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|founded = 2010 | |founded = 2010 | ||
|first = [[2011 Mercury League|2011]] | |first = [[2011 Mercury League|2011]] | ||
|teams = | |teams = 60 | ||
|relegation = [[MeFA Conference]] | |relegation = [[MeFA Conference]] | ||
|levels = 1-4 | |levels = 1-4 | ||
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|confed_cup = [[EMUFA Champions' League]] | |confed_cup = [[EMUFA Champions' League]] | ||
|champions = [[Tow Law FC]] | |champions = [[Tow Law FC]] | ||
|season = [[ | |season = [[2022 Mercury League|2022]] | ||
|most_champs = [[Tow Law FC]] ( | |most_champs = [[Tow Law FC]] (6) | ||
|website = http://mercuryfa.webs.com | |website = http://mercuryfa.webs.com | ||
|current = [[ | |current = [[2022 Mercury League]] | ||
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===2017 expansion=== | ===2017 expansion=== | ||
The Mercury League expanded once again for the [[2017 Mercury League|2017 season]], adding in a new fourth division, as well as increasing the number of teams in each division except the [[Mercury Premier League]] from 10 to 14 teams. | The Mercury League expanded once again for the [[2017 Mercury League|2017 season]], adding in a new fourth division, as well as increasing the number of teams in each division except the [[Mercury Premier League]] from 10 to 14 teams. | ||
==Financial Fair Play regulations== | |||
The financial affairs of clubs within the Mercury League are regulated by law. Clubs must not overspend in the pursuit of success, and must not enter into unsustainable or dangerous levels of debt which might threaten their long-term survival. Club directors are legally considered to be personally accountable for any breaches of these regulations, however the Mercury League imposes its own sanctions on clubs that are found guilty of any financial misconduct. | |||
===Penalties=== | |||
The penalties for entering administration vary from league to league. All instances incur a points deduction, with subsequent breaches resulting in relegation and eventually expulsion from the league. Clubs in divisions below the Premier League are given the option of accepting a survival package from the central Premier League funding pot. Acceptance of the package disqualifies the club from promotion for a minimum of three seasons. This also incurs a points deduction and counts towards a club's count of insolvency events, so may not be used as a means of avoiding the penalty of entering administration. A separate category of penalty exists for "unsafe financial conduct", which covers other situations that don't specifically result in insolvency, but that do create an unnecessary financial risk for the club. | |||
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!width=40% rowspan=2|League | |||
!width=60% colspan=3|Points deduction | |||
|- | |||
!width=20%|Administration | |||
!width=20%|Accepting a survival package | |||
!Unsafe financial conduct | |||
|- | |||
!Premier League | |||
|15 | |||
|– | |||
|Up to 8 | |||
|- | |||
!Second League | |||
|10 | |||
|10 | |||
|Up to 6 | |||
|- | |||
!Third League | |||
|10 | |||
|10 | |||
|Up to 6 | |||
|- | |||
!Fourth League | |||
|12 | |||
|12 | |||
|Up to 6 | |||
|} | |||
==Results== | ==Results== | ||
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| [[A Kind of Magic]] | | [[A Kind of Magic]] | ||
| [[FC Henscar]] | | [[FC Henscar]] | ||
|- | |||
| [[2019 Mercury League|2019]] | |||
| [[Cook Island FC]] | |||
| [[Dynamo Deacon]] | |||
| [[A Night at the Football]] | |||
| [[One Vision]] | |||
| [[Yorkwell Town]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[2020 Mercury League|2020]] | |||
| [[Dynamo Deacon]] | |||
| [[May Wanderers]] | |||
| [[Port Barret FC]] | |||
| [[The Red Specials]] | |||
| [[Hawking Black Holes]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[2021 Mercury League|2021]] | |||
| [[Mercury City]] | |||
| [[Dynamo Deacon]] | |||
| [[Made in Heaven]] | |||
| [[Show Must Go On]] | |||
| [[Settington Rovers]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[2022 Mercury League|2022]] | |||
| [[Tow Law FC]] | |||
| [[Cook Island FC]] | |||
| [[A Kind of Magic]] | |||
| [[Holham Park FC]] | |||
| East: [[Whitby Voyagers]]<br>West: [[Oxair City FC]] | |||
|} | |} | ||
