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Apex League 4 Kicks Off
After Bettia's thrilling run in the World Cup, the start to this new season was eagerly anticipated by all footy fans in the Blessed Realm, and after 10 matches this is already looking to be an exciting campaign.
Division One
After a few average season (by their high standards), Akani Sands have emerged as early front runners, just keeping their noses ahead of reigning league champions Sukatra Tigers and Grappenhall.
Down at the foot of the table, newcomers Fiilghud Town are finding the going tough, having failed to win a game so far. Just ahead of them are Kirkwood Town, Downton and Old Maxwellians.
The other two promoted teams, Girimukti Subarnas and Tamrida are also having a hard time of it, but are just about keeping their noses in front.
CODE | Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Akani Sands 10 8 2 0 22 7 15 26 2 Sukatra Tigers 10 8 0 2 25 7 18 24 3 Grappenhall 10 7 2 1 23 12 11 23 4 Lorshill United 10 6 2 2 26 12 14 20 5 Gabalfa Rovers 10 6 2 2 23 9 14 20 6 Gabalfa City 10 6 2 2 19 14 5 20 7 Butetown Dragons 10 6 0 4 22 11 11 18 8 Ceffinton Town 10 5 0 5 16 14 2 15 9 Lorshill City 10 4 3 3 15 16 -1 15 10 Rhyngwladol Gabalfa 10 5 0 5 15 21 -6 15 11 CPD Porthbalfa 10 3 5 2 12 10 2 14 12 Rumnasih Rangers 10 3 2 5 11 14 -3 11 13 Girimukti Subarnas 10 2 3 5 11 21 -10 9 14 Tamrida 10 1 4 5 11 20 -9 7 15 Old Maxwellians 10 0 4 6 7 21 -14 4 16 Downton 10 1 1 8 6 24 -18 4 17 Kirkwood Town 10 1 1 8 9 28 -19 4 18 Fiilghud Town 10 0 3 7 9 21 -12 3 |
Division Two
The second division is shaping up to be a mouthwatering affair with three teams opening up a substantial gap at the top of the table. Currently sitting at the top are Persifera, who are looking to follow their local rivals Subarnas and Rumnasih Rangers into the top flight. They are closly follow by Gwlad Teg rivals Llanedalia and Pen-y-Bydd.
Out of the relegated teams, Treebrook Wanderers are faring the best, making up the pack chasing the top three. On the other hand, Maindy and Emcorn are looking distinctly mid-table.
Down at the wrong end are AFC Rendrew, Lower Sweeney and FOYNLS, who are all having a torrid time so far.
CODE | Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Persifera 10 9 1 0 29 7 22 28 2 Llanedalia 10 9 0 1 22 6 16 27 3 Pen-y-Bydd 10 8 1 1 23 6 17 25 4 Ryoga Bay 10 6 1 3 25 16 9 19 5 Treebrook Wanderers 10 6 1 3 18 11 7 19 6 Dynamo Dini 10 6 0 4 13 7 6 18 7 Banastra Forest 10 5 2 3 28 12 16 17 8 Racing Club Gabalfa 10 5 2 3 22 13 9 17 9 Budiwati City 10 4 2 4 18 18 0 14 10 Southward Ho! 10 3 3 4 14 18 -4 12 11 Maindy 10 4 0 6 12 21 -9 12 12 Emcorn 10 3 2 5 12 19 -7 11 13 Hyppo Fernley 10 3 1 6 10 14 -4 10 14 Whitchurch 10 3 0 7 5 19 -14 9 15 Fforest Hen 10 2 2 6 11 19 -8 8 16 FOYNLS 10 1 2 7 5 18 -13 5 17 Lower Sweeney 10 1 1 8 8 30 -22 4 18 AFC Rendrew 10 0 3 7 4 25 -21 3 |
Division Three
The third division currently has something of a mechanical theme to it, with Lorshill Engineers leading Arorair by a single point. Roath Albion, who were flying high in the First Division just a few years ago, are looking comfortable in seventh place.
However, Sonastra FC are looking anything but comfortable, languishing at the foot of the table with a miserable 0% record. Drutton United and Alfalfa Kickers aren't faring much better.
CODE | Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Lorshill Engineers 10 9 1 0 21 7 14 28 2 Arorair 10 9 0 1 27 9 18 27 3 Grappenhall University 10 8 0 2 20 4 16 24 4 Spiddaford Town 10 8 0 2 19 9 10 24 5 BAF Chinterford 10 7 1 2 24 9 15 22 6 Llanbedistan 10 7 1 2 23 13 10 22 7 Roath Albion 10 7 0 3 21 5 16 21 8 Betws-y-Triw 10 6 3 1 21 8 13 21 9 Mihangel's Old Boys 10 5 2 3 16 9 7 17 10 Cockbill Green 10 5 1 4 17 19 -2 16 11 Pontybalfa United 10 4 1 5 14 18 -4 13 12 Upper Sweeney 10 2 1 7 10 24 -14 7 13 Deudregg Dderw 10 2 0 8 5 17 -12 6 14 Gabalfa St Norbert 10 2 0 8 9 26 -17 6 15 Al-Sheemal 10 1 2 7 9 20 -11 5 16 Alfalfa Kickers 10 1 0 9 3 21 -18 3 17 Drutton United 10 0 1 9 5 25 -20 1 18 Sonastra FC 10 0 0 10 7 28 -21 0 |
Division Four
If Division Three has a mechanical theme, then Division Four's defintaely has a culinary flavour. Current leaders are Thymeford Wanderers, who lead thier rivals Sageham Town by three points. Newly promoted Loudoun Rovers are looking good in third place.
The tussle to avoid relegation is a tight one, with Lorshill Park Rangers, Lovage Town, Huwbridge Colliery and Gabalfa Steelworks all separated by a single point.
CODE | Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Thymeford Wanderers 10 9 1 0 27 7 20 28 2 Sageham Town 10 8 1 1 19 7 12 25 3 Loudoun Rovers 10 7 1 2 28 11 17 22 4 Gorseborough Town 10 7 0 3 20 9 11 21 5 Chinterford Town 10 6 2 2 24 12 12 20 6 Huwbridge Town 10 6 2 2 20 15 5 20 7 Tinting Warren 10 6 1 3 21 11 10 19 8 Pen-yr-Heol 10 4 3 3 12 10 2 15 9 Gilang Chandra 10 4 2 4 13 13 0 14 10 Porthbalfa Navy 10 2 5 3 17 19 -2 11 11 Ceffinton United 10 2 5 3 15 17 -2 11 12 Mare's Tail Village 10 2 3 5 13 17 -4 9 13 Lara Kencana 10 1 6 3 12 18 -6 9 14 Shabilah 10 2 1 7 9 19 -10 7 15 Lorshill Park Rangers 10 1 2 7 10 22 -12 5 16 Lovage Town 10 1 2 7 9 26 -17 5 17 Huwbridge Colliery 10 0 4 6 9 25 -16 4 18 Gabalfa Steelworks 10 1 1 8 10 30 -20 4 |
FAB Cup
The FAB Cup has undergone a bit of a change. The competition has been extended with a total of 20 non-leagues now entering at the first round stage.
