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The 2018–19 season was the 120th season of the English Football League (EFL) and the third season under that name after it was renamed from The Football League in 2016. It began on 3 August 2018 and concluded on 5 May 2019, with the promotion play-off finals at Wembley Stadium on 25–27 May 2019. For the sixth season running, the league was sponsored by Sky Betting & Gaming and was therefore known as the Sky Bet EFL. The EFL is contested through three divisions: the Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner up of the Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League and they are joined by the winner of the Championship playoff. The bottom two teams in League Two are relegated to the National League. The 2018–19 season marked the start of an initial two-year partnership between the EFL and its official charity partner Mind. The mental health charity had its logo displayed on the shirts of all EFL clubs and worked with the EFL to promote mental health within football and the wider community. Also, this season saw one of the EFL's original members, Notts County, relegated from the league for the first time ever. Promotion and relegation From the Premier League Relegated to the Championship West Bromwich Albion Stoke City Swansea City From the Championship Promoted to the Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff City Fulham Relegated to League One Barnsley Burton Albion Sunderland From League One Promoted to the Championship Wigan Athletic Blackburn Rovers Rotherham United Relegated to League Two Oldham Athletic Northampton Town MK Dons Bury From League Two Promoted to League One Accrington Stanley Luton Town Wycombe Wanderers Coventry City Relegated to the National League Barnet Chesterfield From the National League Promoted to League Two Macclesfield Town Tranmere Rovers Championship Table Play-offs Results League One Table Play-offs Results League Two Table Play-offs Results Managerial changes References 2018-19
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The 2018–19 Premier League was the 27th season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992, and the 120th season of top-flight English football overall. The season started on 10 August 2018 and concluded on 12 May 2019. Fixtures for the 2018–19 season were announced on 14 June 2018. The league was contested by the top 17 teams from the 2017–18 season as well as Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cardiff City and Fulham, who joined as the promoted clubs from the 2017–18 EFL Championship. They replaced West Bromwich Albion, Swansea City and Stoke City who were relegated to the 2018–19 EFL Championship. Defending champions Manchester City won their fourth Premier League title, and sixth English top-flight title overall. They won their last 14 league games, finishing on 98 points, and retained the league title on the final day of the season. Liverpool finished runners-up with 97 points – the highest total in English top-flight history for a second-placed team. Summary Manchester City claimed the league title on the final day of the season with a 4–1 win at Brighton & Hove Albion, finishing on 98 points after a run of 14 wins. Liverpool held a 7-point lead over Manchester City on 3 January, but finished runners-up with 97 points – the fourth highest total in Premier League history and the highest in English top-flight history for a second-placed team, having lost only one league match all season – to eventual champions City. Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur claimed the other two Champions League berths, finishing in third and fourth place respectively. Tottenham were in third place for much of the season and were considered potential title challengers until a 1–2 loss to Burnley in February. Chelsea would go on to win the season's UEFA Europa League, defeating Arsenal in the final 4–1. Arsenal had gone on a fourteen-game unbeaten run near the start of the season and began April in third place, but a run of four points in six matches saw them drop to fifth place, finishing outside of the Champions League spots. Manchester United's worst start to the season for 28 years and 3–1 loss to Liverpool led to the sacking of manager José Mourinho in December, with former player Ole Gunnar Solskjær replacing him, initially as a caretaker. Solskjær was appointed permanently after an impressive run of results which culminated in United's away goals victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League, but the team's poor form soon returned, and they eventually finished sixth after the team had won none of their final five league matches. Newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers achieved their highest finish since 1980 by finishing seventh, having taken points off every team in the league except Liverpool and Huddersfield Town. Their seventh-place finish was the highest for a newly promoted team since Ipswich Town finished 5th in the 2000–01 season. Huddersfield were the first team to be relegated, following their 0–2 defeat at Crystal Palace on
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Saša Kajkut (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Кајкут; born 7 July 1984) is a Bosnian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career As a teenager, Kajkut played for hometown team Omladinac Banja Luka, after which he moved to Borac Banja Luka where he started his professional career. After that, Kajkut played for Croatian 2. HNL teams Zadar and Pomorac. One of his remarkable memorable moment in his career is connected to the 2nd leg match for Sheriff Tiraspol against a team from Andorra in the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round. He first passed the ball to Wilfried Balima for scoring Sheriff's lead of 0–1 in the 68th minute (just 3 minutes after he entered the game), and then scored his first goal for the new team in the 77th minute. Kajkut created history in just 12 minutes, as he became the first ever player from Banja Luka scoring in an official Champions League match. With this extraordinary performance he became one of the favourite players for Sheriff fans though he only stayed there for one single season after that game. After Sheriff, Kajkut went back to Borac, after which he played for Baku, again for Borac and Čelik Zenica. On 31 December 2013, he signed with South China permanently after a successful trial. On 18 August 2015, PAE Kerkyra, for who Kajkut played at the time, was dismissed by Superleague Greece for fake shareholds transfers. The club got relegated to Football League and Kajkut was eventually released by the club. He was approached directly Veria and agreed to join it on 19 August 2015. His yearly wages at Veria were €100,000. Kajkut was officially announced as Veria's player on 28 August 2015. He debuted on 12 September 2015, in a 3–0 home defeat against PAOK. He scored his first goal for Veria with a penalty kick in a Greek Cup match against Atromitos. After Varia, Kajkut once again went back to Bosnia and played for Krupa, Zrinjski Mostar and Željezničar. In June 2018, for a fourth time in his career, Kajkut signed with Borac. In the 2018–19 First league of RS season, with Borac, he won the league title and got promoted back to the Bosnian Premier League. Kajkut finished his career at Borac in January 2021. International career Kajkut made his first and only international appearance for Bosnia and Herzegovina on 1 June 2009, a 0–0 away friendly match draw against Uzbekistan, coming in as a 46th minute substitute for Emir Hadžić. Honours Sheriff Tiraspol Divizia Națională: 2007–08 Moldovan Super Cup: 2007 Borac Banja Luka First League of RS: 2018–19 Republika Srpska Cup: 2008–09, 2011–12 South China Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield: 2013–14 Zrinjski Mostar Bosnian Premier League: 2016–17 Željezničar Bosnian Cup: 2017–18 Individual Awards Bosnian Premier League Player of the Season: 2012–13 References External links 1984 births Living people Footballers from Banja Luka Men's association football forwards Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Bosnia and Herzegovina men's international footballers FK Borac Banja Luka players NK Karlovac
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The 2017–18 South West Peninsula League season is the eleventh in the history of the South West Peninsula League, a football competition in England, that feeds the Premier Division of the Western Football League. The league had been formed in 2007 from the merger of the Devon County League and the South Western League, and is restricted to clubs based in Cornwall and Devon. The Premier Division of the South West Peninsula League is on the same level of the National League System as the Western League Division One. The constitution was announced on 26 May 2017. Premier Division The Premier Division features 20 teams, the same as the previous season, after St Blazey were relegated to Division One East, and Tiverton Town Reserves left the league. Three new clubs joined the league: Sticker, promoted from Division One West. Stoke Gabriel, promoted from Division One East. Reserve sides are not eligible for promotion to Step 5. Any Step 6 club without ground grading Grade G were to be relegated to Step 7. Godolphin Atlantic and Stoke Gabriel passed the ground grading requirements with a dispensation that certain works had to be completed by 30 September 2018, or those clubs will face a financial penalty. Potential demotion at the end of next season would result if they were not compliant by 31 March 2019. Stoke Gabriel subsequently sought voluntary demotion because they announced that their groundworks would not be ready by the deadline. All step 6 leagues were to be fixed at a maximum of 20 clubs for 2018–19. Only Plymouth Parkway applied for promotion to Step 5. League table Division One East Division One East features 18 clubs, the same as the previous season, after Stoke Gabriel were promoted to the Premier Division and Exwick Villa were relegated: Honiton Town, promoted from the Devon & Exeter League. Ilfracombe Town, promoted from the North Devon League. Galmpton United changed their name to Galmpton & Roselands. Totnes & Dartington resigned from the league before the season started, but were not replaced. Crediton United, Ilfracombe Town and Newton Abbot Spurs applied for promotion to the Premier Division. All three passed the ground grading, but Newton Abbot later withdrew their application. Division One West Division One West features 18 clubs, the same as the previous season, after Sticker were promoted to the Premier Division, Vospers Oak Villa were relegated, and two new clubs joined: Ludgvan, promoted from the Cornwall Combination. St Blazey, relegated from the Premier Division. Penryn Athletic resigned from the league before the season started, but were not replaced. Elburton Villa, Liskeard Athletic, Millbrook, Mousehole, Porthleven, St Blazey, St Dennis, Wadebridge Town and Wendron United have applied for promotion to the Premier Division. St Blazey failed the ground grading; Millbrook, Mousehole, St Dennis and Wendron passed with dispensation, and the others passed. Promotion from feeder leagues for 2018–19 Several clubs have applied for promotion to the SWPL for the 2018–19 season. Their success will depend on finishing in the top three in
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The 2018–19 Khuzestan Premier League season was the 19th season of the Khuzestan Premier League which took place from September 7, 2018, to April 26, 2019, with 16 teams competing from the province of Khuzestan. This was the second year that the league played with 16 teams. Teams played home and away with one another each playing 28 matches. Eftekhar Shushtar finished the season on top of the standings and was promoted to division 3 of the Iranian football system. Meanwhile, with Esteghlal Veys' withdrawal from the league, they will be relegated to the Khuzestan Division 1 along with last place finishers Esteghlal Abadan. League changes During week 4 of the season, Esteghlal Veys did not take the field against Jonub Susangerd due to monetary issues. The team officially withdrew from the league prior to the start of week 5 matches. The league continued with the remaining 15 teams and Esteghlal's results were removed from league records. Week 30 was scheduled to take place prior to the New Year, however, due to bad weather conditions, the league cancelled 4 matches while playing only those matches that would alter the league champion and the team being relegated. Teams Final standings Results See also 2018–19 Azadegan League 2018–19 League 2 2018–19 League 3 2018–19 Hazfi Cup 2019 Iranian Super Cup References 1 Iran Khuzestan Premier League
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The 2017–18 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, was the 64th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Hapoel Jerusalem is the defending champion. Competition format Twelve teams took part in the regular season, where they played against each other four times home-and-away in a double round-robin format. The first eight qualified teams advanced to the playoffs. The last qualified team was relegated to the Liga Leumit. The regular season started 8 October 2017. Teams Ironi Nes Ziona has been promoted to the league after winning 2016–17 National League, and comes back just one year after their relegation. Maccabi Kiryat Gat, who finished in last place during the 2016–17 season, relegated to the Liga Leumit Stadia and locations Personnel and sponsorship Managerial changes Regular season In the regular season, teams play against each other at least three times home-and-away in double a round-robin format. The six first qualified teams advance to the playoffs. The regular season started on 8 October 2017. Standings Players strike On May 22, 2018, the Israeli Basketball Players Association announced a strike after the league introduced a rule, which enforced the teams to have at least two Israeli players on court at the same time. On May 24, the league announced that the season would be ended with one regular season game remaining and that no playoffs would be held due to the ongoing strike. However, on May 25, 2018, the Israeli League Management have reached an agreement with the Israeli Basketball Players Association and the strike ended. Play-offs |} Source: Ligat Winner Final Four Clubs in European competitions Final standings All-Star Game The 2018 Israeli League All-star event was held on March 2, 2018, at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv. The International team won the game 137–122. The MVP of the game was Pierre Jackson who scored 18 points along with 6 assists. Corey Webster won the Three-Point Shootout and Jaron Johnson won the Slam Dunk Contest. Rosters Game Three-point shootout Source: Basket.co.il Slam Dunk Contest Source: Basket.co.il Statistical leaders | style="width:50%; vertical-align:top;"| Assists |} |} | style="width:50%; vertical-align:top;"| Efficiency |} |} Other statistics Source: Basket.co.il Individual game highs Source: RealGM Awards Yearly awards Regular season MVP Source: basket.co.il Finals MVP Source: basket.co.il All-Israeli League Teams Source: basket.co.il Coach of the Year Source: basket.co.il Quarterfinals MVP Source: basket.co.il Best Defender Source: basket.co.il Most Improved Player Source: basket.co.il Sixth Man of the Year Source: basket.co.il Rising Star Source: basket.co.il Monthly Awards Player of the Month Israeli Player of the Month Coach of the Month MVP of the Round Average attendances Included playoffs games. See also 2017–18 Israeli Basketball State Cup 2017 Israeli Basketball League Cup References Israeli Basketball Premier League seasons Israeli Basketball
