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Ana — FM 2011 : Veracruz, Season 21
Hello everyone!
So have finished my twenty first season in my challenge having played most of the weekend due to the excellent English summer. Yes it has pretty much rained all weekend so nothing much else to do than play.
Last time I managed to qualify for both the North American champions league and the Copa Libertadores, not sure how but we did!
So I will bring you the results to all those competitions along with the confusing league setup in Mexico, so here we go!
Career History and Honours Won :
— Cheonan (July 2010 – January 2013)
Nothing won.
— South China (June 2013 – June 2016)
Hong Kong League Title : 2014, 2015, 2016
Senior Shield : 2013, 2016
League Cup : 2014, 2015, 2016
Asian Confederation Cup : 2014, 2016
— F.C.A.K (December 2016 – November 2019)
South African First Division : 2018, 2019
South African First Divison Cup : 2019
— Moroko Swallows (November 2019 – January 2023)
South African FA Cup : 2020, 2021
South African Premier League : 2021, 2022
South African Charity Cup : 2020
South African Knockout Cup : 2021
South African Super Eight : 2021
African Champions League : 2022
— FC Seoul (February 2023 – February 2026)
The K-League : 2023, 2024, 2025
The Korean League Cup : 2023, 2024
The Pan-Pacific Championship : 2024, 2025
The Korean FA Cup : 2024
Asian Champions League : 2025
— St Gallen (October 2026 – July 2027)
Nothing won.
— Veracruz (July 2027 – Present)
Mexican Opening Stage : 2029
International Teams :
— Morocco (Febraury 2015 – December 2016)
Nothing won.
— Senegal (November 2021 – February 2023)
African Cup Of Nations : 2023
— Egypt (October 2025 – February 2027)
Nothing Won.
— Mexico (September 2028 – 2029)
The Gold Cup : 2029
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First Transfer Window
Arturo Delgado
So I made only one signing in and let no players go. I was very happy with the squad as I was very pleased with my players but I added Delgado for £1.8 million, he is a fullback and is another talent at our club.
Opening Stage Results
A mixed start in all honesty some bad results some good but we managed to seal the playoff places again so lets have a look at my luck this time around!
Opening Stage Playoff Stage
So we made the final after beating Chivas probably the best team in Mexico, that followed another win so we made the playoff final!
Opening Stage Playoff Final
Not surprised are you?! I hate the playoffs and I cant wait to leave Mexico, I really hate this league setup!
Second Transfer Window
So let two players go, Fernandez was a back up defender but Evandro was a huge player for us and has been since I bought him, but good money for a great player.
I made only two new signings so will post them now :
Abraham Zamora
So both forward thinking players, Zamora is a striker that I payed £1.5 million for and is rated four stars in potential, Traore was bought as Aitchedji my excellent defender needed someone to help him settle so he advised Siaka Traore so I bought him for a million pounds and is a very decent looking player.
The Closing Stage
Whoops, took a picture of the league instead of the groups but we did qualify for the playoffs we were unbeaten so you just know what is going to happen in the playoff’s!!
Closing Stage Playoff’s
Nothing to say really, we were the best team in the closing stage but lost it at Tecos and believe me they didnt play that well. Very frustrating….
Final Player Ratings Of The Season
Star Man- Juan Cervantes
Well Cervantes was my star man topping the average ratings. Perez had a great season stepping in to replace Evandro and Aitchedji was again excellent at the back. Gonzalez had another good goal scoring season and Zamora looks a talent for my team.
Cup Competitions
Copa Libertadores
The Final First Leg
The Final Second Leg
Wow! I cant be more happy with my team after making the final, and despite a poor performance in both legs we really over achieved to even get their. After coming through a very tricky group we managed to beat a couple of massive sides including Cruzeiro and River. The final was a let down but Fluminense were just too good, but still a great achievment.
Superliga
The Final
Am not sure how I qualified for this competition but we managed to win it which was nice! We didnt play too well until the final where we put in a fantastic display and ran out comfortable winners.
Champions Cup
First Leg
Second Leg
Another trophy! This was the winners of the opening stage (Veracruz) against the winners of the closing stage (Chivas) we were helped by the early red card but were dissapointing in the second leg but held out for an overall 4-2 win.
North American Champions League
Group Stage + Qualification Results
Quarter And Semi Final Results
The Final First Leg
The Final Second Leg
Yay!! :D Another champions league done! I cant believe the final I was worried knowing how good Chivas are but they threw it away by getting three men sent off, and we took full advantage. The home leg we did what we needed as we were never going to throw and eight goal lead away, but this game can do some wierd things!
Conclusion
Phew, what a long season!
Hope I didnt lose you through out that but Mexico is such a confusing place and I cant wait to leave. I have accepted a new job already as I look to seal the final two champions league to finish my challenge.
I really didnt enjoy Mexico, I still am not sure how I qualified for anything!
So I feel a sense of relief that this part of my challenge is over, I wanted the North American champions league and I got it. With a bit of luck I could have maybe won the Copa Libertadores also but I dont mind that, I added a third champions league so only two left!
Again thanks for reading a very long post, and for commenting and staying with me in this journey, three down two to go!
I will post my new team in my next post as I look to add either the Copa Libertadores or the European champions league to my collection, so until then goodbye! :)