The First Round is competed solely by Third Division, Fourth Division and Non-League teams, with the top two division entering at the second round stage. For ease of reference, the following colour codes are used:
Div 1 - black Div 2 - blue Div 3 - red Div 4 - purple Non-League - green
Round 1
Tinting Warren 3-2 Huwbridge Town Marjaham Town 0-4 Sageham Town Gabalfa St Norbert 4-1 Lorshill Victoria Roath Albion 3-0 Hurnford Harriers Broadgreen United 1-2 Whitchurch South End (AET - score after 90 mins: 1-1) Cockbill Green 4-2 Huwbridge Colliery Ireton Rangers 4-3 Dillford Heath Gorseborough Town 1-3 Thymeford Wanderers Pen-yr-Heol 0-2 Drutton United Chinterford Town 5-0 Brockhampton Town Betws-y-Triw 3-0 Locket Bush Tremwsa 2-1 Gabalfa Steelworks Lovage Town 1-2 Loudoun Rovers Pontybalfa United 3-0 Third Regiment FC Little Blooming 1-3 Lorshill Park Rangers Zenit Tecnasi 0-0 Floraton United (AET - Zenit Tecnasi win 5-3 on penalties) Gilang Chandra 1-2 Mare's Tail Village Aberlail 1-5 Alfalfa Kickers Mihangel's Old Boys 1-2 Llanbedistan Arorair 2-1 BAF Chinterford Dhur Tihari 2-2 Grappenhall University (AET - score after 90 mins: 2-2. Grappenhall University win 4-3 on penalties) Spiddaford Town 4-0 Dairford Town Upper Sweeney 0-3 Lorshill Engineers Porthbalfa Navy 3-2 Stellville Town (AET - score after 90 mins: 2-2) Ceffinton United 2-1 UCG Lara Kencana 1-0 Shabilah Pifton Rovers 0-3 Sonastra FC Al-Sheemal 0-3 Deudregg Dderw
Round 2 Betws-y-Triw 3-0 Alfalfa Kickers Gabalfa City 2-0 Ryoga Bay Cockbill Green 0-1 Maindy (AET - score after 90 mins: 0-0) Zenit Tecnasi 0-3 Kirkwood Town Gabalfa St Norbert 0-2 Tremwsa Gabalfa Rovers 4-0 Chinterford Town Whitchurch 3-1 Lorshill Engineers Butetown Dragons 2-1 Old Maxwellians (AET - score after 90 mins: 1-1) Emcorn 2-0 Fforest Hen Spiddaford Town 0-1 Racing Club Gabalfa Ireton Rangers 0-4 Dynamo Dini Loudoun Rovers 0-2 Southward Ho! Thymeford Wanderers 1-3 FOYNLS Sonastra FC 1-2 AFC Rendrew Rhyngwladol Gabalfa 1-1 Persifera (AET - Persifera win 3-2 on penalties) Rumnasih Rangers 1-2 Lorshill City (AET - score after 90 mins: 1-1) Lorshill Park Rangers 0-5 Girimukti Subarnas Porthbalfa Navy 0-2 Hyppo Fernley Arorair 0-2 Lower Sweeney Llanbedistan 3-1 Pontybalfa United Deudregg Dderw 1-1 Drutton United (AET - Deudregg Dderw win 4-1 on penalties) Grappenhall 2-0 Tinting Warren Lara Kencana 0-5 Sukatra Tigers Roath Albion 0-2 Budiwati City Fiilghud Town 2-1 Sageham Town Banastra Forest 2-0 Grappenhall University Ceffinton Town 1-3 CPD Porthbalfa Llanedalia 0-5 Lorshill United Akani Sands 4-0 Treebrook Wanderers Whitchurch South End 0-5 Pen-y-Bydd Tamrida 5-3 Mare's Tail Village Ceffinton United 0-2 Downton
Although there has been little in the way of shocks, non-league side Tremwsa have overcome higher-ranked opposition (including an impressive away win at 3rd Division Gabalfa St Norbert) to set up a plum 3rd Round tie at home to giants Gabalfa Rovers. Another result of note was Persifera's hard-fought win away to 1st Division Rhyngwladol Gabalfa.
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Apex League - Half-Time(ish) Report Division One
After many years of mediocrity, the supporters of Grappenhall finally have something to look forward to, as their team currently sit proudly at the top of the Apex League. A major part of their succes lies in the strike partnership of Sarzonia's Roy Spencer and Chicanadan Alex McLisha, who have accounted for 39 of their 46 goals scored so far. With Aroras winger Ieaun Swain causing havoc on the wing and the ever-dependable Gareth Coates marshalling a tight defence, things are looking good.
Two points behind them are Gabalfa Rovers, whose strikers have been nothing short of rampant in the league this year. Under-21 international Tariq Al-Jahani is their current top scorer with 13 goals, with his Chicanadan team-mate Jesse Suda just one behind. A special mention also goes to their back line, which has only conceded 15 goals so far.
Close behind them are Akani Sands and reigning champions Sukatra Tigers, who have been left reeling by the shock news that their manager Samih Jones could be on his way to Hypocrian outfit Pylos Reavers.
A tight relegation dogfight is ensuing, with Downton, Old Maxwellians and Kirkwood Town all separated by just one point.
CODE | Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Grappenhall 20 15 3 2 46 18 28 48 2 Gabalfa Rovers 20 14 4 2 50 15 35 46 3 Akani Sands 20 13 4 3 39 21 18 43 4 Sukatra Tigers 20 13 3 4 41 17 24 42 5 Butetown Dragons 20 11 4 5 38 19 19 37 6 Gabalfa City 20 11 3 6 32 28 4 36 7 Lorshill United 20 9 5 6 44 25 19 32 8 CPD Porthbalfa 20 8 8 4 35 17 18 32 9 Lorshill City 20 9 4 7 29 26 3 31 10 Ceffinton Town 20 7 3 10 25 27 -2 24 11 Rumnasih Rangers 20 6 4 10 22 28 -6 22 12 Tamrida 20 5 6 9 29 33 -4 21 13 Girimukti Subarnas 20 5 5 10 20 40 -20 20 14 Rhyngwladol Gabalfa 20 6 1 13 25 49 -24 19 15 Fiilghud Town 20 3 7 10 24 39 -15 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 16 Downton 20 3 3 14 11 46 -35 12 17 Old Maxwellians 20 2 5 13 17 43 -26 11 18 Kirkwood Town 20 3 2 15 16 52 -36 11 |
Division Two
Bettia's second flight is currently being dominated by Persifera and Pen-y-Bydd, whose new high-altitude Rainy Mountain Stadium has been a veritable fortress.
Banastra Forest are leading the chasing pack which includes their local rivals Treebrook Wanderers.
Down at the wrong end of the table, Fforest Hen find themselves in deep trouble some eight points from safety. Just above them are Lower Sweeney and AFC Rendrew.
