2020 in Mercurian sport

2020 is the eleventh year of professional sport in Mercury. The Mercurian Amorian Football League began its first season in 2020.

National teams

Football

The national team competed as Mercury for the first time in 2011. They took part in the 2011 FMF World Cup qualification, which doubled as qualification for the 2011 EMU Championships. Mercury finished third in their four-team group, failing to qualify for the 2011 FMF World Cup, however as the best-ranked third-placed side, they earned a place in the EMU Championships.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Mercury	6	3	2	1	9	6	+3	11	Advances to semi-finals
Senya	6	3	1	2	7	6	+1	10
Birgeshir	6	2	2	2	7	9	−2	8
Craitland	6	1	1	4	7	9	−2	4

	–	2–1	2–2	1–1
	0–2	–	2–0	2–1
	1–0	1–1	–	2–1
	1–2	0–1	3–1	–

Semi-final

Mercury v  Batavia

20 May 2020

Mercury	3 – 1	Batavia
Foxon  17' Partridge  49' Rydberg  82'		van Veen  55'

Freddie Mercury Memorial Arena, Mercury

Final

Mercury v  Senya

3 June 2020

Mercury	2 – 0	Senya
Foxon  36' Hanbury  78'

Jairo Stadium, 's Koningenwaarde

Mercury's first appearance in a major tournament saw them finish a creditable fourth in their six-team group, picking up four draws from their five group games.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Mercury	3	3	0	0	12	1	+11	9	Advances to semi-finals
Passas	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	3
New Sussex	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	3
Lostisland	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5	3

1 August 2020

Mercury	5 – 0	Lostisland

5 August 2020

Mercury	1 – 0	Passas

9 August 2020

New Sussex	0 – 4	Mercury

Semi-final

Mercury v  Sanpantul

12 August 2020

Mercury	2 – 1	Sanpantul
Yatesby  58' Phillips  76'		Asaka  61'

Takagawshi Stadium, Ōhu

Final

Talenore v  Mercury

15 August 2020

Talenore	0 – 1	Mercury
		Hanbury  7'

Kipei Stadium, Kipei

Domestic competitions

Ice hockey

Regular season

Legend
	Qualified to play-offs and MCHL
	Qualified to play-offs
	Qualified to MCHL
XXX	Conference champion

Team	Conf.	Pld	RW	OTW	OTL	RL	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nafferton Panthers	CEN	66	41	12	3	10	286	165	+121	150
Bisminster Battalion	NOR	66	44	4	5	13	276	181	+95	145
Castleton Vikings	CEN	66	37	5	5	19	234	194	+40	126
Mercury Hornets	CEN	66	38	2	7	19	244	193	+51	125
Hanseong Stingrays	NOR	66	37	5	1	23	247	189	+58	122
Dyas Stiks	INT	66	35	6	4	21	258	212	+46	121
Savona Sport	INT	66	34	6	5	21	255	205	+50	119
Kuiper Jets	CEN	66	34	7	3	22	249	205	+44	119
Newcastle Leopards	INT	66	30	9	7	20	242	219	+23	115
Whitby Warriors	NOR	66	30	9	6	21	224	210	+14	114
Tow Law Bears	SOU	66	32	5	5	24	224	188	+36	111
Pelmanby Penguins	NOR	66	32	3	8	23	213	218	−5	110
Craitish Cosmos	INT	66	30	4	4	28	207	186	+21	102
PB Polar Bears	NOR	66	30	4	4	28	232	209	+23	102
Kincester Kraken	SOU	66	27	2	8	29	216	225	−9	93
Longstoke Lions	SOU	66	26	4	3	33	200	222	−22	89
Deacon Thunder	SOU	66	21	6	5	34	199	237	−38	80
Harlby Hawks	SOU	66	22	2	8	34	195	226	−31	78
Clarkson Pirates	NOR	66	20	4	6	36	207	255	−48	74
Taylor Torpedoes	CEN	66	21	3	4	38	182	246	−64	73
West Grinstead Wasps	SOU	66	18	5	5	38	206	277	−71	69
Eastmoor Archers	CEN	66	20	2	4	40	191	249	−58	68
NV Devils	INT	66	8	6	6	46	155	296	−141	42
Plennomorets Chetgavan	INT	66	6	6	5	49	184	315	−131	35
Tie-breaking criteria: 1) If the tied teams have not played an equal amount of head-to-head matches, position of teams from the same Conference in the Conference standings (eliminating teams from broken ties), 2) Head-to-head points between remaining tied teams, 3) Head-to-head goal difference, 4) Total regulation wins, 5) Total wins, 6) Goal difference, 7) Goals scored.