== | ==2021 Teams== | ||
===Premier League=== | ===Premier League=== | ||
*[[A Night at the Football]] | |||
*[[AFC Heartpool]] | |||
*[[Bohemian Rhapsodies]] | *[[Bohemian Rhapsodies]] | ||
*[[Breakthru FC]] | *[[Breakthru FC]] | ||
*[[Cook Island]] | *[[Cook Island FC]] | ||
*[[Dynamo Deacon]] | *[[Dynamo Deacon]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Flash FC]] ''(promoted)'' | ||
*[[Kuiper Town FC]] | |||
*[[May Wanderers]] | *[[May Wanderers]] | ||
*[[Mercury City]] | *[[Mercury City]] | ||
*[[Mullen Albion]] | *[[Mullen Albion]] ''(promoted)'' | ||
*[[Port Barret FC]] | *[[One Vision]] ''(promoted)'' | ||
*[[St John's FC]] | *[[Port Barret FC]] ''(promoted)'' | ||
*[[Queen Athletic]] ''(promoted)'' | |||
*[[St John's FC]] ''(promoted)'' | |||
*[[Taylor Sporting Club]] | |||
*[[Tow Law FC]] | *[[Tow Law FC]] | ||
*[[West Grinstead FC]] | *[[West Grinstead FC]] | ||
===Second League=== | ===Second League=== | ||
*[[A Kind of Magic]] | |||
*[[A | |||
*[[Break Free Athletic]] | *[[Break Free Athletic]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Fulditch United]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Hammond Rangers]] ''(promoted)'' | ||
*[[Holham Park FC]] ''(promoted)'' | |||
*[[ | *[[Innuendo FC]] | ||
*[[Made in Heaven]] | *[[Made in Heaven]] | ||
*[[Mercury Armed Forces FC]] | *[[Mercury Armed Forces FC]] ''(promoted)'' | ||
*[[Mercury Phoenix]] | *[[Mercury Phoenix]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Penbury Electric FC]] | ||
*[[Ponthorne Town]] | *[[Ponthorne Town]] ''(promoted)'' | ||
*[[ | *[[Soxceter FC]] | ||
*[[ | *[[The Red Specials]] ''(promoted)'' | ||
*[[Yorkwell Town]] ''(promoted)'' | |||
===Third League=== | ===Third League=== | ||
*[[Arleness FC]] | *[[Arleness FC]] | ||
*[[Bisminster Harriers]] ''( | *[[Besford Town]] ''(promoted)'' | ||
*[[Bisminster Harriers]] | |||
*[[Cunston Rovers]] ''(promoted)'' | |||
*[[Dunleigh Eagles]] | |||
*[[FC Henscar]] ''(promoted)'' | |||
*[[Fenhouse United]] | *[[Fenhouse United]] | ||
*[[Halley Comets]] | *[[Halley Comets]] | ||
*[[Hawking Black Holes]] | *[[Hawking Black Holes]] ''(promoted)'' | ||
*[[ | *[[Mercury City Messengers]] ''(promoted)'' | ||
*[[Nafferton Town]] | |||
*[[ | *[[Olbers' Paradoxes]] ''(promoted)'' | ||
*[[ | *[[Railminster Robins]] | ||
*[[Show Must Go On]] | |||
*[[ | |||
*[[ | |||
===Fourth League=== | ===Fourth League=== | ||
*[[Bybridge Town FC]] | *[[Bybridge Town FC]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Castleton Lions]] ''(promoted)'' | ||
*[[ | *[[Compton Motors FC]] ''(promoted)'' | ||
*[[Dissingham Town]] ''( | *[[Coulomb Chargers]] ''(promoted)'' | ||
*[[ | *[[Dissingham Town]] ''(promoted)'' | ||
*[[ | *[[Enderby Town Rockets]] | ||
*[[Gyeongju FC]] ''(promoted)'' | |||
*[[Keyfoss Knights]] | |||
*[[Kincester City]] | *[[Kincester City]] | ||
*[[Longstoke City]] | *[[Longstoke City]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Lowhouse FC]] | ||
*[[Settington Rovers]] | *[[Settington Rovers]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Torburn Miracles]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Upton FC]] ''(promoted)'' | ||
Latest revision as of 08:34, 7 May 2022
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| Countries |
 Mercury |
|---|---|
| Confederation | EMUFA |
| Founded | 2010 |
| First season | 2011 |
| Number of teams | 60 |
| Levels on pyramid | 1-4 |
| Relegation to | MeFA Conference |
| Domestic cup(s) |
Mercury FA Cup MeFA Minor Cup |
| International cup(s) | EMUFA Champions' League |
| Current champions |
Tow Law FC (2022) |
| Most championships | Tow Law FC (6) |
| Website | http://mercuryfa.webs.com |
 2022 Mercury League | |
The Mercury League is the highest level football competition system in Mercury, consisting of four divisions. It was the only football league in Mercury between 2010 and 2011, run by the MeFA. The league involved six teams, each scheduled to play 20 games (four times against each team), however, after the third fixture was played, the fixture list was lost, meaning the league had to be cancelled. In 2011, it was announced that the league would be reformed as Mercury's second division, containing six teams playing ten games, with the top two teams being promoted to the Four Nations league.
