Columbus (VBL) 2-0 Neuchâtel-Sport (TL) (2-0 AET, 2-2 agg, 1-2 PKs)

Potros de Slateport (D4) 0-1 Deportivo Aguablanca (VBL)
Deportivo Aguablanca (VBL) 6-0 Potros de Slateport (D4) (7-0 agg)

Punta del Sur FC (LN) 0-0 Deportivo Angostura (LN)
Deportivo Angostura (LN) 2-2 Punta del Sur FC (LN) (2-2 agg) (Punta del Sur FC wins on away goals rule)

AC St. Louis (LN) 0-2 Curzon FC (D4)
Curzon FC (D4) 2-0 AC St. Louis (LN) (4-0 agg)

FC Fauxham (VSL) 4-1 AC Talamonte (TL)
AC Talamonte (TL) 3-3 FC Fauxham (VSL) (4-7 agg)

SC Alcázares (TL) 1-2 FC Borderville (VBL)
FC Borderville (VBL) 3-1 SC Alcázares (TL) (5-2 agg)

Pradera FC (VSL) 1-1 AS Mont-Blanc (D4)
AS Mont-Blanc (D4) 1-2 Pradera FC (VSL) (2-3 agg)

Fontvielle Impact (VSL) 1-0 Minault United (TL)
Minault United (TL) 2-1 Fontvielle Impact (VSL) (2-2 agg) (Fontvielle Impact wins on away goals rule)

Sillimus Islanders FC (LN) 1-0 Rexam (TL)
Rexam (TL) 1-0 Sillimus Islanders FC (LN) (2-0 AET, 2-1 agg)

Pumas Maldonado (VBL) 1-1 Atlético Pavia (TL)
Atlético Pavia (TL) 2-4 Pumas Maldonado (VBL) (3-5 agg)

Atlas SC (TL) 2-0 Adelaide City FC (TL)
Adelaide City FC (TL) 1-0 Atlas SC (TL) (1-2 agg)

Adelaide Kickers (TL) 0-1 Edmonton United (VSL)
Edmonton United (VSL) 2-1 Adelaide Kickers (TL) (3-1 agg)

Cardenales FC (VBL) 0-2 Slateport Bulls (VBL)
Slateport Bulls (VBL) 3-2 Cardenales FC (VBL) (5-2 agg)

Hoxford Athletic (TL) 1-1 RC Belfort (VSL)
RC Belfort (VSL) 3-0 Hoxford Athletic (TL) (4-1 agg)

Servette FC (VBL) 0-0 Olympique de Fontvielle (VSL)
Olympique de Fontvielle (VSL) 1-0 Servette FC (VBL) (1-0 agg)

Corumbá EC (TL) 2-0 Vitória Maldonado (TL)
Vitória Maldonado (TL) 1-0 Corumbá EC (TL) (1-2 agg)

Tessano FC (VBL) 2-0 Alejandría SC (TL)
Alejandría SC (TL) 0-0 Tessano FC (VBL) (0-2 agg)

Eterna Stars (VSL) 7-0 Newcastle Town (TL)
Newcastle Town (TL) 0-2 Eterna Stars (VSL) (0-9 agg)

AS Montreux (VBL) 4-0 Deportivo Lomas (VBL)
Deportivo Lomas (VBL) 1-0 AS Montreux (VBL) (1-4 agg)

Marinos Metropolis (VSL) 3-1 Eterna Celtic (TL)
Eterna Celtic (TL) 1-2 Marinos Metropolis (VSL) (2-5 agg)

Carloburgo Phoenix (VBL) 1-0 Nord Energie FC (VSL)
Nord Energie FC (VSL) 1-2 Carloburgo Phoenix (VBL) (1-3 agg)

Atlético Poblado (D4) 1-3 FC Coulombes (LN)
FC Coulombes (LN) 1-0 Atlético Poblado (D4) (4-1 agg)

Isla Nueva FC (LN) 0-2 Hamanos Athletic Club (VSL)
Hamanos Athletic Club (VSL) 1-1 Isla Nueva FC (LN) (3-1 agg)

Sion OSC (LN) 0-2 Tannenberg FC (VSL)
Tannenberg FC (VSL) 1-0 Sion OSC (LN) (3-0 agg)

Dynamo Metropolis (VBL) 2-1 Operário FC (TL)
Operário FC (TL) 2-3 Dynamo Metropolis (VBL) (3-5 agg)

Nacional (VSL) 1-1 SC Caimanes (VSL)
SC Caimanes (VSL) 2-1 Nacional (VSL) (3-2 agg)

AS Lausanne (VBL) 1-1 CR Palmas (TL)
CR Palmas (TL) 0-2 AS Lausanne (VBL) (1-3 agg)

Gatineau Athletic Club (LN) 0-1 Adelaide Heart (LN)
Adelaide Heart (LN) 2-0 Gatineau Athletic Club (LN) (3-0 agg)

Hoxford Rovers (VBL) 2-0 Canalave Rangers (TL)
Canalave Rangers (TL) 1-0 Hoxford Rovers (VBL) (1-2 agg)

Real Pradera (TL) 3-0 Real Colón (LN)
Real Colón (LN) 0-1 Real Pradera (TL) (0-4 agg)

AS Bezieres (VSL) 2-1 Trois-Rivières Athletic (TL)
Trois-Rivières Athletic (TL) 1-5 AS Bezieres (VSL) (2-7 agg)

