After Week Seven here are the Divisional Standings:
| MECCA | |||||||||
| RANK | TEAM | GP | WINS | LOSSES | TIES | POINTS | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Haya | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 10 | 15 |
| 2 | Ikhlas | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 3 | Emaan | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 1 |
| 4 | Taqwa | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 21 | -13 |
| MEDINA | |||||||||
| RANK | TEAM | GP | WINS | LOSSES | TIES | POINTS | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Yaqeen | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| 2 | Sabr | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| 3 | Ihsan | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 |
| 4 | Ridha | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -3 |
- Check out the Media Teams review of Week Seven and preview of Week Eight along with the recent trades here.
- After four weeks of cross-divisional play we return to inter-divisional games that will settle the playoff picture.
- There were a number of moves made prior to the Roster Freeze deadline, check out the list of Trades and Waiver Replacements on the Transaction Page.
- Ihsan delayed them by a week but Haya smashed Sabr to clinch a playoff spot in the Mecca Division. Haya faces Emaan in Week Eight and a win will lock up the first seed for their division and a first round bye which will be a boon for this veteran squad.
- Many outstanding questions remain for Taqwa after their wild flurry of moves at the deadline, GM Ali Wadee may not have played in his teams last game but he sure made up for it by getting involved in three separate moves to try and refresh his team going into their final three games and needing to run the table and get help to make the playoffs and it all starts tonight with a game against Emaan.
- Observers were confused with Ikhlas who had goalie Yasir Hussain play out of net and Jakir Chowduhry go between the pipes. The game was surprisingly a 4-3 score early in the second before the wheels fell off and Ridha scored four in a row to coast to their first win of the season.
- The depth on Haya this season has been documented but Sufyaan Shaikh was overheard last week praising the play of Ali Haroon who was one of the many gems that Haya managed to dig up during the draft. More that that though has been the entire team buying into the mantra of "Haya Hustle"
- Ikhlas has been questioned about their seemingly over reliance on Adil Chohan but last week showed how dire it may be as Chohan took a double minor with 8:51 left in the game meaning he was in the box for four minutes regardless if Ridha scored and scored they did as it only took eight seconds for Naeem Akhtar to convert and with Chohan stuck in the box while the game went back to five-on-five watched helplessly as Ridha potted two more.
- Sabr was dominated by Haya last week and some attribute this to their lack of preparation as a few players walked in late for their game. The casual attitude resulted in the teams first loss but considering how well Sabr has played this season it is easy to see how they may have taken their foot off the gas in Week Seven.
- With Emaan losing to Yaqeen, the Taqwa loss had to sting a bit more as a win against struggling Ihsan would have put Taqwa just three points out of the final playoff spot with a chance to make it one point if they were able to defeat Emaan in Week Eight. Where many of the missing players were for a key game is an interesting question but Taqwa seemed to express their frustration by trading away three of the AWOL players.
- Omar Sadaat is reportedly out for tonight, no word if its due to equipment issues as a bizarre play saw Sabr's Farrukh Khan try to protect the ball by kicking his leg out only to make contact with Sadaat's stick and send it flying over the boards - it's unclear if Sadaat was able to recover his stick.
- Ihsan was complimentary of Taqwa after their game, with Umer "the Bonecrusher" Buksh pointing out the hustle of Hannan Ghafoor in particular who worked hard on both ends to try and help Taqwa scratch out a win.
- Many were waiting for Ridha GM Farooq Sani to break up his team but his only move at the deadline was to grab Mehmed Rizvanovic off waivers from Sabr. He did lose close friend Talib Contractor as compensation which surely hurt but it could have been worse if Sabr took a defensemen like Kashif Taqiuddin instead as Ridha would have seen their thin D-Core lose a key player.
- Taqwa will be hoping that their new roster gels quickly and puts up some goals as they have now been shut out in four of their seven games this season - a harrowing statistic to see.
- As we approach the playoffs some more details on the format that GMs are already aware of. November 29th will see the 2nd vs 3rd place games for each division at 8pm and 9pm, the winners will advance and play a second time that night in Game One of the Semi-Finals against the 1st place team in their respective division. December 6th will table up Game Two of each Divisions Semi-Final while December 13th and 20th will feature Game One and Game Two of the finals with the champion crowned on December 20th.
- Reminder that while Eye Protection is not mandatory this season it is strongly urged that all players ensure to protect themselves. There were some injuries last season where deflected balls hit players in the face and could have resulted in a serious injury to the eye. Please take the time to consider your own personal safety and wear the appropriate eye protection.
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