Qualifying play-offs

	Castleton Vikings	5 – 0	Tow Law Bears
Tow Law Bears v Castleton Vikings 17 March 2020 Tow Law Bears 0 – 2 (0–0, 0–0, 0–2) Castleton Vikings
Castleton Vikings v Tow Law Bears 18 March 2020 Castleton Vikings 3 – 0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0) Tow Law Bears

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	Mercury Hornets	6 – 5 OT	Whitby Warriors
Whitby Warriors v Mercury Hornets 17 March 2020 Whitby Warriors 3 – 3 (0–1, 0–2, 3–0) Mercury Hornets
Mercury Hornets v Whitby Warriors 18 March 2020 Mercury Hornets 3 – 2 OT (0–1, 0–1, 2–0) (OT: 1–0) Whitby Warriors

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	Hanseong Stingrays	6 – 4	Newcastle Leopards
Newcastle Leopards v Hanseong Stingrays 17 March 2020 Newcastle Leopards 2 – 5 (1–2, 0–1, 1–2) Hanseong Stingrays
Hanseong Stingrays v Newcastle Leopards 18 March 2020 Hanseong Stingrays 1 – 2 (1–0, 0–0, 0–2) Newcastle Leopards

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	Savona Sport	6 – 7	Kuiper Jets
Kuiper Jets v Savona Sport 17 March 2020 Kuiper Jets 2 – 2 (1–0, 0–1, 1–1) Savona Sport
Savona Sport v Kuiper Jets 18 March 2020 Savona Sport 4 – 5 (2–1, 0–0, 2–4) Kuiper Jets

Quarter-finals

	Nafferton Panthers	6 – 5	Kuiper Jets
Kuiper Jets v Nafferton Panthers 21 March 2020 Kuiper Jets 1 – 2 (0–2, 0–0, 1–0) Nafferton Panthers
Nafferton Panthers v Kuiper Jets 22 March 2020 Nafferton Panthers 4 – 4 (2–1, 0–1, 2–2) Kuiper Jets

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	Bisminster Battalion	8 – 4	Hanseong Stingrays
Hanseong Stingrays v Bisminster Battalion 21 March 2020 Hanseong Stingrays 2 – 3 (1–0, 0–1, 1–2) Bisminster Battalion
Bisminster Battalion v Hanseong Stingrays 22 March 2020 Bisminster Battalion 5 – 2 (1–1, 2–1, 2–0) Hanseong Stingrays

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	Dyas Stiks	6 – 5	Mercury Hornets
Mercury Hornets v Dyas Stiks 20 March 2020 Mercury Hornets 3 – 4 (0–1, 0–3, 3–0) Dyas Stiks
Dyas Stiks v Mercury Hornets 22 March 2020 Dyas Stiks 2 – 2 (1–0, 0–2, 1–0) Mercury Hornets

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	Kincester Kraken	3 – 5	Castleton Vikings
Castleton Vikings v Kincester Kraken 21 March 2020 Castleton Vikings 1 – 3 (0–0, 0–1, 1–2) Kincester Kraken 2= Kincester Kraken v Castleton Vikings 22 March 2020 Kincester Kraken 0 – 4 (0–2, 0–0, 0–2) Castleton Vikings