Canalave Dragons (VSL) 3-0 Defensores de Neuquén (D4)
Defensores de Neuquén (D4) 0-1 Canalave Dragons (VSL) (0-4 agg)

Santacruz FC (TL) 1-1 Danubio FC (D4)
Danubio FC (D4) 1-0 Santacruz FC (TL) (2-1 agg)

AS Vaud (VSL) 1-1 Cartago FC (LN)
Cartago FC (LN) 2-1 AS Vaud (VSL) (3-2 agg)

AD Cerro (VBL) 1-1 Bohemians Metropolis (TL)
Bohemians Metropolis (TL) 1-3 AD Cerro (VBL) (2-4 agg)

AS Laval-Avignon (D4) 1-1 Mountain United (D4)
Mountain United (D4) 1-1 AS Laval-Avignon (D4) (1-1 AET, 2-2 agg, 3-2 PKs)

Universitario de Maldonado (VBL) 1-0 RC Corania (VBL)
RC Corania (VBL) 1-1 Universitario de Maldonado (VBL) (1-2 agg)

Bretford Royals (TL) 0-3 Chiquito FC (VSL)
Chiquito FC (VSL) 2-3 Bretford Royals (TL) (5-3 agg)

Ajax Carloburgo (VSL) 1-1 Neuchâtel-Sport (TL)
Neuchâtel-Sport (TL) 1-1 Ajax Carloburgo (VSL) (1-3 AET, 2-4 agg)

Deportivo Aguablanca (VBL) 1-0 Punta del Sur FC (LN)
Punta del Sur FC (LN) 1-1 Deportivo Aguablanca (VBL) (1-2 agg)

Curzon FC (D4) 2-2 FC Fauxham (VSL)
FC Fauxham (VSL) 0-1 Curzon FC (D4) (2-3 agg)

FC Borderville (VBL) 0-0 Pradera FC (VSL)
Pradera FC (VSL) 1-0 FC Borderville (VBL) (1-0 agg)

Fontvielle Impact (VSL) 3-0 Rexam (TL)
Rexam (TL) 0-3 Fontvielle Impact (VSL) (0-6 agg)

Pumas Maldonado (VBL) 0-1 Atlas SC (TL)
Atlas SC (TL) 2-1 Pumas Maldonado (VBL) (3-1 agg)

Edmonton United (VSL) 2-2 Slateport Bulls (VBL)
Slateport Bulls (VBL) 1-0 Edmonton United (VSL) (3-2 agg)

Round of 32
RC Belfort (VSL) 2-1 Olympique de Fontvielle (VSL)
Olympique de Fontvielle (VSL) 0-2 RC Belfort (VSL) (1-4 agg)

Corumbá EC (TL) 1-0 Tessano FC (VBL)
Tessano FC (VBL) 3-1 Corumbá EC (TL) (3-2 agg)

Eterna Stars (VSL) 3-2 AS Montreux (VBL)
AS Montreux (VBL) 0-2 Eterna Stars (VSL) (2-5 agg)

Marinos Metropolis (VSL) 1-1 Carloburgo Phoenix (VBL)
Carloburgo Phoenix (VBL) 0-1 Marinos Metropolis (VSL) (1-2 agg)

FC Coulombes (LN) 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club (VSL)
Hamanos Athletic Club (VSL) 5-0 FC Coulombes (LN) (5-1 agg)

Tannenberg FC (VSL) 4-1 Dynamo Metropolis (VBL)
Dynamo Metropolis (VBL) 0-1 Tannenberg FC (VSL) (1-5 agg)

SC Caimanes (VSL) 3-1 AS Lausanne (VBL)
AS Lausanne (VBL) 1-2 SC Caimanes (VSL) (2-5 agg)

Adelaide Heart (LN) 1-3 Hoxford Rovers (VBL)
Hoxford Rovers (VBL) 2-0 Adelaide Heart (LN) (5-1 agg)

Real Pradera (TL) 2-2 AS Bezieres (VSL)
AS Bezieres (VSL) 3-0 Real Pradera (TL) (5-2 agg)

Canalave Dragons (VSL) 3-0 Danubio FC (D4)
Danubio FC (D4) 0-1 Canalave Dragons (VSL) (0-4 agg)

Cartago FC (LN) 2-2 AD Cerro (VBL)
AD Cerro (VBL) 1-1 Cartago FC (LN) (3-3 agg) (AD Cerro wins on away goals rule)

Mountain United (D4) 0-2 Universitario de Maldonado (VBL)
Universitario de Maldonado (VBL) 1-0 Mountain United (D4) (3-0 agg)

Chiquito FC (VSL) 0-0 Ajax Carloburgo (VSL)
Ajax Carloburgo (VSL) 0-0 Chiquito FC (VSL) (0-0 AET, 0-0 agg, 0-2 PKs)

Deportivo Aguablanca (VBL) 6-1 Curzon FC (D4)
Curzon FC (D4) 2-4 Deportivo Aguablanca (VBL) (3-10 agg)

Pradera FC (VSL) 3-0 Fontvielle Impact (VSL)
Fontvielle Impact (VSL) 0-0 Pradera FC (VSL) (0-3 agg)

Atlas SC (TL) 1-0 Slateport Bulls (VBL)
Slateport Bulls (VBL) 2-1 Atlas SC (TL) (2-2 agg) (Atlas SC wins on away goals rule)

And here begins the "proper" action in the King's Shield, with some surprising results, like the eliminations of both Fontvielle Impact and Olympique de Fontvielle at the hands of Pradera FC and RC Belfort, respectively, and Slateport Bulls' loss to Atlas (team playing in third division). Meanwhile, other favorites like AS Bezieres, Tannenberg FC, Eterna Stars, Marinos Metropolis and Canalave Dragons had no problems to advance to the following round. However, we cannot say the same about Ajax Carloburgo (who knocked the MA out of competition in the first round), who had to bow out of the tournament after losing to Chiquito on penalties.

