This week the Imperial Pub Leagues commence nationwide. Many of the clubs will be aiming for a position in the play-offs and the select few will no doubt be hoping to win promotion into the Worthless Originals League. Only Talababc Tornados and Reikland Reavers have managed to achieve this, with the Tornados winning a further promotion into the Spike Championships. Indeed, for the Tornados, the Pub Leagues must seem an awfully long time ago now.

The Empire Leagues this year are split into the Eight regions again.
NFC - Northern, Southern, Eastern & Western Conferences.
AFC - Central Regions, Mountain Regions, Coastal & Frontier Conferences

The winner and runner up from each conference will go into the conference play offs. Already tipped for success this year are The Arctic Cragspiders, Carroburg Cruesaders and the Middenheim Marauders.