2020-2021 Alfa League

The 2020-2021 Alfa League was the 119th edition of the Alfa League, the top professional Talamian football league. Alla Fofokoy were the defending champions, having won their twelfth league title the previous season. Fortis Epops secured the title at the last matchday, becoming the first Talamian club to win the Alfa League for 30 times. Fortis Epops returned to victory after two season, while Afestosja was relegated five years after their last second place.

The season ran from 13 September 2020 to 2 May 2021.

The games were all played on Sundays at 3:00 pm and broadcast by Pro Diorux Sports.

Locations of the 2020-2021 Alfa League teams

Fourteen teams competed in the league – the top thirteen teams from the previous season and the winner of 2019-2020 Beta League, Saniis 1900.

With four teams each, the most represented regions were Mentrenalio (Clinepalas United, SF Lampride and Ptoco from the capital Clinepalas, and Alla Fofokoy) and Uperinde (Afestosja, Hellas Anen, Ighli and the newly promoted Saniis 1900). Crocora (Acroscope and FK Katacra) and Pento (KarpìStomà and PAS Geitorisma) counted two teams each, while Ulepops (Fortis Epops) and Epicesi (Epacra Delphis) had only one team to represent them. For the second cosecutive year, the Iseremia region found itself without a representative.

After previous year’s unexpected victory, Alla Fofokoy did not operate on the market, confirming the totality of the squad that brought the Archers their twelfth championship.

Continuing the re-foundation thanks to the funds of the new owner Tape Amilla, KarpìStomà invested in a new coach: Dunastratos Prosfato, the young man who two years ago led Ighli to victory in the Beta League and to the seventh place of last year. Prosfato was also assigned with more managerial tasks, with control over the scouting and the youth sector, for a new idea of team management.

On the other hand, Ighli’s president decided to sign Polemiste Kuon as the new coach of the team. This is Kuon’s second run as the coach of his hometown’s team, nineteen years after the first one.

After previous year's disastrous season, ended with a 13th place and the relegation play-offs win over NK Kornelius, the team that bought the most players was Acroscope. Of particular note is the arrival on a free transfer of Therapon Dermakros from PAS Geitorisma, who scored 13 goals in the season. The Lumberjacks, to compensate for the lack in attack, bought the young promising Bhexian forward Hakara Tipene, author of 14 goals. Clinepalas United and Fortis Epops both changed coaches, given their respective second and third places of last year.

After a season always played on an equal level between KarpìStomà, Clinepalas United, Alla Fofokoy and Fortis Epops, it was this last team that won its thirtieth title. The race for the third star was then won by the Studs of Fortis Epops. Clinepalas United, with two bad sops in the last days of the championships, finished fourth. At Fofokoy she was stopped by a draw against Clinepalas United and saw the dream of winning the title vanish for two years in a row. KarpìStomà continued his growth process, finishing third for the first time in the history of the Alfa League.

On the other side of the table, Katacra experienced a terrible first round, only managing to save themselves by winning the play-offs against Liptelj Union. The real negative surprise of the season was Afestosja, who had finished second in the league just five years earlier. The Afestosja Anarchists were ranked last, having a record eight games in a row and failing to win in the entire second round. Ighli and Ptoco also gave a great test in the championship, finishing respectively seventh and eighth, behind Hellas Anen and PAS Geitorisma.

For the first time in history, after the creation of the DSAFF Football Federation, Fortis Epops and Alla Fofokoy qualified for the inaugural edition of the DSAFF Champions League. Also affiliated with the IFCF, the Alfa League made available one spot for the IFCF Champions League (taken from Fortis Epops) and three for the IFCF Challengers Cup (taken by Alla Fofokoy, KarpìStomà and Clinepalas United).

Lignus Fonè of Hellas Anen was the top goalscorer, with 25 goals scored, followed by Stern A'apt of KarpìStomà with 24 and Arees Kenon of Fortis Epops with 18.

Teams

Jerseys

For the first time in the history of SF Lampride and Ptoco, the two teams will wear identical kits, with the same central badge but inverted colours, to celebrate the 130th anniversary of the "Civil War".

Acroscope	Afestosja	Alla Fofokoy	Clinepalas United	Epacra Delphis	Fortis Epops	Hellas Anen

Ighli	FK Katacra	KarpìStomà	SF Lampride	PAS Geitorisma	Ptoco	Saniis 1900

League table

Legend
_ 2020-2021 Alfa League champion and qualified to 2021-2022 IFCF Champions' League
_ Qualified to 2021-2022 Challengers Cup
_ Qualified to relegation play-offs
_ Relegated to Beta League

Results

Calendar

Season statistics

• Biggest home win: Fortis Epops 5-0 Saniis 1900 (4 October 2020), Alla Fofokoy 6-1 FK Katacra (25 October 2020), Alla Fofokoy 5-0 Acroscope (11 April 2021)

• Biggest away win: FK Katacra 0-3 Clinepalas United (27 September 2020), Ptoco 1-4 Fortis Epops (18 October 2020), FK Katacra 1-4 PAS Geitorisma (10 January 2021),
  Clinepalas United 0-3 Fortis Epops (11 April 2021)

• Highest scoring: KarpìStomà 6-3 Afestosja (10 January 2021)

• Longest winning run: Alla Fofokoy (7 matches)

• Longest unbeaten run: KarpìStomà (14 matches)

• Longest winless run: Afestosja (17 matches)

• Longest losing run: Afestosja (8 matches)
  

Top scorers

Rank	Nation	Player	Club	Goals	Penalties
1	Talamia	Lignus Fonè	Hellas Anen	25	0
2	Talamia	Stern A'apt	KarpìStomà	24	0
3	Talamia	Arees Kenon	Fortis Epops	18	3
4	Talamia	Krusous Oklosgonos	Alla Fofokoy	15	0
4	Talamia	Afobos Mumps	Ighli	15	4
5	Bhexa	Hakara Tipene	PAS Geitorisma	14	2
6	Talamia	Therapon Dermakros	Acroscope	13	1
6	Talamia	Neaniaõ	Clinepalas United	13	2
7	Talamia	Romaios Diulizo	Clinepalas United	11	0
7	Talamia	Ule Sklops	Ptoco	11	2
7	Talamia	Domileo Ekklesia	Saniis 1900	11	4
8	Talamia	Ptirn Lagios	Alla Fofokoy	10	0
9	Talamia	Doxaglaos Agglikà	FK Katacra	9	2
9	Talamia	Ansem Egemon	Ptoco	9	4

Number of teams by region