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Barunian Football League - Season 6

Champion's League
For the first time, the Barunian Football League has multiple divisions. With the introduction of the First Division, the six teams that made up the original BFL have been rebranded into the Champion's League.

Porthaven United
Porthaven is the capital city of Barunia, and this team's home ground is the largest in the country. Porthaven are a well-supported club with a long history. A powerful club, Porthaven is the home side of international star forward Victor Castolo. Since the Barunian Football League began, Porthaven have dominated, winning the last three championships.

Marion Hawks
The Hawks come from Marion, one of the states of Barunia, and their home field is in Edwardton, the state capital. A defensive side, the Hawks are well known for the quality of their defenders. Former international captain and sports personality Joric Ruskin captained the side. A club known for its loyal fans, the team has a long standing rivalry with Porthaven United, who have eliminated the Hawks in three league cup championships, including last year's grand final.

Tildos Ravens
The state of Tildos is the heart of Barunian football. The Ravens base themselves out of the state capital of Delmars, and represent the island of Tildos. The Ravens are the most successful club in Barunian history, and are well-respected and admired around the country, with fans spread across all four states. They have a friendly rivalry with fellow state team San Baptiste.

Tridents
This team comes from Porthaven state, north of the capital. The newest team to be included in the Champion's League, the Tridents made their debut in season four. Since then, they have had only moderate success. The big name for the Tridents is Pablo Zokora, an international squad member and striker. The Tridents have been plagued by a lack of fan support, struggling to lure Porthaven fans away from the hugely more successful Porthaven United.

San Baptiste Sea Lions
San Baptiste is an island in Tildos state, famed as being the home of the first Barunians. It is also the spiritual home of Barunian Football, with the sport intensely popular in the Northern Isles. Sea Lions fans are known for being extremely passionate, and whenever the team plays at their home ground at Northport, the stands are packed and crowds line the streets outside. This passion has not diminished despite the team's lack of success recently, having ended last year's season in last place.


1st Division
With the increasing popularity of football in the country, six amateur teams have been promoted to compete at a national level. These teams will form the 1st Division of the Barunian Football League.

Trinity Saints
West Bay Mariners
Delmars FC
Monte Sol Warriors
Newland FC
Edwardton Eagles

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Barunian Football League

MATCHDAY 1
Porthaven United 0-0 Tridents
Tildos Ravens 1-1 Marion Hawks
San Baptiste Sea Lions 0-0 Western Orcas
Delmars FC 1-1 Monte Sol Warriors
West Bay Mariners 1-0 Edwardton Eagles
Newland FC 1-2 Trinity Saints


Champion's League Standings

#  Team                       P W D L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Tildos Ravens              1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 1
 2 Porthaven United           1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 1
 3 San Baptiste Sea Lions     1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 1
 4 Western Orcas              1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 1
 5 Tridents                   1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 1
 6 Marion Hawks               1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 1

1st Division Standings

#  Team                   P W D L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Trinity Saints         1 1 0 0  2  1 +1  3
 2 West Bay Mariners      1 1 0 0  1  0 +1  3
 3 Delmars FC             1 0 1 0  1  1 +0  1
 4 Monte Sol Warriors     1 0 1 0  1  1 +0  1
 5 Newland FC             1 0 0 1  1  2 -1  0
 6 Edwardton Eagles       1 0 0 1  0  1 -1  0

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MATCHDAY 2
Marion Hawks 1-0 Porthaven United
Western Orcas 2-1 Tridents
San Baptiste Sea Lions 1-2 Tildos Ravens
Edwardton Eagles 1-1 Delmars FC
Trinity Saints 0-1 Monte Sol Warriors
Newland FC 3-2 West Bay Mariners


Champion's League Standings

#  Team                        P W D L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Tildos Ravens               2 1 1 0  3  2 +1  4
 2 Western Orcas               2 1 1 0  2  1 +1  4
 3 Marion Hawks                2 1 1 0  2  1 +1  4
 4 Tridents                    2 0 1 1  1  2 -1  1
 5 San Baptiste Sea Lions      2 0 1 1  1  2 -1  1
 6 Porthaven United            2 0 1 1  0  1 -1  1

1st Division Standings

#  Team                    P W  D L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Monte Sol Warriors      2 1  1 0  2  1 +1  4
 2 Trinity Saints          2 1  0 1  2  2 +0  3
 3 Newland FC              2 1  0 1  4  4 +0  3
 4 West Bay Mariners       2 1  0 1  3  3 +0  3
 5 Delmars FC              2 0  2 0  2  2 +0  2
 6 Edwardton Eagles        2 0  1 1  1  2 -1  1

After draws all last week in the Champion's League, Round Two was an opportunity to assert some early dominance. The Ravens showed they had what it takes, downing the out-of-favour Sea Lions 2-1. The Orcas held on to an early lead to win against the Tridents, despite a late charge from the boys in black. The Marion Hawks, meanwhile, sent league champions Porthaven to the bottom of the ladder with a narrow win.

In the new 1st Division league, Monte Sol Warriors remain unbeaten at the top of the ladder, following a 1-0 win over second place Saints. Newland FC slotted themselves into third with a win in an exciting three-two nailbiter against West Bay. Neither the Eagles or Delmars FC could lift themselves off the bottom of the ladder with a win, having to be content with a draw.

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The First Round of the Porthaven Sailing Championship started today in perfect conditions. Two classes of boats competed over the course, in the waters off Windy Bluff, with fourteen boats competing in the Class 40 competition and twelve boats in the X-41 category.
Line honours went to Montserrat, skippered by Carlos Maine, while the winner of the Class 40 was Shaman, skippered by Mary Osborne, which finished third overall. All Class 40 boats completed the race, while two X-41 boats had to be disqualified.

Overall Race Results

Fin.  Boat                  Pts
 1 Montserrat                1
 2 For Susie                 2
 3 Shaman                    1
 4 Wild Roar                 2
 5 Sky's the Limit           3
 6 Marcus Polo               4
 7 Troit                     3
 8 Little Red                4
 9 Stardreamer               5
10 Juanita                   5
11 Long Ranger               6
12 Queen Anne                6
13 Magnum Opus               7
14 Casus Belli               7
15 Warpspeed                 8
16 Sunny days                8
17 Angelfire                 9
18 Tiger Rag                10
19 West of Eden             11
20 Salad Bowl               12
21 Estelle                   9
22 Memoria                  13
23 Nigel's Ark              10
24 Jamie's Folly            14
25 Wrong Way               DSQ
26 Roger That              DSQ

Class 40 results

Fin.  Boat                  Pts
 1 Shaman                    1
 2 Wild Roar                 2
 3 Troit                     3
 4 Little Red                4
 5 Juanita                   5
 6 Queen Anne                6
 7 Magnum Opus               7
 8 Sunny days                8
 9 Angelfire                 9
10 Tiger Rag                10
11 West of Eden             11
12 Salad Bowl               12
13 Memoria                  13
14 Jamie's Folly            14

X-41 results

Fin.  Boat                  Pts
 1 Montserrat                1
 2 For Susie                 2
 3 Sky's the Limit           3
 4 Marcus Polo               4
 5 Stardreamer               5
 6 Long Ranger               6
 7 Casus Belli               7
 8 Warpspeed                 8
 9 Estelle                   9
10 Nigel's Ark              10
11 Wrong Way               DSQ
12 Roger That              DSQ

Sailing Q&A
Q. How is Sailing scored?
A. Boats earn one point for coming in first, two points for second, three for third, and so on. At the end of the competition, lowest score wins. In multi-class races, the first boat to cross the line from each class will be awarded one point, followed by the second boat from each class, and so on.

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MATCHDAY 3
Porthaven United 2-0 Western Orcas
Marion Hawks 1-0 San Baptiste Sea Lions
Tridents 0-1 Tildos Ravens

This week's matches saw the Tildos Ravens climb to the top of the leader board after a win over Tridents. International forward Fabrice Sagoro proved the difference for the ravens, scoring the game's only goal. Meanwhile, over in the capital fellow international Victor Castolo scored for Porthaven, putting the team back in competition along with teammate William Cootes. Cootes scored a late goal in the second half to cement United's first win of the season ad put them on top of the Orca's on the ladder.
And in Edwardton, new captain Jack White led by example, scoring for the Hawks to ensure a win over the Sea Lions. That loss sees the Lions once again at the bottom of the league and still looking for a win. With the Tridents joining them in the search for elusive victory, and three ties for points across the board, the Champion's League is set to fire up in the next couple of weeks.


