Ultimate League Guide

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UNOFFICIAL CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER 2001/2002 LEAGUES GUIDE

By Dušan Stamenković & Fabrice Leclercq
Argentina 2
Australia 5
Belgium 7
Brazil 10
Croatia 13
Denmark 16
England 19
Finland 22
France 25
Germany 28
Greece 31
Holland 34
Italy 37
Japan 41
Northern Ireland 44
Norway 45
Poland 48
Portugal 51
Republic of Ireland 54
Russia 57
Scotland 60
Spain 61
Sweden 64
Turkey 67
United States 70
Wales 73
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ARGENTINA
Daniel Szmid
http://www.cmpasion.f2s.com
http://www.diario-ole.com.ar
Southern South America, bordering the South

Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay
36,955,182
mostly temperate; arid in southeast;

subantarctic in southwest
Spanish (official), English, Italian, German,

French
5th
Premier Division Clubs :
Club Position £ Attendance Training Rep. Board

San Lorenzo 1 2000000 19000 13 15 3
River 2 5000000 40000 17 18 3
Boca 3 5000000 40000 17 18 3
Talleres 4 600000 13000 8 9 4
Vélez 5 2500000 15000 13 14 3
Estudiantes (LP) 6 1200000 8000 8 10 4
Chacarita 7 400000 7000 9 7 4
Huracán 8 600000 7000 11 12 3
Gimnasia (LP) 9 1200000 8000 8 12 4
Colón 10 500000 9000 7 9 4
Newell's 11 1200000 14000 10 11 3
Unión 12 500000 9000 7 9 4
Argentinos 13 400000 6000 7 9 4
Independiente 14 2000000 18000 13 14 3
Lanús 15 1000000 8000 8 11 3
Central 16 1200000 14000 10 13 2
Racing 17 2000000 20000 10 10 4
Belgrano 19 600000 13000 8 8 4
Banfield D2 400000 7000 9 9 4
Nueva Chicago D2 200000 3000 6 7 4
Board Legend:
2 – Board expects Continental Qualification

3 – Board expects to attain a respectable league position
4 – Board expects to stay clear of relegation
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Continental Cups Qualified Clubs :
Copa Libertadores
Premier Division Champion
Copa Mercosur
Copa Libertadores
Premier Division Runner-up
Copa Mercosur
Copa Libertadores
Premier Division 3rd
Copa Mercosur
Copa Libertadores
Premier Division 4th
Copa Mercosur
Copa Mercosur Premier Division 5th
Copa Mercosur Premier Division 6th
Leagues Structure :
League Premier Division Second Division

Teams 20 25
Promoted None Champion + 1 to 3 teams**
Relegated 2* + 0 to 2 teams** 7**
Max Foreigners 4 4
Max subs 5 5
Max replacements 3 3
Opening Stage : Aug/Dec Regular Season Aug/Dec
Operates from Closing Stage : Feb/May Groups Stage : Feb/Apr
P.O. Apr/May
*Based on last 3 season average points.
**Second Division Groups Stage :
League System
Teams 3 groups of 8 teams (Champion of the regular season is already promoted)
Qualified P.O Groups Winners + + 5 best teams (Regular Season + Groups Stage)
Relegated 7 based on last 3 seasons average points
Operates from Feb/Apr
**Promotion Play Off system :
1st Promotion Play Off Cup System

Teams 4 (Top 2 teams of each 2nd division groups)
Rounds 2
Legs 2 (If scores are leveled, best average points (Regular Season + Groups Stage)
team is qualified)
Extra Time No
Away Goal Rules No
Promoted Winner
Operates from May
2nd Promotion Play Off Cup System

Teams Finalist of the 1st promotion P.O. vs. 18th Premier Division
Best av. points (Regular Season + Groups Stage) team vs. 17th P.D.
Round 1
Legs 2
Extra Time No
Away Goal Rules No
Promoted 2 Winners (If scores are leveled, Premier Division team is qualified)
Operates from May
Transfer Deadline A maximum of two players can be purchased between the Opening and Closing
seasons, with unlimited transfers allowed in the interval between the end of the
Closing season and the start of the Opening one (Jun/Jul).
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11 Most Promising Youngsters :
First Name Surname Club Position

Sebastián Battaglia Boca DM C
Ernesto Farías Estudiantes (LP) F RC
Diego Forlán Independiente SC
Gabriel Milito Independiente DC
Damián Manso Newell's AM C
Damián Alvarez River AM LC
Franco Costanzo River GK
Andrés D'Alessandro River AM C
Guillermo Pereyra River DM RC
Leandro Romagnoli San Lorenzo AM C
Diego Saja San Lorenzo GK
Top 11 players :

Guillermo Barros Schelotto Boca F RL
Oscar Córdoba Boca GK
Marcelo Delgado Boca F RLC
Juan Román Riquelme Boca AM C
Gabriel Milito Independiente DC
Martín Cardetti River SC
Eduardo Coudet River MR
Andrés D'Alessandro River AM C
Ariel Ortega River F RC
Mario Yepes River DC
Bernardo Romeo San Lorenzo SC
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AUSTRALIA
David Bintley
http://www.ozcm.8m.com
www.theworldgame.com.au
Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean

and the South Pacific Ocean
19,169,083
generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south

and east; tropical in north
English, native languages
43rd

Wollongong Wolves 1 -100000 4188 6 4 6
South Melbourne 2 -150000 6197 12 6 3
Perth Glory 3 100000 13180 12 7 3
Sydney Olympic Sharks 4 -150000 4202 10 5 3
Marconi Stallions 5 -2500000 3382 10 3 6
Melbourne Knights 6 -250000 4947 12 4 6
Adelaide City Force 7 -750000 2970 10 4 6
Football Kingz 8 -150000 6284 10 4 3
Brisbane Strikers 9 -250000 1515 8 4 6
Parramatta Power 10 -100000 1376 12 5 3
Sydney United 11 -350000 1600 10 3 6
Canberra Cosmos 12 -2500000 1000 1 1 6
Northern Spirit 13 100000 8112 12 7 3
Newcastle United FC 14 -150000 6061 6 4 6
Oceania Club Championship (champion) Woolong Wolves
League Structure :
League NSL
Teams 16
Level Pro
Promoted None
Relegated None
Max Foreigners 3
Max subs 4 (5 – during P.O.)
Max replacements 3
Operates from Oct/Jun
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Top 11 Players :

Petar Cestic Adelaide City SW/D C
Aurelio Vidmar Adelaide City AM/F R
Con Boutsianis Kingz FC
Chad Gibson Marconi D/DM R
Steve Horvat Melbourne Knights SW/D C
Damian Mori Perth Glory SC
Michael Petkovic South Melbourne GK
Dino Mennillo Wollongong Wolves AM L
Stuart Young Wollongong Wolves SC
David Cervinski Wollongong Wolves DC
Paul Reid Wollongong Wolves AM RC
11 Most Promising Players :

David Terminello Adelaide City MC
Lucas Pantelis Adelaide City SC
Michael Turnbull Marconi GK
Jacob Rex Northern Spirit GK
Greg Owens Olympic Sharks AM C
Wayne Srhoj Olympic Sharks DM C
Nick Carle Olympic Sharks FC
Mark Byrnes Parramatta Power D RC
Brett Holman Parramatta Power SC
Ahmad Elrich Parramatta Power MR
Ljubo Milicevic Perth Glory SW C
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BELGIUM
Fabrice Leclercq
Kristof Terreur
http://www.cmbelgium.net
http://www.belgiumsoccer.com
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea,

between France and the Netherlands
10,241,506
temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy,

humid, cloudy
Dutch 58%, French 32%, German 10%
11th
FIRST DIVISION CLUBS :

Anderlecht 1 13850000 24800 12 16 1
Club Brugge 2 12308000 14900 10 15 2
Standard Liège 3 9230000 14410 11 14 2
AA Gent 4 4615000 8000 8 12 3
Lokeren 5 2154000 5588 8 10 4
GBA 6 3538000 7800 9 12 4
Westerlo 7 1884000 5500 8 11 3
Mouscron 8 5385000 8200 10 12 3
Charleroi 9 3077000 12000 10 12 3
Lierse 10 3615000 8100 8 12 3
Racing Genk 11 6154000 20350 8 12 3
Antwerp 12 2000000 6400 8 12 4
Sint-Truiden 13 2153000 7800 8 10 4
Beveren 13 -500000 5900 8 10 5
La Louvière 15 2115000 7300 9 9 5
Eendracht Aalst 16 2300000 3600 7 10 4
Lommel D2 2192000 6000 8 8 5
RWDM D2 1538000 4300 9 10 5
Board legend:
1 – Board expects Championship challenge
2 – Board expects European Qualification
5 – Board expects to battle bravely against relegation
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Champions League Qual. Phase (champion) Anderlecht

UEFA Cup (2nd) Club Brugge
UEFA Cup (FA Cup Winner) Westerlo
UEFA Cup (3rd) Standard
Intertoto Cup (4th) Lokeren
Intertoto Cup (5th) AA Gent
Leagues Structure :
League Premier Division Division 2 Division 3 – 2 groups

Teams 18 18 32
Level Pro Semi-Pro Amateur
Promoted - 1 + 1 via Play Off* 2 + 0 or 1 via Play Off*
Relegated 2 2 + 0or1 via Play Off* 4 + 0 to 2 via Play Off*
Max Foreigners No Limitations No Limitations No Limitations
Max subs 7 4 4
Max replacements 3 3 3
Highest Reputation Anderlecht KV Mechelen Oostende
Highest Average Attendance Anderlecht KV Mechelen Zulte Waregem
Highest Budget Anderlecht KV Mechelen VW Hamme
Operates from Aug/May Aug/May Aug/May
*Division 2 Promotion Play Off system :
Play Off 2 Promotion League

Teams 4 (6 games) – 2nd and winners of the 3 periods (10-12-12)
Promoted 1
Operates from May/May
*Division 2/3 Relegation/Promotion Play Off system :
Play Off 2/3 Cup System

Teams 7 (16th of D2 and 6 winners of the 3 periods in Division 3)
Rounds 3 (16th of D2 enters in the Semi-Finals)
Legs 2 - (1 for the final)
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules Yes
Golden Goal No
Promoted Winner
Operates from End of May
*Division 3 Relegation Play Off system :
Play Off 3 Cup System

Teams 14 – (16th of D 3A & B and 12 teams from Division Four)
Rounds 3 – (16th of D 3A & B enters on Round 2)
Legs 1
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules -
Golden Goal No
Promoted Winners of the Semi-Finals
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Cup Structure :
Cup FA Cup
Rounds 10 (D1 teams enter on the 6th Round, D2 on the 4th, D3 on the 3rd)
Legs 1 – (2 for the semis)
Extra Time Yes
Away Goals Rule Yes
Golden Goal No
Replay No (except ¼ finas & the Final)
Operates from Aug/May
Transfer System :
Transfer Deadline 1
1st June -> 30th June (30 days)
To buy players from lower division teams
Transfer Deadline 2
1st June -> 31st December
To buy players from higher divisions and between Division 1 clubs
Bosman Ruling Yes
Abroad Transfers 1st June -> 31st March

Jonathan Blondel Mouscron AM C
Mohamed El Yamani Standard Liège SC
Anatoly Gerk Anderlecht AM/F C
Ahmed Gursever UR Namur AM C
Stein Huysegems Lierse F LC
Yasin Karaca Anderlecht F LC
Silvestro Proto La Louvière GK
Ebrimah Sillah Club Brugge F LC
Kevin Vandenbergh Westerlo SC
Venance Zézé Zezeto Beveren SC
Didier Zokora Racing Genk D RC
Top 11 players :

Walter Baseggio Anderlecht DM C
Marc Degryse GBA FC
Gaëtan Englebert Club Brugge AM RC
Frédéric Herpoel AA Gent GK
Nenad Jestrovic Anderlecht SC
Timmy Simons Club Brugge DM RC
Alin Stoica Anderlecht F RLC
Yves Vanderhaeghe Anderlecht DM C
Gert Verheyen Club Brugge F RC
Johan Walem Standard Liège DM C
Michal Zewlakow Mouscron D LC
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BRAZIL
Ndongo Bastos
http://www.cmbrasil.com
http://www.futbrasil.com
Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic

