Editing Commonwealth League (section)

=== Origins: 1883-1941 ===
The Commonwealth League was founded as the Royal Association Football League of the Haesanite Colony in 1883 on the mandate of the Opthelian Royal Governate of the Orient, with the first match being played in Solesly on the grounds of the Palace of the Seven Duchesses between Suyang Dockworkers{{Efn|Now Suyang City FC}} and Sinju Unified Athletes{{Efn|Now Sinju Athletic Club}}.  The league was founded with six teams, nearly entirely comprised of industrial workers and not profession, who played each other home and away.  Travel during the early years was difficult as even with cross-country rail lines, often times travel to and from the northern teams in Anfa and Levesque was delayed by poor weather conditions or hazards on the tracks throughout the various mountain passes along the route.  As such, games were often unpredictable spectacles, and even without dedicated start times, matches still drew tens of thousands of spectators.

By the time of Haesanite independence, the league had greatly expanded, and clubs had developed passionate fan bases.  The league was renamed to the Association Football League of the Haesanite Commonwealth, a name that would later be officially contracted into the Commonwealth League.  The post independence period saw teams from the north of the country like [[Club Cité d'Anfe|Club Cité]], CF Riverain, and Levesque CF dominate the league, winning 15 of 17 Commonwealth Shields between 1921 and 1938.  While very rarely a Maximusian, Slokasian, or Laeralian player would join a club, international players were exceedingly rare.