League II
Group C | Round 16 Recap (Season 2026)
Round 16 brought another huge matchday in a very tight promotion race. With 46 rounds in the season, the table is still taking shape, but the early battles for promotion, playoffs, cups and relegation are already intense.
🔝 Promotion Race (1st place → World Premier League)
1️⃣ Cruzeiro – 35 pts
Cruzeiro remain the team to beat after 16 rounds. With 11 wins in 16 matches and the best attack in the league (60 goals), they continue to hold the automatic promotion spot. The gap is small though, and pressure is building behind them.
Chasing pack:
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2️⃣ Vélez Sarsfield – 32 pts
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3️⃣ Real Salt Lake – 32 pts
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4️⃣ Limón – 31 pts
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5️⃣ Everton – 30 pts
Only 5 points separate 1st from 5th, meaning the top spot is far from secure.
🎯 Playoff Zone (2nd–9th)
Currently in the playoff positions:
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Vélez Sarsfield – 32
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Real Salt Lake – 32
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Limón – 31
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Everton – 30
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Toluca – 28
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Bayer Leverkusen – 27
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Tigre – 27
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Twente – 24
The mid-table fight is fierce. Twente sit in the final playoff spot, but:
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Santos (10th, 24 pts) are level on points
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Istres & Toulouse (22 pts) are only two points behind
Expect this battle to change constantly over the next rounds.
🏆 Cup Qualification Spots
10th → Friendly Cup:
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Santos (24 pts)
11th → King’s Cup:
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Istres (22 pts)
These positions are extremely fragile with Toulouse and Tottenham close behind.
⚠️ Relegation Battle (23rd–24th → League III)
The danger zone after Round 16:
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C.D. Numancia – 10 pts
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Red Bull Bragantino – 9 pts
Both teams are already falling behind the pack and must start collecting points quickly to avoid being cut adrift.
📊 Big Picture After Round 16
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Title/promotion race: very tight
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Playoff battle: crowded and unpredictable
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Mid-table gap forming between 12th–18th
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Relegation fight already looking serious for the bottom two
With 30 rounds still to play, everything is still open in League II Group C — but the early trends are starting to emerge.
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