2016 Season #1 End of Season Review Part 1

Our Season #1 winds down to a close and here are a few pre-playoff outcomes:

PRIME LEAGUE DIVISION WINNERS

NE: Neuland Glory (Defeating Kings of Football in the Division Championship)

NW: Lewes Peculiar FC (Outright)

SE: Knights of Duria (Outright)

SW: Valeria Club (Surpassing Club Explosion on the last game of the season)

Other Playoff Qualifications: Kings of Football, Zachriel Diablos, Club Explosion, and FG Ongong Noble

PRIME LEAGUE RELEGATIONS

NE: AFC Dullord (Loss to Poos AFC in relegation match)

NW: Northern Way (Outright)

SE: Barbers Union (Loss to Wyfume ASC in relegation match)

SW: AC Techia (Outright)

MAJOR LEAGUE PROMOTIONS

NE: Slyver Tacklers (Beat Lake City)

NW: Appleton (Beat Golden Reef)

SE: Central Outsiders (Beat Zachriel Evangeline)

SW: Enforcers (Beat Coastal Club)

MAJOR LEAGUE RELEGATIONS

NE: Orkel Football (Aluminum Corporate Club)

NW: Sports Group (Lilyhammer)

SE: Allenstown Athletic (-)

SW: Los Familio/Celtic Knot (Southern Bombers

MINOR LEAGUE PROMOTIONS: 

NE: Silverton (beat Building North)

NW: Apple Valley (beat Roseland)

SE: Purgatory Zachriel (-)

SW: FC Bombay (-)

LEAGUE CUP QUARTERFINALISTS

Lewes General Club

FC Bombay

Valeria Club

FC Ongong City

Finals Coverage in Part 2

How We Got Here: The Majors Tournament

The 2015 season drew to a quick end when I discovered that PES2016 rosters could not only be edited, but could be edited in excel. This lead to a quick end to Season 2 of the 2015 Prime League, with Houghton Club defeating Poos AFC in the League Playoff Final.

The Prime League (PES2014) kicked off with 16 teams for Season 1 and 32 Major League teams (previously imagined, but vying in a simulated format) for promotion.

Season 2 saw a move to PES2015 and the fruition of the league, from 16 Prime Teams to 20. However, The remaining 28 teams would not fit into a single 24 team league, spreading to a second 20-team league where the remaining 16 teams were turned into the Minor League. Season 2 was to feature a full season for the Prime League, while the Minor League would play intermittent with the first third of the season and each division's champion would continue playing as a division's 8th Major Team.

Only the Minor League teams had been edited, with the Major Leaguers left to go when it was discovered that PES2016 could utilize Excel. 

Season 2 was cut short to bring a Season 3 to life in a new program. With the Minor Leagues done and the Winning team was automatically promoted to the Major League, as well as the completed Prime League with a relegated team,, the Major League was left with nine teams.

The Majors Tournament was setup to determine which teams would remain in the 24 team Major League and which teams would be relegated to the expanded 20 team Minor League. Given that the Minor League Champions had played and earned their position in the Majors, the tournament was boiled to the seven Major teams and the Prime League Relegates (who were given an opportunity to return to the Prime League at the risk of possible double demotion that season).

Teams would play a minimum of two games against opponents with similar records for game 2. If they lost both games, the team would be relegated to the Minor League. If they won two games they would play in a third game for the chance to be promoted to the Prime League.

In the end, the following is the result of the Tournament:

Won Promotion (Prime League)

NE: Kings of Football

NW: Archemedia

SE: Barbers Union

SW: Valeria Club

Minor League Champ (Major League)

NE: Lake City Football

NW: Appleton

SE: Botchil City**

SW: Coastal Club Football

Relegated (Minor League)

NE: Football Quake, Green County Football**

NW: Apple Valley, Roseley FC

SE: Purgatory Zachriel SC, Keven FC

SW: FC Bombay, Treason Football

** - See Below

The final order of business came with the bankruptcy of Botchil City, who's team and status was bought out by a collective that formed Building North, which takes residence high in the Northeast Division. To adjust, a team from the Northeast was moved to the Southeast. This was Green County Football, who agreed if given the opportunity to play in the Major League. This motion was challenged by Purgatory Zachriel and Keven FC, and the rest was put to a one time round robin between the three teams. Green County Football won the two affairs and was promoted to the SE Major League. As Building North was a new team, they took residence in the NE Minor League.

Current League List

I've been continuing the league in PES 2016 and made quite significant progress in getting the league laid out despite some difficulty dealing with the EDIT file's encryption.

There was also a "Majors Tournament" designed to simulate promotion/relegation of the leagues for an unplayed/unsimulated post-2015 season (with an effect of dropping two Prime League teams into the Minor).

Again, this is nothing more than a list of all 64 teams present in the league.

