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Imperial Boloball League
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| Imperial Bolo-Ball League | |
| Leader | Patrick Martin, Deputy Director of IGC |
| Foundation Date | Year 6 Day 200 |
| Type | Sports |
| Professions | Bolo-Ball |
| Members | 20 |
| Emblem | Lion with Imperial Emblem |
| Motto | Its not just a game, its a way of life. |
| Application Process | Win Amateur League |
| Forum | Imperial Gaming Commission (Holonet) |
| Affiliation | Imperial Gaming Commission |
The Imperial Bolo-Ball League is one of the main sports tournaments held within the territory of the Galactic Empire. The tournament, also known as the Auvasa Imperial League for sponsorship reasons, is played on various worlds trought the Imperial region. Many planets have more than one team, however not all are at the level to compete in the league. Currently there is not professional second tier. Teams that don't fair well in the Premier Division, due to finanial or sports reasons tend to drop out and into the amatuer leagues. Thus there have been many "one season" teams over the past four years, with the total number of teams having competed in the league being 43. Few teams have the support, skills and financial backing to mount multiple challenges to the title. Now in it's fifth season the league has been given a substansial boost in funding that it is hoped will stem the high team dropout rate and allow for a wider spectrum of teams to challenge for the title.
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Previous Winners
The tournament is now in it's fifth season and has so far had three teams claim the title. Auvasa BC, as it is currently known, holds two titles, winning both the first and second championship. They remain the only team to win back to back titles. The third season was won by Urawa Reds and the fourth season champions were Corellian Hotspur.
| Season | Winner | |||
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| Year 6 – 7 | Auvasa BC | |||
| Year 7 - 8 | Auvasa BC | |||
| Year 8 - 9 | Urawa Reds | |||
| Year 9 - 10 | Corellian Hotspur | |||
| Year 10 - 11 | N/A | |||
Current League Teams
| Home Club | Stadium Name | Planet | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auvasa BC | Knights Stadium | Vakkar | 155,000 |
| AC Coruscant | Magnaguard Megadrome | Coruscant | 110,000 |
| Kathol Saints | St. Jina's Park | Merson | 96,500 |
| Kothlis Krusaders | Olympiastadion | Kothlis | 69,250 |
| Corellian Hotspur | Coronet Arms Park | Corellia | 61,258 |
| Fakir United | Sengir Stadium | Fakir | 57,850 |
| Napels Kings | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Imperium Dei | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Pypin Pirates | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Kuhnic Spectres | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| yag'Dhul Arsenals | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Sublight Swoopers | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Urawa Reds | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Agrilat Avengers | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Kiffex Streakers | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Maw's Avengers | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Primus Docs | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Lechia Lions | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Real Smeghead | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Myorzo BC | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
League Trophy
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This new version of the league trophy was commissioned upon Auvasa Corp. being named the new sponsor. Auvasa Corp. designed the trophy itself but hired the experts at Magnagaurd to sculp and build it. The trophy is built from Durasteel and was heavily polished to get the reflective surface. The gold durasteel used in some parts of it come from the old trophy which was melted down, while its plinth is made of berubian, a semi-precious stone. The plinth has a durasteel band around its circumference, upon which the names of the title-winning clubs are engraved. berubian's green colour is also representative of the green field of play.
When a team wins the league at the end season they are presented with the real trophy which they put on display at their homegrounds for the following year. Following this the trophy, unless they defend their title, will be replaced by a replica. However the league has created a rule to reward those teams the prove to be consistant in the winning of the league by allowing teams that win the league five times to keep the real trophy.
The trophy stands at 80cm tall, 45cm wide, 25cm deep and it weighs 27 Kg. With an estimated value of 2,350,000 credits.
League Sponsorship
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Following its inception in year six a sponsorship deal was signed with Cloud City for four seasons. This deal gave the League a much needed boost in revenue during its infancy stage. However with the league becoming more popular and team revenues increasing from other areas the deal with Cloud City was deemed too low and was not renewed. Instead a controversial deal was agreed with Auvasa Corp., a newly formed Communications company owned and backed by the Martin family a member of which was an Imperial Officer. The deal was frowned up by many as it was a company from outside the Imperial sphere, while the controversy grew when Auvasa Corp. took over one of the oldest teams in the league, the newly renamed Auvasa BC. Others however backed the deal seeing the improved income coming Auvasa Corp. and the speciality it had with broadcasting as something that could take the IBL to the next level, a truly galactic one. The deal with Auvasa Corp. is for an initial two season period but has the option of being extend for atleast another four.
League Violence
Vakkar Incident
Crowd trouble and fan fighting is nothing new to the Imperial League with minor scuffles a frequent occurance at games and following them but it reached its peacked during the 8/9 Season when the reigning champions, Auvasa BC, were playing against the soon to be champions, Urawa Reds.
Auvasa had been the champions of the first two seasons and were hoping to get the third in a row. The fans had high expectations which were quickly crushed following the amazing performances of Urawa Reds that season. With the gap between the two teams 15 points with seven games to go, Auvasa knew this was a game they could not afford to lose, losing would mean they had lost the title. To make matters worse the game was being played at Auvasa's home grounds. The game started well for Auvasa but quickly went downhill as Urawa took command. The final score was 4-2 for Urawa. When the final whistle blew the Auvasa fans went wild. The barriers seperating the two groups were broken and fighting broke out acorss the stadium. This incident soon worsened as what started as fist fights in the stadium turned into a fire fight outside as a small group of hardcore Auvasa fans had smuggled weapons to the game and began firing on the crowd of Urawa Red fans. They inturn began to hurl debris at the Auvasa fans. The situation was more than the local security could handle and the nearby Imperial Forces were called to provide assistance. Following two hours to fighting the crowd was brought under control and many arrests made. The final toll seen 1,379 injured with 167 dead including 3 Imperial troops.
This incident led to Auvasa BC being deducted 24 points in the following season, ruling the championship out once more, were fined 29,000,000 credits to cover the damage and were forced to play their home games with no fans present for 8 games. The total affect of which left Auvasa BC on the verge of collapse until they were bought by the current owners. Urawa Reds who had seen 133 fans die to this day refuse to play Auvasa BC on their home grounds and this game has been moved to a neutral location.
League Records
Most Wins in a Season: Urawa Reds
Most clean sheets in a season:Urawa Reds
Most goals (Team) in a season: Urawa Reds
Most goals (Player) in a season:
Most wins overall: Auvasa BC
Most goals overall (Team): Auvasa BC
Most goals overall (player):