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Guiseley Association Football Club Vixens was a women's football club. They were founded in 1993 by Martin Cockerill as Meanwood Vixens, before becoming Leeds City Vixens and later Guiseley Vixens. History The club was established in 1993 by Martin Cockerill and his children. At first it was called Meanwood Vixens but it grew into what is now known as Leeds City Vixens. Immediately the team made a name for itself and grew as part of the Sheffield and District Girl's League, winning the u12's, u14's and u16's . Leeds City Vixens open age played in the Yorkshire & Humberside League. In the season 1999–2000 they finished 2nd with 51 points. In 2000–01 they got 41 points and finished 5th. In 2001–02 they finished 10th with 16 points. In 2002–03 they finished 5th with 27 points and got promoted to the next tier. They started playing in the Northern Combination League for the 2003–04 season. A bad finish left them 10th at the end of the season and they were relegated back down. At the end of the 2004–05 season, they finished top of the Yorkshire & Humberside League which brought them back up to the Northern Combination, where they remain. In the 2005–06 season they finished 2nd. In the 2006–07 season they finished 2nd and came close to promotion. Over the course of the season they won 15 games, drew 4 games, and lost 2 games. The 2007–08 season saw a change in venue for the team. They now play at the same ground as Yorkshire Amateur A.F.C. and finally won promotion in 2008–09, finishing as champions of the Northern Combination Women's Football League. Guiseley merged with Leeds City Vixens in 2014–15 to become Guiseley Vixens and under the management of John Shirt they went on to win the Women's Premier League Division One (North) The following season with many players departing and under new management Guiseley struggled to cope in the Premier League and were relegated on the last game of the season drawing 2–2 with Newcastle United when needing to win for survival In 2017 a new management team took over with Glen Preston (formerly in charge of Huddersfield Town) and Kyle O'Reilly (Former Huddersfield Town Development Manager) spearheading the charge. They went on to win the Premier League One at the first time of asking and by a record margin (16 points) losing only one game all season. In 2018 Guiseley got off to the worst start imaginable at the half way stage of the season they had not won one game, they were sitting bottom of the Premier League 11 points from safety. But in the second half of the season the Vixens rallied together and produced a great escape to survive on the last day of the season beating Huddersfield 2–1. To cap off this achievement they also ended Bradford City's five-year reign of the County Cup beating them 3–1 at Fleet Lane to mark off a very successful season. The club was liquidated at
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Al-Kahrabaa Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional sports club based in Rusafa District, Baghdad, and is known for its football team that competes in the Iraq Stars League. History Al-Kahrabaa Sports Club was founded on 21 July 2001 by Saad Abdul Hamed Al-Khatib (who was the first ever chairman) in the Ministry of Electricity. They were promoted to the Iraqi Premier League for the first time for the 2004–05 season where they remained until they got relegated to the Iraqi First Division League in 2013. They were promoted back to the Premier League at the first attempt under coach Shaker Mahmoud, where they have remained since. During the 2017–18 season, Al-Kahrabaa finished fifth, their best league position in history, which they later equalled in the 2022–23 season. Al-Kahrabaa reached the final of the 2018–19 Iraq FA Cup for the first time in their history after beating Al-Talaba 3–0 in the semi-finals, but lost the final against Iraqi giants Al-Zawraa 1–0 at the national Al-Shaab Stadium. Al-Kahrabaa reached the final of the Iraq FA Cup again in the 2021–22 season, but were beaten 2–1 by Al-Karkh. AFC Cup debut Al-Kahrabaa finished the 2022–23 Iraqi Premier League in fifth place but since they have the license for the competition, they qualified for their first ever 2023–24 AFC Cup debut. Current squad First-team squad Out on loan Current technical staff {| class="toccolours" !bgcolor=silver|Position !bgcolor=silver|Name !bgcolor=silver|Nationality |- bgcolor=#eeeeee |Manager:||Luay Salah|| |- |Assistant manager:||Usama Ali|| |- bgcolor=#eeeeee |Goalkeeping coach:||Jalil Zaidan|| |- |Fitness coach:||Haider Abdul Qadir|| |-bgcolor=#eeeeee |Team analyst:||Alaa Abd Aon|| |- |Reserve coach:||Adnan Abdullah|| |- |U-19 coach:||Ali Wali|| |- |Technical advisor:||Abbas Attiya|| |- |Director of football:||Hussein Zahrawi|| |- |Managing director:||Juma Jaber|| |- |Administrative director:||Habib Jabbar|| |-bgcolor=#eeeeee |Club doctor:||Qasim Mowhi|| |- Managerial history Since the club’s promotion to the Iraqi Premier League for the first time in 2004–05 fifteen coaches have led the team: Nabil Zaki Adil Abdul-Ridha Nazar Ashraf Younis Abid Ali Rajah Mohammed Bassim Mohammed Nabil Zaki Shaker Mahmoud Naeem Saddam Sabah Abdul Hassan Karim Farhan Shaker Mahmoud Hassan Ahmed Nabil Zaki Shaker Mahmoud Ali Hadi Khalid Mohammed Sabbar Younis Al Qattan Abbas Attiya Khalid Mohammed Sabbar Abbas Attiya Ahmed Salah Alwan Luay Salah Honours Iraq FA Cup Runners-up (2): 2018–19, 2021–22 Other sports Basketball Iraqi Basketball Premier League: Champions (2): 2005–06, 2012–13 References External links Team profile on Goalzz Sport in Baghdad 2001 establishments in Iraq Association football clubs established in 2001 Football clubs in Baghdad
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The 2018 Football West season was the fifth season under the current competition format in Western Australia. The NPL premiers Perth SC qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series. Pre-season changes League Tables 2018 National Premier Leagues WA This was the last season using a 14-team format. The bottom 3 teams (which was subject to eligibility requirements) at the end of the season were relegated to the State League 1. Perth Glory Youth was ineligible to receive prize monies in the end of season Top 4 Cup competition. Finals The Top Four Cup is played as a finals competition at the conclusion of the regular season. 2018 WA State League 1 The 2018 WA State League 1 was composed of 11 teams playing 20 games over a 22 round season. Rockingham City as Champions were promoted to the National Premier Leagues WA, as they met eligibility criteria. The 9th and 10th placed clubs played in a two-legged promotion/relegation playoff, whilst the last placed team (Joondalup City) were directly relegated to State League Division Two. Promotion/relegation play-off 2018 WA State League 2 The 2018 WA State League 2 was composed of 11 teams playing 20 games over a 22 round season. 2018 Women's Premier League The highest tier domestic football competition in Western Australia is known as the BankWest Women's Premier League for sponsorship reasons. The 8 teams play each other three times, for a total of 21 matches over the regular season. Top Four Cup 2018 State Cup Western Australian soccer clubs competed in 2018 for the Football West State Cup. Clubs entered from the National Premier Leagues WA, the two divisions of the State League, a limited number of teams from various divisions of the 2018 Amateur League competition, and from regional teams from the South West, Goldfields, and Great Southern regions. This knockout competition was won by Armadale SC, their 1st title. The competition also served as the Western Australian Preliminary rounds for the 2018 FFA Cup. In addition to the A-League club Perth Glory, the two finalists – Armadale and Gwelup Croatia – qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32. References External links Football West Official website Soccer in Western Australia Football West 2018
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Yossi Shai Benayoun (; born 5 May 1980) is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in Israel and England and captained the Israel national team. Born in Dimona, he is sometimes nicknamed "The Diamond from Dimona" in Israel. As of 2023, he has been the sporting director of the Israel national team. Benayoun played for Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Maccabi Haifa before moving to Racing de Santander in Spain. Three years later he moved to the Premier League with West Ham United, and later Liverpool. In 2010, he signed for Chelsea, where he was used rarely, being loaned to Arsenal and back to West Ham, but nonetheless won the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. After that, he was released by the club and spent a season in the Football League Championship with Queens Park Rangers before returning to Maccabi Haifa. A full international for twenty years from 1998 to 2018, Benayoun is Israel's most capped player of all time with 102 caps, and their joint third top scorer with 24 international goals. Benayoun holds the position of sporting director for Beitar Jerusalem, the club that he last played for. Early life Benayoun was born in Dimona, Israel, to a family of Sephardic Moroccan Jewish descent. His father Dudu Benayoun was a footballer who played for Hapoel Dimona as well. Youth career Jason Burt of The Independent reports that Benayoun's talent was spotted at the age of nine. At the age of 11 he was labelled a genius, and by 13, his face appeared on the cover of Israeli magazines. Benayoun began to play with Hapoel Be'er Sheva. To attend training, he hitchhiked the 60 km roundtrip with his father. When he was 15, Ajax invited Benayoun and his family to the Netherlands. By his 16th birthday, he was the Ajax youth team's highest scorer and best player, and Ajax duly offered Benayoun a four-year professional contract. However, Benayoun and his family found the adjustment to Amsterdam difficult, and they returned to Israel after eight months. Club career Hapoel Be'er Sheva At the age of 16, he was promoted to the Hapoel Be'er Sheva senior team for the 1997–98 Liga Leumit, but could not prevent the club from being relegated to Israel's second division. In the last match of the season against Maccabi Haifa, Benayoun got a penalty kick in the 90th minute. Haifa's goalkeeper, Nir Davidovich, saved the shot but Benayoun scored the rebound to give his team the win. However, their relegation rival had won their match, meaning that his team would be relegated nonetheless. Seconds after scoring, while celebrating the winning and what he thought to be a league survival goal, Benayoun found out about the relegation and burst into tears. Benayoun finished as the league's joint fourth-leading goalscorer that season, with 15 goals in 25 appearances. Maccabi Haifa After that season, Benayoun moved to Maccabi Haifa in a deal signed by Ya'akov Shahar (Maccabi Haifa's president) and Eli
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Sun Hei Sports Club () is a Hong Kong professional football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Second Division. The club has a long history in playing in the top flight, but decided to self-relegate in the 2013–14 season after declining to participate in the newly established Hong Kong Premier League. History Sun Hei entered the Hong Kong First Division under the name Golden () in the 1994–95 season. In 1996, Golden under the name Golden XI played against England. England was in Hong Kong preparing for the UEFA Euro 1996 later in the summer. It was in Hong Kong that Paul Gascoigne's famous dentist chair incident took place. After securing the sponsorship of Xiangxue Pharmaceutical, the club competed in the league under the team name Xiangxue Sun Hei () from 2005–07. In the season 2004–05, Sun Hei achieved The Quadruple, winning all four senior football competitions, including the Hong Kong First Division League, the Senior Shield, the League Cup and the FA Cup. In the 2005 AFC Cup, Sun Hei also got through to the semi-finals stage, the best result for a Hong Kong football club in the competition to date. In season 2007–08, Sun Hei changed the club name to Convoy Sun Hei () as the club obtained sponsorship from Convoy Financial Services, a Hong Kong financial service company. In the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, Sun Hei used Tsing Yi Sports Ground as their home ground. In season 2011–12, the team changed its name to Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei due to sponsorship from Sunray Cave and JC Group, a company owned by Jackie Chan. The team used Mong Kok Stadium as its home ground for this season, but moved back to Tsing Yi Sports Ground for the 2013–14 season. As Sun Hei refused to take part in the NOW TV broadcast agreement, it did not have its home games shown live on Now TV, its personnel was not to be interviewed, it did not share any potential TV income and its sponsors' names were not mentioned on Now TV broadcasts. In the 2009–10 season, Sun Hei starts using Tsing Yi as their home ground. The first home match against a local strong team, Kitchee, has attracted around 1,200 fans. It is the highest percentage home attendance in this season. In the 2013–14 season, Sun Hei decided to self-relegate at the end of the season after declining to participate in the newly established Hong Kong Premier League. During the 2016–17 season, Sun Hei captured their first league title in over ten years winning the title by one point over Wong Tai Sin. However, they declined promotion to the Hong Kong Premier League at the end of the season due to financial difficulties. A year after winning the First Division, Sun Hei were relegated following a 13th place finish in the 2017–18 season. The club finished at the bottom of the table in the 2018–19 season and were relegated to the Hong Kong Third Division. In the
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The 2018–19 National League 2 North is the tenth season (32nd overall) of the fourth tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. Hull Ionians finished as champions following a bonus point home victory Leicester Lions on 13 April 2019, which sealed the league title with one round still to go. It was Ionians third National League 2 North title, equalling the record set by Macclesfield. It was a competitive league battle, with four teams looking like they could win but in the end Hull Ionians just did enough to claim the title, 4 points ahead of second placed Chester, who qualified for the promotion play-off. On 4 May 2019, Chester lost 10–19 away to National League 2 South runners up, Canterbury. That result meant that only Ionians would be promoted from the division, joining the 2019–20 National League 1 after just one season away. At the other end of the table, newcomers Peterborough Lions were the first side to be relegated on 9 March 2019, with five games still to play, after they lost at home to Preston Grasshoppers. A week later a win for Sheffield Tigers on 6 April ensured the Sheffield based clubs safety, whilst condemning both Macclesfield and South Leicester to the drop, despite South Leicester winning their fixture away from home. Peterborough Lions and South Leicester would drop into Midlands Premier, while Macclesfield would fall to North Premier. Another interesting fact from the season was the lowest ever recorded attendance in National League 2 North of just 37 who attended South Leicester's home game against Sedgley Park on 30 March 2019. South Leicester also set an overall low attendance record for the division, averaging just 85 supporters per game. Structure The league consists of sixteen teams with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis to make a total of thirty matches each. There is one automatic promotion place, one play-off place and three relegation places. The champions are promoted to the 2019–20 National League 1 and the runners up play the second-placed team in the 2018–19 National League 2 South with the winner also being promoted. The last three teams are relegated to either North Premier or Midlands Premier depending on the geographical location of the team (in some cases teams may join the southern regional leagues). The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows: 4 points are awarded for a win 2 points are awarded for a draw 0 points are awarded for a loss, however 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match. Participating teams and locations Twelve of the teams listed below participated in the 2017–18 National League 2 North season. The 2017–18 champions Sale FC were promoted into the 2018–19 National League 1, replacing
