Apex League Season 1
Contents
Final League Table
Pts W D L GF:GA GD 1. Akani Sands 72 22 6 6 44:23 21 2. Gabalfa Rovers 69 21 6 7 58:29 29 3. Sukatra Tigers 62 18 8 8 49:28 21 4. Gabalfa City 56 14 14 6 42:30 12 5. Ceffinton Town 50 13 11 10 39:32 7 6. Downton 49 14 7 13 39:38 1 7. Emcorn 49 14 7 13 35:38 -3 8. Lorshill United 48 13 9 12 34:32 2 9. Butetown Dragons 45 12 9 13 41:41 0 10. Grappenhall 45 12 9 13 40:40 0 11. Maindy 43 12 7 15 34:40 -6 12. AFC Tamrida 42 12 6 16 28:42 -14 13. Roath Albion 38 10 8 16 34:38 -4 14. Whitchurch 37 9 10 15 32:44 -12 15. Lorshill City 37 9 10 15 31:43 -12 ------------------------------------------------ 16. Old Maxwellians 35 9 8 17 32:42 -10 ------------------------------------------------ 17. AFC Rendrew 34 9 7 18 27:46 -19 18. Kirkwood Town 33 9 6 19 33:46 -13
Results
| AKS | BTN | CFT | DWN | EMC | GBC | GBR | GPH | KWD | LHC | LHU | MND | OMX | RNW | RTH | SKT | TMR | WCH | |
| Akani Sands | x | 1:1 | 3:2 | 2:1 | 0:1 | 0:0 | 2:2 | 1:0 | 3:2 | 0:0 | 0:2 | 1:0 | 0:1 | 3:0 | 1:1 | 3:2 | 1:0 | 2:1 |
| Butetown Dragons | 1:1 | x | 0:1 | 0:4 | 0:0 | 2:3 | 2:2 | 0:2 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 0:1 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 1:2 | 1:0 | 2:1 | 0:0 | 0:0 |
| Ceffinton Town | 0:1 | 1:0 | x | 1:2 | 2:0 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 1:1 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 1:1 | 0:0 | 0:2 | 1:0 | 1:0 |
| Downton | 0:1 | 3:2 | 1:0 | x | 1:1 | 1:1 | 0:3 | 1:1 | 1:2 | 1:2 | 0:0 | 3:2 | 0:2 | 0:2 | 0:1 | 0:0 | 0:0 | 3:2 |
| Emcorn | 0:1 | 1:2 | 1:3 | 0:1 | x | 1:3 | 3:0 | 1:2 | 0:1 | 2:1 | 3:1 | 0:0 | 2:1 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 2:1 | 3:1 | 0:0 |
| Gabalfa City | 1:0 | 2:2 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 4:0 | x | 0:2 | 1:0 | 0:1 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 1:0 | 0:0 | 0:0 | 0:1 | 2:1 | 2:1 | 2:1 |
| Gabalfa Rovers | 0:1 | 2:1 | 4:3 | 1:2 | 3:2 | 1:0 | x | 2:1 | 1:0 | 1:3 | 1:2 | 1:0 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 0:1 | 2:0 | 3:0 | 2:0 |
| Grappenhall | 0:1 | 2:1 | 2:2 | 0:2 | 1:2 | 1:4 | 1:0 | x | 1:0 | 3:1 | 1:2 | 0:0 | 0:1 | 2:0 | 2:1 | 0:1 | 3:1 | 2:2 |
| Kirkwood Town | 1:3 | 2:2 | 2:0 | 0:1 | 0:1 | 0:0 | 0:4 | 2:0 | x | 4:2 | 1:2 | 2:2 | 2:1 | 0:1 | 2:3 | 1:2 | 0:1 | 2:0 |
| Lorshill City | 0:1 | 3:2 | 0:0 | 2:1 | 0:3 | 0:1 | 1:2 | 1:1 | 0:0 | x | 1:0 | 0:2 | 2:2 | 0:1 | 0:2 | 3:2 | 0:1 | 1:1 |
| Lorshill Utd | 0:2 | 2:2 | 0:1 | 1:0 | 1:1 | 2:0 | 1:3 | 0:1 | 2:0 | 1:1 | x | 1:1 | 2:0 | 2:1 | 0:3 | 0:1 | 2:0 | 1:2 |
| Maindy | 0:2 | 1:0 | 0:3 | 0:1 | 1:1 | 1:0 | 1:3 | 2:2 | 1:0 | 1:0 | 0:1 | x | 2:1 | 1:0 | 2:1 | 1:1 | 1:3 | 1:2 |
| Old Maxwellians | 0:1 | 1:5 | 1:0 | 0:1 | 1:2 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 3:0 | 2:2 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 3:4 | x | 0:0 | 1:2 | 1:2 | 1:2 | 0:1 |
| AFC Rendrew | 0:1 | 1:0 | 0:3 | 2:3 | 1:0 | 2:3 | 0:1 | 0:3 | 0:2 | 2:3 | 0:0 | 0:3 | 1:2 | x | 1:1 | 1:2 | 1:1 | 3:0 |
| Roath Albion | 1:2 | 1:2 | 3:3 | 1:0 | 2:1 | 2:2 | 2:1 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 0:1 | 0:0 | 0:1 | 0:1 | 1:2 | x | 0:2 | 0:1 | 1:2 |
| Sukatra Tigers | 1:0 | 1:3 | 2:1 | 1:1 | 0:0 | 1:1 | 0:2 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 2:0 | 0:0 | 2:0 | 2:0 | 4:0 | 2:1 | x | 4:0 | 2:0 |
| AFC Tamrida | 1:0 | 0:1 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 0:1 | 1:1 | 0:2 | 4:3 | 2:0 | 0:1 | 0:2 | 2:0 | 1:0 | 0:1 | 1:0 | 0:3 | x | 1:1 |
| Whitchurch Utd | 1:3 | 0:1 | 2:1 | 1:2 | 0:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 0:2 | 3:1 | 0:0 | 1:0 | 1:3 | 0:1 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 1:1 | 2:0 | x |
Top Scorers
Hunter (Sukatra) 24 Ward (Gabalfa Rovers) 23 Hutton (Whitchurch) 22 Harding (Akani Sands) 19 Rosenstiehl (Downton) 19 Teague (Butetown) 19 Gwyns (Roath) 18 York (AFC Rendrew) 17 Abdul-Baari (Ceffinton) 15 LeClerc (Maindy) 15 Abdul-Rahim (Gabalfa Rovers) 14 Allaway (Old Maxwellians) 14 Bin Majd (Gabalfa City) 14 Haynes (Akani Sands) 14 Kingsholm (Grappenhall) 14 Al-Bihmardi (Emcorn) 13 Foyle (Kirkwood) 13 Wyverne (Grappenhall) 13
Player of the Year Awards
Young Player of the Year
Nominations
Safwan Sulaiman (goalkeeper, Sukatra Tigers) - this 16-year-old showed both prescence and maturity, often performing heroics between the sticks for the Tigers helping them to their impressive third place finish.
