ULSeason05

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Season 05 of United League ran from March to seemingly August, 2001.

Summary[edit | edit source]

The original intention was two pyramids of 20 teams each for a total of 40 teams. There were only 10 teams in AML by mid-season.
Competing Teams (UPL) : Ascension, BCTR, BegInner Circle, Brutal Deluxe, DragonWings, EpiK, ERECTION, Forsaken, FriendlyFire, Ghost Squad, jee?, Lord of the Rings, MasteR, Ministry of Funk, PB-Elite, phatsmurfs, Rebels, Symphony, Warlords, WWF.
Competing Teams (UAL) : AML-Stars, Bananas In Pyjamas, Birds Of Prey[1], BlackNike, Blasphemy, Gods, Militancy[2], monologic, Prestige, Prevail, SkyRakerz.
Competing Teams (???) : Mixed Fruits, Predators.
Preseason Teams : (no guarantee that they played season proper) : The9, Battle Squad, Bent on Mischief, Freebies, Spiral, SS CRIPS, WWI
Waiting List : The Alliance, Anti-Repel, chaoticbrotherhood, Dykes, GloveLovers, Harchester, Lost Boys, Mercury Rising, Silvers AML, Soldiers, WTA..[3]
Champions: Forsaken. Runners-Up: Brutal Deluxe

Results[edit | edit source]

This season was set up as a dual-pyramid system (UAL and UPL), incorporating movement even between the two groups.

Regular Season[edit | edit source]

Round 1 - March 10/11, 2001 :
United Premier League :
Ascension 11 def Warlords 8
Forsaken v Brutal Deluxe
jee? v BegInner Circle
PB-Elite v Predators
United Amateur League :
Due to a smaller number of teams (10), the pyramid system was shelved in favour of a fixed schedule until such time as more teams were to come on board.
Division Unknown :
DragonWings v FriendlyFire
Ministry of Funk v EpiK
Lord of the Rings v ERECTION
MasteR v phatsmurfs
BCTR v Rebels
Monologic v Prestige
Bananas In Pyjamas v SkyRakerz
WWF v Prevail
Symphony v Mixed Fruits
Blasphemy v BlackNike

March 17, 2001 - No Matches

Round 2 - March 24, 2001 :
United Premier League :
Warlords 12 def BegInner Circle 2 (played April 1)

Round 3 - April 8, 2001 :
United Premier League :
PB-Elite v Warlords - POSTPONED

April 14/15 - Easter Weekend. Likely no matches.

Round X / Round 5 - April 21/22, 2001 :
United Premier League :
UPL matches were postponed due to website issues, until further notice.
United Amateur League :
UAL matches were to continue as originally scheduled.
monologic v AML-Stars
BlackNike v Prevail
Blasphemy v Gods
Bananas In Pyjamas v Prestige
SkyRakerz v Militancy

Round X / Round 5 - April 28/29, 2001 :
United Premier League :
Warlords were expecting to play two matches this weekend.[4]
United Amateur League :
Birds Of Prey v ? (BoP replaced Militancy, starting at 0-0)

Round 4/X - May 5/6, 2001 :
No UAL matches this weekend to assist UPL in catching up - but probably UPL Round 4 was played.

Round 6 - May 12/13, 2001 :
Round 6 for UAL, Round 5 for UPL - unconfirmed but probable
United Premier League :'
Forsaken v Rebels[5]
ERECTION v Warlords[5]
EpiK v BCTR[5]

May 26/27 - 2001 - No matches (Memorial Day weekend)

Round ? - June 2/3, 2001 :
United Premier League:
FriendlyFire v BCTR
Brutal Deluxe v BegInner Circle
ERECTION v Lord of the Rings
jee? v Ministry of Funk
EpiK v Rebels
PB-Elite v PhatSmurfs
DragonWings v Ascension
MasteR v WWF
Symphony v Warlords
United Amateur League:
SkyRakerz v AML-Stars
BlackNike v Birds of Prey
Blasphemy v Prestige
Bananas in Pyjamas v Prevail
monologic v Gods

The regular season was 9 rounds in length, at least for UAL (Amateur Division).

Standings[edit | edit source]

Pyramid For Week 7 - as at June 6, 2001 :[6]
(Likely a couple of rounds shy of the end of regular season)
Rung 1:
Rung 2:
Rung 3: Forsaken, Rebels, jee?
Rung 4: Ministry of Funk, PhatSmurfs, DragonWings, EpiK
Rung 5: Ascension, PB-Elite, Lord of the Rings, )(MasteR)(, Friendly Fire
Rung 6: BCTR, ERECTION, WWF
Rung 7: BegInner Circle, Brutal Deluxe, Symphony
Rung 8: Warlords, Ghost Squad

Play-Offs[edit | edit source]

Play-Offs Round 1 Makeup Round - August 5, 2001 :
Friendly Fire v Lord of the Rings
)(MasteR)( v WWF

Semi-Finals - September 29/30, 2001 :[7]
Brutal Deluxe def phatsmurfs
Forsaken def Ascension

Finals - October 6/7 & 13/14, 2001 :
Forsaken def Brutal Deluxe[8]

External Links[edit | edit source]

  • United League website at Subspace.net (two archived imprints here & here)

Notes[edit source]

  1. Commenced mid-season
  2. Did not complete season
  3. Anti-Repel were listed in February 2001; Dykes in July 2001; The Alliance, chaoticbrotherhood, GloveLovers, Harchester, Mercury Rising, Soldiers and WTA appeared at both times. Source: United League website at Subspace.net (archive imprints for February and July 2001). Additionally, Lost Boys and Silvers AML were noted in UAL news in April.
  4. Source: Warlords news items.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 This match was completed around this weekend as the staff were waiting for a score the week after.
  6. Source: United League website]
  7. Winners are assumed from the knowledge of which two teams went on to play finals.
  8. At Oct 5, the Finals were approaching. On Oct 17, their result was celebrated. This suggests that the series was played over two weekends. Source: UL website



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