Delmars FC 0-1 Trinity Saints
Edwardton Eagles 3-1 Newland FC
Monte Sol Warriors 1-2 West Bay Mariners

The First Division saw some high scoring matches this week, with the three winning teams jumping to the top of the leader board. Edwardton scored three goals to down Newland FC, although Newland did manage a late consolation goal. The Saints scraped a win off Delmars City, with a free kick the deciding factor in a very defensive game. Meanwhile on Tildos, a new rivalry was born when West Bay faced off against fellow statesmen Monte Sol. The Mariners made the most of it, winning two-one in a close match that is sure to fire up the two sides for their next meeting. With that win West Bay climb to the top of the leader board. The Saints are equal to them on points, propelled there by their win over Delmars. That win also saw Delmars drop to the bottom of the standings, the only First Division team yet to win a game.


Champions League Standings

#    Team                      P  W D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Tildos Ravens               3  2  1  0  4  2  +2  7
 2 Marion Hawks                3  2  1  0  3  1  +2  7
 3 Porthaven United            3  1  1  1  2  1  +1  4
 4 Western Orcas               3  1  1  1  2  3  -1  4
 5 Tridents                    3  0  1  2  1  3  -2  1
 6 San Baptiste Sea Lions      3  0  1  2  1  3  -2  1

1st Division Standings

#    Team                  P  W  D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 West Bay Mariners       3  2  0  1  5  4  +1  6
 2 Trinity Saints          3  2  0  1  3  2  +1  6
 3 Edwardton Eagles        3  1  1  1  4  3  +1  4
 4 Monte Sol Warriors      3  1  1  1  3  3  +0  4
 5 Newland FC              3  1  0  2  5  7  -2  3
 6 Delmars FC              3  0  2  1  2  3  -1  2

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Sailing

Round 2 of the Porthaven Regatta could not have been more different from the first, with prevailing easterly winds making work difficult for all crews. Class 40 yacht Magnum Opus took line honours after a gruelling race, with second-place Nigel's Ark the best of the X-41 class. Interestingly, the next two boats across the line, For Susie and Juanita, have now moved into first overall in their respective classes. The adverse conditions proved too much for the crew of Memoria, who was recorded as a DNF after capsizing. No one was hurt, and the craft will compete in the next round.

Overall Race Results.

Fin.   Boat                 Pts
 1 Magnum Opus               1
 2 Nigel's Ark               1
 3 For Susie                 2
 4 Juanita                   2
 5 Angelfire                 3
 6 Sky's the Limit           3
 7 Sunny days                4
 8 Casus Belli               4
 9 Little Red                5
10 Marcus Polo               5
11 West of Eden              6
12 Warpspeed                 6
13 Stardreamer               7
14 Salad Bowl                7
15 Long Ranger               8
16 Wrong Way                 9
17 Montserrat               10
18 Queen Anne                8
19 Troit                     9
20 Wild Roar                10
21 Jamie's Folly            11
22 Roger That               11
23 Shaman                   12
24 Tiger Rag                13
25 Estelle                  12
26 Memoria                 DNF

Class 40

Fin.   Boat                 Pts
 1 Magnum Opus               1
 2 Juanita                   2
 3 Angelfire                 3
 4 Sunny days                4
 5 Little Red                5
 6 West of Eden              6
 7 Salad Bowl                7
 8 Queen Anne                8
 9 Troit                     9
10 Wild Roar                10
11 Jamie's Folly            11
12 Shaman                   12
13 Tiger Rag                13
14 Memoria                 DNF

X-41

Fin.   Boat                 Pts
 1 Nigel's Ark               1
 2 For Susie                 2
 3 Sky's the Limit           3
 4 Casus Belli               4
 5 Marcus Polo               5
 6 Warpspeed                 6
 7 Stardreamer               7
 8 Long Ranger               8
 9 Wrong Way                 9
10 Montserrat               10
11 Roger That               11
12 Estelle                  12

Overall Leaderboard Class 40
Only top 5 displayed

Pos.   Boat             Pts
1st	Juanita	        7
2nd	Magnum Opus	8
3rd	Little Red	9
4th	Wild Roar	12
=4th	Troit         	12

Overall Leaderboard X-41
Only top 5 displayed

Pos.   Boat             Pts
1st	For Susie	4
2nd	Sky's the Limit	6
3rd	Marcus Polo	9
4th	Montserrat	11
=4th	Casus Belli	11

[Barunia]

MATCHDAY 4
San Baptiste Sea Lions 0-0 Porthaven United
Tildos Ravens 1-0 Western Orcas
Tridents 0-1 Marion Hawks

Newland FC 1-3 Delmars FC
West Bay Mariners 3-1 Trinity Saints
Monte Sol Warriors 1-1 Edwardton Eagles

This week in the Champions league saw the Ravens and Hawks continue their dominance, both with one-nil wins over the Orcas and Tridents respectively. Porthaven were held to a goalless draw by San Baptiste, with special mention needing to go to Sam Garcia, whose work between the sticks for the Sea Lions proved vital against a strong Porthaven attack. With that draw, the Sea Lions move off the bottom of the table, although with just two points they'll need to get some wins if they want to stay in the competition.

Champions League Standings

#  Team                        P  W  D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Tildos Ravens               4  3  1  0  5  2  +3 10
 2 Marion Hawks                4  3  1  0  4  1  +3 10
 3 Porthaven United            4  1  2  1  2  1  +1  5
 4 Western Orcas               4  1  1  2  2  4  -2  4
 5 San Baptiste Sea Lions      4  0  2  2  1  3  -2  2
 6 Tridents                    4  0  1  3  1  4  -3  1

After three games without a win, Delmars FC broke their drought in spectacular style, coming back from a one goal deficit to defeat Newland FC 3-1. West Bay Mariners won by the same margin against the Saints. It's the second time in two games West Bay have scored 3 goals, the hish scores coming from the deadly attack combination of Haynes and Mariss. Each striker claims four goals to their name, and are proving to be a winning duo for the Mariners, who remain on top of the league with 9 points.

1st Division Standings

#  Team                    P  W  D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 West Bay Mariners       4  3  0  1  8  5  +3  9
 2 Trinity Saints          4  2  0  2  4  5  -1  6
 3 Delmars FC              4  1  2  1  5  4  +1  5
 4 Edwardton Eagles        4  1  2  1  5  4  +1  5
 5 Monte Sol Warriors      4  1  2  1  4  4  +0  5
 6 Newland FC              4  1  0  3  6 10  -4  3

Breaking News from the BFA
The Barunia Football Authority have announced their plans for next season. The top two teams from the current first division will be promoted to the Champion's League. Four teams from the amateur second division will then be promoted to first division to make two leagues of eight teams.

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International Football News
The Barunia Suns have been competing in a six match series against CSKA Serdika, the national team of Bugaria

Currently, the season is three games in, and Barunia are behind two games to one, with CSKA Serdika winning the first two matches.

Here are the scores for the first three games. The name of CSKA Serdika appears in cyrillic script.
GAME 1: The Suns (Barunia) 1–3 ЦСКА Сердика (Bulgaria)
GAME 2: ЦСКА Сердика (Bulgaria) 1–0 The Suns (Barunia)
GAME 3: The Suns (Barunia) 2–1 ЦСКА Сердика (Bulgaria)

Current Standings - After three games
Barunia-Bulgaria Trophy

#   Team       Pld  W  D  L 
1 CSKA Serdika   3  2  0  1
2 The Suns       3  1  0  2

The Suns team for the series:
Coach: Stephen Wiggens
GK: Tobias Forrest
LB: Lucio David
CB: Julian Millet
RB: Pacifique Tsebo
DM: Arthur Wood
LM: Horatio Montoya
CM: Harry Centena
RM: Georgio Bezana
CF: Timothy Featherstone
ST: Fabrice Sagoro
ST: Victor Castolo

Substitutes:
CB: Tommy Clinton
CB: Paulo Jensen
CM: Damien Crook
CAM: Gregory Plant
CF: Pablo Zokora
GK: Sam Garcia

In other international news, the BFA has confirmed that Barunia will compete in qualifiers for the next World Cup. After narrowly missing out on qualifying last year, the BFA will be watching players closely to find the team that can take Barunia all the way.

Barunia-Bulgaria Trophy Update
Here are the scores for the last three games. The name of CSKA Serdika appears in cyrillic script.
GAME 4: ЦСКА Сердика (Bulgaria) 2–0 The Suns (Barunia)
GAME 5: The Suns (Barunia) 2–1 ЦСКА Сердика (Bulgaria)
GAME 6: ЦСКА Сердика (Bulgaria) 4–2 The Suns (Barunia)

Final Results:
Barunia-Bulgaria Trophy

#   Team       Pld  W  D  L 
1 CSKA Serdika   6  4  0  2
2 The Suns       6  2  0  4

It was a close series, but Bulgaria prevailed to win the trophy 4 games to 2.

