FSL Championship

FSL Championship

Countries	Florian Republic  Freeland  Krasnarus
Founded	2018
First season	2019
Number of teams	20
Levels on pyramid	1
Promotion to	Florian Super League
Relegation to	N/A
International cup(s)	Apollonian Challenge Cup
Current champions	TBD
2019 Super League

Teams

Super League 2 clubs
Colours	Club	Established	Location	Stadium	Capacity*
	Cherry Rock Lakers	2018	Cherry Rock	Cherry Park	5,000
	Coldley Panthers	2017	Coldley, Florian Republic	Coldley Stadium	5,000
	Dragonmoor Hornets	2017	Dragonmoor, Florian Republic	Hornets Stadium	9,961
	Etourney Scorpions	2017	St Edwin's, Etourney	Etourney Stadium	21,000
	Havenbarrow Raiders	2017	Havenbarrow, Florian Republic	Raiders Park	7,600
File:Florian Eura Hunters colours.png	Florian Eura Hunters	2017	Togofaga, Florian Eura	Hunters Stadium	14,000
	Meadowedge Blues	2017	Meadowedge, Florian Republic	The Bay	32,609
	Meadowedge Rabbitohs	2018	Meadowedge	Meadowedge Stadium
	Newhedge Rams	2017	Newhedge, Florian Republic	Queens Flats	5,100
	Newmarsh Olympic	2017	Newmarsh, Florian Republic	Olympic Stadium	60,000
File:Hondon Dragons colours.png	Hondon Dragons	2017	TBC	TBC	TBC
	Northcliff Knights	2017	Northcliff, Florian Republic	Ancestor Stadium	3,020
	Northsilver KR	2017	Northsilver, Florian Republic	Kings Way Park	12,225
	Oldhaven Wolfpack	2017	Oldhaven, Florian Republic	The Den	9,000
	Southern Knights	2017	Southwood, Florian Republic Southoak, Florian Republic	Southern Park	19,000
	Stonehall Lions	2018	Stonehall, Florian Republic	Lions Park	5,400
	Westhill Roosters	2018	Westhill, Florian Republic	Roosters Way	6,000
	Westlake Bulldogs	2018	Westlake, Florian Republic	Mountain Way	5,920

Season Structure

Pre season

Preseason begins in January and ends in early February. In this time clubs from the league play friendlies against other teams in the Florian Republic.

Regular season

The regular season of FSL Championship starts in Early March following a brief series of friendlies. A round of regular season matches is played every weekend for 31 weeks, usually until the end of September. All matches are played on Saturday evening. Teams receive two competition points for a win and one point for a draw. Teams on the table are ranked by Teams on the ladder are ranked by competition points, then match points differential (for and against) and points percentage are used to separate teams with equal competition points. At the end of the regular season, the highest ranked club wins the league leaders Trophy. From the 2018 season onwards after round 15 of the regular season, FSL Championship teams compete in the Summer Clash, the league's version of the Florian Magic Weekend.

Playoffs and promotion

The leagues grand final determines the season's overall champions and decides who automatically promotes to the Florian Super League. The system consists of a number of games between the top eight teams over four weeks in September, until only two teams remain. These two teams then contest the Grand Final, which is usually played on the first Sunday of October. Both grand finalists will both be promoted to the Florian Super League. The losers of the preliminary finals qualify for the 'Million Dollar Game', a game which decides the final berth of promotion to the Florian Super League. The game is a curtain raiser for the grand final of the league.

Media coverage

Red Sports and FBC Sport will cover the live coverage of the league.

Match officials

Two referee system

The league will use the referring system currently used in the Florian Super League.

Sponsorship

Monster Interactive is expected to sponsor the league in its first season.