Round of 16
RC Belfort (VSL) 2-0 Tessano FC (VBL)
Tessano FC (VBL) 2-0 RC Belfort (VSL) (3-1 AET, 3-3 agg) (RC Belfort wins on away goals rule)

Eterna Stars (VSL) 1-2 Marinos Metropolis (VSL)
Marinos Metropolis (VSL) 0-3 Eterna Stars (VSL) (2-4 agg)

Hamanos Athletic Club (VSL) 2-2 Tannenberg FC (VSL)
Tannenberg FC (VSL) 2-3 Hamanos Athletic Club (VSL) (4-5 agg)

SC Caimanes (VSL) 0-1 Hoxford Rovers (VBL)
Hoxford Rovers (VBL) 6-1 SC Caimanes (VSL) (7-1 agg)

AS Bezieres (VSL) 1-0 Canalave Dragons (VSL)
Canalave Dragons (VSL) 0-1 AS Bezieres (VSL) (0-2 agg)

AD Cerro (VBL) 2-1 Universitario de Maldonado (VBL)
Universitario de Maldonado (VBL) 3-1 AD Cerro (VBL) (4-3 agg)

Chiquito FC (VSL) 2-2 Deportivo Aguablanca (VBL)
Deportivo Aguablanca (VBL) 2-0 Chiquito FC (VSL) (4-2 agg)

Pradera FC (VSL) 4-0 Atlas SC (TL)
Atlas SC (TL) 1-2 Pradera FC (VSL) (1-6 agg)

And the favorites to win the Shield had to cross their paths in this round: the Stars and Marinos had to face each other, while the Dragons were drawn against Bezieres. Eternan teams had mixed luck, as Eterna Stars continue in the competition, while Canalave Dragons were beaten by Les Rouges. This round also saw Tannenberg and the HAC playing against each other, with TFC saying goodbye after two thrilling matches. Thus, three of the favorites were eliminated in this round. Belfort, Hoxford Rovers, Aguablanca, Universitario (who defeated Cerro in an all-B-League showdown) and Pradera are in the quarterfinals as well.

Quarter-Finals
RC Belfort (VSL) 1-0 Eterna Stars (VSL)
Eterna Stars (VSL) 2-1 RC Belfort (VSL) (2-2 agg) (RC Belfort wins on away goals rule)

Hamanos Athletic Club (VSL) 0-0 Hoxford Rovers (VBL)
Hoxford Rovers (VBL) 1-2 Hamanos Athletic Club (VSL) (1-2 agg)

AS Bezieres (VSL) 1-0 Universitario de Maldonado (VBL)
Universitario de Maldonado (VBL) 1-2 AS Bezieres (VSL) (1-3 agg)

Deportivo Aguablanca (VBL) 0-0 Pradera FC (VSL)
Pradera FC (VSL) 3-0 Deportivo Aguablanca (VBL) (3-0 agg)

Bezieres are the only one of the favorites previous to the tournament in the semifinals, after getting rid of Universitario in two difficult quarterfinal matches. The Stars, who were the other team with the strongest odds to win the Shield, were unable to defeat Belfort by more goals and were knocked out on away goals. Meanwhile, two other Super League sides complete the list of semifinalists, as the HAC beat the Rovers and Pradera got rid of Deportivo Aguablanca.

Semi-Finals
RC Belfort (VSL) 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club (VSL)
Hamanos Athletic Club (VSL) 0-0 RC Belfort (VSL) (0-1 agg)

AS Bezieres (VSL) 2-1 Pradera FC (VSL)
Pradera FC (VSL) 2-1 AS Bezieres (VSL) (2-1 AET, 3-3 agg, 0-2 PKs)

Despite Pradera gave fight during their two matches against Bezieres, Les Rouges were more fortunate in the penalty shootout and left the "Verdiblancos" at the doors of the final at the National Stadium in Metropolis, once again. Meanwhile, Belfort became the second and last finalist after destroying the HAC's hopes of winning their first "important" tournament and a space into the next Cygnus Cup.

Final - Played @ Alexander I National Stadium, Swangard-Metropolis (Att. 45,386)
RC Belfort (VSL) 0-2 AS Bezieres (VSL)

Congratulations to AS Bezieres, the winners of the ninth King's Shield!

With this title, AS Bezieres have earned the right to represent Valladares in the next Cygnus Cup.

by **Valladares** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 3:41 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY OGI BANKA - NINETEENTH SEASON (PART I OF IV)

Apertura Tournament

Round 1 (February 4-5-6)

This new Valladar Super League season started with almost no surprises. In this season's Champions' Kickoff, the Alligators defeated the B-League champions, Belfort, with a hat-trick from their new Polarian star Timo Skye. Meanwhile, other favorites like Edmonton, Tannenberg and Marinos also started with wins: the last season's runners-up spoiled Pradera's return to the Super League, the Citizens defeated Caimanes, while Marinos gave Vaud yet another ugly début. Meanwhile, the Ilirian Derby between Bezieres and Chiquito ended with both teams sharing the spoils, the Stars were unable to separate themselves from Ajax, while the Impact had to suffer to defeat Fauxham. The yellow part of Fontvielle didn't have a fortunate début, as they lost to Nord Energie, Nacional stole a point from the "Dragons' Den" and the first Clásico Antioqueño of the season went to the HAC.