Northeast Division

Prime League

AFC Dullord

Kings of Football
Neuland Glory

Novos Prime FC

Poos AFC

Major League

Aluminum Corporate Club

SC For The Cause

Lake City Football

Orkel Football

Slyver Tacklers

State University FC

Minor League

KS Bluffington

Building North
Football Quake

Northeast Club

Silverton

Northwest Division

Prime League

Archemedia

Houghton Club

Lewes Peculiar FC

Lumberjacks

Northern Way

Major League

Appleton
FC Golden Reef

Lewes General FC

Lilyhammer

Numierro Soccer

Sports Group

Minor League

Apple Valley

Archemedies FC

Real Yutto

SC Roseland
Roseley FC

Southeast Division

Prime League

Barbers Union
Club Amazing Football

Knights of Duria

Wyfume ASC

Zachriel Diablos

Major League

Allenstown Athletic

FA Astromobile

Central Outsiders
FC Crapes

Green County Football

Zachriel Evangeline

Minor League

Keven FC

Law Associates SC

Purgatory Zachriel

Rum Runners FC

Tidal Port Football

Southwest Division

Prime League

Burning Hotsun Soccer

Club Explosion

FG Ongong Noble

AC Techia
Valeria Club

Major League

Coastal Club Football
Enforcers
Los Familio

FC Ongong City

Sand Springs Football

Southern Bombers

Minor League

FC Bombay
Buenas Keepers

FC Rivers

Traders Soccer
Treason Football

Season One Inauguration Game Preview

So the first game of the year is the Season Inauguration Game, a game between the Prime League Champion and the League Cup Winner. Tonight I thought I would give a preview before the opening game. This year is contended by the Previous Year PLC Knights of Duria, facing LCW Northern Way. Since both teams participated in last years League, both teams have developed players.

Knights of Duria (Currently Prime League - Southeast Division)
Titles: PL Champion (Last Pre-blog Season)
Colors: Dark Gray, Red, and Black
Major Rivals: Wyfume ASC (South Metro Derby), Tidal Port Football, Botchil City
Quick Team Synopsis: Duria's local founding goes back to a more medieval time. The City was founded as an outpost for knights heading from East to the West. Moving into a more modern era, the town became a city, and the soccer team was formed from it.
Last Season Performance: Duria entered the Prime League Playoffs after a massive win over rival Wyfume, entering the competition as a 7th seed wildcard. They beat both NE Champion Poos AFC and SW Champion Club Explosion on the road, before hosting the Championship final against division rival Allenstown and winning 2-0 off goals from Vaughtn and Majors.
 

Northern Way (Currently Prime League - Northwest Division)
Titles: LC Winner (Last Pre-blog Season), NW Division Title (Last Pre-blog Season)
Colors: Light Blue, White, Green, and Black
Major Rivals: Numierro Soccer (Northern Conquest), AFC Dullord, Lewes Peculiar F.C.
Quick Team Synopsis: The older folk of the Northern Way area are descendants of a socialist commune by the same name that headed north during the early settlement days, but collapsed during the first winter due to infighting. The team's founders were among those that survived the first winter, ironically away from the commune that froze to death.
Last Season Performance: Northern Way finished the season clinching a position in the Northwest Division Final by beating rival Numierro into the relegation game, and won the Division over Lewes Peculiar F.C. However the team lost the league quarterfinal match to Allenstown. In the League Cup it was another matter, as the Northern Way stormed off Club Explosion and rival AFC Dullord before hoisting the Cup over Lilyhammer with an Extra Time Goal.

The Inauguration Game will occur later this week. Stay Tuned for a Game Synopsis.

Team Flavor

The Following are minimum flavor for all teams:

-Team Name
-Team Emblem
-Team Colors
-Team Uniform
---Only Teams in the Prime League receive specific kits
-----Leaving the Prime League does not cause them to lose the kit.
-----As the season moves on, more specific kits may be created.
---All other Teams receive mono-color kits based on Team Colors
-Team Manager

-Home Field
-Rival Clubs
-Banners
---Only Teams that previously had banners will have them at the start, others will gain as the season goes on and chants develop.
-Team History
---Developed based on old history
---Developed based on current play

Ratings and Player Growth Opportunities

Here's how I am generating every team, their players, and how teams will grow through the season:
-Each team will maintain a roster of 23 players. Additional players will be removed from the team based on an abundance of position.

-Players are given Names generated with a random name generator, but will maintain the physical build of the player used as the base. No players have traits at the start of the first season.