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Winds were light for round three of the Porthaven Regatta, with the larger boats making the most of the limited power. Only two Class 40 boats made it into the top 10, with Wild Roar winning the class race. Line honours and victory in the X-41 class went to Marcus Polo, skippered by John O'Connor. A surprise second was Roger That, who was disqualified in the first round and finished eleventh out of twelve in the second. Third in the X-41 class was For Susie, who is continuing to hold onto the top spot in the tournament with the best overall score.

Overall ranking

Fin.   Boat                 Pts
 1 Marcus Polo               1
 2 Roger That                2
 3 Wild Roar                 1
 4 For Susie                 3
 5 Sky's the Limit           4
 6 Nigel's Ark               5
 7 Casus Belli               6
 8 Estelle                   7
 9 Little Red                2
10 Warpspeed                 8
11 Stardreamer               9
12 Memoria                   3
13 Long Ranger              10
14 Jamie's Folly             4
15 Sunny days                5
16 West of Eden              6
17 Queen Anne                7
18 Tiger Rag                 8
19 Wrong Way                11
20 Montserrat               12
21 Salad Bowl                9
22 Juanita                  10
23 Angelfire                11
24 Magnum Opus              12
25 Shaman                   13
26 Troit                    14

Class 40

Fin.   Boat                 Pts
 1 Wild Roar                 1
 2 Little Red                2
 3 Memoria                   3
 4 Jamie's Folly             4
 5 Sunny days                5
 6 West of Eden              6
 7 Queen Anne                7
 8 Tiger Rag                 8
 9 Salad Bowl                9
10 Juanita                  10
11 Angelfire                11
12 Magnum Opus              12
13 Shaman                   13
14 Troit                    14

X-41

Fin.   Boat                 Pts
 1 Marcus Polo               1
 2 Roger That                2
 3 For Susie                 3
 4 Sky's the Limit           4
 5 Nigel's Ark               5
 6 Casus Belli               6
 7 Estelle                   7
 8 Warpspeed                 8
 9 Stardreamer               9
10 Long Ranger              10
11 Wrong Way                11
12 Montserrat               12

Overall Leaderboard Class 40
Only top 5 displayed

Pos.   Boat             Pts
1st	Little Red	11
2nd	Wild Roar	13
3rd	Juanita	        17
=3rd	Sunny Days	17
4th	Magnum Opus	20

Overall Leaderboard X-41
Only top 5 displayed

Pos.   Boat             Pts
1st	For Susie	7
2nd	Sky's the Limit	10
=2nd	Marcus Polo	10
3rd	Nigel's Ark	16
4th	Casus Belli	17

[Barunia]

MATCHDAY 5
Porthaven United 2-0 Tildos Ravens
San Baptiste Sea Lions 2-1 Tridents
Western Orcas 0-1 Marion Hawks

Delmars FC 1-1 West Bay Mariners
Newland FC 2-0 Monte Sol Warriors
Trinity Saints 1-1 Edwardton Eagles

This week, the Sea Lions continued their fight to break into the top half of the ladder, defeating the winless Tridents in a close 2-1 game. That puts the Sea Lions in fourth place, just two spots behind Porthaven United, who are still behind Tildos despite a two goal win over the Ravens at United Stadium. The Raven's loss sees the Hawks jump clear to first spot, after they defeated the Orcas by just one goal.

Champions League Standings

#  Team                        P  W  D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Marion Hawks                5  4  1  0  5  1  +4  13
 2 Tildos Ravens               5  3  1  1  5  4  +1  10
 3 Porthaven United            5  2  2  1  4  1  +3   8
 4 San Baptiste Sea Lions      5  1  2  2  3  4  -1   5
 5 Western Orcas               5  1  1  3  2  5  -3   4
 6 Tridents                    5  0  1  4  2  6  -4   1

Delmars FC proved their win last week was not a one-off fluke, coming close this week to upsetting division favourites West Bay. Delmars scored early and held their defence, until a late corner from the Mariners was turned into a goal by star striker Yohan Marris. In a bottom-of-the-ladder battle, Newland FC climbed out of last place and sent their opponents there with a win over Monte Sol, while the Saints remain just one step ahead of Newland after a draw against the Eagles.
1st Division Standings

#  Team                    P  W  D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 West Bay Mariners       5  3  1  1  9  6  +3 10
 2 Trinity Saints          5  2  1  2  5  6  -1  7
 3 Newland FC              5  2  0  3  8 10  -2  6
 4 Edwardton Eagles        5  1  3  1  6  5  +1  6
 5 Delmars FC              5  1  3  1  6  5  +1  6
 6 Monte Sol Warriors      5  1  2  2  4  6  -2  5

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MATCHDAY 6
Tridents 3-4 Porthaven United
Marion Hawks 1-2 Tildos Ravens
Western Orcas 0-1 San Baptiste Sea Lions

Monte Sol Warriors 1-1 Delmars FC
Edwardton Eagles 2-2 West Bay Mariners
Trinity Saints 3-0 Newland FC

Champions League Standings

#  Team                        P  W  D  L For Ag +/- Pts
 1 Tildos Ravens               6  4  1  1  7  5  +2  13
 2 Marion Hawks                6  4  1  1  6  3  +3  13
 3 Porthaven United            6  3  2  1  8  4  +4  11
 4 San Baptiste Sea Lions      6  2  2  2  4  4  +0   8
 5 Western Orcas               6  1  1  4  2  6  -4   4
 6 Tridents                    6  0  1  5  5 10  -5   1

1st Division Standings

#  Team                    P  W  D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 West Bay Mariners       6  3  2  1  11   8  +3  11
 2 Trinity Saints          6  3  1  2   8   6  +2  10
 3 Edwardton Eagles        6  1  4  1   8   7  +1   7
 4 Delmars FC              6  1  4  1   7   6  +1   7
 5 Newland FC              6  2  0  4   8  13  -5   6
 6 Monte Sol Warriors      6  1  3  2   5   7  -2   6

[Barunia]

We haven't reported for a while due to site issues, and in that time the league has ended. So here's the league results for the second half of the season.

MATCHDAY 7
Porthaven United 0-1 Marion Hawks
Tridents 0-2 Western Orcas
Tildos Ravens 0-0 San Baptiste Sea Lions
Delmars FC 1-5 Edwardton Eagles
Monte Sol Warriors 1-1 Trinity Saints
West Bay Mariners 1-1 Newland FC

MATCHDAY 8
Western Orcas 2-0 Porthaven United
San Baptiste Sea Lions 1-1 Marion Hawks
Tildos Ravens 0-1 Tridents
Trinity Saints 1-1 Delmars FC
Newland FC 1-3 Edwardton Eagles
West Bay Mariners 0-0 Monte Sol Warriors

MATCHDAY 9
Porthaven United 1-0 San Baptiste Sea Lions
Western Orcas 0-0 Tildos Ravens
Marion Hawks 2-1 Tridents
Delmars FC 4-1 Newland FC
Trinity Saints 0-0 West Bay Mariners
Edwardton Eagles 1-0 Monte Sol Warriors

MATCHDAY 10
Tildos Ravens 1-4 Porthaven United
Tridents 1-0 San Baptiste Sea Lions
Marion Hawks 0-0 Western Orcas
West Bay Mariners 1-0 Delmars FC
Monte Sol Warriors 2-2 Newland FC
Edwardton Eagles 0-1 Trinity Saints

MATCHDAY 11
Porthaven United 1-0 Delmars FC
Tildos Ravens 1-1 West Bay Mariners
San Baptiste Sea Lions 3-1 Newland FC
Western Orcas 1-0 Trinity Saints
Marion Hawks 2-2 Edwardton Eagles
Tridents 1-2 Monte Sol Warriors

MATCHDAY 12
West Bay Mariners 2-1 Porthaven United
Newland FC 1-1 Tildos Ravens
Trinity Saints 1-1 San Baptiste Sea Lions
Edwardton Eagles 3-3 Western Orcas
Monte Sol Warriors 1-0 Marion Hawks
Delmars FC 1-2 Tridents

MATCHDAY 13
Porthaven United 3-0 Newland FC
Tildos Ravens 0-1 Trinity Saints
San Baptiste Sea Lions 0-1 Edwardton Eagles
Western Orcas 2-0 Monte Sol Warriors
Marion Hawks 0-0 Delmars FC
Tridents 3-2 West Bay Mariners

MATCHDAY 14
Trinity Saints 2-2 Porthaven United
Edwardton Eagles 0-0 Tildos Ravens
Monte Sol Warriors 0-1 San Baptiste Sea Lions
Delmars FC 2-1 Western Orcas
West Bay Mariners 1-0 Marion Hawks
Newland FC 1-1 Tridents

MATCHDAY 15
Porthaven United 0-1 Edwardton Eagles
Tildos Ravens 2-1 Monte Sol Warriors
San Baptiste Sea Lions 0-0 Delmars FC
Western Orcas 0-2 West Bay Mariners
Marion Hawks 2-1 Newland FC
Tridents 1-1 Trinity Saints

