V&I Eredivie
The Vuam and Isma Eredivie (often referred to as the Eredivie o'Blurra for sponsorship/legal reasons) is the second highest division of the Vuam and Isma football league system after the Vuam and Isma Topplig, and lies above the Vuam and Isma Duodivie.
The Eredivie was created in 2006, at the same time as the Topplig [1], for the same reasons.
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Structure
There are 24 teams in the Vuam and Isma Eredivie. Each team plays the other 23 twice (once at home, once away) and is awarded three points for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. From these points a league table is constructed. At the end of each season the top two teams, together with the winner of the play-offs between the teams which finished in 3rd-6th position, are promoted to the Vuam and Isma Topplig and are replaced by the three teams that finished at the bottom of that league. Similarly the three teams which finished at the bottom of the Vuam and Isma Eredive are relegated to the Vuam and Isma Duodivie and are replaced by the teams which finished 1st, 2nd, and won the 3rd-6th place play-off in that division.
Final league position is determined firstly by points obtained, then by goal difference, then goals scored, then goal average, and if necessary, a mini-league of the results between two or more teams ranked using the previous three criteria and finally a series of one or more play off matches.
Sponsorship
Since 2006, the Vuam and Isma Eredivie has been sponsored. The sponsor has been able to determine the league's sponsorship name. However, the sponsor must include the word "Eredivie" in the name. The list below details who the sponsors have been and what they called the competition:
- 2006–Current: Blurra Drinks (Eredivie o'Blurra)
Foreign player rulings
The Vuam and Isma Eredivie has sevral eligibility factors that concern foreign players:
- A player that is not a Vuam and Isma national requires a work permit to be eligible for any match in the Eredivie.
- Clubs competing in the Eredivie may not contract a player that is not a Vuam and Isma national unless the player is over 16, and has recieved a work permit from the competent Vuam and Isma authorities.
Broadcasting rights
The Vuam and Isma Eredivie negociates each season contracts with television companies, newspapers, radio stations and websites to determine the duration of each "media-exclusive" duration. Whilst the average television exclusivity is 24 hours after the end of the match (generally the longest in any media), medias have longer or shorter exclusivity deals, the shortest being the internet exclusivity, usually 5 minutes.
Eredivie Customs
In the Eredivie, each club must choose a home and away kit for each season. However, clubs have the right, if the opposing club aggrees, to play in another kit, and even change kit at half-time. This often leads to confusion for those who are not familiar with the teams and the styles of play each team uses. However, most clubs will only change kit for exceptional events, such as anniversaries of the club.
