Kelssek Football League

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Kelssek Football League
File:Kelssek football league logo.png
Number of teams46
Level on pyramid1–3
Relegation toAll-Kelssek Soccer League
Domestic cup(s)Patriotes Cup
International cup(s)Champions League
Challengers Cup
Liga B Champions Trophy

The Kelssek Football League (Frankish: Ligue de football kelssekienne) is a professional league for soccer clubs which is the highest level of competition in Kelssek. The league consists of three divisions, the KFL Championship (Championnat), the National (Ligue nationale), and the Association (Association de la LFK), which is played in two geographical zones. The competition is governed by the national federation, Football Kelssek. Burnaby SC is the most successful club with 15 league titles.

Each season the bottom three clubs of the Championship are relegated to the National division. Replacing them are the winners and runner-up of the National and the winners of a playoffs tournament among the teams placing third to sixth. The bottom four clubs of the National division are relegated to the Association while the two regional winners are promoted along with the winners of the playoffs contested between the second and third-placed teams of each region.

All KFL clubs are non-profit societies. While this is not a formal requirement of the league, any club in the KFL must be a member in good standing of the national governing body, Football Kelssek. In turn, FK's rules assume and require compliance with the relevant law on public organizations (generally the republic's Societies Act). FK also enforces transparency and anti-corruption regulations including a rule requiring club members to elect the board of directors, which makes Kelssek clubs unattractive for private investors. A notable feature of the KFL in comparison to other countries is the prestige attached to an absence of sponsorships. While most clubs do in fact need the money, the top clubs make a point of not having sponsor logos on their shirts or "donating" the slot to publicize a charity or public campaign.

KFL Championship matches are televised nationally in Kelssek on the TV12 broadcast network, on Twelve local affiliates, the NSN cable channels, and in French on SRK-Télé and SportVu. Broadcasting rights revenue is evenly divided among teams. The traditional time slot for the most-anticipated live match each week is TV12's Saturday Soccer, which has been broadcast on Saturdays at 4pm Coastal Time since 1983.

International competitions

The winners and runners-up of the KFL qualify for the IFCF Champions League and the teams placing third through fifth qualify for the Challengers Cup. The top three teams of the KFL National qualify for the Liga B Champions Trophy. Burnaby SC is the most successful KFL club on the world stage, recognized as the UICA Kelssekian Club of the Century for reaching the Globe Cup group stage twice. Until IFCF 4, CF Outineau were the only KFL club to have reached the group stage of the Champions League. IFCF 4 marked a watershed for Kelssek international club competitions as CF Outineau reached the knockout rounds of the Champions League and Burnaby SC and Strathcona Internationals advanced to the knockout rounds of the Challengers Cup, with Strathcona reaching the quarterfinals. The resulting increase in the league's coefficient ranking allowed it to gain an additional place in the Champions League for the first time.

With Latrobe Athletic reaching the final of the 6th Challengers Cup, the league's ranking improved further to 10th in the world. It peaked at third in the IFCF rankings for the 8th and 9th IFCF seasons. Fans and media continued to debate whether this was an accurate reflection of the league's quality, largely regarding it as among the world's top leagues but clearly a tier below leagues like Audioslavia's National League and the Nepharim Zenith that were consistently winning IFCF trophies.

Clubs

KFL Championship

Correct as of season 71
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Association Ariddienne Outineau Stade Pailler 4,500
Burnaby SC Burnaby Stadium Konueira 60,300
Clayquot City Clayquot Kanard Park 32,600
Coquitlam United Coquitlam Maillardville Park 20,300
CF Outineau Outineau Stade Olympique 55,200
CS Saint-Rémy Saint-Rémy Stade Intersat 36,900
FC Novonaya Novonaya Griffin Park 39,200
Hamiltonian Cambria Hamilton B.A. Johnston Field 27,400
Kirkenes FC Kirkenes Exhibition Place 38,600
Langlois Océanic Langlois Stade de la Pacifique 28,800
Latrobe Athletic Latrobe Macquarie Docklands 55,700
Mazinaw Vanorian Mazinaw Crowchilds 18,100
Passerine Kirkenes Portedowns Park 26,400
Saintsport Heath Saintsport Admiralty Terrace 11,200
Shearwater FC Breton Kingswharf 40,500
Star of Confederation Neorvins The Domain 17,600
Strathcona Internationals Vickery Bowreach 27,300
Torbay Thunder Torbay Armidale Plain 10,300
Union Lachaîne Outineau Allée des Écluses-Noires 9,400
Wynleth Flyers Wynleth-an-Glyndr Cathysceau 16,300

