Solen Football League
Football is, by far, the most popular sport in Solenial. Played by nearly everyone at some point in their life, in a local mini-league, school team, amateur league, or maybe professional league. Most children receive their own football by their third birthday and are often brought outside to play with it and usually a small practice goal. Parents will usually sign the child up for a mini-league and if successful there, the child will likely try-out for his/her school's team. From there, some will continue at university and then professional leagues. Those who do not make professional leagues may join amateur leagues in their spare time.
Professional Leagues
There are Four professional leagues in Solenial: Karan Premier Football League, Harrier Championship, Nisto League One and Nisto League Two. The Premier league contains 20 teams and the others contain 24. The KPL contains the top 20 teams in all of Solenia;. At the end of every season, the top two teams in the lower two leagues bump up to the league above. The third, fourth, fifth and sixth-place teams play-off for a third promotion. Meanwhile, the bottom three teams in the top two leagues relegate to the league below. Promotion to the next league usually gets a team more funding, sponsors, and coverage. Relegation will decrease funding, sponsors, and coverage. Teams will generally always have a solid fan base that will watch matches, regardless of place or league. However, there is a marked difference in attendance when teams are promoted or relegated.
| Karan Premier League 2007-2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | ||||||
| 1 | Coshast Utd | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 83 | 27 | +56 | 89 | |||||
| 2 | Jerkravk City | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 64 | 24 | +40 | 83 | |||||
| 3 | Amplier F.C | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 68 | |||||
| 4 | Athlético | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 68 | |||||
| 5 | Rangers | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 60 | |||||
| 6 | Salperwick | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 58 | |||||
| 7 | Conchil Athletic | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 52 | -5 | 56 | |||||
| 8 | Mamiez Wanderers | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 55 | |||||
| 9 | Liencourt Utd | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 54 | |||||
| 10 | Auxi | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 54 | -2 | 52 | |||||
| 11 | Lestren Town | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |||||
| 12 | Croix | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 5 | |||||
| 13 | Bevyay F.C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 14 | Arras | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 15 | Equirre | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 16 | Sampignies | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 4 | |||||
| 17 | Metaples City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 4 | |||||
| 18 | Samer | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 4 | |||||
| 19 | Eperlecques | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 3 | |||||
| 20 | Oisi | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 1 | |||||
Format
At the end of the season, the top four teams in each group are entered into the tournament. Four groups of three are drawn and the teams playoff in a 2-leg group stage. The top two teams will advance to the Quarterfinals. Group A's winner plays Group B's runner-up and Group A's runner-up plays Group B's winner. The same occurs for Group C and D. From the Quaterfianls on, the tournament is in knockout format. The winners of the Quarterfinals go on to the Semifinals. The winners of the Semifinals go on to the Final. The losers of the Semifinals play a consolation third-place match. The winner of the Final wins the Nisto Cup.
Trophy
The winning team will receive the actual Cup to display until they do not qualify or lose the tournament. Afterwards, they receive a bronze copy with their team name on it and the year it was won in. The actual cup is inscribed with the winners and the year won, if the team win the cup Five times, then that team gets the cup and another is made.