Ocean
172,860,370
mostly tropical, but temperate in south
Portuguese (official), Spanish, English
4th
Série A :
Club £ Train. Rep. Board Club £ Train. Rep. Board

América (MG) 2000000 14 12 5 Guarani 1000000 15 14 4
Atlético Mineiro 6500000 16 15 3 Internacional 2000000 14 14 4
Atl. Paranaense 14000000 14 14 3 Juventude 2000000 12 13 4
Bahia 4000000 16 13 5 Palmeiras 6000000 16 17 3
Botafogo 4000000 15 15 4 Paraná 4000000 15 12 4
Botafogo (SP) 1500000 14 11 5 Ponte Preta 4500000 13 14 3
Corinthians 5000000 16 18 3 Portuguesa 6000000 12 14 3
Coritiba 5250000 13 14 3 Santa Cruz 2250000 10 12 4
Cruzeiro 3500000 16 16 3 Santos 6500000 17 16 3
Flamengo 4000000 17 17 2 São Caetano 2500000 12 10 5
Fluminense 2750000 16 13 3 São Paulo 8000000 18 16 3
Gama 2500000 12 11 5 Sport Recife 2750000 13 13 4
Goiás 3500000 15 12 4 Vasco 6000000 15 18 3
Grêmio 2000000 16 15 3 Vitória 3000000 13 13 4
Legend:
2 – Board expects Continental Qualification
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Copa Libertadores
Série A Champion
Copa Mercosur
Copa Libertadores
Série A Finalist
Copa Mercosur
Copa Libertadores Série A Semi Finalist
Copa Mercosur
Copa Libertadores Série A Semi Finalist
Copa Mercosur
Copa Mercosur Série A 5th
Leagues Structure :
League Série A Série B Série C

Teams 28 28 56 (8 groups * 7 teams)
Level Pro Pro Pro
Qualified for the Play Off 4* 4* 16 **
Promoted None 4 4 via the Play Off
Relegated 4 4 16 (2 per groups)
Max Foreigners 2 (3 in the squad) 2 (3 in the squad) 2 (3 in the squad)
Max subs 7 7 7
Max replacements 3 + GK 3 + GK 3 + GK
Highest Reputation Corinthians Náutico América (RJ)
Highest Average Attendance Coritiba Bragantino Rio Branco (SP)
Highest Budget Paranaense América (RN)
Operates from Aug/Dec Aug/Dec Aug/Oct
*Title & Copa Libertadores Qualification Play Off system :
Play Off Série A & B Cup System

Teams 4
Rounds 2
Legs 2
Extra Time No
Away Goals Rule Yes
Golden Goal No
Operates from Dec/Dec
**Promotion Play Off system :
Play Off Série C Cup & League System

Teams 16
Rounds 3 (First and Final are cup system – Second is a league system)
Groups 2 (4 teams each – H&A – Winners qualify for the final)
Legs 2
Extra Time No
Away Goals Rule Yes
Golden Goal No
Operates from Oct/Dec
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State Championships :
Level Pro
Max Foreigners 2 (3 in the squad)
Max subs 7
Max replacements 3 + GK
Operates from Feb/Jun
State Leagues Teams Relegated Qualified for the State Title Play Off Rules
PO cup system
Bahia 10 1 4
Central 16 4 8
Gaucho 17 2 4 Legs 2
Goias 14 4 8 Extra Time No
Minas Gerais 12 2 2 Away Goals No
North 10 2 4 Golden Goal No
North East 16 2 4 League standing Yes
Parana 12 4 2
Pernambuco 10 2 4
Rio de Janeiro 12 2 2
Santa Catarina 10 1 4
Sao Paulo 16 2 4
Cup Structure :
Cup Brazilian Cup

Rounds 6 (States Champions enter 2nd to 4th* Rounds)
Legs 2
Extra Time No
Away Goal Rules No
Golden Goal No
Replay No
Penalties Yes
* SP, RJ, MG, RS & PR

2nd round - 5 teams from the previous year's national championship + state
champions from North and Central
3rd round - 5 state champions from Goiás, Pernambuco, Bahia, Northeast and
Santa Catarina
4th round - 5 state champions from Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Minas Gerais,
Gaúcho and Paraná.
Transfer System :
Transfer Deadline None

Bosman Ruling Yes
Abroad Transfers Fifa rules
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CROATIA
Tihomir Kovacevic
http://www.nogomet.com
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic

Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and
Slovenia
4,334,142
Mediterranean and continental; continental

climate predominant with hot summers and
cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along
coast
Croatian
33rd
Club Position Attendance Training Rep. Board

Hajduk 1 5500 14 14 2
Dinamo 2 6000 16 15 2
Osijek 3 2000 13 12 2
Varteks 4 5000 12 10 3
Slaven Belupo 5 2500 11 11 3
Zagreb 6 3000 11 10 3
Sibenik 7 1500 7 10 4
Cakovec 8 1500 10 8 5
Cibalia 9 1500 10 11 4
Rijeka 10 3500 13 12 3
Hr. Dragovoljac 11 500 5 9 4
Marsonia 12 4500 7 8 4
Kamen Ingrad D2 2500 10 7 5
Pomorac D2 1000 5 6 5
TSK D2 2000 5 5 5
Zadar D2 3000 7 9 4
Board legend:
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Champions League Qual. Phase (champion) HNK Hajduk

UEFA Cup (FA Cup Winner) NK Dinamo
UEFA Cup (3rd) NK Osijek
UEFA Cup (4th) NK Varteks
Intertoto Cup (5th) NK Slaven Belupo
Intertoto Cup (6th) NK Zagreb
Leagues Structure :
League Premier Division Division 2

Teams 18 32 (2 groups of 16 teams)
Level Pro Semi-Pro
Promoted - 2 (Each groups winner)
Relegated 2 4 (2 from each group)
Max Foreigners 4 4
Max subs 7 7
Highest Reputation Dinamo Solin Gradja
Highest Average Attendance Dinamo GOSK
Operates from Jul/May Jul/May
Cup Structure :
Cup FA Cup
Rounds 6
Legs 1 (2 for the ¼, ½ & Final)
Extra Time Yes (No for the ¼, ½ & Final)
Away Goals Rule No
Golden Goal Yes (No for the ¼, ½ & Final)
Replay No
Transfer System :
Transfer Deadline
15th June -> 29th June (15 days)
To buy players from Croatian Clubs
Bosman Ruling No
Abroad Transfers 15th June -> 28th February
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Dino Drpic Dinamo SW/D RC
Niko Kranjcar Dinamo F RC
Jerko Leko Dinamo D/DM RC
Mihael Mikic Dinamo F RC
Srdjan Andric Hajduk DM C
Ivan Radeljic Hajduk SW/D C
Kresimir Brkic Osijek DM C
Goran Ljubojevic Osijek F LC
Marijan Vuka Osijek M RC
Nikola Safaric Varteks AM C
Hrvoje Sklepic Varteks D/DM C
Top 11 players :

Tomislav Butina Dinamo GK
Mihael Mikic Dinamo F RC
Vladimir Petrovic Dinamo F RLC
Ivan Bosnjak Hajduk F RC
Zvonimir Deranja Hajduk FC
Stipe Pletikosa Hajduk GK
Igor Stimac Hajduk SW/D C
Ivica Olic Marsonia F LC
Mato Neretljak Osijek D LC
Veldin Karic Varteks FC
Silvester Sabolcki Varteks AM R
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DENMARK
Jesper Krogsgaard
http://www.cmdk.dk
http://www.onside.dk
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and

the North Sea, on a peninsula north of
Germany
5,336,394
temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy

winters and cool summers
Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit

dialect), German (small minority)
39th

Football Club København 1 17500000 12000 18 14 2
Brøndbyernes Idræts Forening 2 20400000 11000 16 13 1
Silkeborg Idræts Forening 3 800000 4500 13 11 3
Football Club Midtjylland 1999 4 1070000 4500 13 11 5
Aalborg Boldspilklub (AaB) 5 6000000 3500 13 12 2
Viborg Fodsports Forening 6 330000 3200 12 10 5
Odense Boldklub 7 800000 6000 14 10 4
Aarhus Gymnastik Forening 8 -150000 6500 13 9 3
Lyngby Football Club 9 -150000 4000 13 11 4
Akademisk Boldklub (AB) 10 4200000 7500 14 12 3
Esbjerg Forenede Boldklubber D2 570000 2500 11 8 5
Vejle Boldklub D2 490000 2500 11 8 5
Board legend:

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Champions League Qual. Phase Champion Football Club København

UEFA Cup FA Cup Winner Silkeborg Idræts Forening
UEFA Cup 2nd Brøndbyernes Idræts Forening
UEFA Cup 4th Football Club Midtjylland 1999
Intertoto Cup 8th Aarhus Gymnastik Forening
Intertoto Cup 7th Odense Boldklub
Leagues Structure :
League Premier Division First Division Second Division

Teams 12 16 16
Level Professional Semi-Professional Semi-Professional
Promoted - 2 3
Relegated 2 3 3
Max Non EEC 3 3 3
Max subs 4 4 4
Highest Reputation København Herfølge Boldklubben Fremad Amager
Highest Average Attendance København Sønderjylland Ølstykke Fodbold Club
Highest Budget Brøndby Herfølge Næstved Boldklub
Operates from Jul/May Aug/May Aug/May
Cups Structure :
Cups Dong Cup

Rounds 8
Legs 1 (Semis are 2 legs game)
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules Yes
Golden Goal No
Operates from Jun/Dec
Transfer System :
Transfer Deadline No
Bosman Ruling Yes
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Dan Anton Johansen Brøndby D RC
Jerry Lucena Esbjerg fB D/DM RC
Mogens Laursen FC Midtjylland SC
Morten Skoubo FC Midtjylland SC
Jacob Stolberg HFK Sønderjylland D/M RC
Mads Junker Lyngby SC
Michael Knudsen OB D/DM L
Mads Beierholm Vejle AM RC
Jerry Brown Vejle SC
Peter Gravesen Vejle D/DM LC
Asbjørn Sennels Viborg FF D/M RL
Top 11 players :

Klebér Saarenpää AaB D LC
Frank Strandli AaB SC
Ruben Bagger Brøndby AM/F LC
Mattias Jonson Brøndby AM/F RLC
Mads Jørgensen Brøndby AM/F RLC
Peter Madsen Brøndby F RC
Jacob Laursen FC København D/DM RLC
Bora Zivkovic FC København DC
Sibusiso Zuma FC København F RLC
Søren Skriver FC Midtjylland D/DM RC
Arkadiusz Onyszko Viborg FF GK
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ENGLAND
http://www.sigames.com
http://www.football365.co.uk
Pete Sottrel
Western Europe, islands including the

northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland
between the North Atlantic Ocean and the
North Sea, northwest of France
59,647,790
temperate; moderated by prevailing

southwest winds over the North Atlantic
Current; more than one-half of the days are
overcast
English
2nd
English Premier Division :

Manchester United 1 30400000 67600 20 20 1
Arsenal 2 27180000 48050 20 18 1
Liverpool 3 20000000 50630 18 17 2
Leeds United 4 42120000 40000 18 16 1
Ipswich Town 5 8000000 25000 14 13 4
Chelsea 6 14600000 42000 14 16 2
Sunderland 7 20800000 47500 11 13 4
Aston Villa 8 18000000 39000 16 14 2
Charlton Athletic 9 7100000 14000 16 12 5
Southampton 10 1000000 25000 12 12 5
Tottenham Hotspur 12 12000000 31000 16 14 2
Leicester City 13 12850000 20620 10 12 4
Newcastle United 13 4700000 46680 16 14 4
Middlesbrough 14 16000000 35301 18 12 3
West Ham United 15 6535000 26000 15 13 4
Everton 16 -20500000 32500 15 13 5
Derby County 17 -11000000 29000 11 12 4
Fulham D1 20000000 9500 15 13 3
Blackburn Rovers D1 35000000 28000 17 12 3
Bolton Wanderers D1 5000000 22500 15 12 5
Board legend:
1 – Board expects Championship challenge 4 – Board expects to stay clear of relegation

