Season Review · October 6, 2026
Veren United: Top-three finish - A strong Division 8 campaign
Veren United finished third in Division 8 in Season 23, recording 11 wins, six draws and five losses. The campaign brought 39 points, with 39 goals scored and 29 conceded.
Gary's mark
3/5
Good — ⭐⭐⭐
Finished
3rd
Points
39
Record
11-6-5
GD
+10
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
3rd
Points
39
Win Rate
50%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-2-3-1
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Xinping Boon
RW
12 contributions
Top scorer
Weijie Hong
CF
9 goals
Top assists
Xinping Boon
RW
6 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 39
- P83
- Scoring
- 39
- P79
- Defence
- 29
- P71
- Clean sheets
- 3
- P17
- Goal difference
- +10
- P79
3/5
Season mark
Good — ⭐⭐⭐
Campaign Record
11-6-5
Wins
11
50%
Draws
6
27%
Losses
5
23%
Attack · Defence
+10 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
Veren United finishedthird in Division 8inSeason 23, recording 11 wins, six draws and five losses. The campaign brought 39 points, with 39 goals scored and 29 conceded.
A+10 goal differencewas a notable feature of the season: Veren United scored more goals than they conceded, matching the supplied fun fact.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished third in Division 8.
- Scored 39 goals across the campaign.
- Recorded a positive goal difference of +10.
- Earned 39 points from 11 wins, six draws and five losses.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Veren United’s record included five losses alongside 11 wins and six draws. They finished with 39 goals for and 29 against, a +10 goal difference, and 39 points in third position. Those figures provide the season’s measurable areas for review.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Veren United endedSeason 23in third place, with 11 wins, six draws and five losses. Their 39 goals scored and 29 conceded produced a positive goal difference of +10, while the final points total stood at 39. It was a strong Division 8 campaign by the supplied results, with the five defeats part of the season record.