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The 2018–19 FC Anzhi Makhachkala season was the club's fourth season back in the Russian Premier League, the highest tier of football in Russia, since their relegation at the end of the 2013–14 season. Anzhi finished the season 15th in the league, being relegated back to the Russian Football National League, whilst they were knocked out of the Russian Cup at the Round of 16 stage by Spartak Moscow. Season events With manager Vadim Skripchenko's contract expiring at the end of the 2017–18 season, was replaced by Magomed Adiyev on 4 June 2018 Anzhi Makhachkala were initially relegated at the end of the 2017–18 season, but FC Amkar Perm announced on 13 June that the Russian Football Union had recalled their 2018–19 license, making them ineligible for the Russian Premier League or Russian Football National League. Anzhi then re-applied for their Premier League membership on 15 June, with their admission to the 2018–19 Russian Premier League being confirmed on 22 June. On 10 May 2019, following a 0-1 defeat to Arsenal Tula, their relegation back to the Russian Football National League was confirmed. Squad Out on loan Transfers In Out Loans in Loans out Released Friendlies Competitions Russian Premier League Results by round Results League table Russian Cup Squad statistics Appearances and goals |- |colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who left Anzhi Makhachkala during the season: |} Goal scorers Disciplinary record References External links Official website Fans' website A fan is a club Anji FC Anzhi Makhachkala seasons Anzhi Makhachkala
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The 2018 Tyrone Senior Football Championship is the 113th edition of Tyrone GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for clubs in Tyrone Senior Football League Division 1. 16 teams compete with the winners receiving the O'Neill Cup and representing Tyrone in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. Omagh St. Enda's were the defending champions after they defeated Errigal Ciarán in the 2017 final. However the defence of their title came undone at the quarter-final stage when losing to eventual finalists Killyclogher St. Mary's. Moy Tír na nÓg, Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's and Aghyaran St. Davog's returned to senior championship football in 2018. Galbally Pearses made the drop back down to the Intermediate ranks when finishing bottom of the 2018 S.F.L. They were followed by Pomeroy Plunkett's who lost their S.F.L. Relegation Playoff after a replay to Aghyaran St. Davog's, who in turn then lost their SFL/IFL promotion/relegation playoff also after a replay to Dungannon Thomas Clarke's. I.F.C. champions Tattyreagh St. Patrick's and I.F.L. champions Eglish St. Patrick's will also replace these relegated teams in 2019. On 21 October 2018, Coalisland Fianna claimed their 10th S.F.C. crown and their first triumph since 2010 when defeating Killyclogher St. Mary's by 2-11 to 1-7 at Healy Park. The draw for the 2018 S.F.C. was made on 7 June 2018. Format The championship has a straight knock out structure. The 16 teams that take part in the championship are the 16 teams in the Senior Football League (SFL). Relegation from SFC: Either two or three teams are relegated each year from the SFC and SFL. The 16th placed team in the SFL is automatically relegated to the IFL. The 15th and 14th placed teams then play a SFL relegation playoff with the loser being relegated. The winner plays the winner of the IFL promotion playoffs - if they win, they remain in the SFC and SFL - if they lose they are relegated to the IFC and IFL. (The winner of the SFC can't be relegated. If the championship winner finishes in the bottom 3 in the league, the 13th placed team enters the relegation scenario.) Promotion to SFC: Either two or three teams are promoted to the SFC each year. The IFC champions and the IFL champions are automatically promoted to the senior grade (If a team wins the IFC and IFL, the 2nd placed team in the IFL are automatically promoted). 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th place in the IFL enter the IFL promotion semi-finals (If the IFC champions are placed in the top 5 the 6th placed team enter the IFL promotion semi-finals) with the eventual winner of the final earning the right to play the loser of the SFL relegation playoff in a relegation/promotion playoff. Team Changes The following teams have changed division since the 2017 championship season. To S.F.C. Promoted from 2017 Tyrone I.F.C. Moy Tír Na nÓg - (IFC Champions) Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's - (IFL Champions) Aghyaran St. Davog's - (SFL/IFL promotion/relegation playoff Winner) From S.F.C. Relegated to 2018 I.F.C.
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Nunawading City Football Club is an Australian semi-professional association football club based in Forest Hill, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1971, the club currently competes in the NPL Victoria 3. History Recent History In the 2014 season, Nunawading finished in bottom place of the Victorian State League Division 2 South-East, amassing seven points in 22 games. However due to Football Federation Victoria ranking Nunawading as one of the states elite junior clubs, they were given a licence to participate in the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 for 2015, the second tier of football in the state. \Midway through 2014, Nunawading City youth player, Jake Brimmer was scouted by Liverpool FC, Liverpool scout Barry Hunter spotted him playing for the Victorian National Training Centre squad in July 2013. In 2015, after 20 consecutive losses, City earned its first point in the NPL2 competition on 18 July 2015, in a 0–0 draw away from home against Whittlesea Ranges. The point would prove to be the only point Nunawading earned that season, finishing the season in bottom place with a −95 goal difference, but were not relegated due to no relegation existing from NPL2 for 2014–2016. In May 2016, Nunawading striker Emile Damey was selected in the squad for Liberia ahead of Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches. Nunawading City got their first win in NPL2 when it defeated Murray United 3–1 at Mahoneys Reserve on 22 May 2016. The win was City's only points for the 2016 season, finishing again in bottom place with a −92 goal difference. Nuna signed a number of ex-A-League players for the 2017 season, including Mitch Cooper, Patrick Gerhardt, James Brown and Jason Trifiro. Cooper scored a total of 21 goals for Nunawading, who avoided relegation in 2017 with a 9th placed finished, four points above Richmond SC. With Gerhardt, Trifiro, Jagajeet Shrestha and Cooper departing at seasons end, in October 2017, it was announced Nuna had signed NPL Victoria Gold Medal winner Massimo Murdocca for 2018. In 2018, Nuna signed A-League veteran Fahid Ben Khalfallah. Additionally former Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder Tahj Minniecon joined the club. Ben Khalfallah scored his first goal in Nunawadings third victory for the season against Melbourne City. Nuna finished the season in bottom place in NPL2, suffering relegation from the National Premier Leagues Victoria system. Khalfallah was appointed the senior head coach for the 2019 Victorian State League Division 1 season. First team Squad References External links Official club website Soccer clubs in Melbourne Victorian State League teams Sport in the City of Whitehorse Association football clubs established in 1971 1971 establishments in Australia
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The 2018 Malaysia Super League (), known as 2018 unifi Malaysia Super League () for sponsorship reasons, was the 15th season of the Malaysia Super League, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia. Johor Darul Ta'zim were the defending champions. Club licensing regulations Starting this season, every team in the Liga Super Malaysia must have a FAM Club Licence to play in the league, or else they are relegated. To obtain a FAM Club Licence, teams must be financially healthy and meet certain standards of conduct as organisations. As part of privation effort for the league, all clubs compete in Liga Super Malaysia and Liga Premier Malaysia will be required to obtained FAM Club Licence. As in other national leagues, there are significant benefits to being in the top division: A greater share of television broadcast licence revenues goes to Liga Super Malaysia sides. Greater exposure through television and higher attendance levels helps Liga Super Malaysia teams attract the most lucrative sponsorships. Liga Super Malaysia teams develop substantial financial muscle through the combination of television and gate revenues, sponsorships and marketing of their team brands. This allows them to attract and retain skilled players from domestic and international sources and to construct first-class stadium facilities. Despite several reminders from FAM from the beginning of 2015, however there are few teams failed to get the approval for both AFC and FAM club licenses from First Instance Body (FIB) . *Updated: 6 December 2017 Teams Sarawak and Penang were relegated to 2018 Malaysia Premier League after finished 11th and bottom place of last season league. Kuala Lumpur and Terengganu promoted to 2018 Malaysia Super League after securing place as champions and runners-up in 2017 Malaysia Premier League. On 21 November 2017, it was announced that T-Team who finished ninth in the Super League last year, will play in the 2018 Malaysia Premier League pending approval from Football Malaysia LLP (FMLLP). The suggestion then were approved on 4 December 2017, followed by an announcement stating that Felda United, who finished third last season are ineligible to compete in this year top-tier competition. They were replaced by Negeri Sembilan and PKNP. Venues 1: Perak plays at Lumut due to the upgrading of their own stadium at Perak Stadium 2: PKNP plays at Batu Kawan due to the upgrading of Perak Stadium 3: Kelantan plays their home games at their opponents stadium during Ramadan, due to ban of Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium usage by state government during Ramadan Personnel, kit and sponsoring Notes; Shahrel Fikri was the official captain of PKNP, before he was loaned to Nakhon Ratchasima, Hafiz Ramdan filled in as captain for PKNP. Coaching changes Foreign players Southeast Asia (SEA) players need to have acquired at least 30 international caps for their senior national team with no period restriction on when caps are earned and those who has less than 30 international caps will be subjected to FMLLP approval. Players name in bold indicates the player is registered during the mid-season transfer
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Sunderland 'Til I Die is a sports documentary series. Produced by Fulwell 73 (named as a homage to Sunderland A.F.C. by its founders), the series documents the events around English football club Sunderland A.F.C. Released on 14 December 2018, the first series documents Sunderland's 2017–18 season which saw the club playing in the EFL Championship having been relegated from the Premier League the season prior. As a result of the first series success a second series was produced documenting the following season in 2018–19, which coincided with the club's first season under the ownership of Stewart Donald; this was released on 1 April 2020. A third and final series was released on 13 February 2024, which documented the club's promotion to the EFL Championship in 2022. Overall the show has received positive reviews from critics and fans. Background Sunderland chairman Ellis Short originally agreed to extensive, behind-the-scenes filming in the summer of 2017 on the basis it would attract potential investors. Sunderland had already been the focus of previous fly on the wall documentaries, including the 1998 Premier Passions (which also documented a relegation season) and its 1999 follow-up Premier Pressures. Production company Fulwell 73 (who had previously produced the acclaimed football documentary The Class of '92) had allegedly expressed interest in buying Sunderland in June 2017 shortly before the commencement of filming, but withdrew, citing the demands of their production business. Promoting Sunderland 'til I Die on The Totally Football League Show in December 2018, Pearlman and Turner cast doubt on the veracity of these reports, suggesting there had been: "a lot of two plus two equals five going on". Speaking on the Roker Report podcast prior to the release of the series, Pearlman and Turner, both Sunderland fans, revealed that they had been trying to produce material for the club for a while and had even offered to produce an end-of-season DVD for free. Filming commenced in June 2017 with the expectation that Sunderland would be challenging for promotion back to the Premier League. Manager Chris Coleman admitted to being uncomfortable with the filming arrangements, which were already in place when he replaced Simon Grayson as manager part way through the season. Coleman described the constant attention as being 'unnatural'. The series does not include a repeat of the memorable, expletive-laden dressing room scenes from Premier Passions, as Coleman explained: "The only thing I really dug my heels in about was that I didn't want any filming in my dressing room. That's been kept separate." The series culminates with the takeover of the club by Stewart Donald following relegation. A premiere of the first episode took place at the Sunderland Empire Theatre on 5 December 2018. The production company were joined by local media, Sunderland players and staff, and a group of 200 season ticket holders who had been selected from a draw. After the premiere, attendees were shown a trailer for a second series. The opening titles were created by Alchemy Studio, and feature icons from Sunderland's
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The 2017–18 National League 2 South is the ninth season (31st overall) of the fourth tier (south) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. On 7 April 2018 Broadstreet became the first club to be relegated, a 12–16 defeat away to fellow strugglers Barnstaple condemning them to the drop with three games to go. On 21 April Cinderford became champions with a game to go following a narrow 21–19 win away to Bury St Edmunds. Cinderford were easily the best team in the division, finishing 12 points clear of second place Chinnor, who on most other seasons would have been good enough to finish champions but instead had to settle for the promotion playoff game. In winning the league title Cinderford set several National League 2 South records including winning the most games (29) and gaining the most points (143). The battle for the final two relegation spots was one of the most keenest in several years with three teams threatened by the drop on the last day of the season. In the end it was Wimbledon and Barnstaple who went down on the 28 April, despite Barum getting a 17–14 win at home against the Londoners, as Old Redcliffians managed to win at home to Redruth. Old Reds had looked dead certs for relegation earlier in the season but turned it around with eight wins in the second half (compared to just 2 before Christmas) of the season to stay safe by 3 points, even leapfrogging 13th placed London Irish Wild Geese who had secured safety the week before. Wimbledon also did well in the second half of the season getting eight wins (compared to one in the first half) but were ultimately left with two much to do and were 7 points from safety after their defeat at Pottingham Road. Barnstaple, by contrast, had looked safe earlier in the season but endured a torrid second half with just four wins after Christmas (for a total of ten overall). Injuries, along with poor try scoring and improvements from the teams around them, were primary contributors to Barum's downfall. On 5 May 2018 Chinnor would join Cinderford in the 2018–19 National League 1 after they defeated 2017–18 National League 2 North runners up Sedgley Park 40–31 in the promotion play-off game played at Kingsey Road. Structure The league consists of sixteen teams with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis to make a total of thirty matches each. There is one automatic promotion place, one play-off place and three relegation places. The champions are promoted to the 2018–19 National League 1 and the runners-up play the second-placed team in the 2017–18 National League 2 North with the winner being promoted. The last three teams are relegated to either London & South East Premier or South West Premier depending on the geographical location of the team (in some cases teams may join the Midlands regional leagues).