Semi-finals

Nafferton Panthers v Castleton Vikings

30 March 2020

Nafferton Panthers	2 – 1 SO (0–1, 0–0, 1–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 2–0)	Castleton Vikings

Mercury Ice Arena, Mercury

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Bisminster Battalion v Dyas Stiks

30 March 2020

Bisminster Battalion	4 – 3 SO (0–2, 3–1, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 2–1)	Dyas Stiks

Mercury Ice Arena, Mercury

Final

Nafferton Panthers v Bisminster Battalion

31 March 2020

Nafferton Panthers	5 – 4 OT (1–2, 2–2, 1–0) (OT: 1–0)	Bisminster Battalion

Mercury Ice Arena, Mercury

Football

Premier League

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Dynamo Deacon (C, Q)	22	13	7	2	35	16	+19	46	Qualification to Champions' League
May Wanderers (Q)	22	13	4	5	40	15	+25	43
Cook Island FC (Q)	22	12	4	6	36	12	+24	40	Qualification to EMUFA Cup
Mercury City (Q)	22	13	1	8	30	21	+9	40
Tow Law FC (Q)	22	10	7	5	34	19	+15	37
Taylor Sporting Club	22	10	6	6	17	14	+3	36
Bohemian Rhapsodies	22	9	5	8	20	24	−4	32
West Grinstead FC	22	7	3	12	13	27	−14	24
Kuiper Town FC	22	6	4	12	24	33	−9	22
Breakthru FC	22	5	5	12	18	33	−15	20
AFC Heartpool	22	3	6	13	11	33	−22	15
A Night at the Football	22	4	2	16	12	43	−31	14	Qualification to Second League play-offs

Second League

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Port Barret FC (C, P)	26	16	4	6	47	26	+21	52
St John's FC (P)	26	13	6	7	33	27	+6	45
Mullen Albion (P, Q)	26	11	11	4	31	17	+14	44
One Vision (P)	26	9	11	6	29	23	+6	38
Flash FC (P)	26	9	9	8	24	24	0	36
Queen Athletic (P)	26	8	11	7	22	20	+2	35
Break Free Athletic	26	7	12	7	26	25	+1	33
Innuendo FC	26	8	8	10	33	31	+2	32
Fulditch United	26	8	8	10	30	34	−4	32
A Kind of Magic	26	8	7	11	20	25	−5	31
Made in Heaven	26	7	8	11	26	32	−6	29
Soxceter FC	26	7	8	11	20	30	−10	29
Mercury Phoenix	26	6	8	12	26	38	−12	26
Penbury Electric FC (O)	26	5	9	12	26	41	−15	24

Third League

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
The Red Specials (C, P)	26	16	7	3	37	17	+20	55
Holham Park FC (P)	26	15	3	8	34	19	+15	48
Mercury Armed Forces FC (P)	26	11	9	6	25	19	+6	42
Yorkwell Town (P)	26	10	8	8	25	21	+4	38
Hammond Rangers (P)	26	10	7	9	30	24	+6	37
Ponthorne Town (P)	26	10	7	9	20	17	+3	37
Arleness FC	26	10	5	11	22	24	−2	35
Dunleigh Eagles	26	8	10	8	30	38	−8	34
Show Must Go On	26	9	5	12	27	27	0	32
Fenhouse United	26	8	8	10	34	36	−2	32
Nafferton Town	26	7	8	11	22	25	−3	29
Halley Comets	26	7	6	13	17	27	−10	27
Bisminster Harriers	26	7	6	13	20	39	−19	27
Railminster Robins (O)	26	4	11	11	14	24	−10	23