2 – Board expects European Qualification 5 – Board expects to battle bravely against relegation
3 – Board expects to attain a respectable league
position
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Champions League Champion Manchester United

Champions League 2nd Arsenal
Champions League Qual. Phase 3rd Liverpool
UEFA Cup 4th Leeds United
UEFA Cup 5th Ipswich Town
UEFA Cup 6th Chelsea
Intertoto Cup 7th Aston Villa
Intertoto Cup 11th Newcastle United
Leagues Structure :
League Premier Division First Division Second Division Third Division Conference
Teams 20 24 24 24 22
Level Professional Professional Professional Professional Semi-Professional
Promoted None 3 (1 via P-O)* 3 (1 via P-O)* 4 (1 via P-O)** 1
Relegated 3 3 4 1 3
Max Non EEC 3 3 3 3 3
Max subs 5 5 5 5 5
Max replacements 3 3 3 3 3
Highest Reputation Man U Coventry City Bristol City Rushden & D. Chester City
Highest Average Att. Man U Manchester City Stoke City Hull City Doncaster Rovers
Highest Budget Leeds United Coventry City Wigan Athletic Rushden & D. Boston United
Operates from Aug/May Aug/May Aug/May Aug/May Aug/May
Promotion/Relegation Play Off system :

*3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th team participate in Play-Offs and winner gets promoted.
** 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th team participate in Play-Offs and winner gets promoted.
Cups Structure :
Cup FA Cup
Rounds 9
Legs 1 (Replay of tied)
Extra Time No
Away Goal Rules No
Golden Goal No
Operates from Oct/May
Cup League cup

Rounds 7
Legs 1 (Semis are 2 legs game with Away goal, Extra Time & Golden Goal Rules)
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules Yes
Golden Goal Yes
Operates from Aug/Mar
Cup Vans Trophy

Rounds 6
Legs 1 (Final is a 2 legs game with Away goal, Extra Time & Golden Goal Rules)
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules Yes
Golden Goal Yes
Operates from Dec/Apr
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Cup FA Trophy
Rounds 5 (Starts in 2nd round)
Legs 1 (Semi-Final is a 2 legs game with Away goal, Extra Time & Golden Goal
Rules)
Extra Time Yes*
Away Goal Rules Yes*
Golden Goal Yes*
Operates from Nov/May
Transfer System :
Transfer Deadline From last Friday in March until the end of the season
Bosman Ruling Yes

Steven Gerrard Liverpool DM RC
Robbie Keane Leeds FC
Ashley Cole Arsenal DL
Alan Smith Leeds SC
Jonathan Woodgate Leeds SW/D C
Gareth Barry Aston Villa D LC
Francis Jeffers Arsenal SC
Joe Cole West Ham AM LC
John Terry Chelsea DC
Sam Dalla Bona Chelsea AM C
Titus Bramble Ipswich SW/D C
Top 11 players :

Juan Sebastián Verón Man Utd AM C
Patrick Vieira Arsenal DM C
Roy Keane Man Utd DM C
Ryan Giggs Man Utd AM L
David Beckham Man Utd M RC
Michael Owen Liverpool SC
Harry Kewell Leeds AM/F LC
Ruud van Nistelrooy Man Utd SC
Marcel Desailly Chelsea D/DM C
Paul Scholes Man Utd AM/F C
Fabien Barthez Man Utd GK
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FINLAND
Jarkko Nyman
http://cmfinlandia.cjb.net
http://www.palloliitto.fi
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea,

Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between
Sweden and Russia
5,175,783
cold temperate; potentially subarctic, but

comparatively mild because of moderating
influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic
Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes
Finnish 93.4%, Swedish 5.9%
50th
Finnish Premier Division :

Tampere Utd 1 175000 2300 13 8 4
HJK 2 350000 4200 18 10 2
MyPa 3 300000 1700 13 8 2
FC Haka 4 350000 2000 14 9 2
Inter Turku 5 250000 1700 12 7 3
VPS 6 100000 2700 15 7 5
Atlantis 7 250000 520 13 7 4
KuPS 8 150000 1600 14 7 5
FC Lahti 9 100000 1500 19 6 5
FC Jazz 10 -200000 1800 10 5 4
FC Hämeenlinna D1 175000 520 9 6 5
Jaro D1 125000 680 13 6 5
Board legend:

Champions League Qual. Phase Champion FC Haka Valkeakoski

UEFA Cup FA Cup Winner HJK Helsinki
UEFA Cup 2nd FC Jokerit
UEFA Cup 3rd Myllykosken Pallo-47
Intertoto Cup 4th FC Jazz
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Leagues Structure :
League Premier Division First Division

Teams 12 2x10 teams in two geographically decided groups
(South and North)
Level Semi-Professional Semi-Professional
Promoted None 1+1 via Play Off *
Relegated 1+1 via Play Off * 2+1**
Max Non EEC 3 3
Max subs 7 7
Highest Reputation HJK Helsinki Jalkapallo TPS - South TPV Tampere - North
Highest Average Attendance HJK Helsinki Jalkapallo TPS - South TPV Tampere - North
Highest Budget HJK Helsinki Salon Palloilijat - South Oulun Tervarit - North
Operates from Apr/Oct Apr/Oct
* 1st and 2nd placed teams in each first phase group play two-leg playoffs (away goal ruling), winners of which play
two-leg Playoff Final match (away goal ruling). Winner will be promoted to Finnish Premier Division and runner-up
will play similar two-leg match against 11th placed team in Premier Division.
** 8th placed teams in North & South groups play two-leg playoff matches against Finnish Second Division Playoff
First Round winners. Winner of match between runners-up of 2nd Division South and East will play the 8th placed
team in 1st Division South, as well as winner of match between runners-up of 2nd Division West and North will play
the 8th placed team in 1st Division North. Winners of these two-leg matches play in First Division next season.
Cup Structure :
Cup FA Cup
Rounds 7 (Game starts at 3rd round)
Legs 1
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules -
Golden Goal No
Operates from Apr/Nov
Transfer System :
Transfer Deadline Transfers allowed from 16th November to 15th August

Bosman Ruling Yes
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Mikko Paatelainen Atlantis F RC
László Fekete HJK AM/F RC
Hannu Haarala HJK AM/F RC
Peter Kopteff HJK D/DM/F L
Ossi Martikainen HJK D/DM L
Vesa Noponen Inter Turku MC
Tuomas Aho MyPa DC
Antti Okkonen MyPa M LC
Otto Fredrikson Tervarit GK
Janne Mahlakaarto Tervarit SC
Keijo Huusko VPS AM/F RC
Top 11 players :

Rami Rantanen Atlantis AM C
András Babócsy Vilnrotter FC Haka GK
Lasse Karjalainen FC Haka D/DM C
Valeri Popovich FC Haka SC
Markus Heikkinen HJK D/DM C
Antti Heinola HJK D/DM R
Jari Ilola HJK DM C
Joakim Jensen HJK D/DM C
Aleksei Jeremenko HJK AM RLC
Toni Kallio HJK D/DM/F LC
Paulus Roiha HJK SC
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FRANCE
http://www.cmfrance.com
http://www.lequipe.com
Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay

and English Channel, between Belgium and
Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the
Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain
59,329,691
generally cool winters and mild summers, but

mild winters and hot summers along the
Mediterranean
French
6th
French First Division :

FC Nantes Atlantique 1 4000000 30000 19 15 3
Olympique Lyonnais 2 13000000 35000 15 16 1
Lille Olimpique SC 3 7500000 18000 10 15 3
Girondins de Bordeaux 4 10000000 30000 19 15 2
CS Sedan-Ardennes 5 6500000 18000 14 13 4
Stade Rennais 6 8000000 19500 13 14 2
Es. Troyes Aube Champagne 7 4650000 18000 8 13 4
Sporting Club Bastia 8 3500000 7500 3 12 4
Paris-Saint-Germain 9 7000000 44000 12 16 2
En Avant Guingamp 10 4500000 13000 8 12 4
AS Monaco 11 16000000 9000 7 16 1
FC Metz 12 5000000 19000 13 12 5
AJ Auxerre 13 5000000 10000 20 12 4
Racing Club Lens 14 9000000 38000 14 13 2
Olympique Marseille 15 0 52000 13 14 3
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard D2 3000000 12000 12 11 5
FC Lorient D2 2600000 13000 7 10 5
Montpellier Hérault SC D2 3000000 14000 12 12 5
Board legend:

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Champions League Champion FC Nantes Atlantique

Champions League Qual. Phase 2nd Olympique Lyonnais
Champions League Qual. Phase 3rd Lille Olympique SC
UEFA Cup Cup Winner Racing Club Strasbourg
UEFA Cup 4th Girondins de Bordeaux
UEFA Cup 5th CS Sedan-Ardennes
Inter-Toto Cup 6th Paris-Saint-Germain
Inter-Toto Cup 7th Es.Troyes Aube Champagne
Inter-Toto Cup 8th Sporting Club Bastia
Inter-Toto Cup 9th Stade Rennais
Leagues Structure :
League First Division Second Division National

Teams 18 20 20
Level Professional Professional Semi-Professional
Promoted - 3 3
Relegated 3 3 4
Max Non EEC 5 2 2
Max subs 5 3 3
Highest Reputation Olympique Lyonnais AS Nancy-Lorraine AS Cannes
Highest Average Attendance Olympique Marseille AS Saint-Etienne Toulouse FC
Highest Budget AS Monaco Amiens SC Toulouse FC
Operates from Jul/May Jul/May Aug/May
Cups Structure :
Cups French Cup

Rounds 8
Legs 1
Extra Time Yes
Golden Goal No
Operates from Nov/May
Cups French League Cup

Rounds 7
Legs 1
Extra Time Yes
Golden Goal No
Operates from Oct/Apr
Transfer System :
Transfer Deadline Transfers allowed from the end of the season to 15th August
and from 21st December and 10th January.
Bosman Ruling Applied
27

Olivier Kapo Auxerre AM/F LC
Philippe Mexès Auxerre SW/D C
Patrick Beneforti Bastia F LC
Eduardo Nascimento Costa Bordeaux DM R/C
Sabir Khamzin Brest SC
Adekanmi Olufade Lille SC
Seydou Keita Lorient AM RLC
Salomon Olembé Nantes D/DM LC
Hugo Leal Paris-SG AM C
« Fabiano » Rennes SC
Pierre-Alain Frau Sochaux F RC
Top 11 players :

Djibril Cissé Auxerre SC
Ulrich Ramé Bordeaux GK
« Pauleta » Bordeaux SC
Eric Carrière Lyon AM RC
« Sonny Anderson » Lyon SC
Frédéric Née Lyon SC
Marcelo Gallardo Monaco AM RLC
Ludovic Giuly Monaco AM/F RL
Vladimir Jugovic Monaco M LC
« Ronaldinho » Paris-SG F LC
Augustine Okocha Paris-SG DM C
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GERMANY
Ronald Demohn
http://www.kicker.de
Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and

the North Sea, between the Netherlands and
Poland, south of Denmark
83,029,536
temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet

winters and summers; occasional warm foehn
wind
German
7th
German First Division :

FC Bayern München 1 30000000 49268 20 20 1
FC Schalke 04 2 10000000 43940 16 17 2
BV Borussia Dortmund 3 50000000 59183 18 18 1
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 25000000 20650 17 17 1
Hertha BSC Berlin 5 15000000 37096 17 17 1
SC Freiburg 6 2000000 23703 15 14 4
SV Werder Bremen 7 3000000 27361 15 15 3
1.FC Kaiserslautern 8 3000000 37500 15 2
VfL Wolfsburg 9 2000000 13194 15 15 4
1.FC Köln 10 2000000 32690 15 15 4
TSV 1860 München 11 2000000 22883 15 15 4
FC Hansa Rostock 12 1000000 13211 14 14 5
Hamburger SV 13 5000000 41466 16 16 2
FC Energie Cottbus 14 1000000 15840 13 13 5
VfB Stuttgart 15 1000000 21170 15 15 4
1.FC Nürnberg D2 1000000 20356 15 14 5
Borussia M'gladbach D2 2000000 20291 14 14 5
FC St. Pauli D2 1000000 16034 12 13 5
Board legend:

