Casari Domestic Leagues 1495
Another somewhat thrilling year of Casaran Domestic Soccer has been completed, leaving nothing left for the rest of us to do but look back and appreciate what we've seen.
Contents
The National Test Series
The National Test Series of determining Promotion and Relegation took place as always this year.
Round One: Greenknight SC 0 FC Southborough 5 Imperial FC 1 Bourneson Central FC 2 Ryon UFC 0 Wonham Central FC 7 East Sanjuku 2 Birmingham Casari FC 1 Brighton Bay 1 AFC Port Royal 2 Revolution Square FC 2 Salesford Beach 3 Factory Row SC 1 Sanaux FC 0 Arcadia Fire 0 Cottonwood National 2 Fairford Heights 0 Silenia FC 1 Red Hills FC 1 Elkara FC 2 Tyrellia Blues 4 Edson City 2 FC Wilmington 0 Granite City FC 1 West Hamilton Rangers 6 Tyir FC 1 Appleby Rovers 0 FC Reian 2 Corneria United SC 2 Sansbury FC 1
The first round saw East Sanjuku, Tyrellia Blues, Factory Row, Corneria United, and the West Hamilton Rangers promote to the third division, taking the places of Birmingham Casari, Sanaux, Edson City, Tyir, and Sansbury.
Round Two: FC Southborough 1 FC Clarmont 2 Bourneson Central FC 0 Cava FC 2 Wonham Central FC 1 Kotan AFC 2 East Sanjuku 1 Presscot FC 5 AFC Port Royal 3 Welsian SC 2 Salesford Beach 0 Willingby SC 2 Factory Row SC 2 Ayuma FC 2 Unified Turia 0 Fenstrom FC 1 Cottonwood National 0 Fenstrom-Riverside 2 Silenia FC 4 Sanjuku United 1 Elkara FC 0 Whitestone FC 5 Tyrellia Blues 0 FC Stockton 1 Granite City FC 3 Remoro 44 1 West Hamilton Rangers 0 Longford River FC 7 FC Reian 0 Astra Royal SC 2 Corneria United SC 2 Ashford United 3 Replays: Ayuma FC 3 Factory Row SC 3 Factory Row SC 0 Ayuma FC 0 Ayuma FC 2 Factory Row SC 3
The Second Round saw Ayuma and Factory Row go back and forth and reaching a third replay before Factory Row won promotion in front of the home crowd. AFC Port Royal, Silenia, and Granite City also won Promotion to the second.
Round Three: FC Clarmont 0 Shelby FC 2 Cava FC 0 Tyrellia City 0 Kotan AFC 0 West Baronies FC 1 Presscot FC 2 Inslow FC 2 AFC Port Royal 2 Brighton Hill FC 6 Willingby SC 0 Leyton FC 5 Factory Row SC 2 FC Tica 3 Fenstrom FC 3 Appleby FC 3 Fenstrom-Riverside 0 Tyrellian Inter. 5 Silenia FC 2 Winton Market SC 6 Whitestone FC 1 FC Fairford 6 FC Stockton 3 United Arcadian 0 Granite City FC 3 Hamilton Bay SC 3 Longford River FC 1 Cornerian 7 Astra Royal SC 0 Brooks FC 2 Ashford United 1 Queenstown FC 3 Replays: Tyrellia City 4 Cava FC 0 Inslow FC 0 Presscot FC 0 Presscot FC 3 Inslow FC 1 Appleby FC 3 Fenstrom FC 0 Hamilton Bay SC 4 Granite City FC 0
The final Test series ended with a quartet of replays, after which Presscot needed a second to finally defeat the First Divison's number 5 team, Inslow. Stockton took United Arcadian's spot, ending the series of promotions and relegations.
The Leagues
The First Division
A strongly contested First Division Title let the current dominant team in Casari climb the league throne again over the former kings as another continues to have major problems.