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The Isle of Man Premier League (also known as the Canada Life Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of the Isle of Man Football League and the highest overall in the Isle of Man football league system. The Premier League, which was introduced for the 2007–08 season, was previously known as the First Division. Each year, the top finishing club is crowned league champion, and the two lowest placed clubs are relegated to Division Two. In 2018–19 season, St Marys were the division champions and St Georges were the runners-up. St Johns United and Braddan were relegated to Division Two, finishing 12th and 13th place respectively. History The Isle of Man Premier League was introduced for the 2007–08 season. Structure of the league Competition The league comprises 13 clubs. Over the course of a season, which runs annually from August to the following May, a club plays each of the others in the same division twice (a double round-robin system), once at their home and once at that of their opponents. This makes for a total of 24 games played each season. Clubs gain three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. Clubs are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. At the end of the season, the first placed club in the league is crowned Premier League champions. Promotion and relegation A system of promotion and relegation exists between the Premier League and Division Two. At the end of each season the two lowest placed clubs in the Premier League are relegated to Division two, and the top two placed clubs from Division Two are promoted to the Premier League. Current members The following 13 clubs are competing in the Premier League during the 2019–20 season. Results League champions and runners-up Relegated teams (from Premier League to Division Two) Top scorers See also List of association football competitions Isle of Man Football League Football in the Isle of Man References External links Results Website Football competitions in the Isle of Man
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Berks, Bucks and Oxon Championship was a division at level 9 of the English rugby union system featuring teams from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Promoted teams moved up to the Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier and there was no relegation. Each year three teams (one each from the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire unions) were picked to take part in the RFU Junior Vase (a national cup competition for clubs at levels 9-12). Originally the league was set up as Bucks & Oxon 2 and then Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 before being disbanded in 2003–04 as the league was restructured to cater for the joining of many second, third and fourth teams and was split into regional divisions. The league returned in 2011–12 to contain only first teams (along with Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier) while the second, third and fourth teams were transferred to newly created regional leagues with Berks/Bucks & Oxon 1 at the pinnacle and no possibility of promotion to the championship or the league system above it. At the end of the 2018–19 the league was discontinued. Teams that were not promoted into the Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier were transferred into regional Berks/Bucks & Oxon leagues. Teams 2019–20 Teams 2018–19 Teams 2017–18 Participating clubs 2016–17 Aldermaston Berkshire Shire Hall Chipping Norton (relegated from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier) Faringdon Farnham Harwell Littlemore Oxford Wheatley (relegated from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier) 2015–16 The 2015–16 Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship consisted of nine teams; five from Oxfordshire and two each from Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. The season started on 12 September 2015 and was due to end on 23 April 2016. Participating teams and location Six of the twelve teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions Risborough were promoted to the Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier along with runners up, Crowthorne while Oxford are new to the league having previously been playing friendly matches over the past season. As the basement league in Berks/Bucks & Oxon there was no relegation - although there are a number of leagues below it, mainly for second teams. 2014–15 Aldermaston Berkshire Shire Hall Crowthorne Didcot Faringdon Farnham Royal (relegated from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier) Harwell Risborough 2013–14 Abingdon Aldermaston Berkshire Shire Hall Crowthorne Didcot Faringdon Harwell (relegated from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier) Kingsclere Risborough (relegated from Berks/Bucks & Oxon Premier) Wheatley Winslow 2012–13 Abingdon Aldermaston Berkshire Shire Hall Chesham Crowthorne Didcot Farnham Royal Faringdon Kingsclere Wheatley Winslow Original teams When league rugby began in 1987 this division (known as Bucks/Oxon 2) contained the following teams from Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire: Chesham Chipping Norton Cholsey Drifters Gosford All Blacks Harwell Milton Keynes Olney Phoenix Wheatley Berks/Bucks & Oxon Championship honours Bucks/Oxon 2 (1987–1993) Originally known as Bucks/Oxon 2, it was a level 9 league for clubs based in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Promotion was to Bucks/Oxon 1 and there was no relegation. Bucks/Oxon 2 (1993–1996) The creation of National League 5 South for the 1993–94 season meant that Bucks/Oxon 2 dropped to become a tier 10 league. Promotion continued to
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The 2018–19 Pakistan Premier League was the 61st season of Pakistan domestic football and the 12th season of the Pakistan Premier League, and the first season to be played since 2014–15. The league was ultimately organised by two different federations. Faisal Saleh Hayat-led Pakistan Football Federation, which was internationally recognised, started the league and non-FIFA recognised Ashfaq Hussain Shah group, which formed a parallel PFF in the elections conducted under court orders completed the league after taking charge. Format The season was held in Multan, Karachi and Lahore between 25 September and 11 January 2019, with 16 teams participating (12 PPL teams and 4 winner teams of second-tier playoffs). Each team would get to play each other twice, meaning in a season they would play 30 games. The bottom four teams got relegated to the second tier. The team that finished first would get qualification in the AFC Cup, but AFC denied entry of Pakistani football clubs in 2019 AFC Cup because of incomplete licensing regulations due to absence of footballing activity since the end of 2014-15 season. Teams Promotion and relegation Teams relegated to FFL Baloch Quetta and Pakistan Railways were relegated at the end of 2014–15 season (no league was held until current season). Teams promoted from FFL Pakistan Navy got promoted after winning 2014–15 Pakistan Football Federation League, defeating Baloch Nushki 1–0 in the finals. Teams promoted from PPL Promotion Play-Offs 2018 Civil Aviation Authority, Sui Southern Gas Company, Ashraf Sugar Mills and Sui Northern Gas Company won their matches and promoted to Pakistan Premier League. Stadium and locations Season summary Ashraf Sugar Mills and Pakistan Airlines withdrew from league with former withdrawing after playing first phase in Multan and latter not playing a single match due to financial issues. Baloch Nushki got relegated after failing to win a single match and ended third last in relegation zone with six points from 6 draws. On 9 January 2019, Karachi Port Trust got relegated to Federation League for the first time ever, after they lost 2–0 to Muslim and 12th placed Sui Northern Gas winning their game match 4–3 against Afghan Chaman, leaving Karachi Port Trust 5 points from safe zone with only one match to play. Khan Research Laboratories won the league on the final match day. Pakistan Airforce were sitting at the top of table with 51 points, one point ahead of Sui Southern Gas and three ahead of Khan Research Laboratories, who both had to face each other on final match day. Sui Southern Gas victory would hand them the title and for Khan Research Laboratories, they to beat the Sui Southern Gas by four goals to secure the title. Khan Research Laboratories the last game of the season, defeating title contenders Sui Southern Gas 4–0, finishing first on goal difference ahead of Pakistan Airforce. This is the smallest title winning margin in the history of Pakistan Premier League, with Khan Research Laboratories winning with a goal difference of just +1, as Pakistan Airforce had
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Mubarak Yussif (; born 29 December 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as defender for Philippine Football League side Manila Digger. Club career Liberty Professionals Mubarik started his career with Liberty Professionals before moving to Ashanti Gold in 2018. On 6 March 2016, he made his debut for Liberty in a 0–0 match against Wa All Stars, playing the full 90 minutes in the process. He made 20 league matches during the 2016 Ghanaian Premier League to help Liberty avoid relegation by 2 points. The following season, he established himself as a starter and played a key role during the 2017 Ghanaian Premier League season. He played in all 30 league matches to help Liberty avoid relegation and place 11th on the league table. Based on his performances, he was linked with Ashanti Gold during the transfer period, later signing for them in 2018. During his time with the club he formed a formidable defensive partnership with Samuel Sarfo. Ashanti Gold In March 2018, Mubarik was signed by Obuasi-based club Ashanti Gold ahead of the 2018 Ghanaian Premier League on a 2-year deal. He was seen as a direct replacement for Abeiku Ainooson and Richard Ocran who had left the club at the end of the 2017 season. He made his debut on 28 March 2018 in a 1–0 win over Karela United, coming on in the 89th minute for Godfred Asiamah. He later went on to appear on the bench in a 1–1 draw match against Bechem United on 31 March 2018, before getting injured in June 2018. He was out on the sidelines for five months, returning in September 2018, when the league had already been abandoned due to the dissolution of the GFA in June 2018, as a result of the Anas Number 12 Expose. He featured for Ashanti Gold during their 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup campaign. During the 2019 GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition, he featured in 12 out of 13 matches to help Ashanti Gold top group B ahead of city rivals Asante Kotoko and subsequently win Tier 2 of the competition to qualify for the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup. On 29 December 2019, he scored his first goal in the Ghana Premier League after scoring from an assist by Richard Osei Agyemang to help Ashanti Gold to an eventual 3–0 win over Accra Great Olympics. On 5 January 2020, he scored the only goal in a match against King Faisal Babes to grant Ashanti Gold all the three points at the Baba Yara Stadium. He played in 14 out of 15 league matches and scored 2 goals in 2019–20 Ghana Premier League season, before the league was cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the season he formed a defensive partnership with Ibrahim Samed which regarded as one of the best before the league was truncated. He parted ways with the club upon the expiration of his contract in August 2020. Asante Kotoko In August 2020, after his contract with
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Fudbalski klub Krupa (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Крупа) is a professional football club from the town of Krupa na Vrbasu, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club plays its home games on the Krupa na Vrbasu City Stadium, which has a capacity of 3,500 seats. History In the 2013–14 Second League of Republika Srpska season play-off, Krupa got an appearance in the First League of the Republika Srpska for the season 2014–15. After only two years playing in the 2nd tier and after the season 2015–16, the team got promoted for the first time in its history to the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the 2017–18 Bosnian Cup, Krupa, led by manager Slobodan Starčević, got to the cup final losing to Željezničar in two matches (2–0 at Sarajevo and 2–4 at Krupa na Vrbasu), thus finishing as runners-up. In the 2018–19 Bosnian Premier League season, Krupa finished on 11th place and it got relegated back to the First League of RS. Then, in the 2019–20 First League of RS season, the club secured promotion back to the Premier League, though after the season was ended abruptly due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and by default Krupa finished in 1st place and got promoted. In the 2020–21 Premier League season, Krupa initially avoided relegation to the First League of RS, but were then relegated back to the league due to failing to obtain a license for the Premier League. Honours Domestic League First League of the Republika Srpska: Winners (4): 2015–16, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23 Runners-up (1): 2014–15 Second League of the Republika Srpska: Winners (1): 2013–14 Regional League Banja Luka: Winners (1): 2011–12 Cups Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup: Runners-up (1): 2017–18 Republika Srpska Cup: Runners-up (3): 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19 Personnel Coaching staff Management staff Managerial history Slobodan Starčević (24 January 2014 – 31 May 2018) Branislav Krunić (11 June 2018 – 8 October 2018) Petar Kurćubić (8 October 2018 – 9 March 2019) Slobodan Starčević (12 March 2019 – 21 June 2019) Zoran Marić (25 June 2019 – 15 September 2020) Velimir Stojnić (16 September 2020 – 28 October 2020) Siniša Mrkobrada (interim) (28 October 2020 – 13 December 2020) Vladimir Ilić (13 December 2020 – 25 June 2023) References External links FK Krupa at FSRS (archived 12 April 2015) FK Krupa na Vrbasu at Soccerway Krupa Krupa 1983 establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina Association football clubs established in 1983
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Mohamed Iqbal bin Hamid Hussain (born 6 June 1993), more commonly known as Iqbal Hussain is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for the Singapore Premier League club Geylang International and the Singapore national team. Club career Gombak United Iqbal started his career at Gombak United where he scored 2 goals in 7 league games in the 2012 S.League. LionsXII In 2013, He joined Malaysia Super League club LionsXII after Gombak United withdrew from the S.League at the end of the 2012 season. Young Lions Restricted to one league appearance in the 2013 season and in need for match experience leading to the Southeast Asian Games, he was de-registered in April 2013 and joined under-23 developmental side Courts Young Lions in the S.League. He scored a total of 8 goals in 44 games during his 3 years stint with the club. Hougang United In 2016, he joined Hougang United. Although he did not have much playing time due to his National Service, Iqbal worked hard and impressed when he got to play and he even got a recall to the national team in 2016. In total, he finished the season with 6 goals, 8 assists in 24 games across all competitions. He even earned an S.League Goal of the Year nomination. His performances led to a contraction extension into the 2017 S.League season. However, due to his NS commitments, Iqbal was hardly able to make himself available for the Cheetahs, missing huge chunks of the season. After serving his NS in August 2017, Iqbal started featuring more prominently for the club. His efforts paid off as he was offered a contract extension for the 2018 S.League season. Trials at Sukhothai F.C. He went for trials in Thailand where he was offered a contract with Thai League 1 side, Sukhothai. However, the deal collapsed at the last minute. Geylang International He signed for the Eagles for the 2020 Singapore Premier League season and scored twice in his 2nd appearance for the team. Chennai City Iqbal became the first Singaporean to play in the I-League when he signed for Chennai City FC in December 2020. In the final game of the season, Iqbal scored the winner in the 94th minute to help his team finish 2-1 winners over already relegated NEROCA FC for his 3rd goal in 3 games. He scored 3 goals and made 2 assists in 10 games to help his team starve off relegation. Balestier Khalsa After a great stint with the I-League side Chennai City FC in India, Iqbal returned to his home country and signed for the Singapore Premier League side Balestier Khalsa for the remainder of the 2021 season. He made his first start for the Tigers in a 3–2 loss to developmental side Young Lions. Returned to Geylang International After a year of being a free agent, he re joined his former club, Geylang International for the 2023 season. International career Iqbal Hussain was part of the Singapore national under-23
