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Kanzlia is an island country located in the frigid north of Lacia. It has had a stringent history with its location and much of the country revolves around the cold and the waters surrounding it. With a long history as a maritime power, much of the Kanzlian economy entirely runs on the water. So much so that once Kanzlia lost the ability to trade, the country fell into a devastating famine known as the Kanzlian Collapse in the 1960s.
With a people so used to hardship and with the famine still affecting families today, the Kanzlian society has a noticeable tinge of reservedness and longing for safety and insurance. A society much more refined and sophisticated in the hopes that if tragedy struck, at least they won't look pathetic.
Football in Kanzlia
Football is by far the most popular sport in Kanzlia. Introduced in the early 1900s, the sport exploded in popularity in the 1960s during the Kanzlian Collapse. When the legendary team went on a record 11-game unbeaten streak in Lacia, a record which still stands today. All this done whilst the team was barred from playing at home. Their legendary performance, televised to a population suffering the consequences of famine, earned them the nickname of The Exiles.
The Kanzlian Football Federation (or just known as the VVK) was founded in 1900 but back then there were multiple city football federations. It was only in 1967 when the VVK became the sole football federation in Kanzlia when the Ibsian Sporting Association was finally absorbed into the VVK. The Kanzlian Honour Division is the top flight of Kanzlian football and was formed in 1999 but was paused indefinitely after the Kanzlian Civil War broke out in 2010. Previously, a double league system (Kanzlian East Premier and Kanzlian Western Championship) was used due to the rivalry between Szbedansk and Kotr.
There was, until recently, no all-encompassing Kanzlian knockout tournament due to infighting between clubs over which regional cup competitions such as the East Premier Cup, Western Championship Cup, Ibsian Cup, Szbedansk Cup, etc. will be recognised as the top-flight cup. In the Honour Division's inaugral season, all clubs finally agree to unrecognise all cup competitions (and classify them as amateur cups) and start anew with the Nationaalbeker.