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Not to be confused with the Sequoyan political party of the same name.
Liga Creeperiano
Organising bodyNone
Founded15 September 1950; 74 years ago (1950-09-15)
First season1951
Folded23 January 1953; 72 years ago (1953-01-23)
Country Creeperopolis
Number of teams8
League cup(s)Copa de la'Patria
Most championships
Most appearances
Top goalscorer

The Liga Creeperiano (translated as: "Creeperian League") was a football league which existed in Creeperopolis from 1950 until its dissolution in 1953. The league was founded in opposition of the Liga Primera, which had existed in 1904, and sought to compete with the league to be the premier Creeperian football league.

The league's existence caused much controversy within Creeperopolis, as the league was not authorized by the Imperial Football Association (ANF), the primary governing body of Creeperopolis, and declared that all results of Liga Creeperiano matches were null and void, while the leadership of the Liga Creeperiano claimed that the Liga Primera was an illegitimate body rooted in leftist politics of the Second Parliamentary Era.

History

Conflict with the Liga Primera

As of 1950, no professional football had been played in Creeperopolis since 1932 before the start of the Creeperian Civil War in January 1933. The largest professional football league was the Liga Nacional, which was governed by the Imperial Football Association (ANF), the country's governing football body. The Imperial Football Association announced that the Liga Nacional would return for the 1952–53 season, and that it would be rebranded to the "Liga Primera" to not confuse the league with the National Council for Peace and Order (National Council) which was defeated during the civil war by the victorious Catholic Imperial Restoration Council (Imperial Council).

Domingo Venezuela Salinas, who founded the Liga Creeperiano, in 1951.

The decision to delay the new league season until 1952 caused some controversy within Creeperopolis, who called for the league to be fast-tracked to begin in 1951 instead. The Imperial Football Association decided to hold a large, nationwide tournament in 1951, known as the Victory Cup, as a compromise, to allow for matches to be held in 1951 and to keep the league delayed until 1952. Additionally, the tournament would determine which clubs would participate in the Liga Primera's inaugural season.

The Victory Cup compromise did not satisfy everyone, however, and some still called for league matches to occur concurrently with the Victory Cup. In response to the Imperial Football Association's failure to begin the Liga Primera in 1951, Domingo Venezuela Salinas, a Creeperian businessman and retired footballer, announced on 15 September 1950 of the establishment of the "Liga Creeperiano", a new football league which would compete against the Liga Primera as the country's premier football league. He criticized the Imperial Football Association's decision to delay the Liga Primera until mid-1952, and stated that the Liga Creeperiano would begin in January 1951, and called upon the clubs which were in the 1932 Liga Nacional to join the new league.

Quickly after Venezuela Salinas' statement, the Imperial Football Association threatened to permanently ban and strip every achievement of any club which joined the Liga Creeperiano, and declared the league to be illegitimate, illegal, and unauthorized. Venezuela Salinas rebuked the Imperial Football Association's statement, and called on clubs to ignore the statement and join the Liga Creeperiano regardless, promising the league to surpass the Liga Primera in talent and revenue.

In the end, none of the clubs which participated in the 1932 Liga Nacional, or in any Liga Nacional, joined the Liga Creeperiano. The only clubs which had previously competed in any league organized by the Imperial Football Association to join the Liga Creeperiano were CF Cádiz, CF La'Laguna, and CF Nueva Valencia. Due to only three clubs actually joining from the Imperial Football Association, the Liga Creeperiano was forced to establish five new clubs to bring the total club count to eight for its inaugural season. The five new clubs were CF Atlántida, CF Atlético de Aguilares, FC Castilliano, CF José Flores Carpio, and CF Zapatista.

The Imperial Football Association announced on 1 February 1951, that all clubs, players, managers, and referees who played for the Liga Creeperiano would receive lifetime bans from competing in any ANF-organized league. The bans likely had an impact on the Liga Creeperiano's growth, as no further clubs would join the league after the bans were announced. From 1951 to 1952, the Liga Creeperiano and Liga Primera competed to sign new players to their league, but the Liga Primera held the advantage due to its larger size and longer history.

Dissolution

The 1953 Liga Creeperiano season began on 11 January 1953, with Cádiz and Nueva Valencia being favorites to win the league that season. On 19 January 1953, the day after the conclusion of round two, Venezuela Salinas disappeared from his home in Panachor. The Creeperian Imperial Police searched for three days until 22 January 1953, when police officers discovered his body in a shallow grave on the outskirts of the city. The police reported that "visible signs of torture" were present on Venezuela Salinas' body, indicating that his kidnapping and murder was premeditated. The National Intelligence Directorate (DINA) took over investigation of the case, but quickly closed it, ruling that he was murdered by the far-left New Atheist Red Army (ERAN).

