Naleloospalakintula Football

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Football (fúðbel) in Naleloospalakintula comprimises of two divisions; first and second. Due to the small population of the island, the quality of football is not known for world-class, but more matched to the English Conference, at a semi-professional level. Each division has eight teams.

Nation team

Naleloospalakintula national football team represents Naleloospalakintula in all football competitions at top level. At the moment, no under-21 and womens team exist, but the NFA are looking into creating these for when the nation is given chances to compete.

The national team has yet to play it's first game, but will be competing in the qualification rounds of World Cup 37, fighting for a place in the finals.

Laeçoà Una

Laeçoà Una is Naleloospalakintula's top division, consisting of the following eight teams, as of the current and first season:

 Cyðõ 
 Eþlaðyc 
 Håelak 
 Lecasydà 
 Onyðad 
 Ruhåars 
 Ulõmpyc 
 Verbærhåyla 

Each team plays the other seven teams twice, in fixtures home and away. In this league, the team placed eighth at the end of the season will be relegated, and those placed seventh will play a play-off with the second placed team in the second division after both seasons have finished.

Laeçoà Ðwu

Laeçoà Ðwu is Naleloospalakintula's second tier division, consisting of the following eight teams, as of the current and first season:

 Cuešun
 Cuhåasàn
 Mænðeyn
 Mærðun
 Uswašrõ
 Veolcðun
 YF Cupalend
 YF Þylclend

Each team plays the other seven teams twice, in fixtures home and away. In this league, the team placed top at the end of the season will be promoted, and those placed second will play a play-off with the seventh placed team in the first division after both seasons have finished.

Fúðbel Laeçoà Cop

The Football League Cup consists of all sixteen teams in the leagues. Half way through the season, the Association will draw teams into four groups of four where the top two of each group will qualify into the final knock-out rounds to battle for Naleloospalakintula's oldest trophy. In the knock-out rounds, if the match ends in a draw, teams will then play on through extra-time, and penalties if needed.

Soparsvyeld

The Supershield is the shield in which both the winner of Laeçoà Una and the Fúðbel Laeçoà Cop play for in a game where revenue is donated to the homeless throughout the island.

Future Plans

The Association are currently discussing plans to allow 2 more divisions to be added into the current league system. Both the 'east' and 'west' league will hold 7 teams, and will sit below Laeçoà Ðwu. None of the two divisions are of higher importance than the other; one team from each division will be promoted into the second tier, with the bottom 2 clubs of division two being relegated into their respective leagues (sorted by where they are geographically).

This is more than likely to commence in either next season's (2008) campaign, or the season after (2009). The Association are currently looking for teams to enter, and drawing a map to show the whereabouts of teams.

Timeline of Football Season

The timeline goes as follows:

 League Round One
 League Round Two
 League Round Three
 League Round Four
 League Round Five
 League Round Six
 League Round Seven
 Cup Group Fixture One
 League Round Eight
 League Round Nine
 Cup Group Fixture Two
 League Round Ten
 League Round Eleven
 Cup Group Fixture Three
 League Round Twelve
 Cup Quarter-Finals
 League Round Thirteen
 Cup Semi-Finals
 League Round Fourteen
 Cup Final
 Supershield