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The 2018–19 Danish Superliga season was the 29th season of the Danish Superliga. Midtjylland were the defending champions. The season started on 13 July 2018 and ended on 26 May 2019. Teams FC Helsingør finished as loser in the relegation play-offs in the 2017–18 season and was relegated to the 2018–19 1st Division along with Silkeborg IF, and Lyngby who lost their respective relegation play-offs as well. The relegated teams were replaced by 2017–18 1st Division champions Vejle BK, who returned after nine years of absence, as well as the play-off winners Vendsyssel FF who got promoted to the top division for the first time ever, and Esbjerg fB who returned after a one-year absence. Stadia and locations Personnel and sponsoring Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Managerial changes Regular season League table Positions by round Results Championship round Points and goals will carry over in full from the regular season. Positions by round Below the positions per round are shown. As teams did not all start with an equal number of points, the initial pre-playoffs positions are also given. Relegation round Points and goals will carry over in full from the regular season. Group A Group B European play-offs The winning team from the 4-team knock-out tournament will advance to a Europa League play-off match. In the final, the team with the most points from the relegation round group stage will host the second leg. If the 2018–19 Danish Cup winner, found on 17 May in the final, is involved in the play-offs, they will be withdrawn, as they will enter the Europa League third qualifying round directly. European play-off match Relegation play-offs The relegation play-offs were streamlined slightly compared to the previous system, essentially doing away with the former first round. The winner of match 1 will finish 11th and stay in the Superliga, while the losers of match 2 will finish 14th and be relegated directly. Top goalscorers Attendances References External links Superliga (uefa.com) Danish Superliga seasons Denmark Superliga
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The 2019–20 National League 2 South was the eleventh season (33rd overall) of the fourth tier (south) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, the Rugby Football Union officially cancelled the season on 20 March 2020, after an initial postponement of all rugby in England including training. After the cancellation was announced the RFU used a best playing record formula to decide the final table. This meant that Taunton Titans, who were 3 points clear when the league was suspended, were promoted as champions along with runners up Tonbridge Juddians, who went up as the best runner up as they had more considerably more points than 2019–20 National League 2 North runner up Fylde. The relegated teams included Bournemouth, Old Redcliffians and Sutton & Epsom, all of whom had occupied the bottom three spots before league suspension, with 14th placed Sutton & Epsom 13 points behind 13th placed Westcliff and safety. Taunton Titans and Tonbridge Juddians will join the 2021–22 National League 1 (the highest level either club have reached), while Bournemouth and Old Redcliffians drop down to South West Premier and Sutton & Epsom to London & South East Premier. Other interesting news from the season was Taunton's Gary Kingdom who finished as top scorer in the division for the third time, tying him with Worthing Raiders prolific Matthew McLean. An unwanted record was also made with Tonbridge Juddians official attendance of 0 from their game Sutton & Epsom on 21 December 2019 being the lowest ever recorded in a National League 2 South game. This was due to the game being played behind closed doors due to safety concerns caused by flooding. Structure The league consists of sixteen teams with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis to make a total of thirty matches each. There is one automatic promotion place, one play-off place and three relegation places. The champions are promoted to the 2020–21 National League 1 and the runners-up play the second-placed team in the 2019–20 National League 2 North with the winner being promoted. The last three teams are relegated to either London & South East Premier or South West Premier depending on the geographical location of the team (in some cases teams may join the Midlands regional leagues). The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows: 4 points are awarded for a win 2 points are awarded for a draw 0 points are awarded for a loss, however 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match. Participating teams and locations Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2018–19 National League 2 South season. The 2018–19 champions Rams and play-off winners Canterbury, who won the promotion play-off against
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The 2018–19 Western Football League season (known as the 2018–19 Toolstation Western Football League for sponsorship reasons) is the 117th in the history of the Western Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First. The constitution was announced on 25 May 2018. Premier Division The Premier Division consists of 20 clubs, the same as last season, after Street and Melksham Town were promoted to Southern League Division One South & West, and Longwell Green Sports and Wells City were relegated to the First Division. Four new clubs joined: Plymouth Parkway, promoted from the South West Peninsula League. Roman Glass St George, runners-up in the First Division. Shortwood United, resigned from the Southern League West Division. Westbury United, champions of the First Division. League table First Division The First Division consists of 20 clubs, reduced from 22 the previous season, after Roman Glass St George and Westbury United were promoted to the Premier Division, and Almondsbury and Malmesbury Victoria were transferred to the Hellenic League Division One West. Two new clubs joined: Longwell Green Sports, relegated from the Premier Division. Wells City, relegated from the Premier Division. League table Les Phillips Cup Preliminary Round ties were played from 25 September until 2 October 2018. 16 clubs from the First Division and Premier Division, entered at this stage of the competition. First Round ties were played from 30 October until 4 November 2019. All remaining clubs from the First Division and Premier Division, entered at this stage of the competition. December {| class="wikitable" style="width: 600px; background:WhiteSmoke; text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- | scope="col" style="width: 5.00%; background:silver;" | Date | scope="col" style="width: 36.25%; background:silver;" | Home team (tier) | scope="col" style="width: 12.50%; background:silver;" | Score | scope="col" style="width: 36.25%; background:silver;" | Away team (tier) | scope="col" style="width: 10.00%; background:silver;" | |- | 30/10/2018 | Welton Rovers (10) | 1-3 | Bridgwater Town (9) | - |- | 30/10/2018 | Shepton Mallet (9) | 4-1 | Shepton Mallet (10) | 45 |- | 30/10/2018 | Buckland Athletic (9) | 3-0 | Longwell Green Sports (10) | 63 |- | 30/10/2018 | Brislington F.C (9) | 4-2 | Warminster Town (10) | 30 |- | 30/10/2018 | Bishop Sutton (10) | 0-2 | Keynsham Town (10) | 72 |- | 30/10/2018 | Ashton & Backwell United (10) | 2-1 | Portishead Town (10) | 35 |- | 30/10/2018 | Chipping Sodbury Town (9) | 5-0 | Shortwood United (9) | 45 |- | 30/10/2018 | Cheddar A.F.C. (10) | 0-5 | Roman Glass St George (9)| 37 |- | 31/10/2018 | Westbury United (9) | 0-3 | Odd Down (Bath) (9) | - |- | 30/10/2018 | Wells City (10) | 2-1 | Bishops Lydeard (10) | 45 |- | 30/10/2018 | Chard Town (10) | 1-2 | Calne Town (10) | 58 |- | 07/11/2018 | Cadbury Heath (9) | 4-3 | Devizes Town (10) | 48 |- | 07/11/2018 | Wellington A.F.C (9) | 0-2
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The 2019–20 National League season, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, was the fifth season under English football's new title of National League, the sixteenth season consisting of three divisions, and the forty-first season overall. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National League season was initially suspended on 16 March 2020 until at least 3 April. On 31 March, this suspension was extended indefinitely until further notice. On 22 April, clubs voted to end the season, with promotions and relegations still "under careful consideration". Due to the knock-on effects of Bury F.C.'s expulsion from EFL League One at the start of the season, it had already been assumed prior to the pandemic that no more than one club instead of the usual two was to be relegated from the English Football League, and that no more than three clubs instead of the usual four were to be relegated from the National division. The cumulative effect that the early termination of the season and Bury's expulsion from the EFL had on the composition of the National League's three divisions would have been determined. On 17 June 2020, Barrow along with Wealdstone and King's Lynn Town were elected champions of their respective divisions after National League clubs voted to decide the final tables on a points-per-game basis. Barrow were therefore promoted to League Two, with Wealdstone and King's Lynn Town promoted to the National League. AFC Fylde considered mounting a legal challenge with support from Ebbsfleet United against their relegations, but ultimately decided against it. Promotion play-offs were held in all three divisions to decide the additional promotion places. The semi-finals took place over the final two weekends of July, and the finals took place on 1 and 2 August. Clubs were expected to conduct and fund a COVID-19 prevention and testing process, and were allowed to decline their place in the competition without penalty if they were unable to fulfil this requirement. On 1 July, the Premier League committed £200,000 to the National League to help fund the conclusion of their season. National League The National League consists of 24 clubs. Promotion and relegation Team changes To National League Promoted from 2018–19 National League North Stockport County Chorley Promoted from 2018–19 National League South Torquay United Woking Relegated from 2018–19 League Two Yeovil Town Notts County From National League Promoted to 2019–20 League Two Leyton Orient Salford City Relegated to 2019–20 National League North Gateshead Relegated to 2019–20 National League South Maidstone United Braintree Town Havant & Waterlooville Stadia and locations Personnel and sponsoring Managerial changes National League table Play-offs Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Results table Top scorers Monthly awards Each month the Motorama National League announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month. National League North The National League North consists of 22 teams. Team changes To National League North Promoted from 2018–19 Northern Premier League Premier Division Farsley Celtic Promoted from 2018–19 Southern League Premier Division Central Kettering Town King's Lynn
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During the 2006–07 English football season, West Ham United competed in the FA Premier League. They finished the season in 15th place. Season summary West Ham started the 2006–07 campaign brightly, but slipped down the table due to off-field distractions. They were knocked out from UEFA Cup by the Italian Serie A side Palermo (4–0 on aggregate) and saw themselves dragged into the relegation zone. Eventually an Icelandic consortium led by Eggert Magnússon bought the club on 26 November 2006. Following a poor run of form that left the club in 17th position, despite the signing of big name players Javier Mascherano and Carlos Tevez, the new owners sacked Alan Pardew, replacing him with former West Ham player Alan Curbishley who had recently ended a 15-year spell in charge of Charlton Athletic. West Ham won Curbishley's first game 1–0 at home against Manchester United, but went on to draw at fellow relegation strugglers Fulham, were crushed 6–0 at newly promoted Reading and were knocked out of the FA Cup by the bottom Premiership team, Watford. An end-to-end thriller at home to Tottenham Hotspur ended with West Ham losing 4–3 having been 3–2 in front with minutes to play, but the bright performance signified a change in form. At the same time the signings of Mascherano and Tevez were being investigated by the Premier League, who were concerned that details regarding the transfers had been omitted from official records and whether the influence of MSI, led by Kia Joorabchian, breached Premier League rules regarding third party ownership of players. The media touted the idea that Tevez's contract could be terminated, possibly resulting in a deduction of points for playing an ineligible player. On 27 April 2007, West Ham pleaded guilty and were handed a record £5.5 million fine by the Premier League, but avoided a points deduction. Liverpool's signing of Mascherano was investigated and he was cleared to play after a two-week delay. Following the verdict, Wigan Athletic's chairman Dave Whelan threatened legal action, supported by other relegation-threatened sides including Fulham and Sheffield United, saying "This is a very serious offence West Ham committed...They broke the law, told blatant lies and should have got a 10-point penalty. If we can sue West Ham or the Premier League, I am sure that will happen." Wigan's manager Paul Jewell suggested League officials had intimated they wished to see them relegated. In a period that came to be known by the club's fans as "The Great Escape", West Ham avoided relegation by winning seven of their last nine games, including a 1–0 win over Arsenal, and on the last day of the season, defeating the Premiership champions Manchester United 1–0 to finish outside the relegation zone in 15th. Sheffield United, who were relegated, later sued West Ham for up to £30m, and an FA arbitration panel found in their favour. The two clubs settled out of court for an undisclosed sum in 2009. Final league table Squad Left club during season Results Premier League