Fourth League

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hawking Black Holes (C, P)	26	13	6	7	31	24	+7	45
Cunston Rovers (P)	26	11	10	5	31	21	+10	43
Besford Town (P)	26	12	6	8	30	22	+8	42
Mercury City Messengers (P)	26	11	7	8	29	26	+3	40
FC Henscar (P)	26	10	9	7	33	25	+8	39
Olbers Paradoxes (P)	26	10	8	8	28	22	+6	38
Bybridge Town FC	26	10	7	9	25	26	−1	37
Kincester City	26	10	6	10	29	30	−1	36
Keyfoss Knights	26	8	8	10	23	25	−2	32
Longstoke City	26	9	5	12	25	35	−10	32
Torburn Miracles	26	8	7	11	30	33	−3	31
Settington Rovers	26	7	8	11	23	24	−1	29
Enderby Town Rockets	26	6	8	12	23	29	−6	26
Lowhouse FC	26	7	5	14	19	37	−18	26

Rugby league

Super 12

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
May RLFC	22	14	0	8	499	404	+95	28	Qualification to Super 12 finals
Deacon RLFC	22	13	0	9	489	413	+76	26
Barret Bulls	22	13	0	9	500	450	+50	26
Cook Island Cobras	22	11	2	9	504	388	+116	24
Mercury RLFC	22	12	0	10	416	479	−63	24
Nova England Knights	22	11	1	10	450	446	+4	23
University of Mercury RLFC	22	11	0	11	468	478	−10	22
Taylor Sporting Club	22	10	0	12	435	456	−21	20
Kinloss Cougars	22	10	0	12	407	495	−88	20
Hammond Ravens	22	9	1	12	432	466	−34	19
Tow Law Tigers	22	8	2	12	480	442	+38	18	Relegation to National League One
Clarkson Power	22	7	0	15	386	549	−163	14

Elimination quarter-finals

Barret Bulls v Nova England Knights

Barret Bulls	29 – 6	Nova England Knights

Cook Island Cobras v Mercury RLFC

Cook Island Cobras	12 – 28	Mercury RLFC

Qualifying semi-final

May RLFC v Deacon RLFC

May RLFC	16 – 24	Deacon RLFC

Elimination semi-final

Barret Bulls v Mercury RLFC

Barret Bulls	18 – 30	Mercury RLFC

Elimination final

May RLFC v Mercury RLFC

May RLFC	43 – 12	Mercury RLFC

Grand final

Deacon RLFC v May RLFC

Deacon RLFC	–	May RLFC

National League One

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
St John's RLFC	22	16	1	5	524	353	+171	33	Promotion to Super 12
Nafferton Dragons	22	15	0	7	519	406	+113	30	Qualification to play-offs
Scampton Stallions	22	15	0	7	496	388	+108	30
NSC Lions	22	14	0	8	521	418	+103	28
Mullen Sabres	22	11	0	11	450	501	−51	22
Kincester Giants	22	11	0	11	445	497	−52	22
Castleton Tigers	22	10	1	11	416	448	−32	21
Victoria Knights	22	10	0	12	418	429	−11	20
Taylor City Rovers	22	8	0	14	494	430	+64	16
Compton Warriors	22	8	0	14	376	499	−123	16
South Mercury Scorpions	22	7	1	14	392	499	−107	15	Relegation to National League One
Market Wasston Reds	22	5	1	16	353	536	−183	11

National League Two

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
Enderby Eagles	18	14	0	4	492	286	+206	28	Promotion to National League One
Whitby Wasps	18	12	1	5	439	331	+108	25	Qualification to play-offs
Bisminster Bees (P)	18	11	0	7	452	299	+153	22
Eastmoor Arrows	18	11	0	7	426	339	+87	22
Hanseong Pirates	18	10	1	7	428	358	+70	21
Innuendo Imps	18	10	0	8	379	395	−16	20
Settington Steelers	18	7	0	11	323	403	−80	14
Hookton Hornets	18	6	0	12	327	435	−108	12
Harlby Hearts	18	5	0	13	265	462	−197	10
Bybridge Braves	18	3	0	15	254	477	−223	6