National Visten Football Association

The National Visten Football Association is a Visten Football tournament based in Vistaain. It is the world's most popular domestic Visten Football league.

## History

The Canterville Football League was established in 1849, consisting of 10 newly created teams from suburbs all across the city. They were the Bannits Herani Tigers, Churnton Bulldogs, Frankner Deer, Hawksridge Meadows, Markvall Scorpions, New Hillside Gold-diggers, St. Arkov Angels, Thermos Gap Lions, Varnich Eagles and Woodlodge Cats. Thermos Gap renamed themselves to Canterville east in 1855. In 1862, the Woodlodge Cats moved to Side Valley. In 1878, the league expanded to 12 teams, introducing the Durmestown Dockers and Canterville South Dolphins. The Dolphins renamed to Shark Beach in 1882, and became the Shark Beach Sharks. In 1889, the league expanded again, with the Canterville West Leopards and Canterville North Reds. Unfortunately, in 1896, the St. Arkov Angels and Hawksridge Meadows were kicked out of the league, as they both consistently finished at the bottom of the ladder. The Markvall Scorpions faced some trouble in the early 1900's and moved to the Southwest to try and save the club. They were unsuccessful, and the Rooftop Hills Scorpions were dissolved in 1908. One season was played with an odd number of teams, but Varnich complained their players were struggling with the bye, so the Arnwaters Bears were created. The CFL expanded again in 1924, introducing the Carmont Colts and Rum Valley Hawks. In the 1940's, for the first time, players started getting paid for playing games. It wasn't enough to live off, but still great for players who already had a job. To make up for it, the CFL introduced small fees to go to the game. When the CFL realised the potential of making money from the game, they expanded, renaming to the HSFL (Haren Southley Football League) and adding two new Side Valley teams, the Spenstonia Royals and Mountainside Jaguars. The league had no changes until 1976, when the league expanded even more, when the successful New Hillside Gold-diggers moved to Portona and folded three years later. Fans of the club were upset and protests were frequent. Unfortunately, nothing was ever resolved. The same fate happened to the Deer, who moved to Bennetsea, except they were fairly popular in Bennetsea and folded in 1993 for financial reasons. To replace the Gold-diggers, the Montingfield Demons were created. Sadly, attendances had been on the decline for the three Side Valley clubs, and, in 1983, they all folded, as the HSFL no longer saw Side Valley as an area to grow the game. In 1985, the SFL decided to kill 4 birds with one stone, removing the Canterville North Reds, Canterville West Leopards, Arnwaters Bears and Durmestown Dockers, and bringing in the Interbay Jaguars and Jimstone Thunder, and renaming to the NVFL, changing to NVFA in 1997. In 1987, Ilseah replaced the Bears and the Hawks moved to Seynewood. The Bennetsea Deer folded in 1993, which sparked outrage from old Frankner fans, and fans of the league in general. After all, in about 15 years, 10 clubs had been dissolved, including some of the most popular clubs. The Bears, Reds and Leopards were the only teams in 1993 who were kicked out of the competition who still existed at a state level, competing in the Shakantaria SuperCup. They filed lawsuits against the NVFL in 1995 for replacing the popular clubs with ones that would generate more money. They won in 2002, and two years later, in 2004, they were all added back to the league alongside the newly established Bennetsea-Portona Triumph. In 2005, a competition was established called the 'New CFL', an amateur competition that aimed to bring back every club removed from the NVFA at some point. The competition was amateur, with the intent of building the clubs up to the level where a second division could be added to NVFA. The first season had the Frankner Deer, New Hillside Gold-diggers, Rum Valley Hawks and Side Valley Cats. The Spenstonia Royals and Durmestown Dockers joined 2 years later, and in, 2010, the Mountainside Jaguars and Markvall Scorpions. In 2012, the New CFL dissolved, as licences to compete in the Shakantaria Super Cup were granted to all teams. Still, none of them have been added back to the NVFA yet.

## Teams

### 2022 Expansion

On the 21st of August, 2020, NVFA CEO Tharvek Smyverg announced that the NVFA plans to add three new teams to the competition before 2022. According to the plan, they want three teams based in cities without a team yet, however, they are happy to make exceptions for Jimstone City and Seynewood. They are open to any bid, whether it is an existing club looking to join the highest stage or a proposal for a brand new team to be formed.

On the 7th of September, Smyverg announced that the plans were definite. Bids are open for three new clubs to join the highest level. The requirements for teams wanting to join is that they must be located in Vistaain or any bordering country that does not have a professional league (East Vistaain and Balancia are the only two countries to fit that criteria). They must be able to play games at a suitable venue based inside their city large enough for games of Visten Football that has a capacity of at least 8,000.

Currently, four bids have been made.

We will update the page as new information is released on the plan.

The 'Suburban Football Expansion Plan' has been launched by the Haren Southley Football Commission as a way to expand the game across the whole country while keeping old suburban clubs alive. The plan would take place over eight years, and would be complete by 2028, and involves adding a second division to the league.

The plan would begin in 2021, with the addition of the Dulvek Parrots from the Mountessee Football League, who would be known as the Mountessee Parrots until more Mountessee teams join (more on that later). In that same year, the Carmont Reserves in the Shakantaria SuperCup would be renamed back to the Central Bullants.