Selected lower-division clubs

Club Location Stadium Capacity
ASC Arvika Arvika Community Stadium 34,700
CF Les Castors Outineau Place Saint-Luc 20,200
CF Saint-Richard Saint-Richard Stade Michel-Beaulieu 19,400
Colwynian Vale Colwyn Ironworkers Road 22,600
Metropolitan FC Mineru Swangard 21,500
NGSA Ulyanof Ulyanof Stadium of the Stars 44,600
Port City Willsden Harbour Dartmoor 10,700
St. David Wanderers St. David Doecross Meadow 11,300
Sitka Valley FC Pembina Varsity Stadium 29,200
Trenton AC Trenton Northcoast Telecom Stadium 18,400
Kingstown Athletic Kingstown Larkhamfield 28,800
Kawarthas District Llandewi Redmord Point 16,500

Major rivalries

  • Burnaby SC vs. Kirkenes FC (Anglian Derby): The symbolic West-East rivalry. While not having the historical baggage and violence of the Outineau-Kirkenes rivalry, this takes on a cultural dimension just the same with Burnaby SC representing the rugged, free-thinking, mountaineer spirit against Kirkenes's conservative, commercial, cultural elites.
  • CF Outineau vs. Kirkenes FC (War of the Crowns/Guerre des Couronnes): The Kirkenes-Outineau rivalry is driven by many of the divisions that fuelled the historical war its name references: sectarian, linguistic, and cultural. It is one of the most intense and sometimes violent sporting rivalries in Kelssek; ultras groups have spilled over from its origins in ice hockey, resulting in a spike in rioting and hate crimes attached to the events.
  • CF Outineau vs. CS Saint-Rémy and Langlois Océanic (Battaile du Beaulac): These are the three biggest clubs of the republic of Beaulac, but in something of a tall-poppy syndrome the smaller cities of Langlois and St-Rémy have a much stronger rivalry with Outineau than with each other.
  • Langlois Océanic vs. CF Saint-Richard (Derby du sel): Fought between the two major cities of the Salt Coast, pits the underdog Saint-Richard club with its emphasis on developing local youth gars de chez nous, against the cosmopolitan money-spending Langlois club.
  • Burnaby SC vs. Coquitlam United (Lakeland Derby): The city derby of the region in Kelssek where football has traditionally had the highest levels of popularity.
  • Clayquot City vs. Latrobe Athletic (Battle of Etnier)