CODE | Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Persifera 20 16 2 2 53 16 37 50 2 Pen-y-Bydd 20 15 3 2 44 12 32 48 --------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Banastra Forest 20 13 4 3 47 17 30 43 4 Llanedalia 20 14 0 6 33 16 17 42 5 Treebrook Wanderers 20 13 2 5 36 18 18 41 6 Dynamo Dini 20 13 1 6 35 16 19 40 --------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Ryoga Bay 20 12 1 7 37 30 7 37 8 Racing Club Gabalfa 20 9 3 8 41 30 11 30 9 Budiwati City 20 8 5 7 31 29 2 29 10 Southward Ho! 20 8 3 9 28 36 -8 27 11 Maindy 20 7 2 11 27 41 -14 23 12 Hyppo Fernley 20 6 4 10 24 26 -2 22 13 FOYNLS 20 6 2 12 16 34 -18 20 14 Emcorn 20 5 4 11 21 33 -12 19 15 Whitchurch 20 5 1 14 17 37 -20 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 16 AFC Rendrew 20 3 3 14 17 54 -37 12 17 Lower Sweeney 20 3 2 15 21 54 -33 11 18 Fforest Hen 20 2 2 16 15 44 -29 8 |
Division Three
Hoping to follow their more illustrious city rivals, Lorshill Engineers currently enjoy a healthy six point cushion at the top ahead of Spiddaford Town. Former top flight giants Roath Albion are looking ominous just two points behind them.
Sonastra FC have finally won a match, but still find themselves in deep trouble, as do Alfalfa Kickers and Drutton United.
CODE | Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Lorshill Engineers 20 16 4 0 45 17 28 52 2 Spiddaford Town 20 15 1 4 38 18 20 46 --------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Roath Albion 20 14 2 4 41 12 29 44 4 Grappenhall University 20 13 3 4 39 16 23 42 5 Betws-y-Triw 20 13 3 4 42 20 22 42 6 Arorair 20 13 3 4 41 21 20 42 --------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Llanbedistan 20 13 3 4 41 23 18 42 8 BAF Chinterford 20 10 4 6 33 20 13 34 9 Pontybalfa United 20 10 3 7 29 28 1 33 10 Mihangel's Old Boys 20 7 5 8 29 25 4 26 11 Cockbill Green 20 8 2 10 30 36 -6 26 12 Al-Sheemal 20 7 2 11 27 32 -5 23 13 Deudregg Dderw 20 5 3 12 17 34 -17 18 14 Upper Sweeney 20 5 2 13 26 45 -19 17 15 Gabalfa St Norbert 20 4 1 15 15 44 -29 13 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 16 Drutton United 20 2 2 16 18 54 -36 8 17 Alfalfa Kickers 20 1 2 17 11 43 -32 5 18 Sonastra FC 20 1 1 18 18 52 -34 4 |
Division Four
It's as you were in division four, with local rivals Sageham Town and Thymeford Wanderers still neck and neck, five points ahead of the rest. Tinting Warren look comfortable in third place, with Loudoun Rovers making good progress in their first season of league football.
It's a tight affair at the bottom, with Lovage Town and Lorshill Park Rangers currently occupying the relegation slots. Huwbridge Colliery and Gabalfa Steelworks are far from safe, and the final scrap to stay in the league looks like it could go down to the wire.
CODE | Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Sageham Town 20 15 4 1 42 12 30 49 2 Thymeford Wanderers 20 15 4 1 41 14 27 49 --------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Tinting Warren 20 14 2 4 45 15 30 44 4 Loudoun Rovers 20 11 5 4 44 22 22 38 5 Gorseborough Town 20 12 1 7 37 18 19 37 6 Huwbridge Town 20 9 9 2 36 28 8 36 --------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Chinterford Town 20 10 5 5 39 28 11 35 8 Mare's Tail Village 20 10 4 6 34 23 11 34 9 Ceffinton United 20 8 5 7 26 27 -1 29 10 Pen-yr-Heol 20 8 4 8 23 19 4 28 11 Porthbalfa Navy 20 6 7 7 34 29 5 25 12 Gilang Chandra 20 6 5 9 30 29 1 23 13 Lara Kencana 20 3 8 9 19 39 -20 17 14 Shabilah 20 4 1 15 11 40 -29 13 15 Huwbridge Colliery 20 1 8 11 15 39 -24 11 16 Gabalfa Steelworks 20 2 5 13 14 44 -30 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 17 Lorshill Park Rangers 20 2 4 14 17 45 -28 10 18 Lovage Town 20 1 5 14 14 50 -36 8 |
FAB Cup
Whereas the first two rounds of the cup were largely devoid of surprises, the third round saw THE biggest giant-killing act in the history of the competition as tiny non-league side Tremwsa overcame first division giants Gabalfa Rovers, going through on penalties after the match finished 1-1 after extra time. Despite currently sitting second in the league, Rovers' manager Stuart Abdul-Rahim faces a tough time keeping the Gasworks faithful happy.
Tremwsa were rewarded with another plum home tie but were unable to repeat their heroics, losing 4-1 to Butetown Dragons.
Round 3 Betws-y-Triw 0-1 Gabalfa City Maindy 2-1 Kirkwood Town (AET - score after 90 mins: 1-1) Tremwsa 1-1 Gabalfa Rovers (AET - Tremwsa win 4-2 on penalties) Whitchurch 1-5 Butetown Dragons Emcorn 3-3 Racing Club Gabalfa (AET - Racing Club Gabalfa win 3-2 on penalties) Dynamo Dini 3-0 Southward Ho! FOYNLS 2-1 AFC Rendrew Persifera 1-0 Lorshill City Girimukti Subarnas 2-1 Hyppo Fernley Lower Sweeney 1-1 Llanbedistan (AET - Lower Sweeney win 4-3 on penalties) Deudregg Dderw 1-5 Grappenhall Sukatra Tigers 1-0 Budiwati City Fiilghud Town 3-1 Banastra Forest CPD Porthbalfa 2-3 Lorshill United (AET - score after 90 mins: 2-2) Akani Sands 4-0 Pen-y-Bydd Tamrida 0-1 Downton
Round 4 Gabalfa City 2-1 Maindy Tremwsa 1-4 Butetown Dragons Racing Club Gabalfa 0-1 Dynamo Dini FOYNLS 1-1 Persifera (AET - FOYNLS win 5-3 on penalties) Girimukti Subarnas 5-0 Lower Sweeney Grappenhall 1-1 Sukatra Tigers (AET - Grappenhall win 3-2 on penalties) Fiilghud Town 1-3 Lorshill United Akani Sands 2-0 Downton
The only two teams from outside the First Division, Dynamo Dini and FOYNLS have been drawn against each other in the quarter-finals, ensuring that at one non-top flight team will be in with a chance of making it to the final.
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Apex League 4 - Four Matchdays To Go Division One
With just four matches to go, this has turned out to be the tightest championship run-in so far. Gabalfa Rovers hold a slender one point advantage over Grappenhall and Akani Sands, and the main reason for this seems to be their rampant strikeforce of Jesse Suda and Tariq Al-Jahani, along with the increasingly positive tactics of manager Stuart Abdul-Rahim who it seems was stung more than anyone else over the Flames' cup humiliation.
Grappenhall are also benefitting from a more positive style, with Sarzonian intenational Roy Spencer leading the way with 21 goals and young striker Jamie Kingsholm not too far behind. Akani Sands are determined to reclaim their crown, thanks in part to the efforts of Bettia's Under-21 star Gwrlais Devanallt.
Down at the foot of the table, Downton are all but relegated - their only hope for survival is for them to win all of their remaining games AND for Old Maxwellians to gain less than two points in their remaining four games. Kirkwood Town and Rhyngwladol Gabalfa also have some way to ensuring their survival.