Metropolis Alligators 3-1 RC Belfort
Canalave Dragons 2-2 Nacional
Fontvielle Impact 4-3 FC Fauxham
Pradera FC 0-1 Edmonton United
Ajax Carloburgo 1-1 Eterna Stars
AS Bezieres 1-1 Chiquito FC
Nord Energie FC 2-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
Valencia FC 1-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
SC Caimanes 1-2 Tannenberg FC
AS Vaud 0-2 Marinos Metropolis

Round 2 (February 12-13)

Metropolis Alligators, Marinos Metropolis and Tannenberg FC are the leaders after 2 weeks of Super League action, with 6 points each. The MA got rid of Nacional, one of their most hated rivals, thanks to Timo Skye, who has scored 5 goals in only 2 matches. Meanwhile, Marinos gave Valencia their second defeat and the TFC returned Nord Energie to reality with a win at home. Olympique bounced back from their woeful performance last week with a thrashing of Ajax, while Bezieres woke up with a convincing win in Pradera and Edmonton and the Stars had to settle for frustrating draws against the Dragons and the Impact, respectively.

Nacional 1-4 Metropolis Alligators
FC Fauxham 1-0 RC Belfort
Edmonton United 2-2 Canalave Dragons
Eterna Stars 2-2 Fontvielle Impact
Chiquito FC 1-1 Pradera FC
Olympique de Fontvielle 4-0 Ajax Carloburgo
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-3 AS Bezieres
Tannenberg FC 1-0 Nord Energie FC
Marinos Metropolis 1-0 Valencia FC
AS Vaud 3-0 SC Caimanes

Round 3 (February 19-20)

Fontvielle Impact and Tannenberg FC were both slapped by their crosstown rivals, in another bright day for Timo Skye, whose two goals helped the MA thump Fauxham and claim the first place of the Apertura with 9 out of 9 points. In other matches to feature, Bezieres are still unable to win at home, after allowing Marinos to leave the Jules Picot with a point in the bag, while Chiquito shocked the Dragons at their fortress. Edmonton seem to only know the words "2-2 draw" after tying with Nacional in Metropolis, the second (and most heated) Clásico Antioqueño ended in a draw as well, and Valencia got their first three points of the season, sinking Caimanes in last place in the process.

Metropolis Alligators 4-1 FC Fauxham
Nacional 2-2 Edmonton United
RC Belfort 1-3 Eterna Stars
Canalave Dragons 1-2 Chiquito FC
Fontvielle Impact 1-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Pradera FC 2-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
Ajax Carloburgo 1-0 Tannenberg FC
AS Bezieres 1-1 Marinos Metropolis
Nord Energie FC 0-1 AS Vaud
Valencia FC 2-1 SC Caimanes

Round 4 (February 26-27)

Oh well, the Alligators are still on top after edging past Edmonton in front of 20,000 Monties at Albert Field...and we're still surprised Timo Skye didn't score more than 2 goals (in fact he didn't score at all in the Westlands). Marinos try to exert pressure on their old foes with their victory over Pradera, while TFC are in third after giving the Impact their second defeat in a row. Bezieres became Caimanes' first victim, allowing the Jacarés to get out of last place (and sending Belfort there instead), while the Dragons and Nacional got their first wins of the season and Valencia their second one.

Oh, and...Stars 7, Fauxham 0 - four goals from Artzeiz Zornoza included - and those Yellows equal MA's tally goal scoring in a single match the same amount of goals the Alligators scored in their first two games. Seriously, Fauxham: go back to the B-League as soon as possible.

Edmonton United 1-2 Metropolis Alligators
Eterna Stars 7-0 FC Fauxham
Chiquito FC 1-2 Nacional
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-1 RC Belfort
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-3 Canalave Dragons
Tannenberg FC 1-0 Fontvielle Impact
Marinos Metropolis 3-1 Pradera FC
AS Vaud 2-3 Ajax Carloburgo
SC Caimanes 2-1 AS Bezieres
Valencia FC 1-0 Nord Energie FC

Round 5 (March 5-6)

Canalave Dragons: Nine. Marinos Metropolis: Two.
Again: Dragons 9, Marinos 2. We think the typical Marinos' fan will never want to know about anything related to Canalave Dragons after this. Meanwhile, we go back to Metropolis for the showdown between the two most prolific goalscorers of the VSL for the moment, which ended with victory going to the MA (with one goal by Timo Skye included). Meanwhile, Fauxham suffers another thrashing, and Olympique's five goals propel them to the second place of the Apertura. Belfort managed to defeat Tannenberg in a thrilling match, the Impact managed to win, and things for Edmonton and Bezieres at home ain't working, with Les Rouges being held to a draw for the third time in a row at the Jules Picot and the Monties losing once again in the Westlands.

