2228-29 OFA Pro Golden League

The 2228–29 OFA Pro Golden League or OFA Pro Golden League season 1 was the 1st season of the OFA Pro Golden League, the top tier of the Osarian professional league for association football clubs, since its re-launch in 2228. It was the 92nd season of top flight professional football in Osarius. The season began on 16 August 2228, and concluded on 16 May 2229.

Hastmead Diamante began the season as defending national champions, having finished higher than all other Osarian representatives in LigAnaia the previous season. Dynapolis United made a return to the Osarian league after a lengthy absence, while Cartagena Desert Foxes made their first appearance. There was no formal promotion from the previous season, due to the realignment of the Osarian league system, but Burningham City had to win a playoff to remain in the top flight.

In the previous season, the OLAF Golden League had been the third tier of Osarian football, below the two tiers of the COCANEFA-run LigAnaia. Technically, the reigning Golden League champions were Kyoshiku Island, who were granted "promotion" accordingly. They joined all but the lowest finishing Osarian LigAnaia team (Burningham City), while the remaining three places were determined via three playoff ties.

Summary

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Reactions

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Teams

OFA Pro Golden League I: Team Locations
1	AFC Hollybrent
2	Burningham City
3	Callisto City
4	Cartagena Desert Foxes
5	Dynapolis United
6	FC Barciddia
7	Firewood City
8	Grasshoppers Turic
9	Greeningham City
10	Hastmead Diamante
11	Iton Valley FC
12	Kyoshiku Island FC
13	Muirford Athletic
14	Rapid Hearthlands
15	Real Jraxville
16	Shanak FC
17	Trothwands Evolution
18	Utica United

A total of 18 teams competed in the league, including 15 sides from LigAnaia season 14, one promoted from the previous season's Golden League, and two admissions from outside the Osarian league system entirely. Three of these teams required playoffs to secure their places.

Stadia

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Stadium	Capacity
AFC Hollybrent	Applegrass Arena	7004640000000000000♠64,0001
Burningham City	Elishat Stadium	7004720000000000000♠72,0002
Callisto City	Golden Temple	7004320000000000000♠32,000
Cartagena Desert Foxes	Cartagena Field	7004320000000000000♠32,000
Dynapolis United	The Dragonpit	7004530000000000000♠53,000
FC Barciddia	Kart Hago Koliseum	7004360000000000000♠36,000
Firewood City	The Cauldron	7004540000000000000♠54,000
Grasshoppers Turic	Turic Thunderdome	7004460000000000000♠46,000
Greeningham City	Green Bowl	7004510000000000000♠51,000
Hastmead Diamante	Black Patch Park	7004370000000000000♠37,000
Iton Valley	Ocean Towers	7004214500000000000♠21,450
Kyoshiku Island	Kyoshiku Stadium	7004340000000000000♠34,000
Muirford Athletic	Serpent's Coil	7004230000000000000♠23,000
Rapid Hearthlands	White Water Stadium	7004290000000000000♠29,000
Real Jraxville	JNV Arena	7004420000000000000♠42,000
Shanak FC	Voltage Sports Stadium	7004248000000000000♠24,800
Trothwands Evolution	Trothwands Terrordome	7004670000000000000♠67,000
Utica United	The Ursinopolis	7004590000000000000♠59,000

• ¹ Part of the stadium was closed for the season, meaning capacity was reduced to 41,250
• ² Part of the stadium was closed for the season, meaning capacity was reduced to 58,175