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Roméo Lavia (born 6 January 2004) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea and the Belgium national team. A product of Anderlecht's academy, he made his professional debut for Premier League side Manchester City in 2021, before being signed by Southampton in 2022. After Southampton's relegation in 2023, he was signed by Chelsea for £53 million. A Belgium youth international, Lavia made his debut for the senior team in 2023. Club career Anderlecht Lavia is a youth product of the Belgian club Anderlecht. He arrived at eight years old at their training centre in Neerpede nearby Brussels. At a local international youth tournament for players under the age of 15, he got noticed for the first time by Pep Guardiola. The Spanish trainer was there on invitation of his Manchester City player Kevin De Bruyne who is co-organiser of this tournament that also bears his name, the KDB Cup. Manchester City At the age of sixteen, Lavia left Anderlecht for Manchester City in the summer of 2020, and signed his first professional contract. He joined the U18s where he quickly stood out. In November that year, after only eleven appearances, Lavia was promoted to the U23 squad. Together with the EDS team, the Belgian youngster won the Premier League 2 championship in April 2021 and was voted player of the season. From the summer of 2021, Lavia started training with the first-team. He earned a selection into squad of the Citizens to play the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League. Lavia made his professional debut at the age of seventeen on 21 September 2021, in the third round of the 2021–22 EFL Cup against Wycombe Wanderers, where he got a yellow card. Southampton On 6 July 2022, Lavia joined Southampton and signed a five-year contract. Although the fee was officially undisclosed, it was reported by BBC Sport to be worth an initial £10.5 million, plus £3.5 million in add-ons. It was also reported that the terms of the deal included a £40 million buy-back clause and a 20% sell-on clause for Manchester City. On 6 August 2022, Lavia made his debut in a 4–1 loss away to Tottenham Hotspur. He scored his first goal on 30 August 2022 in the Saints' 2–1 win over Chelsea, becoming the first player born in 2004 to score in the Premier League. Southampton finished the season at the bottom of the Premier League table, resulting in relegation to the EFL Championship for the 2023–24 season. However, Lavia led all Premier League players under 21 years in combined tackles, interceptions and blocked shots in the 2022–23 season. He was the only teenager in the top flight to have made more than 50 tackles, while his 7.8 ball recoveries per 90 minutes placed him in the top 15 players in the league. Chelsea On 18 August 2023, Lavia joined Chelsea, signing a seven-year contract, for a reported initial fee of £53 million plus add-ons. Lavia rejected an offer from
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The 2019–20 Liga Leumit was the 21st season as second tier since its re-alignment in 1999 and the 78th season of second-tier football in Israel. A total of sixteen teams contested in the league, including twelve sides from the 2018–19 season, the two promoted teams from 2018–19 Liga Alef and the two relegated teams from 2018–19 Israeli Premier League. Changes from 2018–19 season Team changes Hapoel Kfar Saba and Sektzia Nes Tziona were promoted to the 2019–20 Israeli Premier League. Maccabi Petah Tikva and Bnei Sakhnin were relegated after finishing as the two bottom-placed clubs in the 2018–19 Israeli Premier League. Hapoel Marmorek, and Hapoel Iksal were directly relegated to Liga Alef after finishing in the previous season in last two league places. They were replaced by the top placed teams from each division of 2018–19 Liga Alef, F.C. Kafr Qasim (from South Division) and Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (from North Division). Overview Stadia and locations The club is playing their home games at a neutral venue because their own ground does not meet league requirements. Regular season Results Results by round Position by round Promotion playoffs Relegation playoffs Relegation decider Promotion/relegation playoff The winner of the Relegation decider game , Hapoel Afula, faced Liga Alef promotion play-offs winner Hapoel Marmorek . The match took place on 2 August 2020. See also 2019–20 Toto Cup Leumit References 2019–20 in Israeli football leagues Liga Leumit seasons Isr
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Dexter Walters (born 4 December 1998) is an English footballer who plays for side Stratford Town, where he plays as a winger. Playing career Romulus Walters began his career playing for non-league Romulus. Between the age of 16 and 18 years of age, Walters was part of the clubs scholar programme, and managed to break into the first team when he was a second-year scholar. Tamworth On 2 August 2017, Walters signed for National League North side Tamworth, along with Regan Upton and Sam Coulson. Walters made his league debut for Tamworth]three days later, coming on as a substitute for Connor Taylor on the 83rd minute in what turned out to be a 1–0 home defeat at the hands of Bradford (Park Avenue), with the visitors scoring on the 90+7. On 15 February 2018, Tamworth allowed Walters and teammate Regan Upton to join Sutton Coldfield Town on loan to gain some first team football; Walters joined on dual registration, whilst Upton joined on a one-month loan deal. Dexter returned to Tamworth for the final part of the season, and with the club already relegated, played a part in the final game of the season on 28 April 2018. He joined the action on the 61st minute in place of Michael Donohue. Tamworth lost the match 3–0 away to also relegated Gainsborough Trinity. Following on from Tamworth being relegated to Southern League Premier Central, Dexter signed a new one-year contract with the club on 15 June 2018. Coventry City Walters signed a two-year deal with Coventry City on 3 August 2018, initially playing with the under-23 squad. Dexter made his debut in the EFL Trophy on 9 October 2018, coming on as an 82nd minute substitute for Tony Andreu in a game against Forest Green Rovers. In October 2019, Dexter joined Leamington on a youth loan. He was released by Coventry at the end of the 2019–20 season. Return to Tamworth Dexter re-signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Tamworth on 5 August 2020, following the expiry of his Coventry City contract. Walters made his second debut for Tamworth on 22 September 2020, playing the full match in an FA Cup first round fixture at home to Stourbridge, helping Tamworth come back from 3–1 down to draw 3–3 and force the match to penalties, with Tamworth winning 5–4 on penalties, and progressing to the next round. Dexter made his Southern League Premier Division Central debut on 26 September 2020, and was instrumental in helping Tamworth come from behind to defeat St Ives Town, providing the cross for Jordan Graham to add the third goal, as Tamworth ran out 4–2 winners. Dexter returned to the squad after a short lay off with an injury in a Southern League Premier Division Central fixture at home to Biggleswade Town on 24 October 2020, Walters came on as a 66th minute substitute for Aaron O'Connor and scored his first goal, and Tamworth's third goal in a 3–0 victory for the home side. Dexter agreed
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The 2018–2019 Jordanian Pro League (known as the Al-Manaseer Jordanian Pro League, named after Ziad AL-Manaseer Companies Group for sponsorship reasons) was the 67th season of Jordanian Pro League since its inception in 1944. The season started on 15 August 2018 and finished in May 2019. Al-Wehdat are the defending champions of the 2017–18 season. Al-Salt and Al-Sareeh joined as the promoted clubs from the 2017–18 League Division 1. They replaced Mansheyat Bani Hasan and Al-Yarmouk who were relegated to the 2018–19 League Division 1. Teams Twelve teams will compete in the league – the top ten teams from the 2017–18 season and the two teams promoted from the 2017–18 Division 1. Teams promoted to the 2018–2019 Premier League The first team to be promoted was Al-Salt, following their 0–1 defeat against Al-Sareeh on 8 May 2018. Al-Salt are playing in the Premier League for the first time in their history. They were also promoted as the 2017–18 League Division 1 winners on 15 May 2018, following their 2–0 victory against Al-Arabi. The second team to be promoted was Al-Sareeh, following their 2–0 victory against Sahab on 15 May 2018, the last day of the regular season. Al-Sareeh returned to the Premier League for the first time since the 2016–17 season. Teams relegated to the 2018–19 Division 1 The first team to be relegated was Mansheyat Bani Hasan, following their 2–4 defeat against Shabab Al-Ordon on 26 April 2018, ending their 2-year stay in the top flight. The second team to be relegated was Al-Yarmouk, ending their 1-year stay in the top flight. Stadiums and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Personnel and kits Managerial changes Foreign players The number of foreign players is limited to 3 per team, and should not be a goalkeeper. League table Results Season progress Statistics Scoring First goal of the season: Bilal Danguir for Al-Baqa'a against Al-Hussein (24 August 2018) Last goal of the season: Ibrahim Al-Jawabreh for Al-Ahli against Al-Baqa'a (9 May 2019) Top scorers Hat-tricks Number of teams by governorates References Jordanian Pro League seasons 2018–19 in Jordanian football Jordan Premier League
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The 2019–20 East of Scotland Football League (known as the Central Taxis East of Scotland League for sponsorship reasons) was the 91st season of the East of Scotland Football League, and the 6th season as the sixth tier of the Scottish football pyramid system. The season began on 27 July 2019. Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic were the reigning champions but could not defend their title after being promoted to the Lowland Football League. The league reverted to a two-tier setup for the first time since 2015, featuring a Premier Division of 16 teams and a First Division containing two seeded parallel conferences each with 12 teams. On 13 March 2020, the league was indefinitely suspended due to the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak before it was officially curtailed on 24 April 2020. Bo'ness United were declared champions of the Premier Division on a 'points per game' method while Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale and Tynecastle were declared winners of their respective First Division conferences. Teams The following teams changed division after the 2018–19 season. To East of Scotland Football League Relegated from Lowland Football League Whitehill Welfare Transferred from East Superleague Glenrothes Transferred from East Premier League North Kinnoull From East of Scotland Football League Promoted to Lowland Football League Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Withdrawn Eyemouth United Premier Division Teams The Premier Division contains the top five teams from each of the three Conferences in the 2018–19 season, the best 6th-placed team (Sauchie Juniors) and Whitehill Welfare who were relegated from the Lowland League. Stadia and locations League table Results First Division The teams who did not qualify for the Premier Division, along with Glenrothes, were ranked according to their position and points in each Conference before being assigned into two seeded First Division Conferences A and B. Kinnoull later took the place of Eyemouth, who withdrew from the league. Conference A Stadia and locations League table Conference B Stadia and locations League table Results Teams in each Conference play each other twice, once at home and once away. Teams also play each team from the other Conference once (six home and six away), for a total of 34 games. First Division play-offs Play-offs were due to be held to decide the overall First Division winner, and if necessary the third team to be promoted to the Premier Division. These were subsequently cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Notes Club has an SFA Licence (as of July 2019) and are eligible to participate in the Lowland League promotion play-off should they win the Premier Division. References 6 SCO Scotland
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The 2018–19 Cymru Alliance, known as the Huws Gray Cymru Alliance for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th and final season of the Cymru Alliance, which is in the second level of the Welsh football pyramid. The league consisted of sixteen teams with the champions promoted to the Welsh Premier League and the bottom team relegated to either the Mid Wales Football League, the Welsh Alliance League or the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area), dependent on the location of that team. The season began on 10 August 2018 and concluded on 27 April 2019. Teams Caernarfon Town were champions in the previous season and were promoted to the Welsh Premier League. They were replaced by Prestatyn Town who were relegated from the Welsh Premier League and Bangor City who were demoted from the Welsh Premier League. The bottom three teams from the previous season, Caersws, Llandudno Junction and Queens Park were relegated to the Mid Wales Football League, the Welsh Alliance League and the Welsh National League (Wrexham Area), respectively. Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) champions, Buckley Town, Welsh Alliance League champions, Conwy Borough and Mid Wales Football League champions, Llanrhaeadr were promoted to the Cymru Alliance. Grounds and locations League table Notes Results References Cymru Alliance seasons 2018–19 in Welsh football
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Wolverhampton Wanderers Women's Football Club, commonly known as Wolves Women, is an English women's football club affiliated with Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. The club play in the FA Women's National League North. History The club began playing in 1975 as Heathfield Rovers. After becoming Wolverhampton & Wednesbury Tube LFC the following season, they later settled on Wolverhampton Ladies. Just before 1993–94 the club got permission from Wolverhampton Wanderers to call themselves Wolverhampton Wanderers Women's Football Club and they were promoted to the FA Women's Premier League National Division that season. However, after two seasons they were relegated back to the Northern Division. Rachel Unitt came through the club's youth system and scored 12 goals in 1999-00 before signing for Everton the following season. In May 2001 Dennis Mortimer was appointed manager. He challenged for promotion in his three seasons in charge but left in 2004, citing work commitments. In 2004–05 Wolves Women were runners-up to Sunderland but star players Emily Westwood and Amy McCann left for Everton during the summer and the club finished sixth in 2005–06. Wolves Women were relegated to the Midland Combination after finishing 11th in 2006–07. In May 2008 the club was boosted by full affiliation with Wolverhampton Wanderers and a partnership with Wolverhampton College. On Thursday 19 April 2012 Wolves Women won the Midland Combination Title gaining promotion back to the Northern Division for the 2012–13 Season. They followed that up with a 2–0 win over rivals Stoke in the League Cup Final to complete the League and cup double. The 2014–15 season for Wolves Women was one to forget. They saw themselves relegated and bottom of the Northern Division. Wolves only managed 8 points from 22 games, and this saw a change in coaching staff at the end of the season. At the start of the 2015–16 season, Steve Cullis was named manager and has been given the aim of promotion back into the Northern Division, as well as developing the youth section of the club. Wolves also withdrew their reserve team from the FA Women's Premier League Reserves (Midlands), the reserves had been playing in the WPL for the past 13 seasons. In October 2016, Cullis moved to a new role of Technical Director for the club's Regional Talent Centre. Tim Dudding was named as his replacement as manager of the Senior squad. Dudding led a successful campaign, resulting in the club's promotion to the Northern Division. After a poor start to the season Dan McNamara took over as First Team Manager in early 2018 and led the team in a relegation battle, just missing out on goal difference after a hard-fought campaign. After the restructure of the women's football pyramid this summer, the team now find themselves in the new FA Women's National League Midlands Division One. For the 2018–19 season the club have introduced a Development Team. At the end of the 2020–21 season, Wolves were promoted via 'upward movement' to the FA Women's National League North. In the subsequent season (2021–22),