MATCHDAY 16
Monte Sol Warriors 1-1 Porthaven United
Delmars FC 0-6 Tildos Ravens
West Bay Mariners 0-1 San Baptiste Sea Lions
Newland FC 0-2 Western Orcas
Trinity Saints 1-0 Marion Hawks
Edwardton Eagles 1-1 Tridents

Champions League Standings

#  Team                         P  W  D  L For  Ag +/- Pts
 1 Marion Hawks                16  7  5  4  14  11  +3  26
 2 Porthaven United            16  7  4  5  21  14  +7  25
 3 Tildos Ravens               16  6  6  4  18  14  +4  24
 4 Western Orcas               16  6  4  6  15  13  +2  22
 5 San Baptiste Sea Lions      16  5  6  5  11  10  +1  21
 6 Tridents                    16  4  4  8  17  22  -5  16

1st Division Standings

#  Team                     P  W  D  L For  Ag  +/- Pts
 1 West Bay Mariners       16  7  6  3  21  15   +6  27
 2 Edwardton Eagles        16  6  8  2  25  16   +9  26
 3 Trinity Saints          16  6  7  3  17  13   +4  25
 4 Monte Sol Warriors      16  3  7  6  13  18   -5  16
 5 Delmars FC              16  3  7  6  16  24   -8  16
 6 Newland FC              16  2  4 10  17  35  -18  10

It was a close end to the season in the Champion's League, with just five points separating the top 5 teams. The Tridents finished their disappointing season on just 16 points, well outside contention range. But there were no surprises in the final three, with Porthaven, Marion, and Tildos claiming the spots. The Hawks put last season to bed, topping the league by just one point over arch rivals Porthaven.

In the First Division, the West Bay Mariners had started strongly, and continued to dominate, winning the inaugural First Division Trophy. They had to stave off some strong opposition from the Edwardton Eagles, who finished a point behind with just one less win. The Trinity Saints also had a good season, again just a point behind the Eagles to miss out on a spot at promotion to the Champion's League

Finals Cup Results

Semi Finals
Marion Hawks 2–1 Porthaven United
Tildos Ravens 1–0 Western Orcas

Grand Final
Finals Cup
Marion Hawks 2–1 Tildos Ravens

Finally, after 6 seasons, the Hawks claim the greatest prize in Barunian Football: The Finals Cup Trophy.

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BFL Season 7
During Season 6, the BFA rolled out their new league plan. In season 7 that plan comes to completion, with 16 teams in two leagues. The top league remains the Champion's League, and has been extended to eight teams, while four teams come up from the amateur Second Division (now renamed the National Football League One] to join the renamed Professional League.

Champion's League Teams

Name: Porthaven United
Home Ground: United Stadium, Porthaven City, Porthaven
Championships: Final's Cup 3,4,5
Top Players: Victor Castolo, Gregory Plant, Tommy Clinton
Last season place: 2nd
Prediction for season 7: 3rd
Kits:

Name: Marion Hawks
Home Ground: Joric Ruskin Stadium, Edwardton, Marion
Championships: League Cup Season 6, Final's Cup 6
Top Players: Lucio David, Jack White
Last season place: 1st
Prediction for season 7: 1st
Kits:

Name: Tildos Ravens
Home Ground: Delmars Stadium, Delmars, Tildos
Championships: Final's Cup 2
Top Players: Harry Centena, Fabrice Sagoro,Bhara
Last season place: 3rd
Prediction for season 7: 5th
Kits:

Name: San Baptiste Sea Lions
Home Ground: Northport Sports Complex, Northport-San Baptiste, Tildos
Championships: Final's Cup 1
Top Players: Sam Garcia, Andre Lopez, Danil Samson
Last season place: 5th
Prediction for season 7: 7th
Kits:

Name: Northern Tridents
Home Ground: Dawnstar Field, Heron's Point, Porthaven
Championships: None
Top Players: Pablo Zokora, Tobias Forrest
Last season place: 6th
Prediction for season 7: 8th
Kits:

Name: Western Orcas
Home Ground: Blackrock Stadium, Newland, West Barunia
Championships: None
Top Players: Julian Millet, Pacifique Tsebo, Aron Schwarz
Last season place: 4th
Prediction for season 7: 4th
Kits:

Name: West Bay Mariners
Home Ground: Bayview Stadium, Whitefeather, Tildos
Championships: None
Top Players: Yohan Marris, Johnathon Haynes
Last season place: 1st (Promoted from First Division)
Prediction for season 7: 2nd
Kits:

Name: Edwardton Eagles
Home Ground: Edwardton Oval, Edwardton, Marion
Championships: None
Top Players: Billy Meyer
Last season place: 2nd (Promoted from First Division)
Prediction for season 7: 6th
Kits:

Professional League Teams

Name: Delmars FC
Home Ground: Locke Park, Delmars, Tildos
Championships: None
Top Players: Kirk Mcloghlan
Last season place: 5th
Prediction for season 7: 3rd

Name: Haven City
Home Ground: Oscar Kaiman Field, Haven City, Porthaven
Championships: None
Top Players: Jonty Smythe
Last season place: 1st (promoted from Second Division)
Prediction for season 7: 5th

Name: Monte Sol Warriors
Home Ground: Estadio Del Sol, Monte Sol, Tildos
Championships: None
Top Players: Enrique Delgado
Last season place: 4th
Prediction for season 7: 1st

Name: Newland FC
Home Ground: Riverside Stadium, Newland, West Barunia
Championships: None
Top Players: Nathaniel Barton
Last season place: 6th
Prediction for season 7: 4th

Name: North Island Nightjars
Home Ground: North Islands Football Park, Trinity, Tildos
Championships: None
Top Players: Simon Monk
Last season place: 3rd (promoted from Second Division)
Prediction for season 7: 8th

Name: Sheppardton Sharks
Home Ground: Sheppardton Stadium, Sheppardton, West Barunia
Championships: None
Top Players: Aaron Ricardo
Last season place: 2nd (promoted from Second Division)
Prediction for season 7: 6th

Name: Trinity Saints
Home Ground: Cathedral Sports Field, Trinity, Tildos
Championships: None
Top Players: Johan Rogossa
Last season place: 3rd
Prediction for season 7: 2nd

Name: Woodborough Athletic
Home Ground: Saunder's Field, Woodborough, West Barunia
Championships: None
Top Players: Daniel Price
Last season place: 4th (promoted from Second Division)
Prediction for season 7: 7th

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Field Hockey News

National Field Hockey League Teams - Season 4

Team: Edwardton Eels
Home Ground: Eels Field, Edwardton, Marion
Championships: NFH Trophy 1, 3
Top Players: Tiffany Grouch, Felicity Sharman, Roberta Doyle
Last Season Place: 1st
Prediction for Season 4: 1st

Team: Newland Bulls
Home Ground: Newland Sports Arena, Newland, West Barunia
Championships: NFH Trophy 2
Top Players: Vanessa Samson, Bertram Marsden
Last Season Place: 2nd
Prediction for Season 4: 2nd

Team: Trinity Reds
Home Ground: Abbot's Ground, Trinity, Tildos
Championships: None
Top Players: Carlos Green, Anna Martinez
Last Season Place: 3rd
Prediction for Season 4: 4th

Team: Porthaven Piranhas
Home Ground: City Hockey Ground, High Hill, Porthaven
Championships: None
Top Players: Jamie Bryant, Cas Masterton
Last Season Place: 4th
Prediction for Season 4: 3rd

Team: Delmars City
Home Ground: Portway Arena, Delmars, Tildos
Championships: None
Top Players: Jacob Ricardo, Jeri Taunton
Last Season Place: 5th
Prediction for Season 4: 5th

Team: South Coast University
Home Ground: SCU Hockey Ground, Sheppardton, West Barunia
Championships: None
Top Players: Francis Godwin
Last Season Place: None (SCU join the competition in Season 4)
Prediction for Season 4: 6th

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National Field Hockey League

Results for Games 1-5
GAME 1
Delmars City 2–0 South Coast University
Edwardton Eels 7–1 Trinity Reds
Newland Bulls 0–0 Porthaven Piranhas

GAME 2
South Coast University 0–3 Porthaven Piranhas
Trinity Reds 1–5 Newland Bulls
Delmars City 0–2 Edwardton Eels

GAME 3
Edwardton Eels 3–0 South Coast University
Newland Bulls 3–4 Delmars City
Porthaven Piranhas 1–1 Trinity Reds

GAME 4
South Coast University 1–1 Trinity Reds
Delmars City 1–1 Porthaven Piranhas
Edwardton Eels 1–0 Newland Bulls

