Acapais Football League

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The League

The Acapais Football League is the professional football league in the country of Acapais. It was originally set up with twenty top ranked clubs in one single division. After one season, Acapais Football Association decided to expand to three different divisions. The current top division is called the Gold Division, the middle is called the Silver Division, and the lowest is called Bronze Division. Three teams from the Gold and Silver divisions get relegated each season to the division below. Three teams also get promoted each season from the Silver and Bronze divisions to the division above.

Divisions


Cup Competitions

Four cup competitions take place every year starting in season 3. The Emerald Cup is the cup competition for the Gold Division. The Sapphire Cup is the cup competition for the Silver Division. The Ruby Cup is the cup competition for the Bronze Division. The Emerald and Sapphire cups are set up the same way. The bottom eight teams from the previous year take round 1 and are reduced to four. Those four teams join the remaining 12 teams and they precede with single elimination until a champion is declared. For the Emerald and Sapphire cups, the bottom 16 teams face-off the first round and then are joined by the top eight in round two. The Diamond Cup contains all 64 teams from the Acapais Football League. In this cup, all Bronze Division teams and the bottom eight from the Silver Division take round one. The top 12 in the Sliver Division and the bottom four in the Gold Division join in round two. The top 16 teams in the Gold Division get a first and second round bye.

Cups


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