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
AFC Hollybrent	Greenridge, Thomas ! Thomas Greenridge	Sedillo, Inigo ! Inigo Sedillo	Corradini	Northern Automotives
Burningham City	Matsumoto, Satoshi ! Satoshi Matsumoto	Cardenas, Eugenio ! Eugenio Cardenas	Corradini	Royal Gold
Callisto City	Schroeder, Lana ! Lana Schroeder	Byrne, Chelsea ! Chelsea Byrne	Corradini	Drive EDX
Cartagena Desert Foxes	Osorio, Rafael ! Rafael Osorio	Rocha, Hector ! Hector Rocha	Corradini	Codex Games
Dynapolis United	Donovan, Negus ! Negus Donovan	Ajayi, Olabode ! Olabode Ajayi	Corradini	Metis plc
FC Barciddia	Sirici, Pablo ! Pablo Sirici	Reyes, Marianela ! Marianela Reyes	Umas	Torstebank
Firewood City	Williams, D'Antoni ! D'Antoni Williams	Tapia, Emilio ! Emilio Tapia	Corradini	Metis plc
Grasshoppers Turic	Melia, Mathieu ! Mathieu Melia	Bielvenstramm, Ragge ! Ragge Bielvenstramm	Corradini	Pantera
Greeningham City	Fortunado, Rio ! Rio Fortunado	Bailey, Luther ! Luther Bailey	Corradini	DynaBet
Hastmead Diamante	Rickwright, Ken ! Ken Rickwright	Ashdown, Elaine ! Elaine Ashdown	Corradini	Ikonik
Iton Valley	Tien, Li ! Li Tien	Lusito, Eula ! Eula Lusito	Umas	3TBet
Kyoshiku Island	Kamakuwi, Lome ! Lo'me Kamaku'wi	Kilabiwa, Nuti ! Nu'ti Kilabi'wa	Umas	Finnmakt
Muirford Athletic	Morin, Luann ! Luann Morin	OReilly, Duron ! Duron O'Reilly	Corradini	OmegaNorth
Rapid Hearthlands	Ariaz, Raymond ! Raymond Ariaz	Griffiths, Jasmin ! Jasmin Griffiths	Umas	BitNet
Real Jraxville	Donovan, Rouzel ! Rouzel Donovan	Pearce, Samantha ! Samantha Pearce	Corradini	OmegaNorth
Shanak FC	Fuller, Mara ! Mara Fuller	Hayes, Jeffrey ! Jeffrey Hayes	Corradini	ONE Service
Trothwands Evolution	Herd, Jonathan ! Jonathan Herd	Zapata, Antonio ! Antonio Zapata	Corradini	Ansuro
Utica United	Zavaglia, Vittore ! Vittore Zavaglia	Santana, Jorge ! Jorge Santana	Corradini	E-Lete

• Additionally, referee kits are made by Corradini Sportswear, sponsored by OSN Oracle, and Corradini has a new match ball, the Orb10.

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table at time of departure	Incoming manager	Date of appointment	Position in table at time of appointment
Dynapolis United	Alexander Channa	Demoted		Pre-season	Negus Donovan	May 2228	Pre-season
Cartagena Desert Foxes	Vacant				Rafael Osorio	April 2228

Inaugural playoffs

The teams finishing 2nd through 4th in the previous season's Golden League (Violia, Warton Villa, Littleshaw Village) were paired off against the two external entrants (Cartagena and Dynapolis) and the lowest finishing Osarian representative from LigAnaia season 14 (Burningham) in two-legged playoff ties to determine the remaining three spots in the relaunched OFA Pro Golden League's inaugural season. The matchups were drawn randomly, with the teams playing in the Golden League the previous season being designated the away team for each of the first leg games.

Matches

Dynapolis United v Violia FC

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Dynapolis United	5–2	Violia FC	3–1	2–1
Cartagena Desert Foxes	8–4	Warton Villa	3–1	5–3
Burningham City	1–0	Littleshaw Village	1–0	0–0

14 June 2228 (2228-06-14) 20:00

Dynapolis United	3-1	Violia FC

The Dragonpit, Dynapolis

Violia FC v Dynapolis United

20:00

Violia FC	1-2	Dynapolis United

Violet Temple, Burningham

Dynapolis United won 5-2 on aggregate.

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Cartagena Desert Foxes v Warton Villa

20:00

Cartagena Desert Foxes	3–1	Warton Villa

Warton Villa v Cartagena Desert Foxes

20:00

Warton Villa	3–5	Cartagena Desert Foxes

Cartagena Desert Foxes won 8–4 on aggregate.

