Bedistan Football League (2065 version)

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Bedistan Football League
Level in league system2 through 6
Competing teams108
Promotion
  • Top 3 in First through Fourth Divisions to higher level
  • Top 2 in Conference A and B to Fourth Division
Relegation
  • Bottom 3 in First through Third Divisions to lower level
  • Bottom 4 in Fourth Division to Conference North and South
  • Bottom 2 in Conference North and South out of league system
Current championsRKA Warriors

The Bedistan Football League consists of the second through sixth levels of domestic football (soccer) competition in the Grand Dominion of Bedistan.

Structure

The BFL consists in part of four divisions of twenty clubs each, named, appropriately enough, the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Divisions. League play consists of a total of 38 matches for each club in the top four divisions and 26 in the Conferences, as they play each other club twice, once at home and once away. Final league standings are determined first by points (three per win and one per draw), then by goal difference (goals conceded subtracted from goals scored), and then by goals scored. So far there has never been a situation where a tie still resulted after all three criteria were taken into account.

Promotion and relegation in the Bedistan Football League works as follows:

Division Promoted Relegated
First Division Top 3 clubs
(to Bedistan Premier League) 		Bottom 3 clubs
Second Division Top 3 clubs Bottom 3 clubs
Third Division Top 3 clubs Bottom 3 clubs
Fourth Division Top 3 clubs Bottom 4 clubs
(2 each to Conference North and South)
Conference North/South Top 2 clubs from each Bottom club from each plus 13th-place club with the worse record
(to Western, Northern, and Heartland Leagues)
Other 13th-place club goes to a playoff against the Deep South champion

History

The BFL in its current form was formed at the beginning of 2065, after the BPL chose to break ties with the Bedistan Football Association because they did not like the Association's mandates regarding who could or could not play in the BPL. The BFA still recognizes the BPL as an official competition, though. In 2075, the Conference North and South were added beneath the Fourth Division. In 2077, relegation from and promotion to the Conferences was added. Prior to the 2082 season, the Conferences lost their geographical distinctions and were renamed simply Conference A and Conference B. In 2088, they were again restored to their original function as Conference North and South, with clubs redistributed between the two as appropriate.

Previous champions

First Division

Second Division

Third Division

Fourth Division

Conference North

Conference South

Conference A

Conference B


Football in Bedistan
Bedistan national football team
International Association Football League
Súprelige | Áltelige | Médilige | Báïelige | Fíbelige
Cup competitions: Bedistani Cup | League Cup | BFA Trophy
Old leagues: BPL | BFL ('65) | BFA | BFL ('14) | West | North | Heartland | Deep South
Governing bodies: Bedistan Football Association
Notable clubs
Alexandria | Bucks Lake | Carter | Dennis | Esto | Floral | Forest Hill | Graceville | Hundon
Jamaica | Justus | Lolestu | San Diego | San Solari | Sokojiwa | South Coast | Yuba Utd
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