GAME 5
Newland Bulls 2–0 South Coast University
Porthaven Piranhas 2–0 Edwardton Eels
Trinity Reds 2–1 Delmars City

National Field Hockey League Table - After 5 games

# National Field Hockey League  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Edwardton Eels                  5    4   0   1    13    3  +10    12
2 Porthaven Piranhas              5    2   3   0     7    2   +5     9
3 Newland Bulls                   5    2   1   2    10    6   +4     7
4 Delmars City                    5    2   1   2     8    8    0     7
5 Trinity Reds                    5    1   2   2     6   15   −9     5
6 South Coast University          5    0   1   4     1   11  −10     1

Season 4 started as predicted, with the Eels off to a flying start. The Eels showed why they're the defending champions, handing Trinity a 7-1 thrashing in the opening game and continuing to dominate their opponents, only dropping a game in the fifth round to Porthaven. The Piranhas themselves have had a good start to the season, not losing a match in five games. With three draws though, they will be looking for more wins as the season progresses. The Bulls and City have equal points at the moment, and where equally matched when they met in round three. The teams clashed in one of the best matches so far, with the final score a 3-4 result that saw Delmars just get the better of the Bulls.
The inclusion of South Coast University to create a six team league may have backfired, with SCU's performance in the first five games bordering on a farce. Easy prey for the better teams, their only success so far has been a 1-all draw against low-order Trinity, the only time SCU has actually scored. After getting pasted by Edwardton, Trinity then had similar treatment from the Bulls in Game 2, before steadying the ship and managing two draws and a close-fought win against Delmars City.

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BFL Season 7
The BFA have decided to expand the lower tiers during season 7, creating the national football league for amateur teams. This league is split into two tiers, with eight teams in each. This means their is a total of 32 teams across the BFL, divided equally into four leagues. The top team of each league will be promoted to the league above where possible, and the bottom ranked team will be relegated to the league below where possible, once the season is complete. For the first time, Baruniainsports.com will cover all tiers in the BFL, giving you unprecedented coverage of every match.

National Football League One Teams
Southern Bluebirds
Mountaineers
Appleburgh Tigers
Babbage Town
Monkswood AFC
Albatross FC
Coral Cougars
Woodvale Wolves

National Football League Two
Barrett's Ridge Rangers
Archer United
Hillside Wanderers
Port Newland Destroyers
Rio Verde Vampires
Secret Valley AFC
Docklands Stevedores
Marion Coast Miners

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Barunia Football League - Season 7

Results - Matchday 1

Champion's League
Edwardton Eagles 1–2 Tildos Ravens
Marion Hawks 0–0 West Bay Mariners
Western Orcas 0–1 San Baptiste Sea Lions
Northern Tridents 1–1 Porthaven United

#  Champion's League        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Tildos Ravens              1    1   0   0     2    1   +1     3
2 San Baptiste Sea Lions     1    1   0   0     1    0   +1     3
3 Northern Tridents          1    0   1   0     1    1    0     1
  Porthaven United           1    0   1   0     1    1    0     1
5 Marion Hawks               1    0   1   0     0    0    0     1
  West Bay Mariners          1    0   1   0     0    0    0     1
7 Edwardton Eagles           1    0   0   1     1    2   −1     0
8 Western Orcas              1    0   0   1     0    1   −1     0

In a thrilling start to the season, last year's Champions faced off against the newly promoted champions of the Professional League. It was a tough defensive game, and neither the Hawks or the Mariners could find a goal, ending the game all square at nil-all. Across the city at the Hawk's old ground, the Edwardton Eagle faced off against the Ravens, who proved too strong, scoring two in the first half and then holding off a late charge in the second to seal the match. Porthaven couldn't find the same luck against the Tridents, with a late goal from Zokora robbing them of the first win of the season, while the Sea Lions were able to celebrate after defeating the Orcas.

Professional League
Delmars FC 4–0 Woodborough Athletic
Haven City 0–0 Trinity Saints
Monte Sol Warriors 2–0 Sheppardton Sharks
Newland FC 1–0 North Islands Nightjars

#  Professional League      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Delmars FC                 1    1   0   0     4    0   +4     3
2 Monte Sol Warriors         1    1   0   0     2    0   +2     3
3 Newland FC                 1    1   0   0     1    0   +1     3
4 Haven City                 1    0   1   0     0    0    0     1
  Trinity Saints             1    0   1   0     0    0    0     1
6 North Islands Nightjars    1    0   0   1     0    1   −1     0
7 Sheppardton Sharks         1    0   0   1     0    2   −2     0
8 Woodborough Athletic       1    0   0   1     0    4   −4     0

It was bad news for the four teams that come up into the professional league for this season, with three out of four posting losses. Only Haven City managed to save themselves by preventing the Saints from scoring to end their ninety minutes nil-all. Delmars FC made the best of it, jumping to the top of the ladder after hammering Woodborough by four goals.

National Football League One
Babbage Town 9–1 Woodvale Wolves
Appleburgh Tigers 0–1 Mountaineers
Southern Bluebirds 1–0 Coral Cougars
Albatross FC 0–6 Monkswood AFC

National Football League One Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Babbage Town 1 1 0 0 9 1 +8 3
2 Monkswood AFC 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 3
3 Mountaineers 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
Southern Bluebirds 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
5 Appleburgh Tigers 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
Coral Cougars 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
7 Albatross FC 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6 0
8 Woodvale Wolves 1 0 0 1 1 9 −8 0

If the top leagues don;t provide enough goals to your liking, then perhaps you'll find yourself in better company in the NFL. The Mountaineers and Bluebirds kept things fairly low-key with one-nil wins over Appleburgh and Coral island, but Monkswood showed no such modesty, slaughtering Albatross FC six goals to nothing. In a one sided match, Monkswood took 83% of the possession and had 27 shots at goal in a match that looked more like a training scrap than a professional game. Albatross will need to lift their game a lot over the season. But even their defeat was overshadowed by the Woodvale Wolves, who were steamrolled by Babbage Town. The Wolves scored in the 38th minute, but it was their only goal and by that time Babbage Town had scored five. They continued to dominate, putting another four on the board in the second half to record the highest scoring game in BFL history.

National Football League Two
Rio Verde Vampires 1–1 Docklands Stevedores
Port Newland Destroyers 2–2 Secret Valley AFC
Barrett's Ridge Rangers 4–0 Marion Coast Miners
Hillside Wanderers 1–1 Archer United

National Football League Two Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Barrett's Ridge Rangers 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 3
2 Port Newland Destroyers 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
Secret Valley AFC 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
4 Archer United 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
Docklands Stevedores 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
Hillside Wanderers 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
Rio Verde Vampires 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Marion Coast Miners 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 0

The first matchday of the second tier of the National Football League couldn't live up to the excitement of the first, with three draws. Barrett's Ridge Rangers did manage to spark some interest with a four-nil thrashing of the Miners, while Port Newland came close to breaking their deadlock with Secret Valley when they were handed a penalty, but striker Andrew Newheart sent the ball into the woodwork instead of the net.

Results - Matchday 2

Champion's League
Tildos Ravens 0–3 Porthaven United
San Baptiste Sea Lions 0–1 Northern Tridents
West Bay Mariners 1–2 Western Orcas
Edwardton Eagles 0–2 Marion Hawks

#  Champion's League        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Porthaven United           2    1   1   0     4    1   +3     4
2 Marion Hawks               2    1   1   0     2    0   +2     4
3 Northern Tridents          2    1   1   0     2    1   +1     4
4 Western Orcas              2    1   0   1     2    2    0     3
5 San Baptiste Sea Lions     2    1   0   1     1    1    0     3
6 Tildos Ravens              2    1   0   1     2    4   −2     3
7 West Bay Mariners          2    0   1   1     1    2   −1     1
8 Edwardton Eagles           2    0   0   2     1    4   −3     0

Porthaven found firmer ground this week, with a hat trick from Castolo and solid defending ensuring a win over the Tildos Ravens. The Sea Lions weren't so fortunate, dropping down the table with a loss to the Tridents, while a goal from Johan Marris was not enough to save West Bay, who went down 2-1 to the Orcas. However the big game of this week was the first Champion's League derby, when the Edwardton Eagles hosted fellow local team the Marion Hawks. Playing with their trademark 5-4-1 formation, the Hawk's solid defensive wall proved too much for the Eagles, who couldn't penetrate. At the other end of the pitch Marion Captain Jack White was on fire, scoring two brilliant goals to give the reigning champion their first derby win.