On 23 January 1953, the Creeperian government announced the nationalization of the Liga Creeperiano, and promptly announced the league's dissolution at 3:30 p.m. that same day. The government transferred the league's eight clubs to the control of the Imperial Football Association, which promptly announced the "immediate dissolution of the eight rebellious clubs". The Imperial Football Association reiterated that all players, managers, and referees who participated in the Liga Creeperiano would be permanently banned from the sport.

Venezuela Salinas' death has since led to various conspiracy theories which claimed that he was killed by the government on behalf of the Imperial Football Association, which saw the Liga Creeperiano as a threat to the Liga Primera's dominance as the top flight of Creeperian football. The 1953 season of the Liga Creeperiano was never finished.

Clubs

Club LC titles CdlP titles
CF Atlántida – –
CF Atlético de Aguilares – –
CF Cádiz 1952 1952
FC Castilliano – –
CF José Flores Carpio – –
CF La'Laguna – –
CF Nueva Valencia 1951 1951
CF Zapatista – –

Seasons

1951 season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nueva Valencia (C) 14 12 1 1 28 13 +15 25 Qualification to the 1951 Copa de la'Patria
2 La'Laguna 14 9 2 3 29 13 +16 20
3 Castilliano 14 7 3 4 18 18 0 17
4 Atlético de Aguilares 14 6 2 6 27 23 +4 14
5 Cádiz 14 5 2 7 20 20 0 12
6 Zapatista 14 6 0 8 18 22 −4 12
7 Atlántida 14 4 1 9 23 26 −3 9
8 José Flores Carpio 14 1 1 12 6 34 −28 3
Source: Liga Creeperiano
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Home/Away ATL ATA CAD CAS JFC LLG NVL ZAP
Atlántida – 4–2 1–2 1–2 4–0 2–0 0–2 1–2
Atlético de Aguilares 4–2 –  3–2 4–0 4–0 0–2 1–2 2–1
Cádiz 3–3 2–0 – 0–2 4–0 1–2 0–2 2–0
Castilliano 2–1 2–2 1–1 – 1–0 1–0 0–2 2–1
José Flores Carpio 0–2 0–1 1–2 3–1 – 0–4 1–1 0–4
La'Laguna 3–1 3–3 1–0 1–1 2–0 – 1–2 1–0
Nueva Valencia 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–6 – 4–0
Zapatista 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–4 –

Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

1952 season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cádiz (C) 14 8 5 1 41 22 +19 21 Qualification to the 1952 Copa de la'Patria
2 Nueva Valencia 14 10 1 3 30 15 +15 21
3 La'Laguna 14 9 2 3 31 17 +14 20
4 Zapatista 14 6 1 7 29 24 +5 13
5 Atlántida 14 4 5 5 24 28 −4 13
6 Castilliano 14 5 2 7 26 24 +2 12
7 Atlético de Aguilares 14 3 4 7 11 27 −16 10
8 José Flores Carpio 14 0 2 12 7 42 −35 2
Source: Liga Creeperiano
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Home/Away ATL ATA CAD CAS JFC LLG NVL ZAP
Atlántida – 2–1 2–2 1–5 4–0 0–2 2–5 2–0
Atlético de Aguilares 1–2 –  1–1 1–0 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–0
Cádiz 3–3 4–0 – 1–1 4–1 2–2 3–1 4–2
Castilliano 1–1 5–1 4–6 – 2–0 2–3 0–2 2–0
José Flores Carpio 1–1 1–1 1–5 1–2 – 0–3 0–3 1–7
La'Laguna 2–1 2–2 0–1 3–0 2–0 – 0–2 2–1
Nueva Valencia 3–3 3–0 0–2 2–1 2–0 0–3 – 2–0
Zapatista 2–0 0–0 4–3 2–1 4–0 6–4 1–2 –

Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

1953 season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nueva Valencia 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 4 Qualification to the 1953 Copa de la'Patria
2 Zapatista 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 4
3 La'Laguna 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 4
4 Castilliano 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 2
5 Atlántida 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2
6 Cádiz 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
7 Atlético de Aguilares 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
8 José Flores Carpio 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Source: Liga Creeperiano
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) number of goals scored.
Home/Away ATL ATA CAD CAS JFC LLG NVL ZAP
Atlántida –
Atlético de Aguilares 1–2 – 
Cádiz – 0–1 0–1
Castilliano – 1–2
José Flores Carpio – 0–3
La'Laguna 3–1 –
Nueva Valencia 3–0 –
Zapatista 1–0 –

Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Copa de la'Patria

1951 Copa de la'Patria

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
5 May – Nueva Valencia
 
 
Nueva Valencia1
 
6 May – Nueva Valencia
 
Atlético de Aguilares0
 
Nueva Valencia1
 
5 May – Nueva Valencia
 
La'Laguna0
 
La'Laguna (a.e.t.)2
 
 
Castilliano1
 
Third place match
 
 
6 May – Nueva Valencia
 
 
Atlético de Aguilares9
 
 
Castilliano0
Semifinals
CF Nueva Valencia1–0CF Atlético de Aguilares
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: José Pérez Regalado
CF La'Laguna2–1 (a.e.t.)FC Castilliano
Attendance: 750
Referee: Nicolás Videla Fuentes
Third-place match
CF Atlético de Aguilares9–0FC Castilliano
Attendance: 900
Referee: Nicolás Videla Fuentes
Final
CF Nueva Valencia1–0CF La'Laguna
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: José Pérez Regalado

