Liverpool England Football League (Structure 5)

This page is about the fifth format of the official competition 
organised by the FALE. To see other meanings of the Liverpool England 
Football League, or pages on other formats, see 
Liverpool England Football League (disambiguation).

General Info

The Liverpool England football league was established circa World Cup 8. There are three divisions in Liverpool England, consisting of a total of 28 teams. The league is governed by the FALE, and internationally, Paul Dussis and Caddy Cannon are two of the most well-known Liverpool England footballers.

History of format 5:

Structure

Rules

The FALE, over fourteen seasons of play, have adopted five (six according to some sources, as one is disputed) systems. The current one requires the twenty-eight teams to abide by the following:

• Premier Division will have 4 groups of 4 (16 teams, down from current 28), playing home-and-away twice amongst their groups [12 games] where the four group winners will play in a group to decide the final standings [home-and-away once, 6 games]. The eight bottom clubs will also play in a group, with the bottom three being relegated [home-and-away once, 14 games].
• First Division will have 6 teams playing each other home-and-away twice (20 games). The first half champions and second half champions (or overall top two if the same team won twice) get promoted; alongside the next highest-placed team overall. The bottom team gets relegated.
• Second Division will have 6 teams playing each other home-and-away once (10 games). The champion gets promoted.
• 5 point penalty if finances do not meet minimum standards:
  • -L£1.5m minimum for Premier Div,
  • -L£1m minimum for 1st Div,
  • -L£1m minimum for 2nd Div
• 2 point penalty if team is unable to play a scheduled home fixture due to crowd trouble, with the opposing team given a 3-0 win.
• 1 match suspension for every ten domestic yellow cards
• 1 match suspension for every domestic red card
• 1 match suspension for every following three domestic yellow cards

Current League Pyramid

Of the 16 Premiership teams, the four group winners will go on to challenge for the trophy. The bottom two teams from each group will move into the relegation playoff, where three teams from the eight are relegated. The other teams remain in the Premiership.
In the First Division, the two half-season champions (or the overall champions and runners-up if the overall champions won both) are automatically promoted. The next best-placed team overall be the third promoted side. The bottom team will be relegated to the Second Division.
There are six teams in the Second Division, and there is no lower level. Therefore, no team is relegated from the Second Division. However, there is one promotion slot, which goes to the winner of the league seaon.

See Also:
Liverpool England Football League 22F/23Q
Liverpool England Football League 2006-2009

Premier Division Group 1

• North Fence Pushing (seeded 3)
• CCL 'D'
• Al-Johari
• CCL 'C'

Premier Division Group 2

• Thunderbird Bazaar (seeded 2)
• Darkness United
• Palisade Road
• Blackwater

Premier Division Group 3

• Pardbo (seeded 4)
• Orean
• Talbott
• Icarus Wings

Premier Division Group 4

• Hungry Palls (Defending champs, seeded 1)
• Schimpol
• Keelhead
• Shrewtoe

History

Biggest League Win: Orean 4-0 CCL 'D' (Season 22F/23Q)
Highest Scoring Game: Talbott 5-2 Schimpol (Season 22F/23Q)
Winners:

• Orean (5 trophies)
• Schimpol (3 trophies)
• Folenisa (2 trophies)
• Pardbo (2 trophies)
• IDEXO (1 trophy)
• Hungry Palls (1 trophy)

First Division

• Greatcliff Tragic (seeded 1)
• IDEXO (seeded 2)
• Red Harp Gold Lute
• Watakisikis
• Blessed St. Iago
• Toledo/Findlay Oilers

Second Division

• Folenisa (seeded 1)
• Golden Discus (seeded 2)
• Oak Chapel
• Al-Digoshi
• 3B's and K
• Alnwick Torpedo

The second division is now home to Folenisa, once crowned kings of the nation by winning the top league.

Cup Competition

Rules:

• 1st Rd: 6 2nd Div teams play at a randomly chosen venue with a L£100k bonus for winning.
• 2nd Rd: 3 1st Rd winners plus 3 1st Div teams play at a randomly chosen venue with a L£150k bonus for winning.
• 3rd Rd: 3 2nd Rd winners plus 3 1st Div teams plus 6 Premier Div teams play at a randomly chosen venue with a L£200k bonus for winning.
• 4th Rd: The 6 3rd Rd winners and remaining 10 Premier Div teams play at a randomly chosen venue with a L£250k bonus for winning.
• 5th Rd: Quarter Finals, at a randomly chosen venue, with a L£300k bonus for winning.
• 6th Rd: Semi Finals, two legged, with a L£500k bonus for winning on aggregate.
• 7th Rd: Final, at the National Stadium, with a L£1m bonus for winning.
• 1 match suspension for every ten domestic yellow cards
• 1 match suspension for every domestic red card

History

Biggest Win: 6 goals, Folenisa 6 Al-Johari 0 (1st Round of 22F/23Q season)
Highest Scoring Game: 7 goals, Blessed St. Iago 3 Keelhead 4 (Third Round of 20F/21Q season); Folenisa 6 Red Harp Gold Lute 1 (4th Round of 22F/23Q season)
Past Champions (FALE Cup):

• Orean (3 titles)
• Schimpol (2 titles)
• Pardbo (2 titles)
• IDEXO (2 titles)
• Talbott (1 title)
• Shrewtoe (1 title)

Past Champions (now-defunct League Cup):

• Schimpol (2 titles)
• Orean (1 title)
• Folenisa (1 title)
• Pardbo (1 title)

The 22F/23Q season for the first time saw a match be abandoned before it could begin; the City Centre of Liverpool derby between CCL 'C' and CCL 'D' was called off due to crowd trouble at their shared stadium. As the FALE could not decide which set of fans started the trouble, it expunged both teams from the tournament, and banned them both a further season. Icarus Wings, which had lost out in the same round on penalties to another team, were reinstated to the competition to replace the would-have-been winner of the abandoned tie.