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The '''BDF MARS-League''' (or the ''[[Bottom Division Federation]] Magic Academy Reigns Supreme League'') is an international [[youth]] series. It is the top series of the [[Bottom Division Federation]] youth league pyramid. The MARS-League is contested by 8 clubs with the winner crowned as champion and the bottom two clubs relegated.
==History==
The MARS-League, initially known as BDF Youth League I, was formed after an initial qualification round in which teams played a full season against other youth teams with the champions placed in the MARS-League. Those champions were [[1. SFC New Canaan YoungStars]], [[Ally's Accademicals]], [[Moon Magic FC#Youth Team|Magic Academy]], [[Mavericks]], [[Mini Mussen]], [[Mladi Udarniki]], [[Lufbra F. C.#Youth Team|Seismic Waves]] and [[SmartHotspur Boys]]. The initial league was dominated by English speaking teams with three from [[England]] and two from the [[USA]]. In season 3 [[England]] was especially ubiquitous in the league as they were represented by five clubs! 

After an intense first season in which [[Mavericks]] did not clinch the league until the final game with an 8-0 romp of [[Mladi Udarniki]], the [[Germany|German]] club was honored as the league was named after them. The league became the '''RM-League''', short for Remember the Mavericks. Magic Academy then broke Mavericks' record with two titles of their own and the league was renamed to the '''MARS-League'''. 

Many fans also enjoy tracking the league's top scorer as all champions have also had a player win the [[Top Scorer|Golden Boot]]. This trend ended in season 5, though Lunar Juniors YA's  Nigel Sperry finished runner-up. In an odd occurrence season 3 had joint Golden Boot winners, one from the champions Magic Academy and the other from the relegated SmartHotspur Boys. The MARS-League not only features a heated race for the league, but also the suspense of surviving relegation. Many fans breathe sighs of relief after their club reaches the 16 point mark as history shows that no team has been relegated with 16 or more points, though this number has steadily risen in recent seasons.

Season 7 ended with a thrill as the legacy club Ally's Accademicals took the championship after powerhouse Rollingerne FC, with its 40+ goal differential, lost to the in-shambles Magic Academy (in spite of taking an early 0-2 lead) on the last day of the season. Season 7 was also notable as Racing Cosmopol brought shame to all Belgium football fans as they finished dead last for two seasons in a row, a feat previously impossible, while also holding a massive goal differential of -80.

==Results==
{|
|- bgcolor=#cccccc
! Season !!width=20%|Winner !!width=20%|Runner-Up !!width=20%|Third Place !!width=20%|Relegated !!width=20%|Top Scorer

|- bgcolor=#eeeeee valign=top
|align=center| 1
|bgcolor=#ccffcc| {{Flagicon|GER}} [[Mavericks]]
| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Moon Magic FC#Youth Team|Magic Academy]]
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[SmartHotspur Boys]]
|bgcolor=#ffcccc| {{Flagicon|SVN}} [[Mladi Udarniki]]<br>{{Flagicon|USA}} [[1. SFC New Canaan YoungStars]]
| {{Flagicon|GER}} Michael Lüftner <br><small>[[Mavericks]] 15 goals</small>

|- bgcolor=#eeeeee valign=top
|align=center| 2
|bgcolor=#ccffcc| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Moon Magic FC#Youth Team|Magic Academy]]
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Ally's Accademicals]]
| {{Flagicon|GER}} [[Mavericks]]
|bgcolor=#ffcccc| {{Flagicon|SUI}} [[Geneva Seahawks Juniors]]<br>{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Mini Mussen]]
| {{Flagicon|USA}} Ernest Mcmahan <br><small>[[Moon Magic FC#Youth Team|Magic Academy]] 15 goals</small>

