Season Review · October 6, 2026
Ching United: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Ching United finished Season 23 in ninth place in Division 8, collecting 28 points from seven wins, seven draws and eight losses. Their campaign was, as the supplied fun fact puts it, “A season of football with its own unique story.”
Gary's mark
5/5
Below Average
Finished
9th
Points
28
Record
7-7-8
GD
-8
Gary 'Nano' Pettit-Thompson IV
Lead Football Journalist
The Match & Season Desk
Data-first, narrative-second. If it happened on the pitch, Gary filed it.
A Columns Desk filing — visual season centre first, then the full notebook.
Season Centre
The campaign in pictures — before the filing.
Position
9th
Points
28
Win Rate
32%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-1-4-1
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Luis Pinto
CF
17 contributions
Top scorer
Luis Pinto
CF
13 goals
Top assists
Weijie Hong
LCM
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 28
- P33
- Scoring
- 32
- P54
- Defence
- 40
- P21
- Clean sheets
- 4
- P29
- Goal difference
- -8
- P21
5/5
Season mark
Below Average
Campaign Record
7-7-8
Wins
7
32%
Draws
7
32%
Losses
8
36%
Attack · Defence
-8 GD
The Filing
Gary's notebook, desk by desk — with the forthcoming newsroom voices framed around the edges.
From Gary's Notebook
Season Overview
Filed by
Gary Nano
Ching United finishedSeason 23in ninth place in Division 8, collecting 28 points from seven wins, seven draws and eight losses. Their campaign was, as the supplied fun fact puts it, “A season of football with its own unique story.”
The team scored 32 goals and conceded 40, ending with a goal difference of -8. Those figures frame a season whose final record was evenly split between wins and draws, alongside eight defeats.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finishedninthin Division 8.
- Recordedseven winsandseven draws.
- Scored32 goalsacross the season.
- Finished with28 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Ching United’s record included eight losses, with 40 goals against and a goal difference of -8. These season figures, alongside a ninth-place finish and 28 points, are the available measures of the campaign’s areas for improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Ching United’sSeason 23ended in ninth place with 28 points, built on seven wins and seven draws. They scored 32 goals, conceded 40 and finished with a -8 goal difference. The record provides a clear summary: seven victories and seven draws, but also eight defeats and more goals conceded than scored.