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Champions League Champion + ECC Winner C Bayern München

Champions League 2nd FC Schalke 04
Champions League Qual. Phase 3rd BV Borussia Dortmund
Champions League Qual. Phase 4th Bayer 04 Leverkusen
UEFA Cup Cup Runner-Up 1.FC Union Berlin
UEFA Cup 5th Hertha BSC Berlin
UEFA Cup 6th SC Freiburg
Inter-Toto Cup 7th SV Werder Bremen
Inter-Toto Cup 9th VfL Wolfsburg
Inter-Toto Cup 11th TSV 1860 München
Leagues Structure :
League First Division Second Division Regional Division

Teams 18 18 2x18
Level Professional Professional Professional/Semi- Pro
Promoted - 3 2x2
Relegated 3 4 2x4
Max Non EEC 5 5 5
Max subs 6 6 5
Max replacements 3 + Gk 3 + Gk 3 + Gk
Highest Reputation FC Bayern München Eintracht Frankfurt TSV Eintracht Braunschweig
Highest Average Attendance BV Borussia Dortmund Eintracht Frankfurt Kickers Offenbach
Highest Budget BV Borussia Dortmund Eintracht Frankfurt SG Wattenscheid 09
Cups Structure :
Cup German FA Cup

Rounds 6
Legs 1
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules -
Golden Goal Yes
Operates from Aug/Jun
Cup German League Cup

Rounds 3
Legs 1
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules -
Golden Goal Yes
Operates from Jul/Aug
Transfer System :
Transfer Deadline Allowed for all time between July, 1st and one week after start of second half of season.
Players could be transferred to foreign clubs at any time.
Bosman Ruling Applies
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Markus Pröll 1.FC Köln GK
Christian Timm 1.FC Köln F RLC
«Éwerthon » Dortmund SC
Tomas Rosicky Dortmund AM/F RC
Owen Hargreaves FC Bayern DM RLC
Roque Santa Cruz FC Bayern SC
Sebastian Deisler Hertha BSC AM RC
«Lincoln » Kaiserslautern AM RC
Boubacar Diarra SC Freiburg D LC
Sebastian Kehl SC Freiburg Sw/DM C
Fabian Ernst Werder Bremen Sw/DM C
Top 11 players :

«Amoroso » Dortmund F LC
«Élber » FC Bayern SC
Stefan Effenberg FC Bayern MC
Oliver Kahn FC Bayern GK
Bixente Lizarazu FC Bayern D/DM L
Claudio Pizarro FC Bayern SC
Mehmet Scholl FC Bayern AM C
Michael Ballack Leverkusen M LC
« Lucio » Leverkusen DC
Jens Nowotny Leverkusen Sw/D C
Ebbe Sand Schalke 04 FC
31
GREECE
Spyros Giannoutsos
http://www.geocities.com/cmgreece
http://www.contra.gr
Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea,
Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea,
between Albania and Turkey
10,623,835
temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry

summers
Greek
12th
Greek National Division A :

Olympiakos 1 14000000 30000 15 14 1
PAO 2 15000000 25000 18 15 1
AEK 3 5300000 22000 14 12 2
PAOK 4 2000000 20000 14 11 3
Iraklis 5 1500000 6500 10 9 3
Ionikos 6 800000 3500 8 8 4
Aris 7 2000000 8500 13 10 3
Xanthi 8 750000 8000 7 7 5
Panionios 9 1000000 1500 8 8 4
Eth. Asteras 10 560000 2000 7 5 5
Panachaiki 11 450000 6 7 5
OFI 12 750000 8500 12 9 4
Aigaleo D2 300000 9 8 5
Akratitos D2 100000 7 7 5
Board Legend:

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Champions League Champion Olympiakos Piraeus

Champions League Qual. Phase 2nd Panathinaikos
UEFA Cup 3rd AEK Athens
UEFA Cup 4th PAOK Salonika
Intertoto Cup 5th Aris Salonika
Intertoto Cup 6th Iraklis Salonika
Leagues Structure :
League National A Division National B Division

Teams 14 14
Level Professional Professional
Promoted - 2
Relegated 2 2
Max Non EEC 6 4
Max subs 7 7
Highest Reputation Panathinaikos Paniliakos
Highest Average Attendance Olympiakos Piraeus Patraikos
Highest Budget Panathinaikos Paniliakos
Operates from Sep/Apr Sep/Apr
Cups Structure :
Cup Greek Cup

Rounds 6
Legs 1*
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules Yes
Golden Goal No
Operates from Jul/Apr
* Quarter-Final and Semi-Final matches are 2 leg matches
Transfer System :
Transfer Deadline Summer transfer period - starts from the next day after the previous league season ends
and goes up to two weeks before the beginning of the new league season
Winter transfer period - starts from January 1st and ends on January 20th
Bosman Ruling The bosman rule applies completely in Greece
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Rodrigo Ferrugem AEK D/M LC
Ivan Rousef Apollon GK
Antonis Voulgaris Apollon AM C
Manolis Drosos Kavala SC
Caldes Samson OFI AM RC
Neri Alberto Castillo Olympiakos AM L
Peter Ofori-Quaye Olympiakos SC
Michalis Mouselimis Panelefsiniakos GK
Derek Boateg PAO AM C
Filipos Darlas PAO D/DM RC
Ifeani Udeze PAOK Sw/D C
Top 11 players :

Demis Nikolaidis AEK SC
Milen Petkov AEK DM LC
Vasilis Tsartas AEK AM C
Jorge Bermúdez Olympiakos DC
Predrag Djordjevic Olympiakos AM LC
« Zé Elias » Olympiakos DM C
« Giovanni » Olympiakos F RC
Pär Zetterberg Olympiakos AM C
Michalis Konstantinou PAO SC
Emmanuel Olisadebe PAO FC
Paulo Sousa PAO DM C
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HOLLAND
Jeroen “Reddiablo” Thijssen
http://www.viplanet.nl
http://www.cmdutch.com
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea,

between Belgium and Germany
15,981,472
temperate; marine; cool summers and mild

winters
Dutch
13th
Dutch Premier Division :

PSV 1 25000000 28500 20 16 1
SC Heerenveen 2 7500000 13500 16 13 2
Feyenoord 3 5000000 30000 19 15 2
Vitesse 4 2000000 7500 15 14 3
Ajax 5 25000000 48100 20 14 1
FC Twente 6 7500000 7500 16 11 4
AZ 7 4000000 7750 8 11 3
Roda JC 8 5000000 7750 7 11 2
Willem II 9 10000000 8500 15 12 3
RKC Waalwijk 11 3200000 4500 17 12 3
FC Utrecht 12 5000000 10000 14 12 4
Fortuna Sittard 12 2500000 4750 7 11 4
Sparta 13 8000000 5000 14 10 5
de Graafschap 14 2000000 8500 9 10 5
NEC 15 2500000 4750 9 11 4
FC Den Bosch 18 100000 4500 9 8 5
NAC D2 2500000 12500 11 10 4
FC Groningen D2 1500000 13000 12 10 5
Legend:

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Champions League Champion PSV

Champions League 2nd Feyenoord
Champions League Qual. Phase 3rd Ajax
UEFA Cup 4th Roda JC
UEFA Cup (FA Cup Winner) FC Twente
UEFA Cup 6th Vitesse
Intertoto Cup 7th RKC
Intertoto Cup 9th Heerenveen
Leagues Structure :
League Premier Division Division 1

Teams 18 18
Level Pro Pro
Promoted - 1 + 0 to 2 via Play Off*
Relegated 1 + 0 to 2 via Play Off* None
Max Foreigners No Limitations No Limitations
Max subs 7 7
Highest Reputation PSV Cambuur
Highest Average Attendance Ajax Emmen
Highest Budget PSV Cambuur
Operates from Aug/May Aug/May
*Division 2 Promotion Play Off system :
Play Off 2 Promotion League

8 (2groups - 6 games)
Teams
16th & 17th PD + 2nd , 3rd and winners of the 4 periods
Promoted 2 (Each Group Winner)
Operates from June
Cup Structure :
Cup FA Cup
Preliminary Groups 20 Groups*3 teams (2 first teams qualified for Round 1)

Rounds 7 (European teams enter on the 2nd Round or 3rd Round)
Legs 1
Extra Time Yes
Away Goals Rule Yes
Golden Goal Yes
Penalties Yes
Transfer System :
Transfer Deadline 1st July -> 1st Sunday of April

Bosman Ruling Yes
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Christian Chivu Ajax D LC
Youssouf Hersi Ajax AM/F LC
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Ajax SC
« Mido » Ajax F LC
Rafael van der Vaart Ajax AM LC
Abubakari Yakubu Ajax D/DM RC
Johan Elmander Feyenoord AM/F RLC
Brett Emerton Feyenoord D/DM RC
Ebi Smolarek Feyenoord AM/F L
Arjen Robben Groningen AM/F LC
Jhon van Beukering Vitesse SC
Top 11 players :

Tomás Galásek Ajax DM RC
Paul Bosvelt Feyenoord M RC
Bonaventure Kalou Feyenoord AM/F RC
Patrick Paauwe Feyenoord DM LC
Pierre van Hooijdonk Feyenoord SC
Kevin Hofland PSV DC
Mateja Kezman PSV SC
Andre Ooijer PSV D/DM RC
Mark van Bommel PSV DM C
Johann Vogel PSV DM C
Ronald Waterreus PSV GK
37
ITALY
Alberto “Panoz” Scotta
http://www.cmita.it
http://www.gazzetta.it
Southern Europe, a peninsula extending into
the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of
Tunisia
57,679,825
predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far

north; hot, dry in south
Italian
3rd
Italian Serie A :

AC Milan 6 31000000 52304 20 20 1
AS Roma 1 30000000 64244 18 18 1
Atalanta 7 15000000 22300 19 15 2
Bologna 1909 10 6500000 23000 18 14 3
Brescia 8 7000000 18661 15 13 4
Chievo Verona 2 3000000 9000 11 11 5
Fiorentina 9 -10000000 35000 16 14 4
Hellas Verona 13 6000000 20000 12 12 5
Internazionale 5 31000000 55247 19 19 1
Juventus 2 35000000 41099 18 20 1
Lazio 3 25000000 47610 19 19 2
Lecce 14 6000000 24565 12 12 4
Parma 4 30000000 25000 18 16 1
Perugia 11 10000000 15000 14 13 4
Piacenza 3 6000000 10000 16 12 5
Torino 1 6000000 20000 16 12 5
Udinese 12 12000000 20330 16 14 3
Venezia 4 5000000 8000 11 12 5
Legend:
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Champions League Champion AS Roma

Champions League 2nd Juventus
Champions League Qual. Phase 3rd Lazio
Champions League Qual. Phase 4th Parma
UEFA Cup 5th Fiorentina
UEFA Cup 6th AC Milan
UEFA Cup 7th Internazionale
Inter-Toto Cup 8th Brescia
Leagues Structure :
League Serie A Serie B Serie C1 (A, B) Serie C2 (A, B, C)