Out of the three promoted teams, only Girimukti Subarnas are assured of top flight football next season. Although it is mathematically possible for them to get relegated, Tamrida and Fiilghud Town seem to have enough points in the bag to see them safe.
CODE | Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Gabalfa Rovers 30 21 6 3 72 27 45 69 2 Grappenhall 30 21 5 4 67 32 35 68 3 Akani Sands 30 21 5 4 62 30 32 68 4 Lorshill United 30 18 5 7 70 32 38 59 5 Butetown Dragons 30 17 6 7 62 28 34 57 6 Gabalfa City 30 16 5 9 49 40 9 53 7 CPD Porthbalfa 30 14 9 7 57 29 28 51 8 Sukatra Tigers 30 15 6 9 54 36 18 51 9 Rumnasih Rangers 30 13 5 12 39 38 1 44 10 Lorshill City 30 11 6 13 42 47 -5 39 11 Ceffinton Town 30 10 6 14 40 44 -4 36 12 Girimukti Subarnas 30 10 6 14 39 54 -15 36 13 Tamrida 30 7 7 16 36 53 -17 28 14 Fiilghud Town 30 6 9 15 36 53 -17 27 15 Old Maxwellians 30 5 7 18 26 65 -39 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 16 Rhyngwladol Gabalfa 30 6 2 22 31 78 -47 20 17 Kirkwood Town 30 5 4 21 29 73 -44 19 18 Downton 30 3 3 24 15 67 -52 12 |
Division Two
Having already secured at least a playoff berth, Persifera are just one point away from promotion. Their exceptional season has seen them score an amazing 76 goals and concede just 21. The only team in the division to better their back line are second-placed Pen-y-Bydd, who are also sure of a spot in the playoffs at the very least.
The playoff places are occupied by Banastra Forest, Dynamo Dini, Llanedalia and Ryoga Bay, with Treebrook staying in close contention.
At the bottom, both Lower Sweeney and Fforest Hen look hopelessly adrift, with AFC Rendrew not faring much better. FOYNLS have opened up a 5-point gap between them and the bottom three, but they are by no means safe yet.
CODE | Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Persifera 30 24 3 3 76 21 55 75 p 2 Pen-y-Bydd 30 21 7 2 63 16 47 70 p --------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Banastra Forest 30 19 6 5 70 25 45 63 4 Dynamo Dini 30 18 4 8 50 26 24 58 5 Llanedalia 30 19 1 10 43 26 17 58 6 Ryoga Bay 30 18 2 10 46 41 5 56 --------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Treebrook Wanderers 30 17 4 9 52 30 22 55 8 Southward Ho! 30 14 4 12 40 43 -3 46 9 Racing Club Gabalfa 30 13 6 11 58 41 17 45 10 Budiwati City 30 12 7 11 46 43 3 43 11 Emcorn 30 11 7 12 46 42 4 40 12 Hyppo Fernley 30 10 6 14 37 35 2 36 13 Maindy 30 9 5 16 34 58 -24 32 14 Whitchurch 30 7 4 19 23 57 -34 25 15 FOYNLS 30 6 4 20 22 58 -36 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 16 AFC Rendrew 30 4 5 21 21 74 -53 17 17 Fforest Hen 30 3 5 22 21 65 -44 14 18 Lower Sweeney 30 3 4 23 25 72 -47 13 |
Division Three
The dominant force in the 3rd Division are Lorshill Engineers, who are just four points away from promotion. Roath Albion have overcome their two successive relegations and their early-season jitters, and currently look well-placed to bounce back up.
The play-off contenders (Spiddaford Town, Grappenhall University, Arorair and Betws-y-Triw) have opened up a slight advantage over the rest of the league, although Llanbedistan still harbour hopes of making the playoffs themselves.
After their dire season, Alfalfa Kickers look doomed to playing next season in the basement division - their only hope is to win all of their remaining games and hope other results go their way. Sonastra FC look equally doomed, but Drutton United could still claw their way out of trouble.
CODE | Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Lorshill Engineers 30 23 5 2 72 29 43 74 p 2 Roath Albion 30 22 3 5 64 23 41 69 p --------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Spiddaford Town 30 21 3 6 58 25 33 66 4 Grappenhall University 30 20 4 6 59 26 33 64 5 Arorair 30 19 5 6 60 31 29 62 6 Betws-y-Triw 30 18 5 7 67 36 31 59 --------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Llanbedistan 30 17 5 8 55 37 18 56 8 Pontybalfa United 30 14 6 10 38 39 -1 48 9 BAF Chinterford 30 13 8 9 47 29 18 47 10 Mihangel's Old Boys 30 12 9 9 49 35 14 45 11 Cockbill Green 30 13 3 14 44 50 -6 42 12 Al-Sheemal 30 10 2 18 37 50 -13 32 13 Deudregg Dderw 30 9 5 16 28 47 -19 32 14 Upper Sweeney 30 6 2 22 30 71 -41 20 15 Gabalfa St Norbert 30 5 3 22 24 68 -44 18 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 16 Drutton United 30 4 5 21 29 69 -40 17 17 Sonastra FC 30 3 3 24 29 77 -48 12 18 Alfalfa Kickers 30 1 4 25 20 68 -48 7 |
Division Four
Yet again it's as you were in division four, with local rivals Sageham Town and Thymeford Wanderers still neck and neck and looking almost certain to playing in the 3rd Division next year.
However, Tinting Warren still stand a chance of gaining automatic promotiion themselves, and are already assured a place in the playoffs. Loudoun Rovers continue their impressive baptism into league football, with the final two playoff spots being contested by Huwbridge Town, Chinterford Town, Gorseborough Town and Mare's Tail Village.
It's still rather tight at the bottom, with Lovage Town, Shabilah and Huwbridge Colliery all embroiled in a desperate relegation dogfight. The three teams above them are far from safe.
CODE | Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Thymeford Wanderers 30 23 4 3 66 22 44 73 p 2 Sageham Town 30 22 6 2 64 21 43 72 p --------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Tinting Warren 30 22 2 6 69 21 48 68 p 4 Loudoun Rovers 30 18 6 6 65 32 33 60 5 Huwbridge Town 30 15 10 5 58 40 18 55 6 Chinterford Town 30 16 6 8 54 39 15 54 --------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Gorseborough Town 30 17 1 12 52 34 18 52 8 Mare's Tail Village 30 15 6 9 54 36 18 51 9 Ceffinton United 30 11 9 10 36 35 1 42 10 Gilang Chandra 30 11 8 11 48 39 9 41 11 Pen-yr-Heol 30 11 7 12 42 37 5 40 12 Porthbalfa Navy 30 9 10 11 48 47 1 37 13 Lara Kencana 30 3 11 16 25 58 -33 20 14 Lorshill Park Rangers 30 5 5 20 27 67 -40 20 15 Gabalfa Steelworks 30 4 7 19 23 66 -43 19 16 Huwbridge Colliery 30 2 10 18 22 61 -39 16 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 17 Shabilah 30 4 4 22 20 61 -41 16 18 Lovage Town 30 3 6 21 22 79 -57 15 |
FAB Cup
After some epic contests this year, we now know the teams who will be fighting it out for this year's cup - Gabalfa City and Grappenhall. The Titans fought out a tough battle with Butetown Dragons before easily dispatching 2nd Division promotion hopefuls Dynamo Dini.