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The 2017–18 season was the 50th season of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, and the eleventh and last season of the Division One North and South. The league sponsors for 2017–18 were Evo-Stik. Premier Division Team changes The following 6 clubs left the Premier Division before the season - Blyth Spartans – promoted to National League North Corby Town – relegated to NPL Division One South Frickley Athletic – relegated to NPL Division One South Ilkeston – relegated to NPL Division One South, and were subsequently wound up in the high court. A New Ilkeston Town Replaced in Midland League Division One. Skelmersdale United – relegated to NPL Division One North Spennymoor Town – promoted to National League North The following 6 clubs joined the Premier Division before the season - Altrincham – relegated from National League North Farsley Celtic – promoted from NPL Division One North Lancaster City – promoted from NPL Division One North Shaw Lane – promoted from NPL Division One South Stalybridge Celtic – relegated from National League North Witton Albion – promoted from NPL Division One South League table Top scorers Up to games played 28 April 2018. Results Play-offs Semi-finals Final Stadia and locations Division One North Team changes The following 3 clubs left Division One North before the season - Burscough – relegated to North West Counties League Premier Division Farsley Celtic – promoted to NPL Premier Division Lancaster City – promoted to NPL Premier Division The following 3 clubs joined Division One North before the season - Atherton Collieries – promoted from North West Counties League Premier Division Skelmersdale United – relegated from NPL Premier Division South Shields – promoted from Northern League Division One League table Top scorers Up to games played 28 April 2018. Results Play-offs Semi-finals Final Stadia and locations Division One South Team changes The following 5 clubs left Division One South before the season - Northwich Victoria – relegated to North West Counties League Premier Division Rugby Town – relegated to Midland League Premier Division Shaw Lane – promoted to NPL Premier Division Witton Albion – promoted to NPL Premier Division AFC Rushden & Diamonds – transferred to Southern League Division One Central The following 5 clubs joined Division One South before the season - Alvechurch – promoted from the Midland League Premier Division Cleethorpes Town – promoted from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division Corby Town – relegated from NPL Premier Division Frickley Athletic – relegated from NPL Premier Division Peterborough Sports – promoted from United Counties League Premier Division League table Top scorers Up to games played 28 April 2018. Results Play-offs Semi-finals Final Stadia and locations Challenge Cup The 2017–18 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, known as the 17–18 Integro Doodson League Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 48th season of the Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, the main cup competition in the Northern Premier League. It was sponsored by Doodson Sport for a seventh consecutive season. 67 clubs from England and
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The 2018–19 National League 2 South is the tenth season (32nd overall) of the fourth tier (south) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. At the end of the season, Rams became champions when they won away to Clifton on 6 April 2019, sealing promotion with two games to go. It was a fitting reward for the Berkshire club, who were by far the strongest side in the division. The runners up were Canterbury who claimed second spot after beating off stiff competition from the likes of Tonbridge Juddians and Henley Hawks. Despite finishing 21 points behind Rams, Canterbury's league results were still strong enough to enough to book a home promotion playoff against National League 2 North runners up, Chester. On 4 May 2019, Canterbury defeated Chester 19–10 to join Rams in the 2019–20 National League 1. For both clubs, National League 1 is the highest level they have ever reached since the leagues began back in 1987. At the other end of the table, London Irish Wild Geese became the first team to be relegated after they suffered a heavy loss away to Henley Hawks on 30 March 2019. They were followed a week later by league newcomers Guernsey, who also went down after just one season, following a heavy defeat away to Henley on 6 April 2019. One week later still, Birmingham & Solihull became the third and final team to go down with one round still to play after they lost away to champions, Rams, on 13 April 2019, with a try bonus not enough to keep them up due to results elsewhere. London Irish Wild Geese and Guernsey will drop into London & South East Premier, while Birmingham & Solihull, who had initially been supposed to drop to Midlands Premier, decided to become an amateur club and drop out of the league system altogether. A final point of note was Worthing's Matthew McLean, who once again finished as the league's top scorer – this time for a record-breaking 3rd time. McLean scored 341 points, including 22 tries – an outstanding total for a Worthing side that finished 9th. Structure The league consists of sixteen teams with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis to make a total of thirty matches each. There is one automatic promotion place, one play-off place and three relegation places. The champions are promoted to the 2019–20 National League 1 and the runners-up play the second-placed team in the 2018–19 National League 2 North with the winner being promoted. The last three teams are relegated to either London & South East Premier or South West Premier depending on the geographical location of the team (in some cases teams may join the Midlands regional leagues). The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows: 4 points are awarded for a win 2 points are awarded for a draw 0 points are awarded for a
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The 2017 Football Queensland season was the fifth season since NPL Queensland commenced as the top tier of Queensland men’s football. Below NPL Queensland was a regional structure of ten zones with their own leagues. The strongest of the zones was Football Brisbane with its senior men’s competition consisting of five divisions. The NPL Queensland premiers qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series, competing with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2017. On 8 December 2016 Football Queensland announced the commencement in 2018 of a 14 team second competition beneath a 14 team NPL Queensland, with promotion and relegation between the two tiers. The 28 clubs selected to participate in NPL Queensland and the FQPL were initially announced on 29 May 2017. The final list of clubs offered licences was made of 3 August 2017, with 12 clubs from Football Brisbane competitions (10 BPL and 2 CL1) to join the Football Queensland leagues in 2018. As a result, on 4 August 2017 Football Brisbane announced the restructure of its men's league for the 2018 season, with most clubs effectively moving up one division. Men's League Tables 2017 National Premier League Queensland The National Premier League Queensland 2017 season was played over 22 matches, followed by a finals series. Finals 2017 Brisbane Premier League The 2017 Brisbane Premier League was the 35th edition of the Brisbane Premier League which has been a second level domestic association football competition in Queensland since the Queensland State League was formed in 2008. Finals 2017 Capital League 1 The 2017 Capital League 1 season was the fifth edition of the Capital League 1 as the third level domestic football competition in Queensland. 12 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 matches. Relegated teams will be part of the 2018 Capital League 1 season, which will be the fourth level domestic competition in Queensland. Finals 2017 Capital League 2 The 2017 Capital League 2 season was the fifth edition of the Capital League 2 as the fourth level domestic football competition in Queensland. 12 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 matches. Relegated teams will be part of the 2018 Capital League 2 season, which will be the fifth level domestic competition in Queensland. Finals 2017 Capital League 3 The 2017 Capital League 3 season was the fifth edition of the Capital League 3 as the fifth level domestic football competition in Queensland. 12 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 22 matches. Relegated teams will be part of the 2018 Capital League 3 season, which will be the sixth level domestic competition in Queensland. Finals 2017 Capital League 4 The 2017 Capital League 4 season was the fifth edition of the Capital League 4 as the sixth level domestic football competition in Queensland. Nine teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 16 matches. Finals
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The 2018–19 Botswana Premier League was the 42nd season of the Botswana Premier League, the top-tier football league in Botswana, since its establishment in 1978. The season started on 18 August 2018. The league drew an average attendance of 1,300 per match. Season summary Township Rollers won their fourth consecutive Botswana Premier League after a 0–0 draw with Police XI on 27 May 2019. This season also featured the relegation of four-time champions Mochudi Centre Chiefs, who only picked up five points from nine matches late in the season. Team changes Two teams were relegated after one year in the Botswana Premier League, TAFIC F.C. and Uniao Flamengo Santos. They were joined by last place finishers Gilport Lions. They were replaced by First Division North winners BR Highlanders, First Division South winners Notwane F.C., and promotion playoff winners Prisons XI. Teams Stadiums and locations Number of teams by district League table References Botswana Premier League Botswana 2018 in Botswana sport 2019 in Botswana sport
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The 2013–14 Welsh Premier League was the fifth season of the Women's Welsh Premier League, the top level women's football league in Wales. Cardiff City were the defending champions having won their first championship last season. The season was won by Cardiff Met. Ladies. During the winter break Northop Hall Girls withdrew from the league. All results including them were then wiped from the table. Changes from 2012–13 PILCS LFC replaced Caerphilly Castle who got relegated last season. Two instead of one team are relegated after the season. Clubs Standings Results grid League Cup 2014–15 → For the first time a League Cup was played. The new competition was introduced to further develop women's football. In the first round four teams (Port Talbot Town, Aberystwyth Town, Llanidloes Town and Newcastle Emlyn) were drawn to receive a bye to the second round. The final was played on 30 March 2014 on neutral ground at Port Talbot. Cardiff Met. won the title. References External links welshpremier.com welsh-premier.com League at uefa.com 2013-14 Wales Women 2013–14 in Welsh football leagues 1
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Amir Velić (born 28 March 1999) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League of FBiH club Igman Konjic. Club career Early career Velić started off his career at the youth team of Željezničar, after which he was called up to the first team in 2017. He stayed at the first team of Željezničar for one year, until 2018. During that time, he made one appearance for the club, in a 0–2 away win against Radnik Bijeljina on 10 September 2017. He won the Bosnian Cup with Željezničar in the 2017–18 season. He left the club in June 2018. In July 2018, alongside teammate Almir Ćubara, Velić signed with First League of FBiH club Bosna Visoko. He made his debut for Bosna Visoko on 11 August 2018, in a 1–0 away loss against Jedinstvo Bihać. In the 2018–19 First League of FBiH season, with Bosna, Velić got relegated to the Second League of FBiH (Group Center). In July 2019, Velić signed a contract with Orašje. His first appearance for Orašje was on 10 August 2019, in a 1–0 home league win against Rudar Kakanj. Velić then joined Goražde in January 2020. International career Velić played for the Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 and the Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 national teams, making 9 and 5 caps respectively for both teams, but did not score a goal for neither. Career statistics Club Honours Željezničar Bosnian Cup: 2017–18 References External links Amir Velić at Sofascore Amir Velić profile at Soccerpunter 1999 births Living people Footballers from Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina players FK Željezničar Sarajevo players NK Bosna Visoko players HNK Orašje players FK Goražde players FK Igman Konjic players Bosnia and Herzegovina men's youth international footballers Men's association football central defenders
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The 2018–19 Welsh Premier League was the 27th and final season of the Welsh Premier League, the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992. The New Saints are the defending champions. The season fixtures were announced on 27 June 2018. The season began on 10 August 2018. Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league split into two groups at the end of January 2019 – the top six and the bottom six. The season ended on 26 April 2019. Teams The bottom placed team from the previous season, Prestatyn Town, and Bangor City, were relegated to the Cymru Alliance for the 2018–19 season. Despite finishing 2nd the FAW Club Licensing Appeals Body decided to revoke Bangor City's Tier 1 and UEFA licence meaning that they would automatically drop down to the second level of Welsh football. This meant a reprieve for Carmarthen Town who had finished second bottom and would otherwise have been relegated. Bangor and Prestatyn were replaced by Llanelli Town and Caernarfon Town, champions of the 2017–18 Welsh Football League Division One and 2017–18 Cymru Alliance respectively. Caernarfon Town are playing in the Welsh Premier League for the first time since the 2008–09 season, while Llanelli Town are a new side, replacing the original Llanelli AFC who were relegated at the end of the 2012–13 season and then wound up in the high court. The arrival of Barry Town United the previous season means that both of the former South Wales 'giants' are now back in the Welsh top-flight. In addition, Cardiff Met remain and Carmarthen Town were reprieved, so the balance of power is slowly shifting from what was for a while, an almost predominantly North Wales-based league. Stadia and locations Personnel and kits League table Results Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league split into two groups – the top six and the bottom six. Matches 1–22 Matches 23–32 Top six Bottom six UEFA Europa League play-offs Teams that finish in positions third to seventh at the end of the regular season will participate in play-offs to determine the third participant for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, who will qualify for the preliminary round. Semi-finals Final Season statistics References External links League rules Cymru Premier seasons 2018–19 in Welsh football Wales