Teams 18 20 2x18 3x18
Level Professional Professional Professional Professional
Promoted - 4 2x1 + * 3x1 + ***
Relegated 4 4 2x1 + ** 3x1 + ****
Max Non EEC Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Max subs 7 7 7 7
Max replacements 3 3 3 3
Highest Reputation AC Milan Sampdoria Pescara Foggia
Highest Average Attendance AS Roma Napoli Padova Cremonese
Highest Budget Juventus Vicenza Catania Brescello
Operates from Sep/Jun Sep/Jun Sep/May Sep/ May
* 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th plays the play-off to (2 legs (with no extra times apart after two 0-0) and if the sum of the
goals in the 2 matches is equal, the winner is the team with the best position in the regular season) for semi finals
and 1 leg in neutral stadium for final- extra times and if they’re still equal, the winner is the team with the best
position in the regular season) decided the other 2 teams (1 from C1/A and 1 from C1/B) to be promoted to Serie B.
No UEFA competition/ away goals rule applied. (C1/A: 2nd vs 5th and 3rd vs 4th ; the winners against to decide
promoted team. The same for C1/B) ! Best teams in the league play the first leg away
** 14th , 15th, 16th and 17th plays the play-out (2 legs (with no extra times apart after two 0-0) and if the sum of the
goals in the 2 matches is equal, the winner is the team with the best position in the regular season) to decided the
other 4 teams (2 from C1/A and 2 from C1/B) to be relegated to C2. .( C1/A: 14th vs 17th and 15th vs 16th ; the
losers relegated to C2. The same for C1/B) No UEFA competition/ away goals rule applied. Best teams in the league
play the first leg away.
*** 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th plays the play-off (2 legs (with no extra times apart after two 0-0) and if the sum of the
goals in the 2 matches is equal, the winner is the team with the best position in the regular season) for semi-finals
and 1 leg in neutral stadium for final- extra times and if they’re still equal, the winner is the team with the best
position in the regular season) to decided the other 3 teams (1 from C2/A, 1 from C2/B and 1 from C2/C) to be
promoted to Serie B.( C2/A: 2nd vs 5th and 3rd vs 4th ; the winners against to decide promoted team. The same for
C2/B and C2/C) No UEFA competition/ away goals rule applied. Best teams in the league play the first leg away.
**** 14th , 15th, 16th and 17th plays the play-out (2 legs (with no extra times apart after two 0-0) and if the sum of
the goals in the 2 matches is equal, the relegated team is the one with the worst position in the regular season. NO
UEFA COMPETITION/AWAY GOALS RULE APPLIED!). So the other 6 teams (2 from C2/A, 2 from C2/B and 2 from
C2/C) to be relegated are the play-out loosers .( C2/A: 14th vs 17th and 15th vs 16th ; the losers relegated to CND.
The same for C2/B and C2/C). No UEFA competition/ away goals rule applied. Best teams in the league play the first
leg away.
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Cups Structure :
Cups Italian Cup
Rounds Group Phase + 4

Legs 2
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules Yes
Golden Goal Yes
Operates from Jul/Jun
Cups Italian Serie C Cup
Rounds Group Phase + 5

Legs 2
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules Yes
Golden Goal Yes
Operates from Jul/May
Transfer System :
Transfer Deadline Transfers available from 01/07/2001 until 28/09/2001 and from 2/1/2001 to
31/1/2001 (until the end of April for free transfer market).
Bosman Ruling Yes
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« Eriberto » Chievo AM R
Giacomo Cipriani Bologna SC
Daniele Bonera Brescia D RC
Stéphane Dalmat Inter M LC
Belözoglu Emre Inter M LC
Mohamed Kallon Inter F LC
Gonzalo Sorondo Inter D/DM C
Enzo Maresca Juventus DM LC
Javier Ernesto Chevantón Lecce FC
Matteo Ferrari Parma DC
Sebastien Frey Parma GK
Top 11 players :

Francesco Toldo Inter GK
Christian Vieri Inter SC
Gianluigi Buffon Juventus GK
Lilian Thuram Juventus D RC
Hernan Jorge Crespo Lazio SC
Alessandro Nesta Lazio Sw/D C
Manuel Rui Costa Milan AM C
Andriy Shevchenko Milan FC
Fabio Cannavaro Parma DC
Walter Samuel Roma DC
Francesco Totti Roma FC
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JAPAN
Yoshimi Kano
http://www.kakaa.or.jp/~kanoyosh
http://www.j-league.or.jp
Eastern Asia, island chain between the North
Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of
the Korean Peninsula
126,771,662
varies from tropical in south to cool temperate

in north
Japanese
35th
Japanese J-League :
Club Position Attendance Training Rep. Board

Antlers 1 16700 15 12 3
F Marinos 2 17000 12 11 3
Reysol 3 12000 11 11 3
Jubilo 4 14000 15 12 2
Cerezo 5 11000 12 10 4
Gamba 6 13000 13 11 5
FC Tokyo 7 11800 10 7 5
S-Pulse 8 15400 13 11 3
Grampus 9 18000 12 10 3
Verdy 10 17000 11 10 3
Sanfrecce 11 11500 12 10 5
Avispa 12 11000 12 9 4
Vissel 13 7400 10 9 4
JEF Utd 14 12500 14 10 4
Consadole J2 12000 11 8 5
Urawa Reds J2 20000 10 10 4
Board Legend:

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Asian Club Championship Champion Kashima Antlers
Leagues Structure :
League J-League 1 J-League 2 Japanese Football League

Teams 16 12 16
Level Professional Professional Amateur
Promoted - 2 1
Relegated 2 1 5
Max Foreigners 5 5 5
Max subs 5 5 5
Highest Reputation Kashima Antlers Shonan Bellmare Otsuka FC
Highest Average Attendance Urawa Red Diamonds Shonan Bellmare Sony Sendai
Highest Budget Jubilo Iwata Shonan Bellmare Kokushikan Univ.
Operates from Mar/Nov Mar/Nov Mar/Nov
Cups Structure :
Cups Yamazaki Nabisco Cup
Rounds 5
Legs 2*
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules No
Golden Goal Yes
Operates from Apr/Oct
*Final is a 1 leg game with Extra Time & Golden Goal Rules
Cups Emperor's Cup
Rounds 7
Legs 1
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules Yes
Golden Goal Yes
Operates from Nov/Jan
Transfer System :
Transfer Deadline 1st stage : June 15 ; 2nd stage : October 30

Bosman Ruling No
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Masashi Motoyama Antlers AM RC
Koji Nakata Antlers D/DM LC
Mitsuo Ogasawara Antlers AM RC
Yasuhito Endo Gamba DM RLC
Norihiro Nishi Jubilo F RC
Naohiro Takahara Jubilo SC
Masato Kawaguchi Purple Sanga D/DM L
Daisuke Matsui Purple Sanga F RC
« Park Ji-Sung » Purple Sanga DM RC
Kazuki Teshima Purple Sanga Sw/D LC
Shigeki Tsujimoto Purple Sanga D RC
Top 11 players :

Akinori Nishizawa Cerezo SC
Shunsuke Nakamura F Marinos AM/F LC
« Uéslei » Grampus FC
Toshihiro Hattori Jubilo D/DM LC
Hiroshi Nanami Jubilo DM LC
Arno Van Zwam Jubilo GK
« Hong Myung-Bo » Reysol Sw/D/DM C
« Alex » S-Pulse AM/F LC
« Bentinho » Trinita FC
« Émerson » Urawa Reds F RC
« Edmundo » Verdy F LC
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Northern Ireland
Gordon Smyth
http://www.irishleaguefootball.co.uk
http://www.cmnorthernireland.com
Northern Irish Premier League :

Linfield 1 -100000 2500 7 5 2
Glenavon 2 -110000 1000 5 4 3
Glentoran 3 -900000 1700 6 4 3
Coleraine 4 -200000 1100 5 4 4
Cliftonville 5 -100000 800 2 3 5
Newry 6 -200000 450 2 2 5
Omagh 7 -100000 300 1 2 4
Portadown 8 -400000 100 5 4 4
Crusaders 9 -200000 700 2 3 5
Ards D1 -200000 500 1 3 4

Stephen Young Distillery MC
Peter McCann Portadown AM R
Gary Hamilton Portadown SC
David McMahon Bangor DC
Richard Clarke Portadown MR
Tim McCann Glentoran AM L
Kieran Rafferty Glenavon DC
Garth Scates Linfield M RC
Ian Rossiter Newry DR
Darren Fitzgerald Glentoran FC
Marc McCann Glenavon AM L
Top 11 players :

Gerard McMahon Glenavon M RC
John Devine Coleraine FC
Vinny Arkins Portadown SW/D C
William Murphy Linfield DC
Glenn Ferguson Linfield SC
Rory Hamill Coleraine AM RC
Scott Young Glentoran AM/F RC
Davy Larmour Linfield AM L
Tony Gorman Linfield DC
Noel Bailie Linfield SC
Mark Glendinning Glentoran GK
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NORWAY
Tore Ludvigsen
Vegard Ronningen
http://www.fotball247.com
Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea

and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden
4,503,440
temperate along coast, modified by North

Atlantic Current; colder interior with increased
precipitation and colder summers causing
glaciers to grow; rainy year-round on west
coast
Norwegian
34th
Norwegian Premier Division :

Rosenborg 1 7500000 12000 14 14 1
Lillestrøm 2 950000 6400 11 8 3
Viking 3 3350000 7900 12 8 3
Stabæk 4 3800000 4200 10 9 4
Molde 5 3100000 6600 9 7 3
Odd Grenland 6 1500000 5100 13 12 2
Brann 7 570000 12000 11 10 2
Sogndal 8 1150000 2200 11 6 5
Bodø/Glimt 9 1100000 3800 7 6 5
Moss 10 1650000 2700 9 7 4
Lyn 11 1300000 4200 13 7 5
Bryne 12 900000 2300 6 4 5
Vålerenga D1 1300000 7800 14 10 4
Start D1 900000 6000 12 8 4
Board Legend:

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Champions League Qual. Phase Champion Rosenborg BK

Champions League Qual. Phase 2nd SK Brann
UEFA Cup 4th Odd Grenland
UEFA Cup Cup Winner + 3rd Viking FK
Leagues Structure :

Teams 14 16
Level Professional Semi-Professional
Promoted - 2 + 1*
Relegated 2 + 1* 4
Max Non EEC 1 (2 in play-offs) 1 (2 in play-offs)
Max subs 7 7
Highest Reputation Rosenborg BK Strømsgodset IF
Highest Average Attendance Rosenborg BK Tromsø IL
Highest Budget Rosenborg BK Tromsø IL
Operates from Apr/Oct Apr/Oct
* The 12th team will play two playoff games (home and away) against the 3rd team in the 1st division.
Cup Structure :
Cup Coca-Cola Cup (Norway FA Cup)

Rounds 9
Legs 1*
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules -
Golden Goal Yes
Operates from
* Final match has a replay round if tied
Transfer System :

Bosman Ruling Yes
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Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen Bodø/Glimt AM/F RC
Erlend Hanstveit Brann D LC
Azar Karadas Brann SC
Emille Baron Lillestrøm GK
Kristian Onstad Lyn D/DM C
Magne Hoseth Molde AM/F L
Christer George Rosenborg F RC
Espen Johnsen Rosenborg GK
Tommy Øren Sogndal F LC
Tobias Linderoth Stabæk DM/M/AM LC
Morten Gamst Pedersen Tromsø AM LC
Top 11 players :

Thorstein Helstad Brann FC
Torgeir Bjarmann Lillestrøm DC
Magnus Powell Lillestrøm SC
Pål Strand Lillestrøm AM L
Clayton Zane Lillestrøm SC
Eddie Gustafsson Molde GK
Ørjan Berg Rosenborg M RC
Erik Hoftun Rosenborg SW/D C
Roar Strand Rosenborg AM RC
Karim Essidiri Tromsø AM/F RC
Hannu Tihinen Viking DC
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POLAND
Krzysztof Scibiorek
http://www.cm3.org.pl
http://www.futbol.pl
Central Europe, east of Germany
38,646,023
temperate with cold, cloudy, moderately

severe winters with frequent precipitation;
mild summers with frequent showers and
thundershowers
Polish
33rd
Polish First Division :

Wisla Krakow 1 1250000 6000 12 12 3
Pogon Szczecin 2 50000 4500 8 10 2
Legia Warszawa 3 1200000 5000 7 10 2
Polonia Warszawa 4 900000 2750 3 10 2
Zaglebie Lubin 5 600000 3000 9 8 6
Ruch Chorzow 6 250000 3000 9 8 6
Amica Wronki 7 1000000 3200 14 9 6
GKS Katowice 8 50000 3500 10 7 6
Odra Wodzislaw 9 350000 4300 7 6 6
Groclin Grodzisk 10 750000 2500 11 7 6
Slask Wroclaw 11 50000 5000 4 6 6
Widzew Lodz 12 50000 4500 11 7 6
Gornik Zabrze 13 50000 2100 10 6 6
Stomil Olsztyn 14 50000 3000 8 6 6
RKS Fameg Radomsko D2 400000 4000 8 7 6
KSZO Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski D2 150000 5000 8 6 6
Legend:

6 – Board expects to improve club’s squad during the season
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Champions League Qual. Phase (Champion) Wisla Krakow

UEFA Cup (FA Cup Winner) Polonia Warszawa
UEFA Cup (2nd) Legia Warszawa
UEFA Cup (3rd) Pogon Szczecin
Intertoto Cup (4th) Groclin Grodzisk
Intertoto Cup (5th) Zaglebie Lubin
Leagues Structure :
League First Second

Teams 16 20
Level Professional Professional
Promoted 2 + 2 via Play Off *
Relegated 2 + 2 via Play Off * 4
Max Non EEC 5 (EC + Non-EC) 5 (EC + Non-EC)
Max subs 7 7
Highest Reputation Wisla Krakow Lech Poznan
Highest Average Attendance Pogon Szczecin Lech Poznan
Highest Budget Wisla Krakow Orlen Plock
Operates from Jul/May Jul/May
1) the 3rd team from bottom plays a playoff against the 3rd placed team in the 2nd division. The first leg of the
playoff is played in the 2nd division’s club stadium, the 2nd leg in the 1st division’s club stadium. Goal difference then
away goals decide the winner, if they’re both equal there’s extra-time and penalties
2) the 4th team from bottom plays a playoff against the 4th placed team in the 2nd division. The first leg of the
playoff is played in the 2nd division’s club stadium, the 2nd leg in the 1st division’s club stadium. Goal difference then
away goals decide the winner, if they’re both equal there’s extra-time and penalties
Cups Structure :
Cups FA Cup League Cup

Rounds 7 7
Legs 1 (2 legs : ¼, ½ & final) 1 (2 legs : ¼, ½ & final)
Extra Time Yes (No : ¼, ½ & final) No
Away Goals Rule Yes Yes
Replays No No
Penalties Yes Yes
Golden Goal No No
Operates from Sep/May Jul/May
Transfer System :
Transfer Deadline Transfers allowed from July 1st to February 24th

Bosman Ruling Not at a national level - Only with other EEC countries
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Lukasz Nawotczynski Wisla D RC
Marcin Wasilewski Slask D/DM RC
Sebastian Mila Orlen M/AM RLC
Jacek Kowalczyk GKS Katowice DM R
Lukasz Madej Ruch Chorzow M/AM C
Rafal Grzelak Ruch Chorzow M/AM L
Mateusz Zytko Slask D LC
Kamil Kuzera Wisla DR
Marcin Beben Odra Wodzislaw GK
Jaroslaw Piatkowski Siarka AM/F C
Pawel Brozek Wisla F RC
Top 11 players :

Radoslaw Majdan Pogon GK
Pawel Drumlak Pogon MC
Miroslaw Szymkowiak Wisla D/M/AM R
Tomasz Frankowski Wisla SC
Kazimierz Moskal Wisla SW/D/DM/M RC
Jacek Zielinski Legia SW/D C
Kazimierz Wegrzyn Pogon SW/D C
Maciej Zurawski Wisla AM/F RC
Adam Matysek Zaglebie GK
Jerzy Podbrozny Amica M/AM/F C
Bartosz Karwan Legia AM R
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PORTUGAL
José Guilherme Chieira
http://www.cmportugal.com
http://www.futbol.pl
Southwestern Europe, bordering the North

Atlantic Ocean, west of Spain
10,048,232
maritime temperate; cool and rainy in north,

warmer and drier in south
Portuguese
17th
Portuguese Premier League :

Boavista 1 3000000 5500 14 14 3
Porto 2 24000000 25000 18 16 1
Sporting 3 18000000 25000 16 16 1
Braga 4 2200000 17500 11 11 3
Leiria 5 1500000 4500 11 11 3
Benfica 6 22000000 35000 18 16 2
Belenenses 7 2650000 2000 14 11 4
Beira-Mar 8 1100000 3500 8 10 4
P. Ferreira 9 900000 5500 12 9 5
Salgueiros 10 1800000 4000 11 10 4
Marítimo 11 2300000 6500 13 12 3
Alverca 12 1500000 2400 13 8 4
Farense 13 1200000 4500 7 10 5
Gil Vicente 14 670000 3000 6 6 5
Vit. Guimarães 15 2600000 8000 19 13 3
Santa Clara D2 1600000 2700 12 6 5
Varzim D2 1300000 5000 10 8 5
Vit. Setúbal D2 1000000 5500 14 13 3
Board Legend :
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Champions League Champion Boavista Futebol Clube

Champions League Qual. Phase 2nd Futebol Clube do Porto
UEFA Cup 3rd Sporting Clube de Portugal
UEFA Cup FA Cup Runner-Up Clube Sport Marítimo
Leagues Structure :
League Premier Division Second Division Second Division B

Teams 18 18 North zone-18 teams ; Centre
and South zones-20 teams
Level Professional Professional Pro/Semi-Pro
Promoted - 3 1 club from each zone
Relegated 3 3 4 clubs from each zone
Max Non EEC 4 4 3
Max subs 7 7 5
Highest Reputation Porto Coimbra
Highest Average Attendance Benfica Aves
Highest Budget Porto Estrela da Amadora
Cup Structure :
Cup Portuguese Cup

Rounds 9
Legs 1 + Replay
Extra Time Yes
Golden Goal No
Operates from Sep/May
Transfer System :
Transfer Deadline Allowed from 1/7 to 15/9

Bosman Ruling Yes
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Marius Niculae Sporting SC
Ronald García Alverca AM C
Hélder Rosário Sporting C.P. B DC
Ednilson Rocha Andrade Benfica DM C
José Miguel Aguiar Rio Ave AM L
António Mendonça Varzim AM C
Nabil Baha Naval SC
Hélder Postiga Porto SC
Ricardo Quaresma Sporting AM R
Bruno Lucas Imortal DR
Hugo Miguel Ferreira Viana Sporting C.P. B AM C
Top 11 players :

Mário Jardel Almeida Ribeiro Sporting SC
João Vieira Pinto Sporting AM/F C
Anderson Luís de Souza Porto AM C
Carlos Humberto Paredes Porto DM C
Jorge Costa Porto DC
Dmitry Alenichev Porto AM C
Pedro Barbosa Sporting AM R
Pedro Mantorras Benfica SC
Vítor Baía Porto GK
Nuno Rocha Porto AM R
Roberto Severo Sporting DC
54
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Darren Matthews
http://www.kickinmagazine.ie
Western Europe, occupying five-sixths of the

island of Ireland in the North Atlantic Ocean,
west of Great Britain
3,840,838
temperate maritime; modified by North

Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers;
consistently humid; overcast about half the
time
English
Irish Premier League :

Bohemians 1 300000 3500 7 7 2
Monaghan Utd 2 25000 450 3 3 5
Cork City 3 100000 4000 6 6 3
Bray Wanderers 4 70000 1400 5 5 4
St. Pat's Athletic 5 80000 3800 7 8 3
Derry City 6 40000 2400 6 6 4
Shamrock Rovers 7 100000 3000 7 6 3
Longford 8 -20000 800 5 4 5
Galway Utd 9 -60000 1900 4 4 5
U.C.D. 10 40000 1100 7 4 5
Dundalk D1 12000 1500 4 4 5
Shelbourne D1 50000 3500 8 8 2
Board Legend:

Champions League Qual. Phase Champion Bohemians

UEFA Cup FA Cup Runner-Up Longford Town
UEFA Cup 2nd Shelbourne
Intertoto Cup 3rd Cork City
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Leagues Structure :

Teams 12 9
Level Pro/Semi-Pro Semi-Professional
Promoted - 2+1 (1 through playoff)*
Relegated 2+1 (1 through playoff)* -
Max Non EEC Unlimited Unlimited
Max subs 5 5
Highest Reputation Shelbourne F.C. Sligo Rovers
Highest Average Attendance Cork City Finn Harps
Highest Budget Bohemian F.C. Dublin City F.C.
Operates from Aug/Apr Aug/Apr
* The third placed club from the First Division goes into a “playoff” (2 legged, home + away, aggregate score, away
goals don’t count, drawn out of hat to see who is home first, extra time + pens) against the third from bottom placed
team from the Premier Division. The loser plays the following season in the First Division, the winner plays in the
Premier.The last two clubs in the First Division must apply for “re-election” 99% of the time they are re-elected (so
there is no relegation from this division as such)
Cups Structure :
Cup Senior Challenge Cup (FA Cup)

Rounds 6
Legs 1 + Reply
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules -
Golden Goal No
Operates from Nov/Apr (May)
Cup National League Cup

Rounds Group Stages + 3 Rounds
Legs 1*
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules -
Golden Goal No
Operates from Sep/Feb
*Final match is 2 leg match
Cups Munster Senior Cup

Rounds 5
Legs 1
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules -
Golden Goal No
Cups Leinster Senior Cup

Rounds 4
Legs 1
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules -
Golden Goal No
Operates from Aug/Mar
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Transfer System :
Transfer Deadline Transfers allowed from 14th May to 31st Jan

Bosman Ruling Yes (for Professional clubs and staff)
Top 11 players :

Kevin Hunt Bohemians DM C
Jimmy Crawford Shelbourne M RLC
Charles Livingstone St. Pat's Athletic SW/D/M C
Steve Williams Shelbourne GK
Jim Gannon Shelbourne D RC
Pat Scully Shamrock Rovers SW/D C
Darren Kelly Derry City DC
Colm Tresson Bray Wanderers DM R
Glen Crowe Bohemians SC
Paul Osam St. Pat's Athletic MC
Pat Fenlon Shelbourne MC

Kevin Doyle Waterford Utd D/DM L
Richie Baker Shelbourne AM R
Kevin Grogan U.C.D. MC
Alan Carey Cork City DL
Damien O'Rourke Cork City DR
Brendan Kelly Dublin City AM R
Kevin McHugh Finn Harps SC
Davy Byrne Shelbourne MC
Bobby Ryan Galway Utd MR
Brian McCrystal Dundalk D RC
Kevin Doherty Shelbourne DC
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RUSSIA
Alex Cieszynscy
Maxim Yevtushenko
http://www.football.well.ru
Northern Asia (that part west of the Urals is
sometimes included with Europe), bordering
the Arctic Ocean, between Europe and the
North Pacific Ocean
145,470,197
ranges from steppes in the south through

humid continental in much of European
Russia; subarctic in Siberia to tundra climate
in the polar north; winters vary from cool
along Black Sea coast to frigid in Siberia;
summers vary from warm in the steppes to
cool along Arctic coast
Russian
18th
Russian Premier League :

Spartak Moscow 1 2000000 17867 13 14 2
Lokomotiv Moscow 2 2500000 5847 14 14 1
Zenith Peterburg 3 18157 16 10 3
Torpedo Moscow 4 700000 4880 15 10 2
Krylja Sovetov 5 16267 11 7 4
Saturn 6 500000 11200 11 7 5
CSKA 7 5000000 7750 9 12 2
Sokol Saratov 8 300000 13200 13 8 5
Dinamo Moscow 9 500000 8767 14 12 2
Rotor 10 8953 8 9 5
Alania 11 18333 15 9 3
Rostselmash 12 8867 7 8 4
Anzhi 13 300000 13580 2 6 4
Torpedo-ZiL 14 150000 4179 11 8 5
Uralan D1 300000 5678 10 6 5
Shinnik D1 130000 15894 10 7 5
Board Legend:
1 – Board expects Championship challenge 4 – Board expects to stay clear of relegation

2 – Board expects European Qualification 5 – Board expects to battle bravely against relegation
3 – Board expects to attain a respectable league
position
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Champions League Champion Spartak Moscow