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Tyrellia City 30 17 8 5 46 28 18 59 2 Shelby FC 30 18 5 7 51 34 17 59 3 Presscot FC 30 15 6 9 42 31 11 51 4 West Baronies FC 30 14 8 8 44 36 8 50 5 Leyton FC 30 12 9 9 45 36 9 45 6 Brooks FC 30 13 6 11 45 39 6 45 7 Appleby FC 30 9 15 6 33 21 12 42 8 Brighton Hill FC 30 11 8 11 45 40 5 41 9 FC Tica 30 10 9 11 34 36 -2 39 10 FC Stockton 30 11 5 14 34 45 -11 38 11 Winton Market SC 30 10 6 14 42 51 -9 36 12 Hamilton Bay SC 30 8 11 11 29 35 -6 35 13 Tyrellian International 30 8 9 13 43 49 -6 33 14 Cornerian 30 9 4 17 33 52 -19 31 15 FC Fairford 30 6 9 15 32 47 -15 27 16 Queenstown FC 30 7 6 17 29 47 -18 27
Tyrellia City is the cream of the crop once again, this time by only a single goal, after losing their first place last season to the proponents of System Karela in Casari, Shelby Football Club. The dismal performances of Tyrellian International continued this season, as they slipped to sub-10 wins and risks a tough relegation match next season. Back at the top, shock promoters Presscot proved their promotion was not a fluke, dropping into third on the table. Many teams turned in their standard performance, while Brooks made a significant jump up to the top half of the table after surviving the match for relegation.
The Second Division
Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 United Arcadian 30 17 6 7 55 39 16 57 2 Silenia FC 30 16 6 8 44 28 16 54 3 Factory Row SC 30 16 4 10 46 42 4 52 4 Ashford United 30 13 11 6 46 26 20 50 5 Willingby SC 30 14 3 13 41 44 -3 45 6 Longford River FC 30 11 9 10 44 44 0 42 7 Fenstrom-Riverside 30 10 11 9 41 37 4 41 8 Astra Royal SC 30 10 10 10 44 38 6 40 9 AFC Port Royal 30 10 10 10 37 35 2 40 10 FC Clarmont 30 10 7 13 31 38 -7 37 11 Granite City FC 30 7 15 8 36 34 2 36 12 Inslow FC 30 8 12 10 28 35 -7 36 13 Cava FC 30 9 8 13 30 42 -12 35 14 Kotan AFC 30 8 8 14 29 37 -8 32 15 Whitestone FC 30 7 9 14 39 52 -13 30 16 Fenstrom FC 30 6 7 17 28 48 -20 25
The Second Division was ruled by those who were relegated from the first. United Arcadian won by three over promoter Silenia and Double Promotors Factory Row.
The Third and Fourth Division
The Third Division Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 East Sanjuku 30 17 4 9 49 33 16 55 2 Salesford Beach 30 15 8 7 54 38 16 53 3 FC Southborough 30 15 7 8 43 33 10 52 4 Wonham Central FC 30 11 15 4 47 27 20 48 5 Bourneson Central FC 30 13 9 8 38 33 5 48 6 Corneria United SC 30 14 4 12 39 37 2 46 7 Cottonwood National 30 12 8 10 39 35 4 44 8 Ayuma FC 30 13 5 12 42 45 -3 44 9 Unified Turia 30 11 10 9 47 43 4 43 10 Welsian SC 30 11 7 12 40 37 3 40 11 FC Reian 30 10 6 14 34 44 -10 36 12 Elkara FC 30 8 11 11 34 45 -11 35 13 West Hamilton Rangers 30 8 8 14 35 43 -8 32 14 Remoro 44 30 8 8 14 33 43 -10 32 15 Sanjuku United 30 6 9 15 28 50 -22 27 16 Tyrellia Blues 30 6 5 19 30 46 -16 23\ The Fourth Division Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Appleby Rovers 30 15 9 6 46 27 19 54 2 Tyir FC 30 15 9 6 52 34 18 54 3 FC Wilmington 30 13 12 5 46 29 17 51 4 Edson City 30 13 9 8 41 34 7 48 5 Fairford Heights 30 14 6 10 38 31 7 48 6 Red Hills FC 30 13 8 9 39 29 10 47 7 Kelsia Lions 30 12 7 11 43 41 2 43 8 Sansbury FC 30 10 11 9 42 35 7 41 9 Cambridge College SC 30 12 3 15 36 48 -12 39 10 Birmingham Casari FC 30 11 5 14 36 41 -5 38 11 Winton NSC 30 9 11 10 28 38 -10 38 12 Arcadia Fire 30 10 7 13 36 41 -5 37 13 Revolution Square FC 30 11 3 16 30 38 -8 36 14 Sanaux FC 30 8 10 12 34 42 -8 34 15 Brighton Bay 30 6 7 17 28 48 -20 25 16 Ryon UFC 30 5 9 16 28 47 -19 24
One Promoter, East Sanjuku topped the Third Division this season, while another, Blues, ended up dead last. Down in the fourth, Rovers finished on top after getting the Runner-up spot last year.