Metropolis Alligators 2-0 Eterna Stars
Edmonton United 1-2 Chiquito FC
FC Fauxham 0-5 Olympique de Fontvielle
Nacional 1-2 Hamanos Athletic Club
RC Belfort 3-2 Tannenberg FC
Canalave Dragons 9-2 Marinos Metropolis
Fontvielle Impact 1-0 AS Vaud
Pradera FC 1-0 SC Caimanes
Ajax Carloburgo 4-2 Valencia FC
AS Bezieres 1-1 Nord Energie FC

Round 6 (March 12-13)

The Alligators are still (yes, that's becoming boring) at the top of standings after defeating Chiquito in Campo Grande, being the only team with a perfect record of 6-0-0. Olympique de Fontvielle are still in second (although a bit far from the top) after hammering the Stars and Ajax (who defeated Bezieres IN Bezieres) climbed up to third place, both with 13 points. Tannenberg gave Fauxham their third trouncing in a row, and Marinos allowed Nacional to win the Little Metropolitan Derby. The Derby du Gatineau, contested in the Super League after a long time, was catastrophic for the B-League champions, who were defeated 3-0 and are second-from-bottom now.

Chiquito FC 0-1 Metropolis Alligators
Olympique de Fontvielle 5-2 Eterna Stars
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-1 Edmonton United
Tannenberg FC 4-0 FC Fauxham
Marinos Metropolis 1-2 Nacional
AS Vaud 3-0 RC Belfort
SC Caimanes 1-0 Canalave Dragons
Valencia FC 1-2 Fontvielle Impact
Nord Energie FC 1-1 Pradera FC
AS Bezieres 0-2 Ajax Carloburgo

Round 7 (March 19-20)

Metropolis Alligators are starting to open a wider gap with their main rivals with their seventh win in the tournament, this time with second-placed Olympique de Fontvielle as victims. Now, from 5 points last week, the gap between 1st and 2nd-3rd is now extended to 8 points (21-13). Meanwhile, with their victory in the Derby du Foix, Fontvielle Impact open the gates of hell to their main arch-rivals, AS Bezieres and take the third place in the Apertura. And, in the second National Derby of the season, the Stars managed to prevent TFC from getting the second place with their convincing 3-nil win, mainly favoring the Alligators' interests.

Metropolis Alligators 3-2 Olympique de Fontvielle
Chiquito FC 3-4 Hamanos Athletic Club
Eterna Stars 3-0 Tannenberg FC
Edmonton United 2-0 Marinos Metropolis
FC Fauxham 3-1 AS Vaud
Nacional 3-3 SC Caimanes
RC Belfort 1-2 Valencia FC
Canalave Dragons 1-0 Nord Energie FC
Fontvielle Impact 2-0 AS Bezieres
Pradera FC 1-0 Ajax Carloburgo

Round 8 (March 26-27)

The first loss for the Alligators in the tournament came courtesy of the HAC, who have become a hard nut to crack not only for the MA, but for the rest of the "Big 5" and other favorites. With Olympique's draw in Carloburgo, and the Impact's win in Pradera the following day, Fontvielle Impact managed to jump to the second place. Meanwhile, Bezieres breathe fresh air for the moment, after defeating last-placed Belfort, while the Stars, Edmonton and Marinos stumble once again. Nacional seem to have recovered their old fighting spirit, and Fauxham's pride seems restored after those last two straight wins.

Hamanos Athletic Club 1-0 Metropolis Alligators
Tannenberg FC 3-3 Olympique de Fontvielle
Marinos Metropolis 1-1 Chiquito FC
AS Vaud 1-0 Eterna Stars
SC Caimanes 3-2 Edmonton United
Valencia FC 0-2 FC Fauxham
Nord Energie FC 0-1 Nacional
AS Bezieres 2-0 RC Belfort
Ajax Carloburgo 1-1 Canalave Dragons
Pradera FC 1-3 Fontvielle Impact

Round 9 (April 2-3)

Nothing more appropriate to welcome that wonderful month called April than a National Derby. However, both Metropolis Alligators and Tannenberg FC were unable to do any harm to the other, moving the Citizens away from the fight for second place and helping both Olympique and Impact threat the first place held by the MA since the very first match of the season. In other matches, Marinos won after a long time, defeating the HAC, Bezieres got their second win in a row after edging past Fauxham, Chiquito demolished Caimanes in the Chiquito Derby, Nacional and the Stars move to fourth and fifth place, respectively, after defeating Ajax and Valencia, and Edmonton United received an embarrassing thrashing at the hands of Nord Energie.

Metropolis Alligators 1-1 Tannenberg FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-2 Marinos Metropolis
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-0 AS Vaud
Chiquito FC 4-1 SC Caimanes
Eterna Stars 3-1 Valencia FC
Edmonton United 2-6 Nord Energie FC
FC Fauxham 0-3 AS Bezieres
Nacional 1-0 Ajax Carloburgo
RC Belfort 1-1 Pradera FC
Canalave Dragons 1-1 Fontvielle Impact

Round 10 (April 6-7)

And we reach the first quarter of the season, with the Alligators and their powerful offensive trio (Sáez-Flórez-Skye) in first place, with 25 points and showing their quality in the Clásico Metropolitano. With their victory in Valencia, Olympique de Fontvielle reach the halfway of this Apertura in second place with 20 points, with Fontvielle Impact (third, 18 points) still exerting pressure. This first part of the Apertura also saw the resurgence of Nacional and Eterna Stars, who along with Canalave Dragons and Tannenberg, are fighting for UICA berths, at least. Marinos, Edmonton and Bezieres will have a lot of things to correct in order to finish this Apertura in a decent way, while Pradera, Fauxham, Valencia, Nord Energie and Belfort will have to make more improvements in their campaigns if they don't want to suffer with the relegation ghost during the Clausura.

