[Nogrod]

So dear friends, it is getting about time to bring the final rankings to the fore before the tournament begins. The AKM is proud to bring it's readers the first one - and one that looks a little bit different than some of the earlier rankings whether by the AKM or the other networks.

The reason for that is simple.

We have considered both the schedual of each team in the friendlies aka. how tough teams they have played, and more or less ignored those games where both teams have played for a draw.

We'll bring you some more elaborate statitistics & speculation on them when our "group by group" -analysis is published in the next few days.


In the following ranking-list you have all the teams ranked first of all into five different ranking-categories (which we have used to determine the toughness or easyness of their schedule - the end-result of course has been modified). Before a team name there is the ranking + the former ranking by the AKM in parentheses. After the team there is the letter for the group the team plays in.

Rank 1 (The Favourites)
1. (1.) FC Valinor (D)
2. (2.) Real Valinor (D)
3. (5.) Valimar (E)
4. (3.) AC Beleriand (G)

Rank 2 (The Contenders)
5. (10.) Angband (A)
6. (7.) Tirion (D)
7. (8.) The Sea (E)
8. (4.) Eriador (B)
9. (9.) Wilderland (C)
10. (6.) Armenelos (D)
11. (16.) Anduin (C)
12. (11.) Erebor (C)
13. (13.) Anfaughlith (G)

Rank 3 (Can challenge a good team)
14. (14.) Imladris (F)
15. (15.) Nargothrond (G)
16. (12.) Rohan (F)
17. (17.) Doriath (G)
18. (17.) Hithlum (E)
19. (19) Gondolin (B)

Rank 4 (Decent teams on a good day)
20. (21.) Misty Mts. (F)
21. (25.) The Havens (E)
22. (24.) Isengard (F)
23. (27.) Arnor (B)
24. (22.) Tol In Gaurhoth (A)
25. (23.) Shire-Bree Utd. (A)
26. (28.) Inter Beleriand (B)
27. (20.) Gondor (H)

Rank 5 (The Left-overs)
28. (30.) Mordor (H)
29. (26.) Minas Tirith (H)
30. (31.) Barad Dûr (H)
31. (29.) Dwarves Utd. (C)
32. (32.) The Downer (A)