Champions League Quals. 2nd Lokomotiv Moscow
UEFA Cup FA Cup Runner-Up Anzhi Makhachkala
UEFA Cup 3rd Torpedo Moscow
UEFA Cup 4th Dinamo Moscow
UEFA Cup 5th Chernomorets Novorossiysk
Leagues Structure :
League Premier Division First Division Second Division

Teams 16 18 3x20 (Central, Soth, West); 1x18
(Volga); 2x16 (East, Ural)
Level Professional Professional Semi-Professional
Promoted - 2 3 through Play-Offs*
Relegated 2 3 2 from West, Central, South and
Volga Division and 1 from East and
Ural Divisions
Max Foreigners Unlimited 3 0
Max subs 7 7 7
Highest Reputation Spartak Moscow Kuban Krasnodar -
Highest Average Attendance Fakel Voronezh Volgar-Gazprom -
Highest Budget CSKA Moscow Uralan Elista -
Operates from Apr/Nov Apr/Nov Apr/Nov
* Winners of zones’ tournament are playing in promotion play-offs: West vs. Central, South vs. Volga, East vs. Ural.
Play-offs has two legs (home and away) and are played on same rules as European club competitions (away goal
rule, extra time with no “golden goal” rule, and penalties if teams are level after 120 minutes of second match). So
not only two teams from the same zone cannot promote simultaneously, but even teams from two zones which
oppose each other in play-offs (for example, one from West and another from Central) are unable to promote at one
time
Cups Structure :
Cup Russian Cup

Rounds 2 Quals Rounds + 7 Regular Rounds
Legs 1*
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules Yes
Golden Goal No
Operates from Mar/May
* Quarter-finals is 2 legged games
Cup CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) Champions Cup

Rounds 3
Legs -
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules Yes
Golden Goal Yes
Operates from Jan
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Transfer System :
Transfer Deadline from 15th December until the start of Championship (07th March for
Premiere Division and 29th March for First Division)
Bosman Ruling There is no Bosman rule in Russia: when buying player, whose
contract was ended, club must pay compensation to his previous club.
Top 11 players :

Ruslan Nigmatullin Lokomotiv Moscow GK
Yegor Titov Spartak Moscow AM C
Andrey Tikhonov Krylja Sovetov M/AM/F C
Rolan Gusev Dinamo Moscow A/AM R
Victor Bulatov Spartak Moscow D/DM/M C
Igor Mitreski Spartak Moscow SW/D C
Sergey Semak CSKA M/AM C
Dmitry Parfenov Spartak Moscow D RC
Dmitry Los'kov Lokomotiv Moscow M/AM C
Milan Obradovic Lokomotiv Moscow D/DM R
Valery Tsvetkov Zenith Peterburg DL

Andrey Lozhkin Dinamo Izhevsk SW/D C
Maxim Beletskiy CSKA DL
Sergey Vinogradov Krylja Sovetov AM/F C
Alan Kusov Alania DM/M C
Vasily Berezutskiy Torpedo-ZiL D/DM/M R
Roman Adamov Rostselmash SC
Oleg Kuzmin Spartak Moscow DR
Andrey Arshavin Zenith Peterburg M RL
Veniamin Mandrykin CSKA GK
Spartak Gogniev CSKA F LC
Marat Izmailov Lokomotiv Moscow AM C
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SCOTLAND
Stuart Milne
11th

Glasgow Celtic 1 17000000 62000 13 16 1
Glasgow Rangers 2 18000000 50000 20 16 1
Hibernian 3 1500000 12500 10 12 3
Kilmarnock 4 500000 9000 11 12 2
Heart Of Midlothian 5 -4000000 14000 10 11 5
Dundee 6 1500000 8000 8 11 4
Aberdeen 7 250000 13500 10 11 5
Motherwell 8 675000 7500 10 10 5
Dunfermline Athletic 9 50000 5500 10 10 4
St. Johnstone 9 200000 5000 10 10 4
Livingston 11 330000 6800 12 10 4
Dundee United D1 3000000 7500 12 11 3

Gary O'Connor Hibs SC
Jamie McCunnie Dundee Utd D/DM R
Shaun Maloney Celtic AM C
Stephen Hughes Rangers M/AM RC
Kiegan Parker St. Johnstone F RC
Mark Kerr Falkirk MC
Paul Reid Rangers DC
Zurab Khizanishvili Dundee DC
Stephen Crainey Celtic DL
Mark Brown Motherwell GK
Peter Løvenkrands Rangers AM/F LC
Top 11 Players :

Henrik Larsson Celtic SC
Michael Mols Rangers SC
Tore Andre Flo Rangers SC
Shota Arveladze Rangers AM/F C
Paul Lambert Celtic DM C
Stefan Klos Rangers GK
Chris Sutton Celtic SC
Joos Valgaeren Celtic DC
Johan Mjällby Celtic DC
Neil Lennon Celtic DM/M C
Lorenzo Amoruso Rangers DC
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SPAIN
Ivan Abella Villar

Honorino “Nordin” Zamora
http://www.cmspain.com
http://www.donbalon.com
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Bay
of Biscay, Mediterranean Sea, North
Atlantic Ocean, and Pyrenees Mountains,
southwest of France
40,037,995
temperate; clear, hot summers in interior,

more moderate and cloudy along coast;
cloudy, cold winters in interior, partly
cloudy and cool along coast
Spanish
1st

Real Madrid 1 100000000 60210 17 20 1
Deportivo 2 40000000 27968 8 19 1
Mallorca 3 20000000 17673 12 17 2
Barcelona 4 102000000 71000 19 20 1
Valencia 5 56000000 42263 15 19 1
Celta 6 24000000 23250 13 18 2
Villarreal 7 18000000 15000 8 15 2
Málaga 8 13000000 15157 13 13 4
Espanyol 9 4000000 19111 14 15 4
Alavés 10 15400000 15563 11 16 3
Las Palmas 11 1000000 16500 5 11 5
Athletic Bilbao 12 26000000 30800 20 15 2
Real Sociedad 13 21000000 25273 18 14 3
Rayo 14 5000000 9578 9 13 4
Osasuna 15 6800000 17600 13 12 5
Valladolid 16 3000000 13273 13 12 5
Zaragoza 17 20000000 21947 13 15 3
Sevilla D1 12000000 28500 15 13 5
Betis D1 16000000 28000 18 13 4
Tenerife D1 14000000 18000 12 12 5
Board Legend:

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Champions League 1st Real Madrid C.F.

Champions League 2nd Deportivo de La Coruña
Champions League Qual. Phase 3rd R.C.D. Mallorca
Champions League Qual. Phase 4th F.C. Barcelona
UEFA Cup Cup Winner Real Zaragoza
UEFA Cup 5th Valencia C.F.
UEFA Cup 6th Real Club Celta de Vigo
Leagues Structure :
League First Division Second Division Second Division B (1,2,3,4)

Teams 20 22 4x20
Level Professional Professional Amateur
Promoted - 3 *
Relegated 3 4 4+**
Max Non EEC 3 3 3
Max subs 7 7 5
Highest Reputation Real Madrid C.F. Atlético de Madrid U.D. Atlética Gramanet
Highest Average Attendance F.C. Barcelona Atlético de Madrid Hércules C.F.
Highest Budget F.C. Barcelona Atlético de Madrid S.D. Compostela
* The top 4 teams in each group are qualified for a promotion playoff. With these 16 teams, 4 groups (called A, B, C
and D) are made, with 4 teams each one, one from each original group (I, II, III and IV). In the new groups (A B C
D), there are one team that finished 1st in the regular season, one 2nd, one 3rd and one 4th, but 2 teams that had
played the regular season in the same group can't be in the same playoff group now. I mean, for example, Group A
can be with the group I champion, the group III 2nd placed, the group IV 3rd and the group II 4th placed. When these
groups are drawn, a mini-league is played with 6 dates (each team play against the other 3 home and away), and
the winner of each group gets the promotion to 2nd Division (if the team can do it, because if a reserve team
promotes and the A team is in 2nd Division, then is the 2nd placed in that group the one that promotes).
** 4 teams that finish the season at the 16th position (one from each group) play another playoff, but is different
from the promotion playoff. They play 2 semifinals (with 2 legs), and the winners are saved. The 2 losers play
another 2 leg match, and the loser is finally relegated to 3rd Division. So, in the end, 17 teams are relegated to 3rd
Division, which are replaced by another 17 from 3rd Division.
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Cup Structure :
Cup King's Cup

Rounds 7
Legs 2*
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules Yes
Golden Goal Yes
Operates from Sep/Mar
* First Round, Second Round and the Final are 1 leg match
Transfer System :
Transfer Deadline Transfers allowed from the beginning of the season to 7th September
and from 15th December to 31st January
Bosman Ruling Yes

« Iván Alonso » Alavés FC
« Xavi » Barcelona DM C
« Geovanni » Barcelona AM RC
« Gerard » Barcelona AM C
« Gabri » Barcelona D/M R
« Vicente » Valencia F LC
Fabricio Coloccini Alavés DC
« Iker Casillas » Real Madrid GK
Samuel Eto'o Mallorca FC
Esteban Cambiasso Real Madrid DM LC
John Carew Valencia SC
Top 11 Players :

« Rivaldo » Barcelona AM LC
« Diego Tristán » Deportivo SC
« Djalminha » Deportivo AM/F LC
« Figo » Real Madrid F RLC
« Raúl » Real Madrid F LC
« Roberto Carlos » Real Madrid DL
Patrick Kluivert Barcelona SC
Javier Pedro Saviola Barcelona FC
Roy Makaay Deportivo SC
Zinedine Zidane Real Madrid AM C
Pablo César Aimar Valencia AM C
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SWEDEN
Jan Juhlin
Andreas Broström Ling
http://go.to/cm-sort
http://www.toppfotboll.nu
Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea,

Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak,
between Finland and Norway
8,875,053
temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters

and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in
north
Swedish
25th

Halmstad BK 1 2500000 6866 12 12 3
Helsingborgs IF 2 2000000 9415 18 13 2
AIK 3 6000000 14500 10 13 2
IFK Göteborg 4 1000000 9302 13 14 3
IF Elfsborg 5 400000 7625 13 9 4
Örgryte IS 5 1000000 4713 11 10 4
IFK Norrköping 7 600000 7050 9 10 4
Örebro SK 7 -500000 6927 9 9 3
Hammarby IF 8 0 11500 8 10 4
GIF Sundsvall 11 -120000 5133 7 6 5
Djurgårdens IF D1 -400000 8000 13 9 5
Kalmar FF D1 340000 4000 11 8 5
Landskrona BOIS D1 50000 2823 10 7 5
Malmö FF D1 1000000 8615 11 11 3
Board Legend:

Champions League Qual. Phase (champion) Halmstad BK

UEFA Cup (FA Cup Winner) IF Elfsborg
UEFA Cup (2nd) Helsingborgs IF
Intertoto Cup (3rd) AIK
Intertoto Cup (4th) IFK Göteborg
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Leagues Structure :
League Premier Division 1 Division 2 – 6 groups

Teams 14 16 12
Level Semi-Pro Semi-Pro Amateur
Promoted None 2 + 1 via Play Off * 1 by group
Relegated 2 + 1 via Play Off * 3 2 + 1 via Play Off *
Max Non EEC 3 3 3
Max subs 5 5 5
Highest Reputation IFK Göteborg Öster Degerfors IF
Highest Average Attendance AIK GAIS Ljungskile
Highest Budget AIK Mjällby Eskilstuna City
Operates from Apr/Nov Apr/Nov Apr/Nov
12th of Premier Division plays vs. 3rd of Division 1 in a 2 legs game with H&A goals count, Extra Time & Golden Goal
Rules.
10th of Division 2 plays vs. A lower division team in a 2 legs game with H&A goals count, Extra Time & Golden Goal
Rules.
Cup Structure :
Cup FA Cup
Rounds 8 (First season – Starts at 4th Round)
Legs 1*
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules Yes*
Golden Goal Yes
Operates from Jul/May
*Final is a 2 legs game with H&A goal counts, Extra Time & Golden Goal Rules
Transfer System :