Recent seasons

Season Champions Runners-up Third place
50 Burnaby SC logo.png Burnaby SC Langlois Oceanic logo.png Langlois Océanic Clayquot City logo.png Clayquot City
51 CF Outineau logo.png CF Outineau North York Kirkenes FC logo.png Kirkenes FC
52 Burnaby SC logo.png Burnaby SC File:Coquitlam United logo.png Coquitlam United Kirkenes FC logo.png Kirkenes FC
53 Latrobe AFC logo.png Latrobe AFC Clayquot City logo.png Clayquot City Burnaby SC logo.png Burnaby SC
54 Burnaby SC logo.png Burnaby SC File:Castors Outineau logo.png Castors d'Outineau Langlois Oceanic logo.png Langlois Oceánic
55 CS Saint-Remy logo.png CS Saint-Rémy Latrobe AFC logo.png Latrobe AFC Kirkenes FC logo.png Kirkenes FC
56 Langlois Oceanic logo.png Langlois Océanic Burnaby SC logo.png Burnaby SC File:ASC Arvika logo.png ASC Arvika
57 Langlois Oceanic logo.png Langlois Océanic CS Saint-Remy logo.png CS Saint-Rémy CF Outineau logo.png CF Outineau
58 Burnaby SC logo.png Burnaby SC CS Saint-Remy logo.png CS Saint-Rémy Latrobe AFC logo.png Latrobe AFC
59 Strathcona Intls logo.png Strathcona Internationals CF Outineau logo.png CF Outineau Langlois Oceanic logo.png Langlois Océanic
60 CF Outineau logo.png CF Outineau Kirkenes FC logo.png Kirkenes FC Burnaby SC logo.png Burnaby SC
61 CS Saint-Remy logo.png CS Saint-Rémy Kirkenes FC logo.png Kirkenes FC Burnaby SC logo.png Burnaby SC
62 CS Saint-Remy logo.png CS Saint-Rémy Burnaby SC logo.png Burnaby SC Kirkenes FC logo.png Kirkenes FC
63 CF Outineau logo.png CF Outineau Strathcona Intls logo.png Strathcona Internationals Burnaby SC logo.png Burnaby SC
64 Burnaby SC logo.png Burnaby SC Latrobe AFC logo.png Latrobe Athletic Kirkenes FC logo.png Kirkenes FC
65 Burnaby SC logo.png Burnaby SC Latrobe AFC logo.png Latrobe Athletic Shearwater logo.png Shearwater
66 Langlois Oceanic logo.png Langlois Océanic File:Coquitlam United logo.png Coquitlam United Burnaby SC logo.png Burnaby SC
67 CF Outineau logo.png CF Outineau Burnaby SC logo.png Burnaby SC Langlois Oceanic logo.png Langlois Océanic
68 Burnaby SC logo.png Burnaby SC Strathcona Intls logo.png Strathcona Internationals Shearwater logo.png Shearwater
69 Latrobe AFC logo.png Latrobe Athletic Shearwater logo.png Shearwater Strathcona Intls logo.png Strathcona Internationals
70 Shearwater logo.png Shearwater Kirkenes FC logo.png Kirkenes FC CF Outineau logo.png CF Outineau
71 Shearwater logo.png Shearwater Langlois Oceanic logo.png Langlois Océanic Burnaby SC logo.png Burnaby SC
72 Strathcona Intls logo.png Strathcona Internationals CS Saint-Remy logo.png CS Saint-Rémy Langlois Oceanic logo.png Langlois Océanic

KFL National

Season North champions South champions
51 Redswyth Red Stars Metropolitan FC
53 Saanich AFC Strathcona Internationals
54 Redswyth Red Stars Innisfail County
55 NGSA Ulyanof Kingstown Athletic
56 Metropolitan FC Shearwater FC
57 Trenton AC Sitka Valley
58 Colwynian Vale Kingstown Athletic
59 Hamiltonian Cambria Mazinaw Vanorian
Season Champions Runners-up Playoffs winner
60 North York Castors d'Outineau Port City FC
61 Torbay Thunder FC Novonaya Colwynian Vale
62 Sitka Valley Kawarthas DFA Association Ariddienne
63 Port City Saintsport Heath St. David Wanderers
64 Kingstown Athletic ASC Arvika Kawarthas District
65 Saintsport Heath NGSA Ulyanof Colwynian Vale
66 Passerine Star of Confederation Torbay Thunder
67 NGSA Ulyanof Wynleth Flyers St. David Wanderers
68 Passerine Mazinaw Vanorian Pembina City
69 Colwynian Vale Port City ASC Arvika
70 Wynleth Flyers Kawarthas District St. David Wanderers
71 Association Ariddienne Saintsport Heath Union Lachaîne
72 ASC Arvika CF Saint-Richard St. David Wanderers