Marinos Metropolis 1-3 Metropolis Alligators
AS Vaud 1-1 Tannenberg FC
SC Caimanes 1-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Valencia FC 2-3 Olympique de Fontvielle
Nord Energie FC 1-1 Chiquito FC
AS Bezieres 1-1 Eterna Stars
Ajax Carloburgo 0-1 Edmonton United
Pradera FC 3-3 FC Fauxham
Fontvielle Impact 2-2 Nacional
Canalave Dragons 1-0 RC Belfort

Standings after Matchday 10 - Apertura Tournament

Team                             P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Metropolis Alligators       10  8  1  1  23   9  +14  25
  2 Olympique de Fontvielle     10  6  2  2  26  14  +12  20
  3 Fontvielle Impact           10  5  3  2  18  13   +5  18
  4 Canalave Dragons            10  4  4  2  21  13   +8  16
  5 Nacional                    10  4  4  2  17  17   +0  16
  6 Eterna Stars                10  4  3  3  22  14   +8  15
  7 Tannenberg FC               10  4  3  3  15  13   +2  15
  8 Ajax Carloburgo             10  4  2  4  12  13   -1  14
  9 Hamanos Athletic Club       10  4  2  4  16  17   -1  14
 10 Marinos Metropolis          10  4  2  4  14  20   -6  14
 11 Chiquito FC                 10  3  4  3  16  14   +2  13
 12 AS Bezieres                 10  3  4  3  13  11   +2  13
 13 AS Vaud                     10  4  1  5  12  11   +1  13
 14 SC Caimanes                 10  4  1  5  13  18   -5  13
 15 Edmonton United             10  3  3  4  15  18   -3  12
 16 Pradera FC                  10  2  5  3  12  15   -3  11
 17 FC Fauxham                  10  3  1  6  13  31  -18  10
 18 Nord Energie FC             10  2  3  5  11  10   +1   9
 19 Valencia FC                 10  3  0  7  12  19   -7   9
 20 RC Belfort                  10  1  2  7   8  19  -11   5

Valladar B-League - Standings after Matchday 10

Team                                P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 FC Borderville                 10  7  1  2  20  11   +9  22
  2 AD Cerro                       10  6  3  1  23  12  +11  21
  3 Universitario de Maldonado     10  6  2  2  19  11   +8  20
  4 Servette FC                    10  6  1  3  16  11   +5  19
  5 Gatineau UC 98                 10  5  3  2  26  17   +9  18
  6 Hoxford Rovers                 10  5  3  2  16   9   +7  18
  7 AC Tallin                      10  5  3  2  17  13   +4  18
  8 Dynamo Metropolis              10  4  4  2   9   8   +1  16
  9 FC Columbus                    10  4  2  4  15  13   +2  14
 10 AS Montreux                    10  3  5  2  11  10   +1  14
 11 Slateport Bulls                10  4  2  4  16  19   -3  14
 12 Cardenales FC                  10  3  4  3  10  13   -3  13
 13 Deportivo Lomas                10  4  1  5   9  14   -5  13
 14 RC Corania                     10  3  3  4   7   8   -1  12
 15 Deportivo Aguablanca           10  3  2  5  10  15   -5  11
 16 AS Lausanne                    10  2  4  4   9  13   -4  10
 17 Carloburgo Phoenix             10  1  3  6   8  13   -5   6
 18 Pumas Maldonado                10  1  3  6  10  19   -9   6
 19 Tessano FC                     10  1  2  7   7  21  -14   5
 20 Patriotas FC                   10  1  1  8  11  19   -8   4

by **Valladares** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:35 pm

THE VALLADAR SUPER LEAGUE PRESENTED BY OGI BANKA - NINETEENTH SEASON (PART II OF IV)

Apertura Tournament

Round 11 (April 9-10)

Metropolis Alligators are still at the top of the standings, after defeating Vaud at the Dome, while both teams from Fontvielle are still in hot pursue of the leaders after defeating two favorites in a compromising situation: Olympique beat Bezieres, who are far from their best form, and the Impact managed to return to Fontvielle with three points from Edmonton, who are sinking in the lower part of the standings. The Stars and the Citizens were both upset by Pradera and Valencia, who managed to steal a point from Eterna City and Carloburgo, respectively, while the Dragons lost to Fauxham.

Metropolis Alligators 2-1 AS Vaud
Marinos Metropolis 3-1 SC Caimanes
Tannenberg FC 0-0 Valencia FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-0 Nord Energie FC
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-1 AS Bezieres
Chiquito FC 2-2 Ajax Carloburgo
Eterna Stars 1-1 Pradera FC
Edmonton United 1-2 Fontvielle Impact
FC Fauxham 2-0 Canalave Dragons
Nacional 1-1 RC Belfort

Round 12 (April 16-17)

Timo Skye's awesome performances reappeared with another hat-trick in Metropolis Alligators' rout of Caimanes in the "Reptilian Derby", which allow the MA to continue leading this Apertura with 31 points. Olympique managed to keep the pressure on the Alligators after defeating a tricky Pradera, but the Impact punctured with a draw at home against Chiquito. Bezieres' woes continue after losing in such an ugly way to TFC, while the Stars got their second loss by three goals in their last two visits to the Dragons.

