Determining Championship

Rule 12.

(A)Team rankings within the Competition will be decided by points, with three points to be awarded for a win and one point for a drawn match. The teams gaining the highest number of points in their respective Divisions at the conclusion shall be adjudged the winners. Matches must not be played for double points. In Mini Soccer points can only be awarded for Under 9 Competitions onwards.

In the event of two or more teams being equal on points team rankings will be decided by goal difference. Should teams be level on goal difference a deciding match shall be played under conditions determined by the Management Committee.

For deciding matches, in the event of the scores, in a special Championship match played under conditions determined by the management committee being level at the end of the game, 20 minutes extra time shall be played in two equal periods of 10 minutes. In a special Mini-Soccer deciding match 14 minutes extra time shall be played in two equal periods of seven minutes. Should the score remain level after extra time, the winners will be determined by the taking of kicks from the penalty mark in accordance with the International Board Decision contained in the Laws of Association Football.

(B) Automatic promotion and relegation shall be applied for the first two and last two teams in each Division except as provided for hereunder, subject to the provisions of Rule 1 (B).

(i) Should one or more teams withdraw from any one Division after the fixtures have commenced an equal number of teams to those withdrawing in that Division shall not be automatically relegated.

(ii) Vacancies occurring after the conclusion of the season may be filled on any of the following ways:

  (a)retention of otherwise relegated team(s)

  (b)additional promotion of the next ranked team(s) from the Division below

  (c)election

(iii) The composition of the u8 & u9 age groups will be grouped at the Management Committee’s discretion.

(iv) New teams for any age group will be placed in the appropriate division by the Management Committee.

(C) In the event of a team not completing 75% of its fixtures for the season all points obtained by or recorded against such defaulting team shall be expunged from the Competition table.