Professional League
Woodborough Athletic 0–0 North Islands Nightjars
Sheppardton Sharks 1–3 Newland FC
Trinity Saints 0–2 Monte Sol Warriors
Delmars FC 1–1 Haven City

#  Professional League      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Monte Sol Warriors         2    2   0   0     4    0   +4     6
2 Newland FC                 2    2   0   0     4    1   +3     6
3 Delmars FC                 2    1   1   0     5    1   +4     4
4 Haven City                 2    0   2   0     1    1    0     2
5 North Islands Nightjars    2    0   1   1     0    1   −1     1
6 Trinity Saints             2    0   1   1     0    2   −2     1
7 Woodborough Athletic       2    0   1   1     0    4   −4     1
8 Sheppardton Sharks         2    0   0   2     1    5   −4     0

The new teams are still struggling in the professional league, although Haven City is showing promising signs, with another draw this week, this time against Delmars FC. The Sharks meanwhile scored their first professional goal, coming from midfielder Bryce Vaughn. It was not enough for the win however, as Newland FC put three into the net in reply. Woodborough faced off against fellow newcomers the Nightjars, the match ending without a goal from either side. The Saints continue their dismal form, losing to the Monte Sol Warriors.

National Football League One
Woodvale Wolves 1–0 Monkswood AFC
Coral Cougars 1–7 Albatross FC
Mountaineers 0–1 Southern Bluebirds
Babbage Town 0–1 Appleburgh Tigers

#  National Football League One  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Southern Bluebirds              2    2   0   0     2    0   +2     6
2 Babbage Town                    2    1   0   1     9    2   +7     3
3 Monkswood AFC                   2    1   0   1     6    1   +5     3
4 Albatross FC                    2    1   0   1     7    7    0     3
5 Mountaineers                    2    1   0   1     1    1    0     3
6 Appleburgh Tigers               2    1   0   1     1    1    0     3
7 Woodvale Wolves                 2    1   0   1     2    9   −7     3
8 Coral Cougars                   2    0   0   2     1    8   −7     0

The Southern Bluebirds jump to the top of the league this week, remaining unbeaten after a 1-0 win over the Mountaineers. After being slaughtered by Babbage Town last week, Woodvale came back to steal a win from Monkswood, while Babbage Town had to be content with a loss after Appleburgh were given a penalty to seal the match. The stand out match was between the Coral Cougars and Albatross FC, who looked like they were trying to recreate last week's big match. Albatross managed two goals in twenty minutes against a poor Cougars defence, before the home side got one back shortly after. Any chance of a come back was quickly snuffed out by Albatross though, as they ran away with the possession and tore apart the Cougars backline. Coral's keeper fought valiantly, but often he was facing two or three attackers on his own, and Albatross ran rings around him to score another five goals before the final whistle.

National Football League Two
Docklands Stevedores 0–2 Archer United
Marion Coast Miners 0–2 Hillside Wanderers
Secret Valley AFC 0–0 Barrett's Ridge Rangers
Rio Verde Vampires 4–1 Port Newland Destroyers

# National Football League Two  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Barrett's Ridge Rangers         2    1   1   0     4    0   +4     4
2 Rio Verde Vampires              2    1   1   0     5    2   +3     4
3 Archer United                   2    1   1   0     3    1   +2     4
  Hillside Wanderers              2    1   1   0     3    1   +2     4
5 Secret Valley AFC               2    0   2   0     2    2    0     2
6 Docklands Stevedores            2    0   1   1     1    3   −2     1
7 Port Newland Destroyers         2    0   1   1     3    6   −3     1
8 Marion Coast Miners             2    0   0   2     0    6   −6     0

The points are spread evenly out in the NFL Two at the moment, with four teams on four points. Three of those teams had wins this week, with both Archer and Hillside having two-nil wins, against Docklands and Miners respectively. Rio Verde had the better of it, defeating the Destroyers four-one, while Barrett's Ridge are looking less comfortable in first place after a goalless draw against Secret Valley.

Results - Matchday Three

Champion's League
Marion Hawks 0–0 Tildos Ravens
Western Orcas 0–1 Edwardton Eagles
Northern Tridents 1–4 West Bay Mariners
Porthaven United 0–1 San Baptiste Sea Lions

#  Champion's League        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 San Baptiste Sea Lions     3    2   0   1     2    1   +1     6
2 Marion Hawks               3    1   2   0     2    0   +2     5
3 West Bay Mariners          3    1   1   1     5    3   +2     4
4 Porthaven United           3    1   1   1     4    2   +2     4
5 Northern Tridents          3    1   1   1     3    5   −2     4
6 Tildos Ravens              3    1   1   1     2    4   −2     4
7 Western Orcas              3    1   0   2     2    3   −1     3
8 Edwardton Eagles           3    1   0   2     2    4   −2     3

Last week the Sea Lions were looking decidedly shaky against the Tridents. This week San Baptiste proved they have what it takes, climbing into top spot with a win over Porthaven. Captain and veteran defender Andre Lopez was a stand-out at the back, stopping United's attacks dead. The Hawks also defended well, but couldn't put a score of their own on the board against the Ravens, the game ending in a nil-all draw. Newcomers West Bay showed they could be contenders for the Championship with a four-one thrashing over the Tridents, while the Eagles remain on the bottom of the ladder, dragging the Orcas down with them after a narrow victory.

Professional League
Haven City 2–2 Woodborough Athletic
Monte Sol Warriors 1–0 Delmars FC
Newland FC 1–5 Trinity Saints
North Islands Nightjars 0–1 Sheppardton Sharks

#  Professional League      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Monte Sol Warriors         3    3   0   0     5    0   +5     9
2 Newland FC                 3    2   0   1     5    6   −1     6
3 Delmars FC                 3    1   1   1     5    2   +3     4
4 Trinity Saints             3    1   1   1     5    3   +2     4
5 Haven City                 3    0   3   0     3    3    0     3
6 Sheppardton Sharks         3    1   0   2     2    5   −3     3
7 Woodborough Athletic       3    0   2   1     2    6   −4     2
8 North Islands Nightjars    3    0   1   2     0    2   −2     1

This week in the Professional League Haven City remain firmly in the middl of the table after a third-straight draw, this time 2-all against Woodborough Athletic. The Nightjars are still looking for a win after losing to the Sharks, while Monte Sol continue to dominate the group by winning their third match in a row, defeating Delmars by one goal. The surprise for this week however was undoubtedly Trinity Saints, who scored a remarkable 5-1 upset over Newland FC. After poor performances in the last two games, Trinity came out blazing in this third match, scoring three without reply in the first half. Newland managed a consolation goal in the second, but Trinity scored twice more to put the game beyond doubt.

National Football League One
Appleburgh Tigers 3–1 Woodvale Wolves
Southern Bluebirds 0–0 Babbage Town
Albatross FC 0–4 Mountaineers
Monkswood AFC 4–5 Coral Cougars

#  National Football League One  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Southern Bluebirds              3    2   1   0     2    0   +2     7
2 Mountaineers                    3    2   0   1     5    1   +4     6
3 Appleburgh Tigers               3    2   0   1     4    2   +2     6
4 Babbage Town                    3    1   1   1     9    2   +7     4
5 Monkswood AFC                   3    1   0   2    10    6   +4     3
6 Albatross FC                    3    1   0   2     7   11   −4     3
7 Coral Cougars                   3    1   0   2     6   12   −6     3
8 Woodvale Wolves                 3    1   0   2     3   12   −9     3

The remarkable thing about the NFL is how quickly a team's fortunes can change. After hammering the Wolves nine-one in the opening match, Babbage Town has yet to score another goal, this week sharing a scoreless draw with top team the Southern Bluebirds. And Albatross FC, who had seven goals last week, were this week defeated by the Mountaineers four goals to nothing. The Wolves are remaining consistently poor at the moment, returning to the bottom of the ladder with a loss to Appleburgh. However, the big game for this week was between Monkswood AFC and the Coral Cougars, both of whom have been fairly inconsistent. In one of the most closely fought matches in Barunian football history, the teams clashed in a titanic struggle that saw nine goals, six yellow cards, and a serious injury to Cougars player Lance Woodward. In one of the most thrilling matches so far, both sides had scored four goals in regulation time. In the ninety-third minute Cougars substitute Hernandez struck the ball in the top corner to claim a shock win.

National Football League Two
Port Newland Destroyers 3–0 Docklands Stevedores
Barrett's Ridge Rangers 5–1 Rio Verde Vampires
Hillside Wanderers 0–0 Secret Valley AFC
Archer United 1–0 Marion Coast Miners

#  National Football League Two  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Barrett's Ridge Rangers         3    2   1   0     9    1   +8     7
2 Archer United                   3    2   1   0     4    1   +3     7
3 Hillside Wanderers              3    1   2   0     3    1   +2     5
4 Port Newland Destroyers         3    1   1   1     6    6    0     4
5 Rio Verde Vampires              3    1   1   1     6    7   −1     4
6 Secret Valley AFC               3    0   3   0     2    2    0     3
7 Docklands Stevedores            3    0   1   2     1    6   −5     1
8 Marion Coast Miners             3    0   0   3     0    7   −7     0

In the third week of competition, Archer United move up to join Barrett's Ridge at the top of the table, after a win over Marion Coast, who are yet to score a point. The Rangers showed why they're at the top of the table, dominating the Vampires with a 5-1 victory, while the Destroyers dispatched the Stevedores in similar fashion. Over in the capital the Hillside Wanderers couldn't gain any purchase over Secret Vally, drawing their match nil-all.