SC Caimanes 0-5 Metropolis Alligators
Valencia FC 0-5 AS Vaud
Nord Energie FC 0-2 Marinos Metropolis
AS Bezieres 2-4 Tannenberg FC
Ajax Carloburgo 1-3 Hamanos Athletic Club
Pradera FC 2-3 Olympique de Fontvielle
Fontvielle Impact 2-2 Chiquito FC
Canalave Dragons 3-0 Eterna Stars
RC Belfort 1-1 Edmonton United
Nacional 2-1 FC Fauxham

Round 13 (April 23-24)

Metropolis Alligators: Zero, Valencia FC: Two? Is that an Easter surprise? Seriously? Anyways, Olympique managed to take advantage of this and reduced their gap with the MA to only 2 points after defeating the Dragons in Fontvielle. Meanwhile, the Impact keep giving away points to their rivals, as they were unable to defeat the HAC in Pradera. Bezieres and Edmonton managed to find some solace after a "passion week" with their wins against Vaud and Edmonton, but Caimanes completed a week not to remember with another humiliation at home, this time at the hands of Nord Energie.

Metropolis Alligators 0-2 Valencia FC
SC Caimanes 0-4 Nord Energie FC
AS Vaud 0-1 AS Bezieres
Marinos Metropolis 2-2 Ajax Carloburgo
Tannenberg FC 3-1 Pradera FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 1-1 Fontvielle Impact
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-0 Canalave Dragons
Chiquito FC 2-1 RC Belfort
Eterna Stars 3-1 Nacional
Edmonton United 3-0 FC Fauxham

Round 14 (May 4-5)

The Alligators are still losing important points, this time being unable to win at Fauxham, but the good news are that Olympique is also losing points, as "Les Jaune et Blue" lost a crucial match to Nacional in Metropolis. On the other hand, Marinos managed to dent the Impact's title chances, as their victory keeps "Les Bleus" trailing the MA by 9 points, while the Mariners climb up to fourth place and Tannenberg place themselves in third after defeating the Dragons. The Stars were unable to leave the Westlands alive, Bezieres keep their recovery process with a clear win over Valencia, and Belfort seem to be condemned to the basement.

Nord Energie FC 1-1 Metropolis Alligators
AS Bezieres 3-0 Valencia FC
Ajax Carloburgo 0-2 SC Caimanes
Pradera FC 0-3 AS Vaud
Fontvielle Impact 1-2 Marinos Metropolis
Canalave Dragons 2-4 Tannenberg FC
RC Belfort 1-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Nacional 2-1 Olympique de Fontvielle
FC Fauxham 1-2 Chiquito FC
Edmonton United 4-2 Eterna Stars

Round 15 (May 7-8)

And the Alligators are again in route to their sixth national title with their victory over Bezieres and Olympique's stumble against Edmonton. Tannenberg and the Impact still have slim hopes of winning the Apertura after defeating their rivals, while Marinos lost all their chances after losing in a shocking fashion to Belfort. Twelve points still in dispute and only four teams with chances to win the Apertura and the first TQCC berth.

Metropolis Alligators 2-0 AS Bezieres
Nord Energie FC 1-1 Ajax Carloburgo
Valencia FC 0-0 Pradera FC
SC Caimanes 1-2 Fontvielle Impact
AS Vaud 0-1 Canalave Dragons
Marinos Metropolis 0-1 RC Belfort
Tannenberg FC 1-1 Nacional
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-1 FC Fauxham
Olympique de Fontvielle 2-2 Edmonton United
Chiquito FC 1-0 Eterna Stars

Round 16 (May 14-15)

MA's loss to Ajax in Carloburgo was the best thing to happen for the other three teams in contention for the Apertura title, as Olympique managed to cut the gap with the "Titan" to 2 points after defeating Chiquito in Campo Grande. Meanwhile, Tannenberg's and Impact's chances to win the first TQCC berth increased with TFC's win in Edmonton and the Impact's victory over Nord Energie. Marinos received another shock after losing 3-1 to Fauxham and the Stars are still collecting useless wins (which however can become useful if they manage to enter the fight for Globe Cup spots in the Clausura).

Ajax Carloburgo 2-0 Metropolis Alligators
Pradera FC 1-1 AS Bezieres
Fontvielle Impact 2-0 Nord Energie FC
Canalave Dragons 1-0 Valencia FC
RC Belfort 1-2 SC Caimanes
Nacional 1-1 AS Vaud
FC Fauxham 3-1 Marinos Metropolis
Edmonton United 0-1 Tannenberg FC
Eterna Stars 3-0 Hamanos Athletic Club
Chiquito FC 2-3 Olympique de Fontvielle

Round 17 (May 21-22)

It seems the Alligators' savings ran out since yet another shocking home loss against Pradera allowed both Olympique and Tannenberg to place themselves within 3 points of the defending champions. Meanwhile, the Impact's chances are once again compromised after they let Ajax save a point in their showdown at Olympic Stadium, Bezieres completed another disappointing performance at home after losing to the Dragons, and Marinos got a vital win in their UICA aspirations for the next Clausura against the Stars.

Metropolis Alligators 0-2 Pradera FC
Ajax Carloburgo 1-1 Fontvielle Impact
AS Bezieres 1-2 Canalave Dragons
Nord Energie FC 0-2 RC Belfort
Valencia FC 1-1 Nacional
SC Caimanes 2-1 FC Fauxham
AS Vaud 3-2 Edmonton United
Marinos Metropolis 4-1 Eterna Stars
Tannenberg FC 3-2 Chiquito FC
Hamanos Athletic Club 0-0 Olympique de Fontvielle

Round 18 (May 25-26)

With one match left in this Apertura, things get exciting as Olympique takes advantage of the Alligators' loss against the Impact to take the lead with the same points the MA have (35), but with more goals scored. Fontvielle Impact's win also allowed them jump to third place with 33 points, while the Citizens suffered an ugly loss against the HAC in Pradera and fell to fourth place with 32 points, with almost all their hopes faded away. This Apertura's final matchday looks hot, as 4 teams are fighting for the TQCC berth.