1952 Copa de la'Patria

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
10 May – Cádiz
 
 
Cádiz1
 
11 May – Cádiz
 
Zapatista0
 
Cádiz3
 
10 May – Cádiz
 
Nueva Valencia0
 
Nueva Valencia1
 
 
La'Laguna0
 
Third place match
 
 
11 May – Cádiz
 
 
Zapatista (a.s.d.e.t.)7
 
 
La'Laguna6
Semifinals
CF Cádiz1–0CF Zapatista
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Alberto Rivera Quijano
CF Nueva Valencia1–0CF La'Laguna
Attendance: 600
Referee: José Madrid Fonseca
Third-place match
CF Zapatista7–6 (a.e.t.)CF La'Laguna
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: José Madrid Fonseca
Final
CF Cádiz3–0CF Nueva Valencia
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Alberto Rivera Quijano

Statistics

Most goals

Only including league matches.
Rank Player Club(s) Years active Goals Apps Ratio
1. Creeperopolis Maximiliano Dávalos Rodríguez CF Cádiz 1951–1953 20 23 0.87
2. Creeperopolis Carlos Hidalgo Flores CF La'Laguna 1951–1953 19 25 0.76
3. Creeperopolis Mauricio Gutiérrez López CF Zapatista 1951–1953 15 22 0.68
4. Creeperopolis Jórdi Fonts e Fonts FC Castilliano 1951–1953 14 25 0.56
5. Creeperopolis José Ureña Piñón CF Atlético de Aguilares 1951–1952 13 16 0.81

Most appearances

Rank Player Club(s) Years active Apps Goals
1. Creeperopolis Pedro Nogales Herrera CF Nueva Valencia 1951–1953 30 0
Creeperopolis Víctor Rivera Fuentes CF Cádiz 1951–1953 30 0
Creeperopolis Jorge Tejón Umaña CF Zapatista 1951–1953 30 0
Creeperopolis Vicente Riveras Pérez CF Atlético de Aguilares 1951–1953 30 0
Creeperopolis Adolfo Juárez Navarro CF La'Laguna 1951–1953 30 1
Sequoyah Horacio Quijano Álvarez CF José Flores Carpio 1951–1953 30 0
6. Creeperopolis Nicolau Vérs e Castél FC Castilliano 1951–1953 28 0
Creeperopolis Mateu Ares Mira CF Atlántida 1951–1952 28 0

Hat-tricks

No. Player For Score Date Competition Stadium
1. Creeperopolis Carlos Hidalgo Flores La'Laguna 3–3 (H) 11 February 1951 1951 Liga Creeperiano Campo de La'Laguna
2. Creeperopolis José Ureña Piñón Atlético de Aguilares 9–0 (N) 6 May 1951 1951 Copa de la'Patria Campo de Nueva Valencia
3. Creeperopolis Juan Juárez Castro Nueva Valencia 3–0 (A) 27 January 1952 1952 Liga Creeperiano Campo de los'Atléticos
4. Creeperopolis Maximiliano Dávalos Rodríguez Cádiz 6–4 (A) 2 March 1952 1952 Liga Creeperiano Campér Castilliano
5. Creeperopolis Jórdi Fonts e Fonts Castilliano 4–6 (H) 2 March 1952 1952 Liga Creeperiano Campér Castilliano
6. Creeperopolis Mauricio Gutiérrez López Zapatista 7–1 (A) 9 March 1952 1952 Liga Creeperiano Campo del Capitán José Flores Carpio
7. El Salvador Isaac Montanyola Piulats Zapatista 7–1 (A) 9 March 1952 1952 Liga Creeperiano Campo del Capitán José Flores Carpio
8. Creeperopolis Mauricio Gutiérrez López Zapatista 6–4 (H) 6 April 1952 1952 Liga Creeperiano Campo de Zapatista
9. Creeperopolis Carlos Hidalgo Flores La'Laguna 6–7 (N) 11 May 1952 1952 Copa de la'Patria Campo de Cádiz

Club performances

Only including league matches.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Nueva Valencia 30 24 2 4 62 28 +34 50
2 La'Laguna 30 20 4 6 65 32 +33 44
3 Cádiz 30 13 7 10 62 45 +17 33
4 Castilliano 30 13 5 12 47 45 +2 31
5 Zapatista 30 14 1 15 51 46 +5 29
6 Atlántida 30 9 6 15 49 56 −7 24
7 Atlético de Aguilares 30 9 6 15 39 55 −16 24
8 José Flores Carpio 30 1 3 26 14 82 −68 5
Source: Liga Creeperiano
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) number of goals scored.

See also

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