Grappenhall have had a slightly easier time of it, cruising to a 2-0 win at Girimukti Subarnas before thrashing defending cup holders Akani Sands in their semi.
Quarter Finals Gabalfa City 2-1 Butetown Dragons (AET - score after 90 mins: 1-1) Dynamo Dini 5-1 FOYNLS Girimukti Subarnas 0-2 Grappenhall Lorshill United 1-2 Akani Sands
Semi Finals Gabalfa City 4-0 Dynamo Dini Grappenhall 5-1 Akani Sands
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Apex League 4 - About Bloody Time Too Division One
After a number of years playing catch-up to other clubs, Gabalfa Rovers are back on top of the Bettian football scene, although they had to fight all the way to regain their title as they were pushed extremely hard by Grappenhall (who themselves have experienced something of a resurgence[/b] and AKani Sands. The three teams had been locked together for well over a month, and the Flames only confirmed their title with a 1-0 win over Downton on the last day.
Another team who enjoyed a marked change of fortunes were Lorshill United, whose late good form saw them pull ahead of Butetown Dragons to claim that all-important fourth spot.
Down at the wrong end of the table, Downton finished eight points adrift after their worst season on record, so a major clearout can be expected at Andover Park this summer. Kirkwood Town and Old Maxwellians will be joining them in Division two next season.
CODE | Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Gabalfa Rovers 34 25 6 3 81 30 51 81 2 Grappenhall 34 25 5 4 76 34 42 80 3 Akani Sands 34 25 5 4 72 33 39 80 4 Lorshill United 34 22 5 7 78 34 44 71 5 Butetown Dragons 34 20 7 7 69 30 39 67 6 CPD Porthbalfa 34 17 9 8 68 36 32 60 7 Gabalfa City 34 17 5 12 52 45 7 56 8 Sukatra Tigers 34 16 7 11 63 46 17 55 9 Rumnasih Rangers 34 13 5 16 42 48 -6 44 10 Lorshill City 34 11 7 16 43 54 -11 40 11 Girimukti Subarnas 34 10 7 17 41 62 -21 37 12 Ceffinton Town 34 10 6 18 42 52 -10 36 13 Fiilghud Town 34 8 10 16 43 58 -15 34 14 Rhyngwladol Gabalfa 34 10 2 22 39 81 -42 32 15 Tamrida 34 7 8 19 42 63 -21 29 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16 Old Maxwellians 34 6 8 20 29 72 -43 26 17 Kirkwood Town 34 5 6 23 34 81 -47 21 18 Downton 34 3 4 27 18 73 -55 13 |
Top Goalscorers
CODE | 30 Devanallt (Akani Sands) 27 Stankovic (CPD Porthbalfa) 25 Alasanne (Ceffinton Town) Al-Jahani (Gabalfa Rovers) 23 Kingsholm (Grappenhall) Mattan (Butetown Dragons) 22 Enham (Lorshill United) Vaughan (Lorshill City) 21 Bartrum (Sukatra Tigers) Suda (Gabalfa Rovers) 20 Teague (Butetown Dragons) Spencer (Grappenhall) McLisha (Grappenhall) Radyr (Lorshill United) 19 Harding (Akani Sands) Ffagan (Butetown Dragons) 18 Nethercott (CPD Porthbalfa) Tayarra (Gabalfa City) Puteri (Girimukti Subarnas) 17 Haynes (Akani Sands) 16 Penrice (Rumnasih Rangers) |
Young Player of the Year
Gwrlais Devenallt (Akani Sands) This young hotshot capped strong performances in the previous two Under-21 World Cups by smashing an incredible 30 goals in the Apex League, helping his team come within spitting distance of the championship. A real hot prospect for the future, and one who will be gracing the World Cup stage before too long.
Player of the Year
Brennan Alasanne (Ceffinton Town) Despite his team struggling badly for most of the year, Alasanne was a constant menace to defences, both here and in international competition. The Wolves will be hard-pressed to keep hold of their star striker, as he looks certain to have caught the eye of many clubs in Bettia and around the world.
FAB Cup
Final
Gabalfa City 0-3 Grappenhall
Division Two
FINAL TABLE
CODE | Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Persifera 34 27 3 4 86 23 63 84 2 Pen-y-Bydd 34 24 8 2 72 19 53 80 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 Banastra Forest 34 23 6 5 80 27 53 75 4 Llanedalia 34 21 3 10 47 27 20 66 5 Dynamo Dini 34 20 4 10 53 30 23 64 6 Ryoga Bay 34 20 2 12 52 46 6 62 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 Treebrook Wanderers 34 19 4 11 56 33 23 61 8 Racing Club Gabalfa 34 15 7 12 63 44 19 52 9 Southward Ho! 34 15 5 14 45 51 -6 50 10 Budiwati City 34 12 9 13 50 50 0 45 11 Emcorn 34 12 8 14 50 47 3 44 12 Hyppo Fernley 34 11 7 16 41 43 -2 40 13 Maindy 34 10 6 18 37 64 -27 36 14 Whitchurch 34 8 5 21 27 63 -36 29 15 FOYNLS 34 6 4 24 25 69 -44 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16 Fforest Hen 34 5 6 23 28 73 -45 21 17 Lower Sweeney 34 4 7 23 29 75 -46 19 18 AFC Rendrew 34 4 6 24 23 80 -57 18 |
PLAY-OFF RESULTS
Semi-Finals
Banastra Forest 1-0 Ryoga Bay Ryoga Bay 2-0 Banastra Forest Ryoga Bay win 2-1 on aggregate
Llanedalia 2-0 Dynamo Dini Dynamo Dini 1-2 Llanedalia Llanedalia win 4-1 on aggregate
Final (played at Stadiwm Bettia)
Ryoga Bay 0-1 Llanedalia
Persifera promoted as Champions. Pen-y-Bydd promoted as Runners-Up. Llanedalia promoted as Play-Off Winners. AFC Rendrew, Lower Sweeney and Fforest Hen relegated.
Division Three
FINAL TABLE
CODE | Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Lorshill Engineers 34 26 6 2 79 29 50 84 2 Roath Albion 34 26 3 5 80 26 54 81 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 Spiddaford Town 34 25 3 6 70 27 43 78 4 Grappenhall University 34 23 4 7 68 30 38 73 5 Arorair 34 21 6 7 68 36 32 69 6 Betws-y-Triw 34 19 6 9 72 42 30 63 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 Llanbedistan 34 18 7 9 62 42 20 61 8 BAF Chinterford 34 15 8 11 52 36 16 53 9 Mihangel's Old Boys 34 14 9 11 53 41 12 51 10 Pontybalfa United 34 14 7 13 40 52 -12 49 11 Cockbill Green 34 14 4 16 48 57 -9 46 12 Deudregg Dderw 34 10 6 18 32 53 -21 36 13 Al-Sheemal 34 10 4 20 42 61 -19 34 14 Upper Sweeney 34 7 4 23 38 80 -42 25 15 Drutton United 34 5 6 23 33 78 -45 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16 Gabalfa St Norbert 34 5 5 24 30 76 -46 20 17 Sonastra FC 34 4 3 27 35 86 -51 15 18 Alfalfa Kickers 34 2 5 27 24 74 -50 11 |
PLAY-OFF RESULTS
Semi-Finals
Betws-y-Triw 1-2 Spiddaford Town Spiddaford Town 3-2 Betws-y-Triw Spiddaford Town win 5-3 on aggregate
Arorair 2-2 Grappenhall University Grappenhall University 1-1 Arorair Aggregate score 3-3: Grappenhall University win on away goals
Final (played at Stadiwm Bettia)
Spiddaford Town 0-0 Grappenhall University (after 90 minutes) Spiddaford Town 2-2 Grappenhall University (after extra time) Grappenhall University win 4-3 on penalties
Lorshill Engineers promoted as Champions. Roath Albion promoted as Runners-Up. Grappenhall University promoted as Play-Off Winners. Alfalfa Kickers, Sonastra FC and Gabalfa St Norbert relegated.