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Barunia Football League - Season 7

Results - Matchday 4
Champion's League
Tildos Ravens 0–0 San Baptiste Sea Lions
West Bay Mariners 0–3 Porthaven United
Edwardton Eagles 1–0 Northern Tridents
Marion Hawks 1–0 Western Orcas

Professional League
Woodborough Athletic 0–1 Sheppardton Sharks
Trinity Saints 1–0 North Islands Nightjars
Delmars FC 1–0 Newland FC
Haven City 0–3 Monte Sol Warriors

National Football League One
Woodvale Wolves 3–1 Coral Cougars
Mountaineers 3–2 Monkswood AFC
Babbage Town 4–1 Albatross FC
Appleburgh Tigers 1–0 Southern Bluebirds

National Football League Two
Docklands Stevedores 2–1 Marion Coast Miners
Secret Valley AFC 2–0 Archer United
Rio Verde Vampires 0–1 Hillside Wanderers
Port Newland Destroyers 1–1 Barrett's Ridge Rangers

Results - Matchday 5
Champion's League
Western Orcas 0–0 Tildos Ravens
Northern Tridents 2–1 Marion Hawks
Porthaven United 1–0 Edwardton Eagles
San Baptiste Sea Lions 1–3 West Bay Mariners

Professional League
Monte Sol Warriors 2–0 Woodborough Athletic
Newland FC 5–0 Haven City
North Islands Nightjars 0–1 Delmars FC
Sheppardton Sharks 0–1 Trinity Saints

National Football League One
Southern Bluebirds 1–0 Woodvale Wolves
Albatross FC 1–1 Appleburgh Tigers
Monkswood AFC 2–1 Babbage Town
Coral Cougars 2–1 Mountaineers

National Football League Two
Barrett's Ridge Rangers 1–1 Docklands Stevedores
Hillside Wanderers 0–0 Port Newland Destroyers
Archer United 4–4 Rio Verde Vampires
Marion Coast Miners 0–1 Secret Valley AFC

Results - Matchday 6
Champion's League
Tildos Ravens 0–3 West Bay Mariners
Edwardton Eagles 3–2 San Baptiste Sea Lions
Marion Hawks 0–1 Porthaven United
Western Orcas 0–2 Northern Tridents

Professional League
Woodborough Athletic 0–0 Trinity Saints
Delmars FC 1–2 Sheppardton Sharks
Haven City 0–1 North Islands Nightjars
Monte Sol Warriors 2–0 Newland FC

National Football League One
Woodvale Wolves 2–0 Mountaineers
Babbage Town 4–0 Coral Cougars
Appleburgh Tigers 0–1 Monkswood AFC
Southern Bluebirds 0–1 Albatross FC

National Football League Two
Docklands Stevedores 2–1 Secret Valley AFC
Rio Verde Vampires 1–0 Marion Coast Miners
Port Newland Destroyers 3–4 Archer United
Barrett's Ridge Rangers 0–2 Hillside Wanderers

Results - Matchday 7
Champion's League
Northern Tridents 0–3 Tildos Ravens
Porthaven United 0–1 Western Orcas
San Baptiste Sea Lions 1–0 Marion Hawks
West Bay Mariners 0–1 Edwardton Eagles

Professional League
Newland FC 1–1 Woodborough Athletic
North Islands Nightjars 0–1 Monte Sol Warriors
Sheppardton Sharks 1–2 Haven City
Trinity Saints 1–0 Delmars FC

National Football League One
Albatross FC 0–5 Woodvale Wolves
Monkswood AFC 0–1 Southern Bluebirds
Coral Cougars 1–0 Appleburgh Tigers
Mountaineers 0–1 Babbage Town

National Football League Two
Hillside Wanderers 1–0 Docklands Stevedores
Archer United 1–1 Barrett's Ridge Rangers
Marion Coast Miners 1–0 Port Newland Destroyers
Secret Valley AFC 0–1 Rio Verde Vampires

League Tables - After Matchday 7 (Mid-season)

# Champion's League        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Porthaven United           7    4   1   2     9    3   +6    13
2 Edwardton Eagles           7    4   0   3     7    7    0    12
3 West Bay Mariners          7    3   1   3    11    8   +3    10
4 San Baptiste Sea Lions     7    3   1   3     6    7   −1    10
5 Northern Tridents          7    3   1   3     7   10   −3    10
6 Tildos Ravens              7    2   3   2     5    7   −2     9
7 Marion Hawks               7    2   2   3     4    4    0     8
8 Western Orcas              7    2   1   4     3    6   −3     7

# Professional League      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Monte Sol Warriors         7    7   0   0    13    0  +13    21
2 Trinity Saints             7    4   2   1     8    3   +5    14
3 Delmars FC                 7    3   1   3     8    5   +3    10
4 Newland FC                 7    3   1   3    11   10   +1    10
5 Sheppardton Sharks         7    3   0   4     6    9   −3     9
6 Haven City                 7    1   3   3     5   13   −8     6
7 North Islands Nightjars    7    1   1   5     1    5   −4     4
8 Woodborough Athletic       7    0   4   3     3   10   −7     4

# National Football League One  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Babbage Town                    7    4   1   2    19    5  +14    13
2 Southern Bluebirds              7    4   1   2     4    2   +2    13
3 Woodvale Wolves                 7    4   0   3    13   14   −1    12
4 Appleburgh Tigers               7    3   1   3     6    5   +1    10
5 Monkswood AFC                   7    3   0   4    15   11   +4     9
6 Mountaineers                    7    3   0   4     9    8   +1     9
7 Coral Cougars                   7    3   0   4    10   20  −10     9
8 Albatross FC                    7    2   1   4    10   21  −11     7

# National Football League Two  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Hillside Wanderers              7    4   3   0     7    1   +6    15
2 Archer United                   7    3   3   1    13   11   +2    12
3 Rio Verde Vampires              7    3   2   2    12   12    0    11
4 Barrett's Ridge Rangers         7    2   4   1    12    6   +6    10
5 Secret Valley AFC               7    2   3   2     6    5   +1     9
6 Docklands Stevedores            7    2   2   3     6   10   −4     8
7 Port Newland Destroyers         7    1   3   3    10   12   −2     6
8 Marion Coast Miners             7    1   0   6     2   11   −9     3

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Football - Community Cup

With the addition of the National Football League, the BFA introduced a mid season, cross-tier knockout tournament. By combining the two tiers of the NFL, a field of sixteen teams is created. Randomly drawn against each other, the teams will play a home-and-away elimination, with the top eight going through to the next round. There they will be randomly drawn against a Professional League team. The winners will go through to be randomly drawn against a Champion's League team, and from there it proceeds to a straight knockout tournament.

First Round - Results
Babbage Town 1-2 Docklands Stevedores (1-2 agg)
Docklands Stevedores 1-5 Babbage Town (3-6 agg) Babbage Town advance

Marion Coast Miners 0-2 Secret Valley AFC (0-2 agg)
Secret Valley AFC 1-2 Marion Coast Miners (3-2 agg) Secret Valley AFC advance

Woodvale Wolves 0-2 Port Newland Destroyers (0-2 agg)
Port Newland Destroyers 0-2 Woodvale Wolves (1-5 AET, 3-5 agg) Woodvale Wolves advance

Albatross FC 3-4 Coral Cougars (3-4 agg)
Coral Cougars 3-5 Albatross FC (7-8 agg) Albatross FC advance

Barrett's Ridge Rangers 0-4 Archer United (0-4 agg)
Archer United 5-1 Barrett's Ridge Rangers (9-1 agg) Archer United advance

Mountaineers 1-5 Monkswood AFC (1-5 agg)
Monkswood AFC 3-1 Mountaineers (8-2 agg) Monkswood AFC advance

Hillside Wanderers 2-0 Appleburgh Tigers (2-0 agg)
Appleburgh Tigers 0-1 Hillside Wanderers (0-3 agg) Hillside Wanderers advance

Rio Verde Vampires 0-1 Southern Bluebirds (0-1 agg)
Southern Bluebirds 1-1 Rio Verde Vampires (2-1 agg) Southern Bluebirds advance

