Sorthern Union of Students Football League
| Country |  Sorthern Northland
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|---|---|
| Association | Sorthern Union of Students |
| Established | 2041 |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| Level(s) on pyramid | Only level |
| Domestic cup | none |
| Current champions | Beningrad University of the Bleeding Obvious (2050) |
| Most successful team | Beningrad University of the Bleeding Obvious (8 championships) |
The Sorthern Union of Students Football League (also known as the Students' Union League or SU League) is a Sorthern football league football competition organised by the Sorthern Union of Students for its members. Whilst in some countries college and university football plays a major role in developing future professional level players, the Sorthern Union of Students Football League is very much an extra-curricular part of Sorthern university life organised mainly as a social activity. Despite this the teams finishing in first, second and third at the end of the season qualify for the International University Challenge Championship (IUCC).
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History
The league came into existence into 2041 shortly after the Sorthern Union of Students had voted to send teams to the International University Challenge Championship. Whilst football has long been played in Sorthern Northland it had always been at a local and informal basis. Twenty of the student unions most keen for involvement in the IUCC were then invited to form a national league which would be used to decide Sorthern Northland's IUCC qualifiers.
In its early years the league was dominated by the Beningrad University of the Bleeding Obvious who won the league in each of it's first three seasons and the Little Clotaire based Saint Patrick's University who were runners up in each of the first four seasons. University of the Fine Arts, from Snowspire became the first team other than the University of the Bleeding Obvious to win the league in the first 2044 season. University of the Bleeding Obvious however reclaimed the league in the second 2044 season.
Format
The league is made up of twenty teams. In contrast to senior Sorthern football teams do not play each home and away but just once once a season for a total of nineteen matches per team per season. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the league table by points gained, then goal difference and then goals scored. In the event that two or more teams finish the season equal in all these respects, teams are separated by alphabetical order, unless a IUCC qualification or relegation is at stake, when the teams are separated by a play-off game.
The teams finishing in the first three positions of the league qualify for the International University Challenge Championship.
Previous seasons
League champions, runners-up and third-place
| Season | League champions | points | Runner-Up | points | Third-place | points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2041 | Beningrad University of the Bleeding Obvious | 55 | Saint Patrick's University, Little Clotaire | 44 | Université francophone de Beningrad | 33 |
| 2042 | Beningrad University of the Bleeding Obvious | 57 | Saint Patrick's University, Little Clotaire | 48 | Beningrad Metropolitan University | 32 |
| 2043 | Beningrad University of the Bleeding Obvious | 42 | Saint Patrick's University, Little Clotaire | 40 | Háskóllin í Vatnajavik | 36 |
| 2044N.B. | University of the Fine Arts, Snowspire | 44 | Saint Patrick's University, Little Clotaire | 39 | Beningrad University of the Bleeding Obvious | 34 |
| 2044N.B. | Beningrad University of the Bleeding Obvious | 39 | Beningrad Metropolitan University | 36 | Ollscoil Baile an Fheirtéaraigh | 36 |
| 2045 | Beningrad University of the Bleeding Obvious | 43 | Universität Heltzburg | 38 | Háskóllin í Vatnajavik | 36 |
| 2046 | Beningrad University of the Bleeding Obvious | 43 | Universitat dels catalans | 39 | Université francophone de Beningrad | 39 |
| 2047 | Université francophone de Beningrad | 45 | Beningrad University of the Bleeding Obvious | 39 | Saint Patrick's University, Little Clotaire | 39 |
| 2048 | Beningrad University of the Bleeding Obvious | 52 | Université francophone de Beningrad | 40 | Ollscoil Baile an Fheirtéaraigh | 35 |
| 2049 | League did not take place | |||||
| 2050 | Beningrad University of the Bleeding Obvious | 44 | Université francophone de Beningrad | 41 | Heathfield University of Agriculture | 37 |
- N.B.Two separate seasons were held in 2044 due a change in the schedule of the season of the International University Challenge Championship.
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