Division Four
FINAL TABLE
CODE | Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Sageham Town 34 26 6 2 73 21 52 84 2 Thymeford Wanderers 34 25 6 3 76 25 51 81 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 Tinting Warren 34 26 2 6 81 22 59 80 4 Loudoun Rovers 34 20 8 6 71 35 36 68 5 Huwbridge Town 34 16 12 6 64 46 18 60 6 Gorseborough Town 34 18 3 13 59 40 19 57 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 Chinterford Town 34 16 9 9 60 47 13 57 8 Mare's Tail Village 34 15 9 10 58 41 17 54 9 Ceffinton United 34 12 9 13 40 41 -1 45 10 Gilang Chandra 34 11 11 12 51 44 7 44 11 Pen-yr-Heol 34 12 8 14 46 46 0 44 12 Porthbalfa Navy 34 11 10 13 53 55 -2 43 13 Lara Kencana 34 4 12 18 31 64 -33 24 14 Lorshill Park Rangers 34 6 5 23 29 74 -45 23 15 Gabalfa Steelworks 34 5 8 21 27 73 -46 23 16 Shabilah 34 6 4 24 24 68 -44 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 17 Lovage Town 34 5 7 22 28 84 -56 22 18 Huwbridge Colliery 34 2 11 21 27 72 -45 17 |
PLAY-OFF RESULTS
Semi-Finals
Gorseborough Town 2-0 Tinting Warren Tinting Warren 1-0 Gorseborough Town Gorseborough Town win 2-1 on aggregate
Huwbridge Town 2-1 Loudoun Rovers Loudoun Rovers 0-1 Huwbridge Town Huwbridge Town win 3-1 on aggregate
Final (played at Stadiwm Bettia)
Gorseborough Town 1-0 Huwbridge Town
Sageham Town promoted as Champions. Thymeford Wanderers promoted as Runners-Up. Gorseborough Town promoted as Play-Off Winners. Lovage Town and Huwbridge Colliery relegated.
National Conference
CODE | Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Tremwsa 38 32 3 3 106 35 71 99 --------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Lorshill Victoria 38 30 3 5 92 28 64 93 3 Dhur Tihari 38 29 4 5 83 29 54 91 4 Zenit Tecnasi 38 25 6 7 80 34 46 81 5 UCG 38 24 4 10 70 35 35 76 --------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Pifton Rovers 38 22 8 8 73 28 45 74 7 Blooming Town 38 22 6 10 75 39 36 72 8 Floraton United 38 21 8 9 64 32 32 71 9 Marjaham Town 38 18 8 12 63 30 33 62 10 Stellville Town 38 17 5 16 59 54 5 56 11 Aberlaila 38 16 4 18 53 59 -6 52 12 Whitchurch South End 38 11 5 22 42 77 -35 38 13 Dairford Town 38 9 6 23 29 69 -40 33 14 Brockhampton Town 38 8 6 24 38 71 -33 30 15 Locket Bush 38 7 8 23 38 76 -38 29 16 Dillford Heath 38 7 7 24 24 72 -48 28 17 Hurnford Harriers 38 7 6 25 43 90 -47 27 18 Ireton Rangers 38 6 8 24 28 87 -59 26 19 Third Regiment FC 38 7 4 27 26 83 -57 25 20 Broadgreen United 38 5 5 28 35 93 -58 20 |
PLAY-OFF RESULTS
Semi-Finals
UCG 3-1 Lorshill Victoria Lorshill Victoria 0-0 UCG UCG win 3-1 on aggregate
Zenit Tecnasi 1-2 Dhur Tihari Dhur Tihari 1-1 Zenit Tecnasi Dhur Tihari win 3-2 on aggregate
Final (played at Ceffinton)
UCG 1-2 Dhur Tihari
Tremwsa promoted as Champions. Dhur Tihari promoted as Play-Off Winners
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APEX LEAGUE 5 - FINAL REPORT
After a period of massive disruption which saw the domestic football season postponed due to many of Bettia's pitches having great big holes in them, the Apex League has finally been completed.
Division One
The Dragons have roared, and Takilan football is well and truly on top in the Apex League!
The final table says it all - Butetown Dragons have literally blitzed the Apex League this year, romping home by a massive 16 points and scoring an incredible 101 goals in the process. Never before has any of Bettia's divisions in any sport been so comprehensively dominated, and it is safely assumed that many teams will be looking to strengthen their fornt lines ready for the next season.
Coming in second were Akani Sands, who finished ahead of Sukatra Tigers by virtue of their far superior attack, with Gabalfa Rovers coming in fourth. A vastly improved Tamrida will be very happy with fifth place, whilst newly renamed Tiddles Park finished a creditable eighth.
Newly promoted teams Persifera and Pen-y-Bydd both found life in the top flight tough going, but they have both survived to try and consolidate their status next season. Unfortunately, the third of the promoted teams Llanedalia found the going a little too tough and so make an immediate return to the Second Division. Perhaps rather surprisingly, they will be joined by Lorshill City and Rhyngwladol Gabalfa, both of whom are already highly fancied to make a swift return.