The National Leagues
The National League Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Fira United SC 34 20 6 8 48 38 10 66 2 Shelby Rovers 34 14 12 8 52 39 13 54 3 Tyrellia Stars SC 34 15 9 10 53 48 5 54 4 Imperial FC 34 16 5 13 53 37 16 53 5 Ayuma United 34 14 10 10 52 41 11 52 6 Red Tigers ASC 34 14 10 10 44 40 4 52 7 Kota Junction SC 34 13 11 10 43 41 2 50 8 Panthaham 34 15 4 15 38 42 -4 49 9 Cambridge City FC 34 14 6 14 46 44 2 48 10 Stockton Miners 34 12 12 10 45 45 0 48 11 Corneria Hill FC 34 13 8 13 48 37 11 47 12 Edmonson Range UFC 34 13 7 14 39 47 -8 46 13 Greenknight SC 34 12 9 13 43 42 1 45 14 Hammond SC 34 12 7 15 38 42 -4 43 15 Vinyards SC 34 12 6 16 40 49 -9 42 16 Blue Star AFC 34 11 6 17 36 49 -13 39 17 Raving Loony FC 34 9 7 18 39 50 -11 34 18 Immigrants FC 34 6 7 21 34 60 -26 25 The Northern League Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Queenstown Wanderers 34 19 9 6 65 31 34 66 2 New Republic SC 34 18 9 7 49 28 21 63 3 Foreign Quarter SC 34 17 9 8 48 30 18 60 4 Dermurry SC 34 16 7 11 48 37 11 55 5 Heierson FC 34 14 12 8 49 42 7 54 6 Bluffori 34 14 10 10 49 35 14 52 7 Delson 34 13 11 10 44 39 5 50 8 Reian Federal SC 34 13 10 11 54 50 4 49 9 Remoro Southend 34 12 12 10 44 40 4 48 10 Welsian Regional FC 34 13 8 13 39 40 -1 47 11 Oak Hill FC 34 12 10 12 56 56 0 46 12 Wonham River 34 11 9 14 40 52 -12 42 13 Estra SC 34 11 8 15 35 43 -8 41 14 Corneria Wilson FC 34 11 8 15 43 52 -9 41 15 Hammond Local 34 11 5 18 35 51 -16 38 16 Esterburry SC 34 8 7 19 26 49 -23 31 17 Royal Pavilion FC 34 4 13 17 35 54 -19 25 18 West Highlands FC 34 4 13 17 28 58 -30 25 The Southern League Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Willingby City FC 34 19 8 7 60 35 25 65 2 Casari City FC 34 18 8 8 55 35 20 62 3 Wilson Street FC 34 18 7 9 50 39 11 61 4 Longford Town SC 34 15 10 9 54 44 10 55 5 Willham County SC 34 14 12 8 44 31 13 54 6 Roseton FC 34 14 9 11 48 48 0 51 7 Wendyll Town SC 34 12 11 11 48 38 10 47 8 Arcadia United FC 34 11 13 10 49 45 4 46 9 Red River SC 34 12 10 12 37 48 -11 46 10 Renosian SC 34 12 9 13 45 42 3 45 11 Cape Destiria 34 12 7 15 46 48 -2 43 12 East Hill FC 34 11 10 13 33 36 -3 43 13 Tyrellia Docks FC 34 12 7 15 42 56 -14 43 14 Granite Falls FC 34 10 12 12 43 46 -3 42 15 Southern Breweries ASC 34 10 7 17 39 55 -16 37 16 Lost Empire FC 34 10 5 19 31 43 -12 35 17 Restham Street FC 34 10 5 19 31 49 -18 35 18 Union AFC 34 7 8 19 40 57 -17 29[/CODE]
The Cups
The CSA Cup
The CSA Cup nearly turned out to be a cause of tragedy this year, but ended up as a classic with an unlikely winner.
The source of the problem was the Third Round Draw- while rare, the chances of a match that could require police intervention is possible, as which happened this year, when the televised draw turned up what was viewed as something more likely to come up in the final.
Tyrellia City-Tyrellian International matches are always intense and bring out the worst of the punters who crowd the terraces, the threat of violence being a real possibility. While several groups attempted to force the I Street gate which leads up to the Home Terraces of City's Four Towers Stadium, the 5-0 City win lifted the fog of hate from the stadium and sent most of the City fans home in a decent mood, while the Inter fans had something planned for later.
The return match, at Inter's Tyrellia Hill field, was expected to be much lighter, with the tie all but decided at the first leg. Police attendance was down and the mood among the City fans in attendance was light. After the match, which ended in a 1-1 tie ended, the City fans were held back as the Inters were cleared out from the stadium and the route back to Four Towers was secured, where from there they could continue to wherever they had come from.
