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The Football Authority of Del Riso (FADR) is the governing body of football in Del Riso. All football, from the Elite League of Del Risian Football right down to the Under 5 mini-football are overseen by this organisation. Leagues are organised into different Tiers and Categories. The FADR runs Cup Tournaments at all Tiers and in all Categories, but individual Clubs may host tournaments in lower-level football.
Before Dominionation brought together the peoples of Del Riso, football was played in many localised leagues, some professional, but mostly amateur. The more skilled and financially backed teams often challenged neighbouring country Porcellini squads to friendlies and tournaments.
Football was being played in every corner of the nation, but there was no organised leagues to give any meaning to all the games.
The New League
When Del Riso was formed, in an attempt to bring all the cultures together, the Government formed FADR to unify and create and solid football structure to promote healthy competition and active youth.
They created a system like most others, but gave it a distinctly Del Risian feel allowing all peoples to have a team to call their own.
A primary goal of FADR is to create a national system that will promote top-notch football in order to field teams at the National level for both men and women, and challenge for football supremecy at the World Cup.
Structure
FADR uses a promotion/relegation similar to most footballing nations world-wide. However, the main difference in Del Risian football is that there are 3 Leagues directly below the top flight.
For more details please see the League Pyramid.
Ethnicity in FADR
Boasting large English, French, Italian, and Dutch populations, all with a proud footballing heritage, the FADR has allowed all clubs to declare a 'nationality' for their squad.
All four groups have exclusive 'ethnic' cups played out during the seasons. (See more below)
Promotion/Relegation
- Elite League/First Tier
- Bottom 3 automatically relegated to First Tier.
- Top in each League automatically promoted.
- Playoff: Fourth last in the Elite League and First Tier Runner-Ups play one-legged playoffs for final Elite League position.
- First/Second Tiers
- Same as above but with the following alignments:
- League One <-> Division A B C
- League Two <-> Division D E F
- League Three <-> Division G H I
- Second Tier and Below:
- Check the League Pyramid for promotion/relegation as it changes year to year depending on league alignment.
24 teams
Tiers
First Tier
3 Leagues, 24 teams each.
Second Tier
9 Divisions, 24 teams each.
Third Tier
15 Leagues/Divisions. Number of teams varies. AKA the Provincial Tier, as most groupings tend to be all of one Province/Region, but 'crossing-over' is quite common.
Fourth Tier
27 Leagues/Divisions. Number of teams varies. AKA Provincial Tier Two. 'Crossing-over' is common in these leagues also.
Fifth Tier
81 Leagues/Divisions. Number of teams varies. AKA Provincial Tier Three. 'Crossing-over' is common in these leagues also.
Local Leagues
Varying number of Leagues/Divisions at the city level for males. Varies from year to year. Several cities/towns may group together to form a league/division at this level.
Major Cup Competitions
Other Leagues
Reserve League
Reserve teams from Elite, First thru Fifth Tiers, and Scholars League are enrolled in this league. It is split into divisions of 16 teams on a seeded basis.
Scholars Leagues
School teams, including all Universities, Colleges, and High Schools.
Ladies League
Women's professional football. Consists of three divisions (Division 1,2,3). Straight 3up/3down promotion/relegation between divisions. Applications for inclusion must be submitted ot join the "Upper Three". Also includes city level women's teams.
Youth Leagues
Covers all youth leagues male, female, and mixed. From U5-U19.
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