CODE | Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Butetown Dragons 34 24 8 2 101 38 63 80 2 Akani Sands 34 20 4 10 69 43 26 64 3 Sukatra Tigers 34 19 7 8 51 31 20 64 4 Gabalfa Rovers 34 17 9 8 72 56 16 60 5 Tamrida 34 17 4 13 60 57 3 55 6 Perumnasih 34 15 9 10 55 47 8 54 7 Grappenhall 34 13 11 10 54 54 0 50 8 Tiddles Park 34 14 5 15 55 51 4 47 9 Lorshill United 34 14 3 17 54 50 4 45 10 Ceffinton Town 34 12 6 16 60 72 -12 42 11 Fiilghud Town 34 10 11 13 51 55 -4 41 12 Persifera 34 11 7 16 48 62 -14 40 13 CPD Porthbalfa 34 10 9 15 45 53 -8 39 14 Persubarnas 34 11 5 18 61 75 -14 38 15 Pen-y-Bydd 34 10 8 16 43 59 -16 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 16 Lorshill City 34 9 9 16 44 69 -25 36 17 Llanedalia 34 8 8 18 57 75 -18 32 18 Rhyngwladol Gabalfa 34 7 7 20 37 70 -33 28 |
Butetown Dragons are champions of Bettia! Lorshill City, Llanedalia and Rhyngwladol Gabalfa relegated Division TwoIt's a well-known fact that the province of Banastra is been poorly represented in the First Division for many years, with just one team (Grappenhall) making any sort of half-decent showing there. However, they will be joined next season by their city rival Banastra Forest, who clinched the championship by two points from Dynamo Dini, the latest in a steady trickle of Bahagian teams hoping to make an impact in Division one. They will be joined by another renamed team Fortuna Bettialis, who capped a strong season by defeating Emcorn in the playoff final. Making the sad journey in the other direction will be Treebrook Wanderers, Lorshill Engineers (who, after their steady rise up the ranks, miss out on the chance of a local derby with one of their city rivals), and FOYNLS. CODE | Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Banastra Forest 34 19 12 3 61 32 29 69 2 Dynamo Dini 34 20 7 7 57 29 28 67 --------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Fortuna Bettialis 34 17 12 5 43 29 14 63 4 Emcorn 34 17 6 11 51 41 10 57 5 Ryoga Bay 34 15 9 10 47 29 18 54 6 Kirkwood Town 34 14 11 9 58 45 13 53 --------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Downton 34 15 8 11 52 47 5 53 8 Old Maxwellians 34 14 9 11 44 44 0 51 9 Southward Ho! 34 13 9 12 47 40 7 48 10 Hyppo Fernley 34 13 7 14 39 48 -9 46 11 Maindy 34 11 11 12 49 46 3 44 12 Budiwati City 34 10 11 13 38 46 -8 41 13 Roath Albion 34 10 11 13 36 45 -9 41 14 Grappenhall University 34 6 14 14 30 47 -17 32 15 Racing Club Gabalfa 34 6 12 16 33 49 -16 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 16 Treebrook Wanderers 34 6 10 18 34 52 -18 28 17 Lorshill Engineers 34 5 12 17 35 53 -18 27 18 FOYNLS 34 5 9 20 28 60 -32 24 |
Playoff Semi-FinalsFortuna Bettialis 5-0 Kirkwood Town Kirkwood Town 0-2 Fortuna Bettialis Fortuna Bettialis 7-0 Kirkwood Town aggregateEmcorn 3-1 Ryoga Bay Ryoga Bay 0-1 Emcorn Emcorn 4-1 Ryoga Bay aggregatePLAYOFF FINAL (played at Tiddles Park, Gabalfa)Fortuna Bettialis 2-1 Emcorn Banastra Forest promoted as champions Dynamo Dini promoted as runners-up Fortuna Bettialis promoted as playoff winners Treebrook Wanderers, Lorshill Engineers and FOYNLS relegated Division ThreeAs far as Division Three was concerned, this was the year of the Gogs as all three promoted teams hail from the northern province of Gwlad Teg. Betws-y-Triw were comfortable winners, ahead of Fforest Hen who only gained automatic promotion on goal difference. The losers in this case, Pontybalfa United, weren't losers for long as they beat military flyboys BAF Chinterford in the playoff final. Plumetting into the basement will be Arorair, Thymeford Wanderers and Cockbill Green, who struggled throughout the season and were relegated by a clear margin. CODE | Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Betws-y-Triw 34 19 9 6 61 30 31 66 2 Fforest Hen 34 16 10 8 51 31 20 58 --------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Pontybalfa United 34 17 7 10 47 32 15 58 4 BAF Chinterford 34 16 7 11 38 42 -4 55 5 Deudregg Dderw 34 13 13 8 50 39 11 52 6 Llanbedistan 34 15 7 12 45 35 10 52 --------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Mihangel's Old Boys 34 14 10 10 44 38 6 52 8 Lower Sweeney 34 13 12 9 39 34 5 51 9 Upper Sweeney 34 13 11 10 45 37 8 50 10 Spiddaford Town 34 13 7 14 42 45 -3 46 11 Drutton United 34 12 8 14 32 32 0 44 12 Al-Sheemal 34 11 9 14 46 45 1 42 13 Gorseborough Town 34 12 6 16 40 52 -12 42 14 AFC Rendrew 34 11 8 15 34 42 -8 41 15 Sageham Town 34 10 10 14 40 48 -8 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 16 Arorair 34 8 9 17 32 40 -8 33 17 Thymeford Wanderers 34 7 10 17 26 53 -27 31 18 Cockbill Green 34 7 5 22 26 63 -37 26 |
Playoff Semi-FinalsPontybalfa United 1-0 Llanbedistan Llanbedistan 1-2 Pontybalfa United Pontybalfa United 3-1 Llanbedistan aggregateBAF Chinterford 2-0 Deudregg Dderw Deudregg Dderw 0-1 BAF Chinterford BAF Chinterford 3-0 Deudregg Dderw aggregatePLAYOFF FINAL (played at Tiddles Park, GabalfaPontybalfa United 3-2 BAF Chinterford Betws-y-Triw promoted as champions Fforest Hen promoted as runners-up Pontybalfa United promoted as playoff winners Arorair, Thymeford Wanderers and Cockbill Green relegated Division FourIt's been a good year for Sonastra TV - their ratings have been steadily rising, and now their own team Sonastra FC are the Fourth Division champions, and by a healthy margin too. Coming in as runners-up are Ceffinton United, who are hoping to emulate their larger town rivals by making it into the top flight. After their remarkable success in the last FAB Cup, Tremwsa have carried on their remarkable momentum, finishing a highly creditable fifth and then beating Shabilah to win promotion via the playoffs. Saying goodbye to the Apex League for at least a year are Gabalfa Steelworks and Loudoun Rovers, who will be replaced by NLS Conference winners Zenit Tecnasi and NLS playoff winners Lorshill Victoria. CODE | Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Sonastra FC 34 19 9 6 50 31 19 66 2 Ceffinton United 34 18 7 9 48 32 16 61 --------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Shabilah 34 15 9 10 36 32 4 54 4 Mare's Tail Village 34 17 2 15 41 38 3 53 5 Tremwsa 34 15 6 13 47 38 9 51 6 Gilang Chandra 34 14 8 12 43 33 10 50 --------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Alfalfa Kickers 34 14 8 12 44 35 9 50 8 Tinting Warren 34 15 5 14 42 37 5 50 9 Gabalfa St Norbert 34 12 12 10 50 52 -2 48 10 Chinterford Town 34 13 8 13 42 42 0 47 11 Porthbalfa Navy 34 11 13 10 36 37 -1 46 12 Dhur Tihari 34 12 9 13 29 35 -6 45 13 Lorshill Park Rangers 34 8 18 8 41 38 3 42 14 Lara Kencana 34 11 8 15 33 40 -7 41 15 Pen-yr-Heol 34 9 10 15 32 47 -15 37 16 Huwbridge Town 34 9 7 18 34 50 -16 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 17 Gabalfa Steelworks 34 8 9 17 38 52 -14 33 18 Loudoun Rovers 34 8 8 18 39 56 -17 32 |