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Burningham City v Littleshaw Village

20:00

Burningham City	1–0	Littleshaw Village

Littleshaw Village v Burningham City

20:00

Littleshaw Village	0–0	Burningham City

Burningham City won 1–0 on aggregate.

Results

Result table

Home ╲ Away

AFC Hollybrent !HOL

Burningham City !BUR

Callisto City !CLS

Cartagena Desert Foxes !CDF

Dynapolis United !DYN

FC Barciddia !FCB

Firewood City !FWD

Grasshoppers Turic !TUR

Greeningham City !GRN

Hastmead Diamante !HMD

Iton Valley !ITV

Kyoshiku Island !KYO

Muirford Athletic !MUR

Rapid Hearthlands !RAP

Real Jraxville !JRX

Shanak FC !SHN

Trothwands Evolution !TRT

Utica United !UTC

AFC Hollybrent !AFC Hollybrent

1–0

0–2

4–2

4–3

4–2

0–1

0–1

4–3

2–1

0–0

0–0

3–1

0–0

0–3

0–1

1–2

0–1

Burningham City !Burningham City

0–0

2–2

0–1

0–1

1–1

4–5

2–4

3–2

2–2

1–1

1–2

2–1

0–1

4–3

0–4

0–1

0–3

Callisto City !Callisto City

3–2

1–2

0–1

3–2

0–1

2–6

1–1

3–3

0–1

0–2

0–1

6–2

0–2

3–2

1–0

4–3

5–3

Cartagena Desert Foxes !Cartagena Desert Foxes

1–1

1–0

2–2

3–2

1–0

4–7

2–1

1–5

0–1

0–1

2–1

4–2

1–0

0–1

2–1

0–1

2–2

Dynapolis United !Dynapolis United

0–1

1–0

3–3

3–3

0–3

2–8

0–1

5–4

2–2

2–3

2–0

2–1

0–0

3–4

3–2

5–2

4–5

FC Barciddia !FC Barciddia

0–0

0–1

2–1

2–1

4–6

3–4

3–3

3–3

3–4

0–0

1–0

3–2

0–2

0–1

2–1

0–1

4–3

Firewood City !Firewood City

2–2

5–3

2–4

3–1

4–2

5–3

1–0

3–2

4–4

3–3

6–1

1–1

4–3

3–2

4–3

3–1

4–3

Grasshoppers Turic !Grasshoppers Turic

2–1

2–2

0–0

0–0

1–0

2–2

1–3

4–3

2–2

0–1

1–0

0–0

0–0

0–4

3–1

1–3

1–0

Greeningham City !Greeningham City

0–1

1–0

2–2

5–1

2–3

2–1

1–0

3–2

2–5

3–2

2–1

2–1

1–4

1–1

1–0

0–2

2–4

Hastmead Diamante !Hastmead Diamante

1–1

2–0

5–3

8–4

4–1

6–2

3–2

4–1

3–1

2–0

1–0

6–2

4–0

5–4

3–1

0–0

5–5

Iton Valley !Iton Valley

2–1

4–1

1–1

0–0

1–2

1–1

2–4

4–0

2–2

3–1

6–2

0–3

3–2

0–1

2–1

1–2

1–1

Kyoshiku Island !Kyoshiku Island

0–2

0–1

1–0

0–0

0–0

0–0

3–1

0–0

0–1

0–1

0–0

1–1

0–1

3–0

2–0

1–0

1–0

Muirford Athletic !Muirford Athletic

1–0

0–0

4–0

3–3

1–0

4–2

3–1

2–0

1–0

1–2

1–0

2–2

2–0

1–1

2–2

3–2

3–0

Rapid Hearthlands !Rapid Hearthlands

0–0

1–1

0–1

0–0

3–3

2–0

5–0

0–1

1–1

1–1

3–1

0–1

3–4

2–1

2–2

3–3

1–3

Real Jraxville !Real Jraxville

4–1

3–0

2–1

6–2

4–2

2–3

2–3

1–0

2–1

0–0

3–2

1–0

0–0

2–0

2–3

1–1

3–1

Shanak FC !Shanak FC

1–1

1–0

3–0

3–1

2–1

3–1

3–3

1–0

1–1

1–1

2–2

3–1

1–1

1–0

2–1

4–4

1–1

Trothwands Evolution !Trothwands Evolution

2–1

3–2

2–1

1–0

3–5

2–0

1–1

1–0

3–1

3–3

0–2

0–0

2–2

2–1

3–1

2–2

0–1

Utica United !Utica United

2–0

4–3

2–1

4–0

4–4

1–2

3–3

5–2

2–1

2–1

3–3

1–0

3–3

4–2

1–2

1–1

4–2

Updated to games played on 2016-09-22.
Source: OSN.net
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

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Season statistics