Bosman Ruling Not at a national level - Only with other EEC countries
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Mikael Dorsin Djurgården D/M LC
Kim Källström Häcken M/AM/F C
Marcus Sahlman Halmstad GK
Kennedy Bakircioglü Hammarby M/AM/F RC
Victor Brännström Helsingborg AM/F RLC
Marcus Lindberg Helsingborg DC
Peter Elmander Holmalund MC
Martin Eriksson IFK Göteborg MC
Fredrik Risp IFK Göteborg DC
Billy Berntsson Malmö FF DR
Labinot Harbuzi Malmö FF M/AM C
Top 11 players :

Andreas Alm AIK AM/F RC
Karl Corneliusson AIK D RL
Teddy Lucic AIK D RC
Andreas Isaksson Djurgården GK
Stefan Rehn Djurgården M/AM RC
Petter Hansson Halmstad D/M/AM C
Stefan Selakovic Halmstad M/AM/F RC
Håkan Svensson Halmstad GK
Johan Andersson Hammarby DC
Christoffer Andersson Helsingborg D/DM/M RL
Pontus Kåmark IFK Göteborg D RLC
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TURKEY
Turker Tozar
http://www.turksportal.net
http://spor.doruk.net.tr
southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia,
bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria
and Georgia, and bordering the Aegean Sea
and the Mediterranean Sea, between Greece
and Syria
66,493,970
temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet

winters; harsher in interior
Turkish
8th
Club Position £ Training Rep. Board

Fenerbahçe 1 30000000 16 16 1
Galatasaray 2 22500000 16 17 1
G. Antepspor 3 7500000 10 12 3
Besiktas 4 25000000 16 16 2
Trabzonspor 5 13600000 15 15 2
Ankaragücü 6 5000000 12 11 4
Yozgatspor 7 3000000 5 8 5
Samsunspor 8 8000000 13 13 3
Ç. Rizespor 9 8500000 8 9 5
G. Birligi 10 5000000 12 13 3
Denizlispor 11 3500000 8 11 4
Istanbulspor 12 4000000 9 11 4
Kocaelispor 13 6500000 14 12 3
Bursaspor 14 4500000 11 12 4
Antalyaspor 15 5500000 9 13 3
D. Bakirspor D1 10 10 5
Göztepe D1 2500000 9 10 5
Malatyaspor D1 7 7 5
Board Legend:

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Champions League Qual. Phase (champion) Fenerbahçe SK

Champions League Qual. Phase (2nd) Galatasaray SK
UEFA Cup (FA Cup Winner) Gençlerbirligi
UEFA Cup (3rd) Gaziantepspor
Intertoto Cup 9 Çaykur Rizespor
Intertoto Cup 11 Denizlispor
Leagues Structure :
League Premier Division Division 2A Division 2B – 5 groups

Teams 18 20 51
Level Pro Pro Pro
Promoted - 3 3 via Play Off*
Relegated 3 3 5 via Play Off*
Max Foreigners 8 (6 on the pitch) 0 0
Max subs 7 7 7
Highest Reputation Galatasaray Adanaspor Sariyer
Highest Average Attendance Fenerbahçe Sakaryaspor Ispartaspor
Highest Budget Fenerbahçe Siirt JETPA Mobellaspor
Operates from Aug/May Aug/May Aug/Dec
*Division 2B Play Off system :
Play Off Stage 1 Promotion League Classified Leagues – 5 groups

Teams 10 (Top 2 teams of D2B 41
groups)
Promoted 2 -
Relegated - Last of each group
Next Season FA Cup Qualification All Top 4
Stage 3 Qualification 3rd, 4th & 5th 1st
Operates from Jan/May Jan/May
Play Off Stage 2 Cup System

Rounds 3 (8 teams)
Legs 1
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules -
Golden Goal Yes
Promoted Winner
Cup Structure :
Cup FA Cup
Rounds 7 (Premier Division teams enter on the 3rd Round)
Legs 1
Extra Time Yes
Away Goal Rules -
Golden Goal Yes
Operates from Oct/May
Transfer System :
Transfer Deadline 1st June -> 31st January

Bosman Ruling No
Abroad Transfers Fifa rules
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Bölükbas Murat A. Sebatspor SC
Ates Necati Adanaspor SC
Atli Seyfi Denizlispor SC
Akin Serhat Fenerbahçe SC
Aslan Kemal G. Antepspor AM RC
Sümer Beyhan G. Birligi SW
Souleymane Youla G. Birligi SC
Göktan Berkant Galatasaray AM C
Atalay Faruk Galatasaray AM RL
Inan Kerem Galatasaray GK
Haspolatli Cihan Kocaelispor MC
Sanli Tuncay Sakaryaspor AM C
Bastan Furkan Samsunspor SC
Aydin Musa Samsunspor AM R
Güven Macit Trabzonspor D RC
Top 11 players :

Kahveci Nihat Besiktas FR
Havutçu Tayfur Besiktas DM C
Milan Rapaic Fenerbahçe SC
Haim Revivo Fenerbahçe AM/F C
Reçber Rüstü Fenerbahçe GK
Albayrak Erhan G. Antepspor DM LC
Erdem Arif Galatasaray FR
Korkmaz Bülent Galatasaray DC
Ünsal Hakan Galatasaray DM L
Karan Ümit Galatasaray SC
Karadeniz Gökdeniz Trabzonspor MR
70
UNITED STATES
Tony Roche
http://www.mlsnet.com
North America, bordering both the North

Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean,
between Canada and Mexico
278,058,881
mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and

Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great
plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid
in the Great Basin of the southwest; low
winter temperatures in the northwest are
ameliorated occasionally in January and
February by warm chinook winds from the
eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains
English, Spanish (spoken by a sizable
minority)
55th
American MLS :
Club £ Attendance Training Rep. Board

Colorado Rapids 1700000 18000 11 10 6
Columbus Crew 1700000 16300 16 10 6
Dallas Burn 1700000 13250 10 10 6
Kansas City Wizards 1700000 11200 10 10 6
Los Angeles Galaxy 1700000 17700 14 10 2
NYNJ Metrostars 1700000 19000 13 10 6
New England Revolution 1700000 17750 13 10 6
San Jose Earthquakes 1700000 11500 13 10 6
Tampa Bay Mutiny 1700000 11200 13 10 6
Washington DC United 1700000 20500 15 10 2
Miami Fusion FC 1700000 12200 8 10 6
Chicago Fire 1700000 15200 15 10 2
Board Legend:

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(champion) DC United
Concacaf Champions Cup
(cup winner) Colorado Rapids
League Structure :
League MSL
Teams 12 (3 Groups * 4 Teams)
Level Pro
Promoted None
Relegated None
Max Foreigners 4
Max subs 5
Max replacements 3 + 1 GK
Operates from Mar/Sep
Play Off Winners of MSL Groups + Top 5 Teams

Rounds 3
Leg 3 (Best of 3) – Final is 1 leg
Extra Time Yes
Golden Goal Yes
Penalties Yes
Operates from Sep/Oct
Cup Strucutre :
Cup FA Cup
Rounds 5
Leg 1
Extra Time Yes
Golden Goal Yes
Penalties Yes
Operates from Jun/Oct
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DaMarcus Beasley Chicago AM L
Carlos Bocanegra Chicago D LC
Jim Curtin Chicago DC
Edson Buddle Columbus SC
Edward Johnson Dallas SC
Joselito Vaca Dallas M/AM C
Bobby Convey DC United M/AM LC
Santino Quaranta DC United SC
Danny Califf Los Angeles DC
Marvin Quijano Los Angeles F LC
Manuel Agogo San Jose Earthquakes SC
Top 11 players :

Piotr Nowak Chicago AM C
Hristo Stoichkov Chicago AM RLC
Marco Etcheverry DC United AM C
Jaime Moreno DC United SC
Eddie Pope DC United DC
Tim Howard Metrostars GK
Clint Mathis Metrostars SC
Nick Rimando Miami GK
Diego Serna Miami SC
Jeff Agoos San Jose Earthquakes DC
Landon Donovan San Jose Earthquakes AM/F C
73
WALES
Neil Vaughan
http://www.welshfootball.ndo.co.uk
Welsh Premier Division :
Club Position Attendance Rep. Board

Barry Town 1 330 2 2
Cwmbran Town 2 131 2 3
Carmarthen Town 3 462 2 2
Newtown AFC 4 307 2 6
Caersws 5 278 2 6
Aberystwyth Town 6 513 2 3
Rhyl 7 274 1 3
Total Network Solutions 8 210 2 3
Connah's Quay Nomads 9 173 1 6
Haverfordwest County 10 219 1 6
Afan Lido 11 216 2 3
Rhayader Town 12 131 1 6
Flexsys Cefn Druids 13 260 1 6
Bangor City 14 272 2 6
Oswestry Town FC 15 231 1 6
Port Talbot Town 16 205 1 6
Llanelli AFC 17 222 2 3
Caernarfon Town D2 164 1 6
Board Legend:

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Richard Ryan Port Talbot Town SC
Ian Vaughan Port Talbot Town DC
Wayne Evans UWIC Inter Cardiff AM C
Anthony Wright Port Talbot Town SW/D C
Tommy Holmes T.N. Solutions D RLC
Lee Phillips Barry Town D RC
Jodie Jenkins T.N. Solutions SC
Graham Evans Caersws SC
Jamie Holmes Connah's Quay D/DM/M C
Mike Flynn Barry Town AM C
Bari Morgan Aberystwyth Town F RC
Top 11 players :

Bari Morgan Aberystwyth Town F RC
Clayton Blackmore Bangor City D/DM/M RL
Mike Flynn Barry Town AM C
Lee Jarman Barry Town DC
Robert Fitzgerald Carmarthen Town GK
Danny Barton Rhyl SC
John Durnin Rhyl SC
Steve Anthrobus T.N. Solutions D/S C
Tommy Holmes T.N. Solutions D RLC
Jodie Jenkins T.N. Solutions SC
John Toner T.N. Solutions SC

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Southern South America, bordering the South

mostly temperate; arid in southeast;

Spanish (official), English, Italian, German,

Premier Division Clubs :

Club Position £ Attendance Training Rep. Board

2 – Board expects Continental Qualification

Continental Cups Qualified Clubs :

League Premier Division Second Division

*Based on last 3 season average points.

**Second Division Groups Stage :

**Promotion Play Off system :

1st Promotion Play Off Cup System

2nd Promotion Play Off Cup System

11 Most Promising Youngsters :

First Name Surname Club Position

First Name Surname Club Position

Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean

generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south

English, native languages

Club Position £ Attendance Training Rep. Board

Continental Cups Qualified Clubs :

Oceania Club Championship (champion) Woolong Wolves

First Name Surname Club Position

11 Most Promising Players :

First Name Surname Club Position

Western Europe, bordering the North Sea,

temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy,

Dutch 58%, French 32%, German 10%

FIRST DIVISION CLUBS :

Club Position £ Attendance Training Rep. Board

Champions League Qual. Phase (champion) Anderlecht

League Premier Division Division 2 Division 3 – 2 groups

*Division 2 Promotion Play Off system :

Play Off 2 Promotion League

*Division 2/3 Relegation/Promotion Play Off system :

Play Off 2/3 Cup System

*Division 3 Relegation Play Off system :

Play Off 3 Cup System

11 Most Promising Youngsters :

First Name Surname Club Position

First Name Surname Club Position

Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic

mostly tropical, but temperate in south

Portuguese (official), Spanish, English

Club £ Train. Rep. Board Club £ Train. Rep. Board

League Série A Série B Série C

*Title & Copa Libertadores Qualification Play Off system :

Play Off Série A & B Cup System

**Promotion Play Off system :

Play Off Série C Cup & League System

Cup Brazilian Cup

* SP, RJ, MG, RS & PR

Transfer Deadline None

Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic

Mediterranean and continental; continental

FIRST DIVISION CLUBS :

Club Position Attendance Training Rep. Board

Champions League Qual. Phase (champion) HNK Hajduk

League Premier Division Division 2

First Name Surname Club Position

First Name Surname Club Position

Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and