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Fudbalski klub Zvijezda 09 (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Звијезда 09) is a professional association football club based in Ugljevik, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Zvijezda 09 currently plays in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, following promotion from the First League of the Republika Srpska. The club plays its home matches at the Ugljevik City Stadium, which has a capacity of 5,000 seats. History Zvijezda 09 was founded in 2009, and have consistently risen through the football pyramid of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They played in the seventh tier of football in the 2010–11 season, and then turned out in the country's Premier League with six promotions in eight years. In their first ever Bosnian Premier League season, the 2018–19 season, Zvijezda 09 finished in ninth place, escaping relegation. In the 2019–20 Bosnian Premier League season, the club got relegated back to the First League of RS after finishing in 12th place. Zvijezda 09 was promoted back to the Premier League in the 2022–23 First League of RS season. Honours Domestic League First League of the Republika Srpska: Winners (1): 2017–18 Runners-up (1): 2022–23 Players Current squad Out on loan Managerial history Mladen Obrenović (23 August 2016 – 14 June 2017) Mile Lazarević (15 June 2017 – 13 November 2017) Mladen Obrenović (14 November 2017 – 1 December 2017) Dragan Mićić (28 December 2017 – 26 February 2018) Miodrag Pantelić (26 February 2018 – 6 June 2018) Milan Đuričić (14 June 2018 – 4 September 2018) Darko Nestorović (5 September 2018 – 11 March 2019) Milenko Bošnjaković (18 March 2019 – 27 May 2019) Boris Savić (27 May 2019 – 31 August 2019) Slavoljub Bubanja (6 September 2019 – 6 October 2019) Adnan Zildžović (9 October 2019 – 9 March 2020) Perica Ognjenović (9 March 2020 – 19 June 2020) Zumbul Mahalbašić (20 June 2020 – 4 September 2020) Mladen Obrenović (4 September 2020 – 31 March 2021) Igor Savić (7 April 2021 – 30 June 2021) Zlatko Krmpotić (1 July 2021 – 16 February 2022) Mile Lazarević (21 February 2022 – 1 June 2022) Dženan Hošić (20 June 2022 – 12 September 2022) Srđan Šušić (14 September 2022 – 12 February 2023) Toni Karačić (22 February 2023 – 15 June 2023) Mihajlo Jurasović (19 June 2023 – 15 November 2023) Darko Milisavljević (20 November 2023 – 22 March 2024) Bojan Trkulja (27 March 2024 – present) Notes References External links Association football clubs established in 2009 Zvijezda 09 Zvijezda 09 Ugljevik Bijeljina 2009 establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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The 2000–01 FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth FA Premier League season and the third season running which ended with Manchester United as champions and Arsenal as runners-up. Sir Alex Ferguson became the first manager to win three successive English league titles with the same club. Liverpool, meanwhile, managed a unique cup treble – winning the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup. They also finished third in the Premier League and qualified for the Champions League. Nike replaced Mitre as manufacturer of the official Premier League match ball, a contract that has since been extended multiple times, with the most recent renewal made in November 2018 to the end of the 2024–25 season. UEFA Cup places went to Leeds United, Chelsea, Ipswich Town, and Aston Villa, who qualified via the Intertoto Cup. None of the top six clubs in the Premier League had an English manager. The most successful English manager in the 2000–01 Premier League campaign was Peter Reid, whose Sunderland side finished seventh, having spent most of the season challenging for a place in Europe, and briefly occupied second place in the Premier League table. Despite the success achieved by Sir Alex Ferguson and Gérard Houllier, the Manager of the Year Award went to George Burley. The Ipswich Town manager was in charge of a newly promoted side who began the season as relegation favourites and on a limited budget, guided his team to fifth place in the Premier League final table earning a total of 66 points - the highest total in Premier League history for a newly promoted side since the switch to a 20-team format—and a place in the UEFA Cup for the first time in almost 20 years. 2000–01 was perhaps the best season yet for newly promoted teams in the Premier League. Charlton Athletic finished ninth, their highest finish since the 1950s. The only newly promoted team to suffer relegation was Manchester City, who in the space of six seasons had now been relegated three times and promoted twice. Relegated in bottom place were Bradford City, whose return to the top division after almost 80 years was over after just two seasons. The next relegation place went to Coventry City, who were finally relegated after 34 successive seasons of top division football, which had brought numerous relegation battles and league finishes no higher than sixth place. Teams Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the First Division. The teams that were promoted were Charlton Athletic, Manchester City and Ipswich Town, returning after a top flight absence of one, four and five years respectively. They replaced Wimbledon, Sheffield Wednesday and Watford. They were relegated to the First Division after spending fourteen, nine and one year in the top flight respectively. Stadiums and locations Personnel and kits (as of 14 May 2001) 1 The Dreamcast logo appeared on Arsenal's home and
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The 2017–18 English Football League (known as the Sky Bet Football League for sponsorship reasons) was the 119th season of the English Football League and was the second under its current name. It began on 4 August 2017 and concluded on 6 May 2018, with the promotion play-off finals at Wembley Stadium on 26–28 May 2018. The EFL is contested through three divisions. The divisions are the Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner up of the Championship will be automatically promoted to the Premier League and they will be joined by the winner of the Championship playoff. The bottom two teams in League Two will be relegated to the National League. Promotion and relegation From the Premier League Relegated to the Championship Hull City Middlesbrough Sunderland From the Championship Promoted to the Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion Newcastle United Huddersfield Town Relegated to League One Rotherham United Wigan Athletic Blackburn Rovers From League One Promoted to the Championship Sheffield United Bolton Wanderers Millwall Relegated to League Two Chesterfield Coventry City Swindon Town Port Vale From League Two Promoted to League One Doncaster Rovers Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Blackpool Relegated to the National League Leyton Orient Hartlepool United From the National League Promoted to League Two Lincoln City Forest Green Rovers Championship Table Play-offs Results League One Table Play-offs Results League Two Table Play-offs Results Managerial changes References 2017-18
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The 2016–2017 English Hockey League season took place from September 2016 until April 2017. The regular season consisted of two periods September until December and then February until March. The end of season playoffs known as the League Finals Weekend was held on 22 & 23 April. Surbiton won the Men's Premier League title despite being 3-0 down in the final against Wimbledon with only 10mins to go. Surbiton also won the Investec Women's Premier League as well as finishing top of the regular season league standings, making it their 4th in a row. Whilst Canterbury finished one off the bottom and survived the relegation playoffs for the 3rd time in a row as Loughborough Students were relegated having just got up into the top flight last season. Sevenoaks beat Team Bath Buccaneers and Durham University to secure promotion and go up to the top flight next season in the men's competition. In the women's Reading got relegated and Buckingham beat Wimbledon and Brooklands Poynton to secure promotion, as Bowdon Hightown won the group to keep their place in the Premier League. The Men's Cup was won by Reading with the biggest score difference in 15 years against Canterbury in the final. The Investec Women's Cup was won by Surbiton. Men's Premier Division League Standings Results Women's Investec Premier Division League Standings Results League Finals Weekend Semi-finals 3rd/4th Playoff Due to Wimbledon's finishing fourth in the 2016–17 Euro Hockey League a third team from England is allowed to join the competition meaning a 3rd/4th playoff is necessary. Finals Men's Cup Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final (Held at the Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre on 29 April) Women's Cup Final Promotion Tournaments The winners of the 3 regional conferences and the second to bottom placed team in Premier League play a Promotion Tournament with the top 2 placed teams playing in the Premier League next season while the bottom 2 play in the conference leagues. Men's competition Women's competition References England Hockey League seasons field hockey field hockey England
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The 2017–18 National League 2 North is the ninth season (31st overall) of the fourth tier (north) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced. On 21 April 2018 Sheffield became the first side to be relegated after losing heavily to promotion chasing Sedgley Park away from home. This meant that Sheffield would equal the unwanted record set by Morley of being the most demoted side in tier 4 (north) history with what was their third relegation from this level since the leagues started in 1987. The championship took a little longer to decide when on 28 April 2018 Sale FC clinched the title by winning 37-5 away to Leicester Lions, with a (rescheduled) game to spare. Sale FC were deserving winners, although runners up Sedgley Park kept the title race going to the wire thanks to their outstanding bonus points tally of 30 (a divisional record), helping Park to the runners up spot and a place in the promotion playoff game. On the same day the second relegation spot was sealed when Blaydon suffered their second successive relegation, losing a tight game 36-40 at Kingston Park to Hinckley. Runners up Sedgley Park failed to join Sale FC in the 2018–19 National League 1 after they lost 30-41 away to 2017–18 National League 2 South runners up Chinnor in the promotion play-off game played on 5 May 2018. Due to poor weather causing delays to the end of the season it took till 12 May 2018 to determine the final relegation spot with Luctonians losing 21-22 to champions Sale FC at home in their re-arranged fixture, condemning the Herefordshire side to the drop, 3 points below 13th placed Wharfedale, who could have gone down instead had Luctonians won via a bonus point. Structure The league consists of sixteen teams with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis to make a total of thirty matches each. There is one automatic promotion place, one play-off place and three relegation places. The champions are promoted to the 2018–19 National League 1 and the runners up play the second-placed team in the 2017–18 National League 2 South with the winner also being promoted. The last three teams are relegated to either North Premier or Midlands Premier depending on the geographical location of the team (in some cases teams may join the southern regional leagues). The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows: 4 points are awarded for a win 2 points are awarded for a draw 0 points are awarded for a loss, however 1 losing (bonus) point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer 1 additional (bonus) point is awarded to a team scoring 4 tries or more in a match. Participating teams and locations Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2016–17 National League 2 North season. The 2016–17 champions, Caldy, were promoted into the
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Nakhon Pathom United Football Club (), formerly known as Nakhon Pathom Football Club (), is a Thailand professional football club based in Nakhon Pathom province and currently play in Thai League 1. Their home stadium is Nakhon Pathom Municipality Sport School Stadium. In 2008 season, the club finished at 9th place which became the highest league position in the club history. In 2018, The club-licensing of this team didn't pass to play 2018 Thai League 2 and the team was relegated to the 2018 Thai League 4 Western Region. In 2023, Nakhon Pathom United won the Thai League 2 as champions for the first time in the club history and come back to the Thai League 1 after 14 years. History 1999–2006: Formation and early years Nakhon Pathom F.C. was founded in 1999, the club started playing in the Thailand Provincial League. In 2004, Nakhon Pathom finished the season on a mid-table in the league. In the year 2005 it was the first time a place among the top three will be achieved and promote to the Thai Premier League was narrowly missed. 2007–2009: Promotion to the top flight A year later, the result could be repeated. But the club was allowed to ascend to the highest league in Thailand, as was the second-placed a reserve team of Port FC. The association brought not only as a "provincial team," a new impetus in the league. But also the fans who traveled to away games and many were present at the home games. Nakhon Pathom was another club as well as Chonburi and Suphanburi the club in the Premier League who did not came from the capital Bangkok. The first season in the Premier League, the club was able to finish in 11th place and boosted its bottom line a year later at number nine. For the 2009 season was the first time be with Michael Aspin and Michael Thomas Byrne committed two players from Great Britain, Both had already played together in England at Northwich Victoria. 2010–2016: Relegation and suspension Nakhon Pathom were suspended for two years following the final playoff game of the 2010 season after a fracas in the penultimate game of the playoffs with Sisaket, a game that NP had to win to ensure that they would be promoted. The club are set to return to Division 1 for the 2013 campaign after serving their two-year punishment. 2017–2022: Sukkoki years and resurgence In 2017, Nakhon Pathom United administratively relegated to 2018 Thai League 4 by FA Thailand because the club did not send documents about club licensing in time. After the club relegation to Thai League 4, Thongchai Sukkoki was hired as the club's coach. The club started again in the Tier 4 league by creating a new team and searching for young players from the initial selection of footballers, with only three players left from the previous season. Nakhon Pathom went on to won the 2018 Thai League 4 Western Region. In 2019, Thongchai Sukkoki won
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The 2017–18 Welsh Premier League was the 26th season of the Welsh Premier League, the highest football league within Wales since its establishment in 1992. The New Saints are the defending champions. The season fixtures were announced on 23 June 2017. The season began on 11 August 2017 and concluded in April 2018; the Europa League play-offs followed afterwards. Teams played each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league split into two groups at the end of January 2018 – the top six and the bottom six. On 26 April 2018 the FAW Club Licensing Appeals Body decided to revoke Bangor City's Tier 1 and UEFA licence meaning that they would automatically drop down to the second level of Welsh football the next season and would not be able to compete for a place in the following season's Europa League. Teams The bottom two placed teams from the previous season, Rhyl and Airbus UK Broughton were relegated to the Cymru Alliance for the 2017–18 season. They were replaced by Barry Town United and Prestatyn Town, champions of the 2016–17 Welsh Football League Division One and 2016–17 Cymru Alliance respectively. Barry Town United are playing in the Welsh Premier League for the first time since the 2003–04 season, while Prestatyn Town were returning to the top flight after being relegated in the 2014–15 season. Stadia and locations League table Results Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league split into two groups – the top six and the bottom six. Matches 1–22 Matches 23–32 Top six Bottom six UEFA Europa League play-offs Teams that finish in positions third to seventh at the end of the regular season will participate in play-offs to determine the third participant for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, who will qualify for the preliminary round. However, due to Bangor City's expulsion, there was just one semi-final, with fifth place Cefn Druids gaining a bye to the final after Bala Town (who had finished 4th) took Bangor's place. Semi-final Final Season statistics Scoring Top scorers References External links League rules Cymru Premier seasons 2017–18 in Welsh football Wales
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