See also: OFA Pro Golden League records and statistics

As the first season of a relaunch, the OFA decided to treat the league as a new competition for records purposes, meaning several records were set and broken this season. Callisto City's Aquilliano winger Montell Washington would set a record for most goals in a game that, incidentally, would have been a record even if previous incarnations of the league were counted.

Two teams (Hastmead Diamante and Shanak FC) managed to go the entire season without losing a single home game, with the Diamonds amassing a vastly superior record – and league best – dropping just six of their fifty-one available points at home. No team managed to go unbeaten away from home, though Hastmead Diamante lost just three times on the road. This was not enough for top spot when ranking away records, however. Firewood City's thirty points on the road gave them the best away record. The worst away record in the league belonged to Cartagena Desert Foxes, who picked up just twelve points from their seventeen games and two wins – the same number as Muirford Athletic and one less than Kyoshiku Island, who also only earned twelve points away from home.

In August, Jraxville's Aquilliano boss Rouzel Donovan became the first foreign national to win Manager of the Month. In September, Semar forward Reiss Claro-Hunt became the first overseas national to win Player of the Month. As manager of Hastmead Diamante, Ken Rickwright became the first overseas national to win the OFA Pro Golden League.

Scoring

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Esteban Crespo	Hastmead Diamante	25

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref
Claro-Hunt, ReissReiss Claro-Hunt	Hastmead Diamante	Greeningham City	5–2
Watson, RyanRyan Watson	Hastmead Diamante	Cartagena Desert Foxes	8–4
Claro-Hunt, ReissReiss Claro-Hunt	Hastmead Diamante	Cartagena Desert Foxes	8–4
Doherty, QuinnQuinn Doherty	Real Jraxville	Dynapolis United	4–2
Covenant, TheodoraTheodora Covenant	Trothwands Evolution	Rapid Hearthlands	3–3
Papogono, KiraKira Papogono	Kyoshiku Island	Firewood City	3–1
Mbala-Bolasie, ReneRene Mbala-Bolasie	Rapid Hearthlands	Firewood City	5–0
Fisher, AntoineAntoine Fisher	Cartagena Desert Foxes	Firewood City	3–3
Washington, MontellMontell Washington5	Callisto City	Muirford Athletic	6–2
Carbone, RiccardoRiccardo Carbone4	Firewood City	Dynapolis United	8–2
Allen, LloydLloyd Allen	Firewood City	Dynapolis United	8–2
Saunders, AshleyAshley Saunders	Utica United	Muirford Athletic	3–3
Watson, RyanRyan Watson	Hastmead Diamante	Utica United	3–3
Brandt, MarcMarc Brandt	Muirford Athletic	Rapid Hearthlands	4–3
Carbone, RiccardoRiccardo Carbone	Firewood City	Iton Valley	4–2
Drummond, AlanAlan Drummond	Utica United	Dynapolis United	5–4
Ormin, BellsirienBellsirien Ormin	Dynapolis United	Utica United	4–5
Covenant, TheodoraTheodora Covenant	Trothwands Evolution	Greeningham City	3–1
Olympia, SerenaSerena Olympia	Shanak FC	Firewood City	3–3
Vollero, MarioMario Vollero	Iton Valley	Grasshoppers Turic	4–2

