IOWFA 2015 Player Awards and Team of the Season!

Top Goalscorers
5th: Jordi Alba - 5 goals
4th: Kevin De Bruyne and Juan Cuadrado - 6 goals
3rd: Luis Suarez - 8 goals
2nd: Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Arjen Robben - 11 goals
1st: Neymar Jr - 12 goals

Highest Fantasy Football Rating
5th: Juan Cuadrado - 624 points
4th: Jordi Alba - 627 points
3rd: Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 645 points
2nd: Neymar Jr - 661 points
1st: Arjen Robben - 664 points

Lowest Fantasy Football Rating
5th: Jerome Boateng: 385 points
4th: Branislav Ivanovic - 380 points
3rd: Vincent Kompany - 375 points
2nd: Lionel Messi - 372 points
1st: Robert Lewandowski, Franck Ribery, Xavi and Toni Kroos - 369 points

Most Captained
3rd: Gareth Bale, Radamel Falcao, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi - 1 team
2nd: Juan Cuadrado - 2 teams
1st: Arjen Robben and Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 3 teams


Every year the IOWFA publishes a Team of the Season which showcases the best players who lit up the past tournament. This year 4 of the 5 teams participating managed to have at least one player in the Team suggesting a much closer contest, unlike last year which saw only two teams represented in the Team.

GK: Manuel Neuer - 614 
LB: Jordi Alba (Defender of the Season) - 627
CB: Cesar Azpilicueta - 573
CB: Gary Cahill - 569
RB: Lukas Piszczek - 571
LM: Neymar Jr (Top Scorer) - 661
CM: Juan Cuadrado - 624
CM: Eden Hazard - 613
RM: Arjen Robben (Player of the Season) - 664
ST: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Striker of the Season) - 645
ST: Luis Suarez - 573

IOWFA 2015: Review

Another year, another tournament. This year's IOWFA was a gripping affair from the first minute to the last. We entered the tournament unsure of a clear favourite or a clear 4th place. The twists and turns of the tournament meant that we were left with what was effectively a final between two strong teams.

The first defining result was when Ben Cameron's Stoke City side kicked off their campaign for a third successive IOWFA Title with a 3-1 victory over Columbus Crew managed by bitter rival Peter Hardman. This tipped the scales heavily in Cameron's favour and everyone knew that, without some divine intervention, the tournament would be Camerons for the third year on the trot.

Despite this setback for Peter Hardman, he went on to win his next 6 matches, scoring 35 goals and conceding 0. 

Early on his tournament, Fred Hardman, managing Real Madrid, had a decisive victory over Wigz, giving him high chances of St Cecilias Cup qualification, as well as an outside chance of the title. The follow up match between the two sides saw a 0-0 draw, but all the same, secured Fred a comfortable 3rd place.

At this stage in the tournament the odds were stacked up in Ben's favour for vicotry, but an exciting match sure to go down in IOWFA history saw Fred draw to Ben in a 4-4 thriller. This legendary performance by Fred blew open the whole tournament and allowed Peter to enter the last game against Ben, which effectively became the final.

The stage was set for a much hyped finale, which was to decide the winner of IOWFA 2015 however chances were few and far between. The match ended 1-0 to Peter - the only goal being a 30th minute penalty. Ben missed his own penalty in the 60th minute which meant he could not claw it back for the third consecutive tournament. Peter had won!

Another year, another tournament and as always we were not short of highs, lows, and heartbreak. The tournament had more twists and turns than the journey from Stockport to Ryde. The Chairman would like to extend his gratitude to all involved, including our sponsor, Wightlink Ferries, all the people at the White House and the IOWFA staff. Bring on next year!