|- bgcolor=#eeeeee valign=top
|align=center| 3
|bgcolor=#ccffcc| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Moon Magic FC#Youth Team|Magic Academy]]
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Seismic Waves]]
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Flashing Blades]]
|bgcolor=#ffcccc| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[SmartHotspur Boys]]<br>{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Mavericks]]
| {{Flagicon|USA}} Lonnie Mcclelland <br><small>[[Moon Magic FC#Youth Team|Magic Academy]] 8 goals</small><br> {{Flagicon|ENG}} Hamilton Radley <br><small>[[SmartHotspur Boys]] 8 goals

|- bgcolor=#eeeeee valign=top
|align=center| 4
|bgcolor=#ccffcc| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Seismic Waves]]
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Flashing Blades]]
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Ally's Accademicals]]
|bgcolor=#ffcccc| {{Flagicon|GER}} [[Gottes Kinder]]<br>{{Flagicon|OCE}} [[Oz Hawk Juniors]]
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} Gordie Pankhurst <br><small>[[Seismic Waves]] 8 goals</small>

|- bgcolor=#eeeeee valign=top
|align=center| 5
|bgcolor=#ccffcc| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Lunar Juniors YA]]
| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Moon Magic FC#Youth Team|Magic Academy]]
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[JHT Juniors]]
|bgcolor=#ffcccc| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Seismic Waves]]<br>{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Flashing Blades]]
|  {{Flagicon|NED}} Kas van Liempd <br><small>[[Schwalbetasaray Juniors]] 9 goals</small>

|- bgcolor=#eeeeee valign=top
|align=center| 6
|bgcolor=#ccffcc| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Lunar Juniors YA]]
| {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Rollingerne FC]]
| {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Moon Magic FC#Youth Team|Magic Academy]]
|bgcolor=#ffcccc| * {{Flagicon|SUI}} [[Geneva Seahawks Juniors]]<br> * {{Flagicon|BEL}} [[Racing Cosmopol]]

|- bgcolor=#eeeeee valign=top
|align=center| 7
|bgcolor=#ccffcc| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Ally's Accademicals]]
| {{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Rollingerne FC]]
| {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[JHT Juniors]]
|bgcolor=#ffcccc| * {{Flagicon|NED}} [[Schwalbetasaray Juniors]]<br> * {{Flagicon|BEL}} [[Racing Cosmopol]]

|}

*Not Relegated

==Clubs==
===Present===
{{Flagicon|ENG}} Ally's Accademicals - 8 seasons <br>
{{Flagicon|ESP}} C.E.Eurojoves - 1 season <br>
{{Flagicon|SUI}} Geneva Seahawks Juniors - 4 seasons<br>
{{Flagicon|ENG}} JHT Juniors - 4 seasons <br>
{{Flagicon|ENG}} Lunar Babies* - 6 seasons <br>
{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Moon Magic FC#Youth Team|Magic Academy]] - 8 seasons <br>
{{Flagicon|BEL}} Racing Cosmopol - 4 seasons <br>
{{Flagicon|DEN}} Rollingerne FC - 2 seasons <br>
* Formerly Lunar Juniors YA

===Past===
{{Flagicon|USA}} 1. SFC New Canaan YoungStars - 1 season (1)<br>
{{Flagicon|ENG}} Flashing Blades - 3 seasons (3-5) <br>
{{Flagicon|GER}} Gottes Kinder - 1 season (4)<br>
{{Flagicon|GER}} Mavericks - 3 seasons (1-3)<br>
{{Flagicon|NED}} Mini Mussen - 2 seasons (1-2)<br>
{{Flagicon|SVN}} Mladi Udarniki - 1 season (1)<br>
{{Flagicon|OCE}} Oz Hawk Juniors - 1 season (4) <br>
{{Flagicon|NED}} Schwalbetasaray Juniors - 6 seasons (2-7) <br>
{{Flagicon|ENG}} Seismic Waves - 5 seasons (1-5) <br>
{{Flagicon|ENG}} SmartHotspur Boys - 3 seasons (1-3) <br>

[[Category:Youth Leagues|Bdf mars-league]]