Each Team will begin with players at the same rating, all according to the league the team begins in:
-New Minor League Teams begin with stats at 46
-New Major League Teams begin with stats at 48
-New Prime League Teams begin with stats at 50
-All Teams that participated in Last Year's Prime League will retain their player's rankings

All Teams are given the same number of Player Growth Opportunities:
Player Growth Opportunities are given after the following weeks: 
-Friendlies Week 1&2
-Minor League Week 3 (2 if bye)
-Major League Week 4
-Prime League Week 7
-League Cup Home Legs of Rounds 1 and 2

Player Growth Opportunities work in the following manner:
Positive PGOs 

-All players that participate in a match receive a +1 to every stat.
-Players that score an 8.0 or higher receive a random trait.
-Players that score a rating of 7.0 or higher receive +1 to every stat.
-Players that score a 6.5 receive +1 to 10 random stats (which could be duplicated)


Negative PGOs
-Players that score a 4.5 or less lose a trait
-Players that score a 4.0 or less lose 1 to each stat (If possible)

Season One Schedule

A quick explanation of each of the leagues:

Prime League
The Prime League consists of 20 Teams playing 12 games each over 17 weeks of play:
-Eight Games are inside of the division, one Home and one Away game against each team.
-Four Games are Cross-Divisional, two Home games and Two Away Games, Two Games are N/S games. These Weeks are 3, 6, 9, and 12.
-Teams Receive 2 Points for a Win, and 1 for a Draw (This is different from the respective 3 and 1 normally seen in soccer leagues)
-Based on League Play Points, The first place team of each division qualifies for the Playoffs.
--Tiebreakers: Divisional Point, League Head-to-Head Matchups, Tiebreaker Match
--Teams Seeded 1-4 based on the same Tiebreakers, using Goal Differential and Goals Scored before a Tiebreaker Match. 
-Based on League Play Points, The next four teams regardless of division qualify for the Playoffs
--Tiebreakers: Divisional Point, League Head-to-Head Matchups, Goal Differential, Tiebreaker Match
--Teams Seeded 5-8 based on those Tiebreakers
-Teams play a Single Elimination Game in each round. The game is hosted by the Highest Ranked Team vs the Lowest Ranked Team. Each team plays one game per round.
-Games are played in a Quarter->Semi->Final Action until a single Champion is the League Winner
-Each division's last place team is relegated to the Major League. The next to last team must play in a Promotion/Relegation Match. 

Minor League
The Minor League consists of 4 Divisions of 5 Teams each playing 4 games over 5 weeks. Two at Home, Two on the Road.
--Tiebreakers: League Play Points, Head-to-Head Matchup, Goal Differential, Goals Scored, Tiebreaker Match
-The #1 Team of each Division qualifies for the respective division's Major League this year.
-A Major League Final is played between the #2 and #3 Teams of the division, hosted by the #2 team. The Winner also qualifies for this year's Major League.
-Minor League finishes its season before the Major League begins. 

Major League
The Major League consists of 4 Divisions of 8 Teams, each playing 8 games over 8 weeks.
-Each Team is assigned a "Local Derby Rival" whom they play on Weeks 4 and 8, Once Home and Once Away.
-Each Team plays the other games Three Home and Three Road.
--Tiebreakers: League Play Points, Tiebreaker Matches
-The #1 Team qualifies for next year's Prime League. The #2 Team qualifies for a One Round Playoff Match for the Promotion/Relegatiuon Match.
-The bottom two teams are relegated to next year's Minor League.

League Cup
All 64 Teams in the three divisions play in a knockout tournament.
-Matches are randomly drawn at the beginning of each round.
-Matches are two leg Home and Home, with the Final being a Single Match
-League Cup Games are Player Growth Opportunities

Friendlies
All 64 Teams begin the season with practice games against a two random teams, one home game and one road game.
-All Friendlies are Player Growth Opportunities  

Season Inauguration Game
A single match putting Last Year's Prime League Winner against the League Cup Winner.

Here is the Schedule for the First Season:

Season Inauguration Game (Northern Way vs Knights of Duria)
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Friendlies Week 1
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Friendlies Week 2
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Minor League Week 1
League Cup Rd 1 Leg 1
Prime League Week 1
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Minor League Week 2
League Cup Rd 1 Leg 2
Prime League Week 2 (Alternate Derby Week 1)
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Minor League Week 3
Prime League Week 3 (Cross-Divisional)
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Minor League Week 4
League Cup Rd 2 Leg 1
Prime League Week 4
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League Cup Rd 2 Leg 2
Minor League Week 5
Prime League Week 5 (Minor Derby Week 1)
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Prime League Week 6 (Cross-Divisional)
Minor League Promotion Finals

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Major League Week 1
League Cup Rd 3 Leg 1
Prime League Week 7 (Major Derby Week 1)
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Major League Week 2
League Cup Rd 3 Leg 2
Prime League Week 8 (Alternate Derby Week 2)
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Major League Week 3
League Cup Quarterfinals Leg 1
Prime League Week 9 (Cross-Divisional)
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Major League Week 4 (Derby Week 1)
Prime League Week 10
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Major League Week 5
League Cup Quarterfinals Leg 2
Prime League Week 11
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Major League Week 6
Prime League Week 12 (Cross-Divisional)
League Cup Semifinals Leg 1
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Prime League Week 13 (Minor Derby Week 2)
Major League Week 7
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(If Necessary) Major League Tiebreaker Finals
Major League Week 8 (Derby Week 2)
Prime League Week 14 (Major Derby Week 2)
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Prime League Quarterfinals
League Cup Semifinals Leg 2
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Prime/Major Promotion Games
Prime League Semifinals
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League Cup Final
Prime League Final