History
The Mercury League was founded in 2010 with six teams. The season continued for three rounds of fixtures, before the fixture list was lost. The competition was replaced by a knockout cup for the remainder of the season.
In the second season, the clubs competing in the original Mercury League moved into the Four Nations league system, and were replaced by six new teams in the Mercury League. The competition was won by Mercury Armed Forces FC. In 2012, the league format underwent further changes. The teams that had broken off to join the Four Nations rejoined the Mercury League, forming the Premier League, with the remaining teams forming the Second League.
Inclusion of Nova English clubs
In 2013, the Mercury FA announced that the four highest ranked Nova English clubs would gain entry to the Mercury League. The Premier League was expanded to 12 teams, with the top four teams from the 2012 Second League being promoted. The Second League was expanded to 10 teams, with top two Nova English teams, and the top four teams from the 2012 Amateur League being promoted, and the Amateur League was rebraned as the Third League, also expanding to 10 teams.
2017 expansion
The Mercury League expanded once again for the 2017 season, adding in a new fourth division, as well as increasing the number of teams in each division except the Mercury Premier League from 10 to 14 teams.
Financial Fair Play regulations
The financial affairs of clubs within the Mercury League are regulated by law. Clubs must not overspend in the pursuit of success, and must not enter into unsustainable or dangerous levels of debt which might threaten their long-term survival. Club directors are legally considered to be personally accountable for any breaches of these regulations, however the Mercury League imposes its own sanctions on clubs that are found guilty of any financial misconduct.
Penalties
The penalties for entering administration vary from league to league. All instances incur a points deduction, with subsequent breaches resulting in relegation and eventually expulsion from the league. Clubs in divisions below the Premier League are given the option of accepting a survival package from the central Premier League funding pot. Acceptance of the package disqualifies the club from promotion for a minimum of three seasons. This also incurs a points deduction and counts towards a club's count of insolvency events, so may not be used as a means of avoiding the penalty of entering administration. A separate category of penalty exists for "unsafe financial conduct", which covers other situations that don't specifically result in insolvency, but that do create an unnecessary financial risk for the club.
| League | Points deduction | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | Accepting a survival package | Unsafe financial conduct | |
| Premier League | 15 | – | Up to 8 |
| Second League | 10 | 10 | Up to 6 |
| Third League | 10 | 10 | Up to 6 |
| Fourth League | 12 | 12 | Up to 6 |
Results
2021 Teams
Premier League
- A Night at the Football
- AFC Heartpool
- Bohemian Rhapsodies
- Breakthru FC
- Cook Island FC
- Dynamo Deacon
- Flash FC (promoted)
- Kuiper Town FC
- May Wanderers
- Mercury City
- Mullen Albion (promoted)
- One Vision (promoted)
- Port Barret FC (promoted)
- Queen Athletic (promoted)
- St John's FC (promoted)
- Taylor Sporting Club
- Tow Law FC
- West Grinstead FC
Second League
- A Kind of Magic
- Break Free Athletic
- Fulditch United
- Hammond Rangers (promoted)
- Holham Park FC (promoted)
- Innuendo FC
- Made in Heaven
- Mercury Armed Forces FC (promoted)
- Mercury Phoenix
- Penbury Electric FC
- Ponthorne Town (promoted)
- Soxceter FC
- The Red Specials (promoted)
- Yorkwell Town (promoted)
Third League
- Arleness FC
- Besford Town (promoted)
- Bisminster Harriers
- Cunston Rovers (promoted)
- Dunleigh Eagles
- FC Henscar (promoted)
- Fenhouse United
- Halley Comets
- Hawking Black Holes (promoted)
- Mercury City Messengers (promoted)
- Nafferton Town
- Olbers' Paradoxes (promoted)
- Railminster Robins
- Show Must Go On
Fourth League
- Bybridge Town FC
- Castleton Lions (promoted)
- Compton Motors FC (promoted)
- Coulomb Chargers (promoted)
- Dissingham Town (promoted)
- Enderby Town Rockets
- Gyeongju FC (promoted)
- Keyfoss Knights
- Kincester City
- Longstoke City
- Lowhouse FC
- Settington Rovers
- Torburn Miracles
- Upton FC (promoted)
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