2014 M-League season
 Logo of the M-League | |
| Season | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Woking Dales 1st M-League title |
| M-League Cup | Woking Dales Cardinals Vyktory Dragons Royal City |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 29 (2.42 per match) |
| Average goals/game | 2.42 Goals per game |
| Top goalscorer | Iago Aspas (6 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Woking Dales 2 - 0 Cardinals 14 September 2014 Cardinals 2 - 0 Woking Dales 6 October 2014 |
| Biggest away win | Vyktory Dragons 0 - 5 Woking Dales 12 October 2014 |
| Highest scoring | Vyktory Dragons 0 - 5 Woking Dales 12 October 2014 |
| Longest winning run | 3 games Cardinals |
| Longest unbeaten run | 3 games Woking Dales |
| Longest winless run | 4 games Vyktory Dragons |
| Longest losing run | 3 games Royal City Vyktory Dragons |
| Highest attendance | 4 |
| Total attendance | 4 |
2015 → | |
The 2014 M-League season was the inaugural season of the M-League. The 2014 Season was competed differently to the intended format used by the M-League because of the restricted time frame available to the competing teams, the 2014 season will feature only one double round robin, the autumn league.
Teams, stadiums, and personnel
Stadiums and locations
| Cardinals | Royal City | Vyktory Dragons | Woking Dales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsbury Recreational Ground | TBC | Vyktory Virtual Football Stadium | BC Place |
| Capacity: TBC | Capacity: TBC | Capacity: 70,000 | Capacity: 21,000 |
 • Vyktory Dragons • Cardinals Royal City Woking Dales |
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Personnel
| Club |
Operator |
Afflicted FA |
Macronation |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cardinals M.F.C. |
 James Hunt |
DVFA | United Kingdom |
 Royal City |
James I |
MFA | United Kingdom |
| Woking Dales MFC |
 Danny Clarke |
DVFA | United Kingdom |
 Vyktory Dragons VFC |
James-Robert Knight |
VFA | Australia |
Autumn League
| Pos |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woking Dales (C)
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 13 | Winner of M-League |
| 2 | Cardinals
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 12 | |
| 3 | Vyktory Dragons
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 7 | |
| 4 | Royal City
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 |
Updated to games played on 12 October 2014.
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Positions by round
| Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woking Dales | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Cardinals | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Vyktory Dragons | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Royal City | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Matchday 1
| 1 14 September 2014 | Royal City | 1 - 2 | Vyktory Dragons | |||
Leonard  9'
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Video | Anelka 39', 45' (pen.)
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| 1 14 September 2014 | Woking Dales | 2 - 0 | Cardinals | |||
| Aspas 70', 84'
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Video | |||||
Matchday 2
| 2 22 September 2014 | Cardinals | 2 - 1 | Royal City | |||
| Amond 5' Leonard 18'
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Van Buren 78'
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| 2 19 September 2014 | Woking Dales | 0 - 0 | Vyktory Dragons | |||
| Video | ||||||
Matchday 3
| 3 28 September 2014 | Royal City | 0 - 3 | Woking Dales | |||
| video | Aspas 24' Škrtel 30'Sánchez 61' (o.g.)
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| 3 29 September 2014 | Cardinals | 1 - 0 | Vyktory Dragons | |||
| Williams 85'
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Video | |||||
Matchday 4
| 4 5 October 2014 | Vyktory Dragons | 1 - 2 | Royal City | |||
| Graham 30'
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Video | Lambert 23', 89'
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| 4 6 October 2014 | Cardinals | 2 - 0 | Woking Dales | |||
| 18:30 (GMT+1) | Amond 28', 60'
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Video | Attendance: 4 | |||
Matchday 5
| 5 13 October 2014 | Royal City | 1 - 2 | Cardinals | |||
| Lambert 43'
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Amond 6' Byrne 68'
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| 5 12 October 2014 | Vyktory Dragons | 0 - 5 | Woking Dales | |||
| Video | Aspas 4', 45' Pina 50'Agirretxe 81', 90'
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Matchday 6
| 6 19 October 2014 | Woking Dales | 2 - 1 | Royal City | |||
| Taylor ??' (o.g.) Aspas ??'
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Crouch ??'
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| 6 19 October 2014 | Vyktory Dragons | 1 - 0 | Cardinals | |||
| Anelka 35'
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League Cup
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| w/o | |||||||
| Cardinals | w | ||||||
| Royal City | o | ||||||
| 19 November 2014 | |||||||
| Cardinals | 4 | ||||||
| Woking Dales | 1 | ||||||
| w/o | |||||||
| Woking Dales | w | ||||||
| Vyktory Dragons | o | ||||||
Semi finals
| Semi-Final 6 November 2014 | Cardinals | w/o | Royal City | |||
| Semi-Final | Woking Dales | w/o | Vyktory Dragons | |||
Final
| Final 17 November 2014 | Cardinals | 4 - 1 | Woking Dales | |||
| Leonard {goal | Video | Carles Gil 35'
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Rivalry Cup
Dale Cup
| Pos |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardinals
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Dale Cup Winner |
| 2 | Woking Dales
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
Updated to games played on 6 October 2014.
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Season statistics
Scoring
- First goal: Ryan Leonard for Royal City against Vyktory Dragons (9th Minute)
- Fastest goal: 3 Minutes (Ryan Leonard Cardinals 4-1 Woking Dales)
- Largest winning margin: 5 Goals
- Vyktory Dragons 0-5 Woking Dales
- Highest scoring game: 5 Goals
- Vyktory Dragons 0-5 Woking Dales
- Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 Goals
- Vyktory Dragons 0-5 Woking Dales
- Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 1 Goal
- Royal City 1-2 Vyktory Dragons
- Cardinals 2-1 Royal City
- Vyktory Dragons 1-2 Royal City
- Royal City 1-2 Cardinals
- Woking Dales 2-1 Royal City
- Cardinals 4-1 Woking Dales
Top scorers
| Ranks |
Player |
Club |
Goals (League) |
Goals (Cup) |
Goals (Total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iago Aspas | Woking Dales M.F.C. | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Pádraig Amond | Cardinals | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Ryan Leonard | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Rickie Lambert | Royal City | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nicolas Anelka | Vyktory Dragons VFC | ||||
| Kurtis Byrne | Cardinals | 2 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Imanol Agirretxe | Woking Dales M.F.C. | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Ryan Williams | Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Leonard | Royal City | ||||
| Mich Van Buren | |||||
| Martin Škrtel | Woking Dales M.F.C. | ||||
| Tomás Pina | |||||
| Danny Graham | Vyktory Dragons VFC |
Clean Sheets
Player
| Ranks |
Player |
Club |
Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Mignolet | Woking Dales M.F.C. | 4 |
| 2 | Julian Speroni | Vyktory Dragons VFC | 2 |
| Jesper Christiansen | Cardinals | 2 |
Club
- Most clean sheets: 4
- Woking Dales
- Fewest clean sheets: 0
- Royal City
Discipline
Yellow Cards
Players that receive 5 yellow cards are given an automatic one match suspension
| Ranks |
Player |
Club |
Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paolo Grossi | Vyktory Dragons VFC | 1 |
| Luca Garritano | Cardinals |
Injuries
List of current injuries, updated as players return to full fitness.