Note

⁴ Player scored 4 goals
⁵ Player scored 5 goals

Most assists

Rank	Player	Club	Assists
1	Ryan Watson	Hastmead Diamante	25

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Cesare Marchetti	Muirford Athletic	12
2	Arturo Arroyo	Rapid Hearthlands	11
3	Feliciano Mata	Grasshoppers Turic	10
	Shelly-Ann Pearce	AFC Hollybrent
5	Fa'ri Patimu'li	Kyoshiku Island	9
	Arron Black	Real Jraxville
	Sergio Marquez	Iton Valley
	Clayton Hart	Trothwands Evolution
	Rosie Munro	Hastmead Diamante
	Simon Serrano	Cartagena Desert Foxes

Discipline

Player

• Most yellow cards: 11
  • A Player (Team)

• Most red cards: 3
  • A Player (Team)

Club

• Most yellow cards: 74
  • Team

• Most red cards: 6
  • Team

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Manager of the Month		Player of the Month
	Manager	Club	Player	Club
August	Rouzel Donovan	Real Jraxville	Riccardo Carbone	Firewood City
September	Luann Morin	Muirford Athletic	Reiss Claro-Hunt	Hastmead Diamante
October	Luann Morin	Muirford Athletic	Marc Brandt	Muirford Athletic
November	Ken Rickwright	Hastmead Diamante	Bellsirien Ormin	Dynapolis United
December	Ken Rickwright	Hastmead Diamante	Quinn Doherty	Real Jraxville
January	Not awarded due to winter break
February
March
April
May

Annual awards

Shelly-Ann

Moreira

Kilabi'wa

Sedillo

Griffiths

Ashdown

Obadaniah

Ormin

Brandt

Carbone

Watson

OPU Team of the Year

Golden Phoenix

The Golden Phoenix was awarded to Elaine Ashdown. This marked the first time an overseas national won Osarian football's highest individual accolade.

The other finalists were Ryan Watson, Riccardo Carbone, Marc Brandt and Bellsirien Ormin.

Golden League Player of the Season

Riccardo Carbone was named Golden League Player of the Season. The other finalists were Ryan Watson, Matisse Obadaniah, Marc Brandt and Bellsirien Ormin.

Golden League Manager of the Season

The Golden League Manager of the Season was awarded to Luann Morin. This marked the first time the award had been won by a woman. The other finalists were D'Antoni Williams, Rouzel Donovan, Mara Fuller and Ken Rickwright

OPU Player of the Year

The OPU Players' Player of the Year was awarded to Ryan Watson. The other finalists were Elaine Ashdown, Bellsirien Ormin, Fa'ri Patimu'li and Samantha Pearce.

OPU Team of the Year

The OPU Team of the Year was:

• Goalkeeper: Shelly-Ann Pearce
• Defence: James Moreira, Nu'ti Kilabi'wa, Inigo Sedillo, Jasmin Griffiths
• Midfield: Bellsirien Ormin, Elaine Ashdown, Matisse Obadaniah
• Attack: Marc Brandt, Riccardo Carbone, Ryan Watson

The seven "substitute" selections were:

• Bench: Fa'ri Patimu'li, Chinedu Okereke, Demetrio Constantini, Samantha Pearce, Lloyd Allen, Theodora Covenant, Reiss Claro-Hunt

OPU Young Player of the Year

The OPU Young Player of the Year was awarded to Reiss Claro-Hunt. The other finalists were Marc Brandt, Lloyd Allen, Shelly-Ann Pearce and Evander Elliott.

OSN Overseas Player of the Year

The OSN Overseas Player of the Year was awarded to Bellsirien Ormin. The other finalists were Reiss Claro-Hunt, Marc Brandt, Theodora Covenant and Elaine Ashdown

OSN Footballer of the Year

The OSN Footballer of the Year – decided by aggregating votes from various publications – was awarded to Bellsirien Ormin. The other finalists were Fa'ri Patimu'li, Riccardo Carbone, Ryan Watson, and Elaine Ashdown.