In 2022, the Southern Blues would join, becoming the second Jimstone team. In 2022, a new competition would also be established known as the 'Visten Second Football Division' with 6 teams; the Side Valley Cats from Side Valley, the Canterbury Dolphins from Montingfield, the Dravoldi Rainers from Mountessee, plus three new teams based in Robstaan, Seynewood and Sinorcha.

In 2023, a new Panther Valley team would join the NVFA, and the Frankner Deer and New Hillside Gold-diggers would join the VFSD.

In 2024, the East Bornoch Giants would join the NVFA, renamed to the Bornoch Giants. Meanwhile, in the VFSD, the Greyfield Roosters, Parkford Dragons, Cliff Creek Eels would join.

In 2025, a Lastein team would join the NVFA, and the VFSD would get 4 new teams; the Central Bullants, Newburk Ravens, Patters Park Swans and Newtown Angels.

In 2026, the Bennetsea-Portona Triumph would relocate and become simply the Portona Triumph. A new Bennetsea team would join the VFSD

In 2027, the Portona Triumph and the new Lastein team would both be relegated to the VFSD.

In 2028, a new two-tier promotion-relegation system would be introduced. In the NVFA, the top 8 would go through to the finals, and the bottom 3 would be relegated to the VFSD. In the VFSD, the top 8 would go through to the finals, with the two grand finalists achieving promotion, and the two preliminary final losers facing in a thrid-place match, with only the winner achieving promotion.

The NVFA has acknowledged the plan as "very out there, but it certainly has potential to both grow the sport in new parts of the country and bring back old fans of dead clubs".

### Club Songs

Arnwaters Bears

Єла вак Арнватре

За єла вонтри иблая налш

Єла шерех дупре

За єла вонтри иблая дулш

Жан єла вак брияна

Віко, єла тиклая

Єла вак налш за дулш

Єла'к чалаёко

За єла вакя Рантикає

Єла криялако

Пє чалаёко вак пракчає

Жан єла вак брияна

Віко, єла тиклая

Єла вак налш за дулш

Bannits Herani Tigers

Єла'к тижеріко

За єла вак памє шахазо

Тижеріко

Тижеріко

Пюзіхи єла вак віктано

Пракчає ка диєн

Кӑрашу єла вакя делен

Герейни Банітс!

Є вікя манітс!

Пюзіхи єла'к тижеріко

Tune

Carmont Colts

We are the Colts

We play to win

And we will battle

Through thick and thin

It's all for one

And one for all

For good old Carmont

Is standing tall

We are the red

And white and blue

We know our teamwork

Will see us through

We play to win

We're fast and mean

For we're the greatest

Football team

The Carmont Colts are the greatest football team

The greatest football team

The greatest football team

The greatest football team

The Carmont Colts are the greatest football team

The greatest football team

The greatest football team

The greatest football team

Tune

Canterville East Lions

We are the mighty Lions, and we're fighting on

The good old Eastern Suburbs, we're singing our song

So come on East forever, we are the blue and gold

The greatest football club in the world!

We are the mighty Lions, the greatest in the East

The good old Eastern Suburbs, go out and play like beasts

So go the mighty Lions, let's show them how it's done

We'll fight until we are number one

Tune

Canterville North Reds

Єла'к пюлш, єла'к Кроц

Єла'к пракчає нумоц

Єла'к памє Кантавіл

Єла вак явеч джева

За контри вакя рева

Пюзіхи єла'к пюлш

Єла вонтри вікя

Ø рікісел говран

Пюзіхи єла вак пракчає ка брал еши жан

Єла'к пюлш, єла'к Кроц

Єла'к пракчає нумоц

Єла'к памє Кантавіл

Tune

Churnton Bulldogs

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside

Oh I do like to be beside the sea

And down at the Bulldogs there's a football crowd

And that's where the dogs come marching out

So let's give a cheer for mighty Churnton

For this year the premiership is thee

Though it's not yet in the bag, we've got hopes of winning the flag

Beside the seaside, beside the sea.

Tune

Jimstone Thunder

We are the Thunder

And football is the game

We're all together

And winning is our aim

So cheer us on

Through the sun and rain

Cause thunder, thunder is our name

Tune

Montingfield Demons

We are the mighty red and black

And we are the greatest team

We will always fight for victory

We're the greatest in the league

All the others tried to conquer us

But they all fell miles short

For we are the mighty red and black

We're the greatest at this sport

Tune

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### Former Club Songs

Durmestown Dockers

Now we are the team, from Durmestown are we

Our orange and blue is a sight to be seen

We're known as the dockers, and premiers we'll be

For we are the team on the old Visten sea

The Dockers are we

The Dockers are we

If you're not a Docker you're no good to me

The others will try

But they'll be denied

For the old Durmestown Dockers have a true sense of pride

The Dockers will try, they'll give it their all

For nothing can stop us, no task is too tall

We're tough in defence, we're smart on the ball

For the mighty old Dockers, the pride of them all

The Dockers are we

The Dockers are we

If you're not a Docker you're no good to me

The others will try

But they'll be denied

For the old Durmestown Dockers have a true sense of pride

Tune

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