Playoff Semi-FinalsShabilah 2-1 Gilang Chandra Gilang Chandra 0-2 Shabilah Shabilah 4-1 Gilang Chandra aggregateMare's Tail Village 2-2 Tremwsa Tremwsa 2-1 Mare's Tail Village Mare's Tail Village 3-4 Tremwsa aggregatePLAYOFF FINAL (played at Tiddles Park, Gabalfa)Shabilah 0-2 Tremwsa Sonastra FC promoted as champions Ceffinton United promoted as runners-up Tremwsa promoted as playoff winners Gabalfa Steelworks and Loudoun Rovers relegated from Apex League
Zenit Tecnasi promoted to Apex League as Conference champions Lorshill Victoria promoted as playoff winners FAB CupAfter a long layoff, the FAB Cup has returned with a vengeance. The first round more or less went according to form, the only real shock coming as non-league Floraton United beat 3rd Division Thymeford Wanderers after a replay. Their reward - a 6-2 thrashing by Racing Club Gabalfa. Tremwsa wowed the Bettian football scene in the last cup by shocking the giants of Gabalfa Rovers, and they carried on their giant-killing exploits in the 2nd Round by dispatching 1st Division Ceffinton Town. Old Maxwellians were the next to fall, and their incredible cup form was only stopped by those giants of Bettian football Akani Sands - and they needed a penalty shootout to do that. After that scare, the Storm were able to fight their way to the final, where they faced a resurgant Tamrida. In a highly entertaining match, they were tied 3-3 after the regulation 90 minutes, and after a tense half-an-hour of extra time, Akani Sands emerged victorious, claiming a late goal to gets their hands once again on the cup. The Storm seem to be making the FAB Cup their own, having won it three times out of the four times it's been up for grabs. ROUND 1 Huwbridge Town 0-1 TremwsaDhur Tihari 1-1 Mihangel's Old Boys Replay: Mihangel's Old Boys 2-0 Dhur Tihari Ceffinton United 2-0 Stellville Town Aberlayla 1-1 Shabilah Replay: Shabilah 2-2 Aberlayla (2-2 AET) ( Shabilah wins 4-1 on penalty kicks) UCG 0-0 BAF Chinterford Replay: BAF Chinterford 1-2 UCGSageham Town 0-1 Al-SheemalThymeford Wanderers 1-1 Floraton United Replay: Floraton United 1-0 Thymeford Wanderers Lower Sweeney 4-0 Fortuna South End Lara Kencana 0-3 Pontybalfa UnitedGorseborough Town 3-1 Gabalfa Steelworks Huwbridge Colliery 2-1 Alfalfa Kickers Mirtaford Town 1-0 Porthbalfa Town Drutton United 1-2 Chinterford TownGilang Chandra 2-2 Spiddaford Town Replay: Spiddaford Town 3-0 Gilang Chandra Blooming Town 2-6 Lorshill VictoriaDillford Heath 2-1 Porthbalfa Navy Locketton United 2-1 Lorshill Park Rangers Dairford Town 0-2 Tinting WarrenFforest Hen 3-0 Mitaford Eagles Betws-y-Triw 3-3 Arorair Replay: Arorair 1-4 Betws-y-TriwAFC Rendrew 1-2 Deudregg DderwIreton Rangers 1-2 Loudoun RoversMarjaham Town 0-1 Cockbill GreenHurnford Harriers 3-2 Gabalfa St Norbert Zenit Tecnasi 3-0 Lovage Town Pen-yr-Heol 1-3 Mare's Tail VillageLlanbedistan 4-2 Upper Sweeney Sonastra FC 0-2 Pifton RoversROUND 2 Akani Sands 4-0 Dillford Heath Racing Club Gabalfa 6-2 Floraton United Spiddaford Town 2-3 Mirtaford TownZenit Tecnasi 1-3 Hyppo FernleyLocketton United 0-1 Pontybalfa UnitedFiilghud Town 0-1 Butetown DragonsGorseborough Town 0-2 Lorshill UnitedGabalfa Rovers 5-1 FOYNLS Tiddles Park 3-1 Mare's Tail Village Pifton Rovers 0-1 Tinting WarrenSukatra Tigers 3-0 Chinterford Town Grappenhall 4-0 Llanbedistan Dynamo Dini 1-4 Fforest HenHuwbridge Colliery 1-4 CPD PorthbalfaTamrida 3-2 Perumnasih UCG 1-2 Southward Ho!Betws-y-Triw 0-2 Deudregg DderwEmcorn 3-0 Grappenhall University Mihangel's Old Boys 1-1 Kirkwood Town Replay: Kirkwood Town 0-3 Mihangel's Old BoysPersifera 2-1 Shabilah Al-Sheemal 1-1 Ryoga Bay Replay: Ryoga Bay 2-0 Al-Sheemal Downton 2-1 Cockbill Green Lorshill Victoria 1-2 Lorshill EngineersCeffinton United 0-0 Budiwati City Replay: Budiwati City 1-0 Ceffinton United Old Maxwellians 2-1 Roath Albion Rhyngwladol Gabalfa 0-0 Hurnford Harriers Replay: Hurnford Harriers 0-1 Rhyngwladol GabalfaTremwsa 4-2 Ceffinton Town Loudoun Rovers 1-4 MaindyLlanedalia 1-4 PersubarnasFortuna Bettialis 1-3 Treebrook WanderersBanastra Forest 0-3 Pen-y-ByddLower Sweeney 2-3 Lorshill CityROUND 3 Mirtaford Town 0-1 Fforest HenPontybalfa United 0-1 Lorshill UnitedMihangel's Old Boys 2-1 Butetown Dragons Pen-y-Bydd 2-0 Lorshill Engineers Tinting Warren 3-2 Racing Club Gabalfa Rhyngwladol Gabalfa 3-1 Persifera Budiwati City 3-2 Sukatra Tigers Gabalfa Rovers 1-0 Deudregg Dderw Hyppo Fernley 0-2 PersubarnasTiddles Park 0-0 Southward Ho! Replay: Southward Ho! 2-4 Tiddles ParkCPD Porthbalfa 2-1 Lorshill City Ryoga Bay 0-2 GrappenhallTreebrook Wanderers 0-2 EmcornTamrida 2-2 Downton Replay: Downton 1-1 Tamrida (2-2 AET) ( Tamrida wins 5-4 on penalty kicks) Tremwsa 2-1 Old Maxwellians Akani Sands 2-1 Maindy ROUND 4 Persubarnas 1-3 GrappenhallTinting Warren 1-3 TamridaRhyngwladol Gabalfa 1-0 Budiwati City Tiddles Park 1-0 Emcorn Mihangel's Old Boys 2-1 Fforest Hen Gabalfa Rovers 0-1 CPD PorthbalfaTremwsa 1-1 Akani Sands Replay: Akani Sands 2-2 Tremwsa (2-2 AET) ( Akani Sands wins 4-2 on penalty kicks) Pen-y-Bydd 3-2 Lorshill United QUARTER-FINALS Tiddles Park 1-1 Rhyngwladol Gabalfa Replay: Rhyngwladol Gabalfa 1-1 Tiddles Park (2-3 AET) CPD Porthbalfa 4-1 Mihangel's Old Boys Tamrida 2-0 Grappenhall Akani Sands 5-1 Pen-y-Bydd SEMI-FINALS CPD Porthbalfa 1-2 Akani SandsTiddles Park 3-3 Tamrida Replay: Tamrida 1-1 Tiddles Park (1-1 AET) ( Tamrida wins 4-1 on penalty kicks) FINAL Tamrida 3-3 Akani Sands (3-4 AET) This post has been edited by Bettia on Dec 8 2006, 03:46 PM |
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