KFL Association

Season North champions South champions Playoffs winners
60 St. David Wanderers Association Ariddienne Torbay Thunder
61 Southbank Mariners AS Concordia-Montérégie Gagliano Mariners
Arlingsdale City
62 Saintsport Heath Pembina City St. David Wanderers
West Haligonia Spartan
63 Wynleth Flyers Miramichi Lakers Áfram Gimli
Union Lachaîne
64 Llandlaff City AS Concordia AS Grands-Sources
Arlingsdale City
65 Redswyth Red Stars Franche-Contamine Sudbury Rangers
Jeunesse Lunaire
66 Llandlaff City Delta Sorthern Bramerlea Bulldogs
Stade Laneux
67 CS Rivière-du-Nord West Haligonia Spartan Chateâufroid
Miramichi Lakers
68 Wickham Warriors Jeunesse Lunaire Southbank Mariners
Union Lachaîne
69 Miramichi Lakers West Haligonia Spartan Bramerlee Bulldogs
Gagliano Mariners
70 Natanel Royals Delta Sorthern AS Grands-Sources
Stade Laneux
71 Wickham Warriors Franche-Contamine Sudbury Rangers
Miramichi Lakers
72 NGSA Ulyanof Arlingsdale City Paracuttis
Stade Laneux

History

From season 49 to 59, the Championship had 18 clubs and the National Division was played in two regional leauges. The bottom two teams of the Championship were relegated to the National division and the winners of each National Division region were promoted to the Championship. The National Divison was expanded by four clubs from season 53.

The Championship expanded to 20 teams from season 60, adopting its current format, and the National Divison became KFL National with the regions abolished. A third division was added, the KFL Association, with two regions. In season 64, the National division expanded to 22 teams and the Association to two regional leagues of 15 teams, with four teams being promoted and relegated between the second and third tiers.

Transfers

KFL Championship clubs typically have annual transfer budgets of USD 4 to 7 million. The record transfer fee for a Kelssekian player is for Loïc Maçon-Petrault, who was the subject of a USD 18 million transfer within the Euraleague from Unioneers to Directus in the 31st transfer window (prior to KFL season 66).

Most expensive KFL transfers
Rank Player From To Position Fee
(USD mln)
Season
1 Kelssek Thamior Liadon Kelssek Burnaby SC Chromatika Myana Full-back 13.0 66
2 Kelssek Seamus Wylten Kelssek Clayquot City Valanora Hondo FC Forward 10.0 64
3 Savigliane Anne-Marie Roux Kelssek FC Novonaya Nephara Crisisbless Midfielder 8.0 68
Kelssek Êsêkïl dí Völará Kelssek Association Ariddienne Chromatika Crossroads Midfielder 8.0 66
5 Kelssek Bryan Hartpoach Kelssek Strathcona Internationals Chromatika Alnio Forward 7.0 72
6 Nephara Catheline Matthias Nephara Chenoworth Harriers Kelssek Kirkenes FC Forward 7.0 69
Quebec and Shingoryeo Kira Dormann Kelssek Mazinaw Vanorian Tumbra Kingsbury United Defender 6.0 72
8 Kelssek Eamon Breault Kelssek Torbay Thunder Darmen Olympique Chuckio Forward 5.5 72
9 Kelssek Eva Karven Kelssek Kirkenes FC Taeshan Blacklake Blues Forward 5.0 65
Squornshelan Remnant States Maiev Feldhlim Kelssek Burnaby SC Kelssek CS Saint-Rémy Winger 5.0 69
Kelssek Danielle Maradrogba Kelssek Association Ariddienne Nephara Newrook City Forward 5.0 66
12 Mriin Tzevaada Muur Nephara Crisisbless United Kelssek Shearwater FC Defender 4.0 65
Cassadaigua Tara Kreidel Cassadaigua Concord Heights Kelssek Shearwater FC Defender 4.0 66
14 Valladares Fabio Coimbra Valladares Valencia Kelssek Clayquot City Forward 3.6 69
15 Squornshelan Remnant States Brion Stienno Squornshelan Remnant States Emerald Coast Kelssek Burnaby SC Forward 3.5 62

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