Fontvielle Impact 3-2 Metropolis Alligators
Canalave Dragons 2-1 Pradera FC
RC Belfort 1-1 Ajax Carloburgo
Nacional 1-0 AS Bezieres
FC Fauxham 0-1 Nord Energie FC
Edmonton United 4-1 Valencia FC
Eterna Stars 2-0 SC Caimanes
Chiquito FC 0-0 AS Vaud
Olympique de Fontvielle 1-1 Marinos Metropolis
Hamanos Athletic Club 2-0 Tannenberg FC

Round 19 (May 29)

Metropolis Alligators 1-2 Canalave Dragons
Fontvielle Impact 3-2 RC Belfort
Pradera FC 0-2 Nacional
Ajax Carloburgo 2-1 FC Fauxham
AS Bezieres 3-0 Edmonton United
Nord Energie FC 1-2 Eterna Stars
Valencia FC 1-1 Chiquito FC
SC Caimanes 2-0 Olympique de Fontvielle
AS Vaud 0-1 Hamanos Athletic Club
Tannenberg FC 1-1 Marinos Metropolis

And Fontvielle Impact managed to win the Apertura Tournament, taking advantage of the Alligators' recent bad form at home and Olympique's loss to Caimanes. The Dragons and Tannenberg will start with advantage in the fight for Globe Cup spots, with the HAC and Nacional threatening their position and a bit far from them, but with chances, Marinos, the Stars and maybe Chiquito. Bezieres' and Edmonton's terrible campaigns in the Apertura force them to perform a radical change for the upcoming Clausura if they want to avoid the ghost of relegation, while 5 teams: Nord Energie, Pradera, Valencia, Fauxham and Belfort will have to kill themselves in order to save themselves from relegation.

Standings after Matchday 19 - Apertura Tournament

Team                              P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 Fontvielle Impact            19  10  6   3  35  25  +10  36 TQCC
  2 Metropolis Alligators        19  11  2   6  36  22  +14  35
  3 Olympique de Fontvielle      19  10  5   4  39  26  +13  35
  4 Canalave Dragons             19  10  4   5  34  23  +11  34
  5 Tannenberg FC                19   9  6   4  32  24   +8  33
  6 Hamanos Athletic Club        19   9  5   5  28  24   +4  32
  7 Nacional                     19   8  8   3  29  26   +3  32
  8 Marinos Metropolis           19   8  5   6  30  31   -1  29
  9 Eterna Stars                 19   8  4   7  36  29   +7  28
 10 Chiquito FC                  19   6  8   5  30  27   +3  26
 11 Ajax Carloburgo              19   6  7   6  24  26   -2  25
 12 SC Caimanes                  19   8  1  10  23  36  -13  25
 13 AS Vaud                      19   7  3   9  25  19   +6  24
 14 AS Bezieres                  19   6  5   8  25  23   +2  23
 15 Edmonton United              19   6  5   8  32  33   -1  23
 16 Nord Energie FC              19   4  5  10  19  22   -3  17
 17 Pradera FC                   19   3  8   8  20  30  -10  17
 18 Valencia FC                  19   4  4  11  17  34  -17  16
 19 FC Fauxham                   19   5  1  13  23  46  -23  16
 20 RC Belfort                   19   3  6  10  19  30  -11  15

With this title, Fontvielle Impact will represent Valladares in the TakilQuip Champions' Cup 34. The other valladar teams in the next international tournaments will be announced after the Clausura Tournament.

Valladar B-League Standings after Matchday 19

Team                                 P   W  D   L For  Ag  +/- Pts
  1 AD Cerro                        19  11  6   2  36  19  +17  39
  2 Hoxford Rovers                  19  11  6   2  36  21  +15  39
  3 Servette FC                     19  12  2   5  34  20  +14  38
  4 Universitario de Maldonado      19  10  5   4  32  20  +12  35
  5 AC Tallin                       19   9  7   3  28  19   +9  34
  6 AS Montreux                     19   9  6   4  21  15   +6  33
  7 Slateport Bulls                 19  10  3   6  31  29   +2  33
  8 FC Columbus                     19  10  2   7  30  19  +11  32
  9 Dynamo Metropolis               19   9  4   6  21  17   +4  31
 10 Gatineau UC 98                  19   8  6   5  37  27  +10  30
 11 FC Borderville                  19   9  3   7  29  24   +5  30
 12 Cardenales FC                   19   7  5   7  28  30   -2  26
 13 RC Corania                      19   6  5   8  18  20   -2  23
 14 Deportivo Aguablanca            19   6  3  10  25  36  -11  21
 15 Deportivo Lomas                 19   6  2  11  21  29   -8  20
 16 AS Lausanne                     19   4  5  10  17  29  -12  17
 17 Pumas Maldonado                 19   3  5  11  23  32   -9  14
 18 Carloburgo Phoenix              19   3  5  11  13  28  -15  14
 19 Tessano FC                      19   3  3  13  15  39  -24  12
 20 Patriotas FC                    19   1  3  15  20  42  -22   6

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