The police did not predict violence, but clashes with enraged Inter fans, complaining both about the condition of their club and the gloating city fans inside, began to clash with police outside the stadium, forcing them inside the stadium and requiring them to bar the doors. In the meantime, the punters from City were helping to provoke the situation from inside, scribbling graffiti on the Hill's windowed concourses and gesturing to the fans outside. The Police, not expecting the buildup, remained holed up on the entry level of the stadium while police called in from across town clashed with the fans outside, eventually driving enough of them off to open a way out of the suburbs and evacuating the City fans, who were rushed back to friendlier territory. Over 400 were arrested on charges of hooliganism, a crime which comes with tougher punishments every year as the problem continues.
Round 4 Presscot FC 2-2 Hamilton Bay SC Hamilton Bay SC 2-1 Presscot FC Presscot FC 3-4 Hamilton Bay SC aggregate FC Stockton 2-1 Cottonwood National Cottonwood National 0-1 FC Stockton FC Stockton 3-1 Cottonwood National aggregate Whitestone FC 0-1 Tyrellia City Tyrellia City 2-1 Whitestone FC Whitestone FC 1-3 Tyrellia City aggregate FC Southborough 1-0 Appleby FC Appleby FC 0-0 FC Southborough FC Southborough 1-0 Appleby FC aggregate Brighton Hill FC 2-1 Cava FC Cava FC 1-3 Brighton Hill FC Brighton Hill FC 5-2 Cava FC aggregate Brooks FC 0-4 Leyton FC Leyton FC 2-2 Brooks FC Brooks FC 2-6 Leyton FC aggregate Shelby FC 2-0 Ashford United Ashford United 0-1 Shelby FC Shelby FC 3-0 Ashford United aggregate United Arcadian 3-5 Astra Royal SC Astra Royal SC 2-2 United Arcadian United Arcadian 5-7 Astra Royal SC aggregate Quarterfinals Hamilton Bay SC 0-0 FC Stockton FC Stockton 3-0 Hamilton Bay SC Hamilton Bay SC 0-3 FC Stockton aggregate Tyrellia City 2-2 FC Southborough FC Southborough 0-3 Tyrellia City Tyrellia City 5-2 FC Southborough aggregate Brighton Hill FC 1-1 Leyton FC Leyton FC 3-1 Brighton Hill FC Brighton Hill FC 2-4 Leyton FC aggregate Shelby FC 0-0 Astra Royal SC Astra Royal SC 4-2 Shelby FC Shelby FC 2-4 Astra Royal SC aggregate Semifinals FC Stockton 1-3 Tyrellia City Tyrellia City 4-1 FC Stockton FC Stockton 2-7 Tyrellia City aggregate Leyton FC 0-1 Astra Royal SC Astra Royal SC 1-2 Leyton FC Leyton FC 2-2 Astra Royal SC aggregate Leyton FC 3-3 Astra Royal SC AET Leyton FC 1-3 Astra Royal SC APK Final Tyrellia City 3-4 Astra Royal SC
Tyrellia City continued to the final, but there failed to defeat Second Division Astra Royal Soccer Club, who got their first ever CSA cup win this season.
The Fire Cup
The Fire Cup competition was much less dramatic, as Stockton managed their first-ever Fire Cup win as well.
Quarterfinals Tyrellian International 1-2 Brighton Hill FC FC Stockton 1-1 Brooks FC FC Stockton 1-1 Brooks FC AET FC Stockton 4-2 Brooks FC APK Inslow FC 1-2 Presscot FC Ashford United 0-1 Hamilton Bay SC Semifinals Brighton Hill FC 1-3 FC Stockton Presscot FC 0-0 Hamilton Bay SC Presscot FC 0-1 Hamilton Bay SC AET Final FC Stockton 2-1 Hamilton Bay SC
The Granite Cup
Quarterfinals United Arcadian 0-3 Welsian SC Longford River FC 2-2 Astra Royal SC Longford River FC 2-2 Astra Royal SC AET Longford River FC 4-3 Astra Royal SC APK Ashford United 4-0 Fenstrom FC Cottonwood National 0-2 Whitestone FC Semifinals Welsian SC 1-2 Longford River FC Ashford United 4-1 Whitestone FC Final Longford River FC 1-1 Ashford United Longford River FC 1-1 Ashford United AET Longford River FC 5-4 Ashford United APK
The Final Cup, the Granite Cup, was won by Second Division Longford River FC over their mid-table compatriots Ashford United.
After all that, it's rather fulfilling that we only have to do these things once a season. Either way, we'll see you next year.
