BDF MARS-League

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, Magic Academy, Mavericks, Mini Mussen, Mladi Udarniki, 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 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 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

Season	Winner	Runner-Up	Third Place	Relegated	Top Scorer
1	Mavericks	Magic Academy	SmartHotspur Boys	Mladi Udarniki 1. SFC New Canaan YoungStars	Michael Lüftner Mavericks 15 goals
2	Magic Academy	Ally's Accademicals	Mavericks	Geneva Seahawks Juniors Mini Mussen	Ernest Mcmahan Magic Academy 15 goals
3	Magic Academy	Seismic Waves	Flashing Blades	SmartHotspur Boys Mavericks	Lonnie Mcclelland Magic Academy 8 goals Hamilton Radley SmartHotspur Boys 8 goals
4	Seismic Waves	Flashing Blades	Ally's Accademicals	Gottes Kinder Oz Hawk Juniors	Gordie Pankhurst Seismic Waves 8 goals
5	Lunar Juniors YA	Magic Academy	JHT Juniors	Seismic Waves Flashing Blades	Kas van Liempd Schwalbetasaray Juniors 9 goals
6	Lunar Juniors YA	Rollingerne FC	Magic Academy	* Geneva Seahawks Juniors * Racing Cosmopol
7	Ally's Accademicals	Rollingerne FC	JHT Juniors	* Schwalbetasaray Juniors * Racing Cosmopol

• Not Relegated

Clubs

Present

Ally's Accademicals - 8 seasons
C.E.Eurojoves - 1 season
Geneva Seahawks Juniors - 4 seasons
JHT Juniors - 4 seasons
Lunar Babies* - 6 seasons
Magic Academy - 8 seasons
Racing Cosmopol - 4 seasons
Rollingerne FC - 2 seasons

• Formerly Lunar Juniors YA

Past

1. SFC New Canaan YoungStars - 1 season (1)
Flashing Blades - 3 seasons (3-5)
Gottes Kinder - 1 season (4)
Mavericks - 3 seasons (1-3)
Mini Mussen - 2 seasons (1-2)
Mladi Udarniki - 1 season (1)
Oz Hawk Juniors - 1 season (4)
Schwalbetasaray Juniors - 6 seasons (2-7)
Seismic Waves - 5 seasons (1-5)
SmartHotspur Boys - 3 seasons (1-3)