Euran League - Alduria Division
| Countries |
 Alduria |
|---|---|
| Confederation | AEFA |
| Founded | 1671 AN |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Levels on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Aldurian Cup |
 2020 (1682 AN–1685 AN) | |
The Euran League - Alduria Division is the top professional football division of the Aldurian football league system. It is comprised of sixteen professional football clubs based in several cities of Alduria. The organization that manages the Aldurian division of the Euran League is the Aldurian Federation of Football (AFF). The title "Euran League" refers to the aspiration of Alduria to join and take part in the Raspurid-proposed greater Euran League, where each indigenous Euran nation establishes their own national divisions within a common league structure.
The Aldurian Football League was founded in 1671 as part of the government's effort to promote and encourage the growth of sports leagues and industries in the nascent Republic. In 1672, it changed its name to the Euran League - Alduria Division.
The Aldurian Division is a single entity in which each team is owned by the Aldurian Division itself and individually operated by the league's investors.
The headquarters of the Alduria Division are in the city of Punta Santiago.
History
| Year | National Champions |
Northern Conference |
Southern Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Altus FC | Punta Santiago FC | Altus FC |
Organization
The Aldurian Division of the Euran League is governed by a Board of Directors that administers the affairs of the Aldurian Federation of Football. There are currently 12 members of the Board of Directors.
Individuals in key leadership positions include:
- Jean Brown – President;
- Manuela Gutierrez - Vice President;
- Naghi Saharkhiz – Chief Administrative Officer;
- Maria Ducreux – Chief Financial Officer;
- Manuel Farzan – Vice President of Communications.
The National Council of the Aldurian Division is the representative membership body of the Aldurian Federation of Football. It elects the president and vice president of the Aldurian Division, amends the bylaws, approves the budgets, decides on policies adopted by the board, and affirms actions of the Board of Directors.
The Alurian Division is a member of Apollonia and Eura Football Association, one of the four confederations of the FMF and of the Euran League. The Aldurian Division also maintains close relationships with the Alduria Anti-Doping Agency, the Aldurian National Sport Committee and the Alduria Paralympic Committee, organizations created under Order 029, issued by the Transitional Government to promote the development of national sports.
The AFF convenes in an annual meeting. Every four AN years, the annual meeting's attendees hold an election for the federation's president and vice president.
Stadiums
The lack of stadiums and facilities in Alduria was a chronic problem for the growth of the Alduria Division during its first five years of existence. After the Federation entered a period of restructuring The Federation encouraged the construction of new stadium facilities, financed by increased private investment and from direct subsidies from the local and national government as a part of grander national public works and development plans.
The two largest stadiums in the league are home to the Aldurian military teams: Admiralty Stadium for the Aldurian Navy and Army National Stadium for the Aldurian Army's football clubs, respectively. Both stadiums hold up to 100,000 people, both having been completed in 1681 AN, with a heavy subsidy from the Department of Defense to both projects.
Players
As the league is only in its infancy, it is yet to be contested on a fully professional basis. Because of this, teams have a set number of designated player slots in their rosters for professional players, arranged alongside a salary cap. Ahead of the inaugural season, these slots were limited to four per team and were filled through a draft system, though are likely to be expanded to five in time for the upcoming transfer window.
The remainders of all teams' rosters are filled with local Aldurian and immigrant Wechu talent, with the Army and Navy affiliated teams primarily sourcing theirs through the armed forces.
Format and conferences
The Alduria Division is split into two geographical conferences; the Northern Conference and the South Conference. These conferences' final standings are used to determine the teams which advance to the season-end play-offs. Teams within each conference play one another twice every season, both home and away, while inter-conference fixtures pit each team against the opposing conference's sides once apiece, either at home or away. In total, this creates a 22-match regular season campaign for every club.