Round Two Draws
Monte Sol Warriors vs Woodvale Wolves
Albatross FC vs Trinity Saints
Delmars FC vs Secret Valley AFC
Archer United vs Newland FC
Sheppardton Sharks vs Monkswood AFC
Southern Bluebirds vs Haven City
North Islands Nightjars vs Hillside Wanderers
Babbage Town vs Woodborough Athletic

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National Field Hockey League

Results for Games 6-10
GAME 6
South Coast University 1–6 Delmars City
Trinity Reds 3–1 Edwardton Eels
Porthaven Piranhas 1–3 Newland Bulls

GAME 7
Porthaven Piranhas 6–0 South Coast University
Newland Bulls 1–3 Trinity Reds
Edwardton Eels 2–0 Delmars City

GAME 8
South Coast University 0–2 Edwardton Eels
Delmars City 3–3 Newland Bulls
Trinity Reds 1–3 Porthaven Piranhas

GAME 9
Trinity Reds 1–0 South Coast University
Porthaven Piranhas 1–1 Delmars City
Newland Bulls 4–3 Edwardton Eels

GAME 10
South Coast University 2–4 Newland Bulls
Edwardton Eels 1–0 Porthaven Piranhas
Delmars City 2–1 Trinity Reds

National Field Hockey League Table - After 10 games

# National Field Hockey League  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Edwardton Eels                 10    7   0   3    22   10  +12    21
2 Newland Bulls                  10    5   2   3    25   18   +7    17
3 Porthaven Piranhas             10    4   4   2    18    8  +10    16
4 Delmars City                   10    4   3   3    20   16   +4    15
5 Trinity Reds                   10    4   2   4    15   22   −7    14
6 South Coast University         10    0   1   9     4   30  −26     1

Match day 6 saw a few surprises, with the Eels losing to low placed Trinity, while Porthaven went down to the Bulls. The Bulls have climbed into second place in the rankings despite a loss to Trinity and draw against Delmars. That rise was helped by a close win over the Eels in what proved to be a showstopper of a match. But although the Bulls may be in second, that position is precarious. The Piranhas are only a point behind on 16, and with Delmars on 15 and Trinity on 14, the last five games of the season will be interesting to say the least.

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Football - Community Cup

Second Round Results
Monte Sol Warriors 3-1 Woodvale Wolves (3-1 agg)
Woodvale Wolves 1-3 Monte Sol Warriors (2-6 agg) Monte Sol Warriors advance

Albatross FC 1-4 Trinity Saints (1-4 agg)
Trinity Saints 1-0 Albatross FC (5-1 agg) Trinity Saints advance

Delmars FC 3-0 Secret Valley AFC (3-0 agg)
Secret Valley AFC 0-2 Delmars FC (0-5 agg) Delmars FC advance

Archer United 1-3 Newland FC (1-3 agg)
Newland FC 1-3 Archer United (2-3 AET, 5-4 agg) Newland FC advance

Sheppardton Sharks 8-4 Monkswood AFC (8-4 agg)
Monkswood AFC 1-0 Sheppardton Sharks (5-8 agg) Sheppardton Sharks advance

Southern Bluebirds 1-0 Haven City (1-0 agg)
Haven City 1-1 Southern Bluebirds (1-2 agg) Southern Bluebirds advance

North Islands Nightjars 0-2 Hillside Wanderers (0-2 agg)
Hillside Wanderers 1-1 North Islands Nightjars (3-1 agg) Hillside Wanderers advance

Babbage Town 0-0 Woodborough Athletic (0-0 agg)
Woodborough Athletic 0-1 Babbage Town (0-1 agg) Babbage Town advance

Round Three Draws
Monte Sol Warriors vs Western Orcas
Northern Tridents vs Trinity Saints
Delmars FC vs Edwardton Eagles
Marion Hawks vs Newland FC
Sheppardton Sharks vs West Bay Mariners
San Baptiste Sea Lions vs Southern Bluebirds
Hillside Wanderers vs Porthaven United
Tildos Ravens vs Babbage Town

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Third Round Results
Monte Sol Warriors 2-0 Western Orcas (2-0 agg)
Western Orcas 0-1 Monte Sol Warriors (0-3 agg) Monte Sol Warriors Advance

Northern Tridents 2-2 Trinity Saints (2-2 agg)
Trinity Saints 1-1 Northern Tridents (1-1 AET, 3-3 agg, 0-3 PKs) Northern Tridents Advance

Delmars FC 0-0 Edwardton Eagles (0-0 agg)
Edwardton Eagles 3-0 Delmars FC (3-0 agg) Edwardton Eagles Advance

Marion Hawks 1-3 Newland FC (1-3 agg)
Newland FC 2-0 Marion Hawks (5-1 agg) Newland FC Advance

Sheppardton Sharks 2-2 West Bay Mariners (2-2 agg)
West Bay Mariners 4-2 Sheppardton Sharks (6-4 agg) West Bay Mariners Advance

San Baptiste Sea Lions 1-1 Southern Bluebirds (1-1 agg)
Southern Bluebirds 1-1 San Baptiste Sea Lions (1-1 AET, 2-2 agg, 1-3 PKs) San Baptiste Sea Lions Advance

Hillside Wanderers 0-8 Porthaven United (0-8 agg)
Porthaven United 2-1 Hillside Wanderers (10-1 agg) Porthaven United Advance

Tildos Ravens 1-1 Babbage Town (1-1 agg)
Babbage Town 2-0 Tildos Ravens (3-1 agg) Babbage Town Advance

Quarter Finals
Monte Sol Warriors vs Northern Tridents
Edwardton Eagles vs West Bay Mariners
San Baptiste Sea Lions vs Porthaven United
Newland FC vs Babbage Town

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Results fo Games 11-15

GAME 11
Delmars City 1–3 South Coast University
Edwardton Eels 4–2 Trinity Reds
Newland Bulls 3–2 Porthaven Piranhas

GAME 12
South Coast University 1–3 Porthaven Piranhas
Trinity Reds 2–2 Newland Bulls
Delmars City 2–0 Edwardton Eels

GAME 13
Edwardton Eels 4–1 South Coast University
Newland Bulls 1–0 Delmars City
Porthaven Piranhas 1–0 Trinity Reds

GAME 14
South Coast University 1–5 Trinity Reds
Delmars City 3–5 Porthaven Piranhas
Edwardton Eels 1–0 Newland Bulls

GAME 15
Newland Bulls 2–0 South Coast University
Porthaven Piranhas 1–2 Edwardton Eels
Trinity Reds 1–2 Delmars City

National Field Hockey League Table - End of Season

# National Field Hockey League  Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
1 Edwardton Eels                 15   11   0   4    33   16  +17    33 Champions
2 Newland Bulls                  15    8   3   4    33   23  +10    27
3 Porthaven Piranhas             15    7   4   4    30   17  +13    25
4 Delmars City                   15    6   3   6    28   26   +2    21
5 Trinity Reds                   15    5   3   7    25   32   −7    18
6 South Coast University         15    1   1  13    10   45  −35     4

In a surprise start to game eleven, South Coast managed their first win over an out of form Delmars City. City would come back in game twelve to defeat Edwardton two-nil. But it wasn't enough to stop the reigning champions, who powered home with three straight wins to close out the season by six points and earn themselves a third NFH Trophy.

Th Newland Bulls were worthy second place winners. The decisive match for them was in game eleven, when they faced the Piranhas. With only one point separating them, it was a game both teams fought to win, with the Bulls managing to come out on top by a single goal, leaving the Piranhas to finish the season in third. Delmars made it into 4th after defeating trinity two-one in game fifteen to give them the three points they needed. No surprises that South Coast are in sixth place, finishing the season with a record number of losses and the lowest ever NFHL score of just four points for the season.

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Football - Community Cup

Quarter Finals Results
Monte Sol Warriors 2-1 Northern Tridents (2-1 agg)
Northern Tridents 1-1 Monte Sol Warriors (2-3 agg) Monte Sol Warriors advance

Edwardton Eagles 3-4 West Bay Mariners (3-4 agg)
West Bay Mariners 1-1 Edwardton Eagles (5-4 agg)West Bay Mariners advance

San Baptiste Sea Lions 1-1 Porthaven United (1-1 agg)
Porthaven United 4-1 San Baptiste Sea Lions (5-2 agg) Porthaven United advance

Newland FC 1-2 Babbage Town (1-2 agg)
Babbage Town 3-2 Newland FC (5-3 agg) Babbage Town advance

Semi Finals Results
Monte Sol Warriors 1-3 West Bay Mariners (1-3 agg)
West Bay Mariners 0-1 Monte Sol Warriors (3-2 agg) West Bay Mariners advance

Porthaven United 6-1 Babbage Town (6-1 agg)
Babbage Town 1-1 Porthaven United (2-7 agg) Porthaven United advance

Community Cup Final
Porthaven United vs West Bay Mariners
@United Stadium, Porthaven