Owen Richards (centre forward, Lorshill City) - despite being the tender age of 16, Richards, along with his team-mate below, formed a strike partnership that shows immense potential.
Egryn Vaughan (centre forward, Lorshill City) - also just 16, the young strike parnership of Vaughan and Richards netted 15 goals for Lorshill City.
Gwynoro Tyrno'r (right back, Sukatra Tigers) - with a heady mixture of height, pace and long throws, this youngster has been a rock on the right side of the Tigers defence. He also managed to score twice this year.
Fadl Ahmed (centre midfield, Gabalfa Rovers) - a rising star in the centre of midfield, whose free kicks are almost as deadly as that of his team-mate Evan Brooks.
Latif Hunter (centre forward, Sukatra Tigers) - Hunter set the Apex League on fire with his 24-goal haul.
The runner-up for this prestigious award is Gwynoro Tyrno'r. And the winner is... Latif Hunter!
Player of the Year
Nominations
Gethin Ward (centre forward, Gabalfa Rovers) - after a disappointing season (by his standards) last time out, this year has seen the Rovers and Bettia striker back on top form.
Husni Teague (centre forward, Butetown Dragons) - a real suprise package after being plucked from the 3rd Division, Teague has been a bright spark in an otherwise mediocre season for the Alice Street outfit.
Evan Brooks (centre midfield, Gabalfa Rovers) - the international midfield star underlined just why he is regarded as the best midfielder Bettia has ever produced, with 7 goals and many more assists.
Ricardo DiTorino (goalkeeper, Akani Sands) - the keeper behind the meanest defence in the league condeding just 23 goals all year, DiTorino has shown that he might not be the second-choice keeper for the national team for much longer.
Badr Warlow (centre midfield, Gabalfa City) - after captaining the U21 squad on 6 occasions last year, Warlow has stepped up a level to take a claim for a full international callup with many sparkling performances in the centre of the Titans' midfield.
Cynfor Gwyns (centre forward, Roath Albion) - another unknown who stormed the Apex League after being signed from the lower divisions, Gwyns' 19 goals helped Albion to avoid relegation, and the Thunderbolts face a tough time holding on to him for next season.
The runner-up for this year's award is Cynfor Gwyns. And the winner is... Badr Warlow! A real suprise there, although this has been name on many people's lips. Warlow is seen by many as being the centrepiece of the next generation of Bettian stars.
International Competitions
NS Champions League 7
Second Qualifying Round
| Llllllllllcwllllllll Rovers (Druida) | 1-1 | Gabalfa Rovers |
| Gabalfa Rovers | 0-2 | Llllllllllcwllllllll Rovers |
| (Llllllllllcwllllllll Rovers win 3-1 on aggregate) | ||
Third Qualifying Round
| Rolestu FC (Bedistan) | 2-1 | Akani Sands |
| Akani Sands | 2-2 | Rolestu FC |
| (Rolestu FC win 4-3 on aggregate) | ||
NSFA Cup 2
Qualifying Round
| Gabalfa Rovers | 1-0 | Uäneres Ataï (Pedriana) |
| Uäneres Ataï | 2-2 | Gabalfa Rovers |
| (Gabalfa Rovers win 3-2 on aggregate) | ||
| Gabalfa City | 1-0 | Shoreland United (Nedalia) |
| Shoreland United | 2-1 | Gabalfa City |
| (2-2 on aggregate, Gabalfa City win on away goals) | ||
First Round
| Akani Sands | 1-2 | Sporting Mayo (Spruitland) |
| Sporting Mayo | 2-2 | Akani Sands (after extra time) |
| (Sporting Mayo win 4-3 on aggregate) | ||
| Gabalfa City | 2-2 | Great Alexandria (Milchama) |
| Great Alexandria | 1-0 | Gabalfa City |
| (Great Alexandria win 3-2 on aggregate) | ||
| Gabalfa Rovers | 2-4 | Orean (Liverpool England) |
| Orean | 3-1 | Gabalfa Rovers |
| (Orean win 3-7 on aggregate) | ||
| Sukatra Tigers | 1-3 | Crystilakere Naval (Crystilakere) |
| Crystilakere Naval | 5-0 | Sukatra Tigers |
| (Crystilakere Naval win 8-1 on aggregate) | ||
