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|country        = [[File:Floria flag.png|25px|Floria]] [[Floria]] <br> [[File:Etourney flag.png|25px|Etourney]] [[Etourney]]
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|promotion    = [[Super League Football]]
|promotion    = [[Super League Football]]
|relegation    = [[SLF Championship 2]]
|domest_cup    = [[Florian Cup]]
|domest_cup    = [[Florian Cup]]
|league_cup    =  
|league_cup    = [[SLF Cup]]
|confed_cup    = [[AEFA Cup]]
|confed_cup    = [[AEFA Cup]]
|champions      =  
|champions      = Coldley City
|season        = [[2019ndash;20 Florian Republic football season|2019-20]]
|season        = [[2022ndash;23 SLF Championship|2022-23]]
|most_champs    =  
|most_champs    = Birmingham United <br> Coldley City (1)
|premiers      =  
|premiers      =  
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The '''{{PAGENAME}}'''('''Red Sports Championship''' for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest league in the Florian football league system and is contested by 24 clubs. Each season, the two top-finishing teams in the Championship are automatically promoted to [[Super League Football]] with the teams placing 3rd to 6th qualifying for the Promotion playoffs. There is no relegation as the Championship is the lowest tier of Florian football.  
The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' ('''Red Sports Championship''' for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest league in the Florian football league system and is contested by 24 clubs. Each season, the two top-finishing teams in the Championship are automatically promoted to [[Super League Football]] with the teams placing 3rd to 6th qualifying for the Promotion playoffs. The teams which finish 22nd to 24th are relegated to [[SLF Championship 2]]. The Championship is one of the most competitive non-top flight leagues on Micras alongside the [[Senyan League|Second League]].
==History==
The SLF Championship was formed in early 2019 as the new second tier of Florian association football. It was originally known as '''SLF 2'''. The league had 12 teams and under the SLF 2 name, one season was played. However, after discussions with the SLF, the league was restructured with eight of the team being promoted to the SLF. The remaining teams were relegated to the third tier. The current version of the Championship started in 2021-22 with selected teams from the lower leagues and four relegated teams from the SLF. Clubs had to meet requirements regarding stadium size, finances and fanbase. Clubs with 6,000 capacity stadiums or poor finances were rejected.
 
==League structure==
The league comprises 24 teams. Over the course of a season, which runs annually from August to the following May, each team plays twice against the others in the league, once at 'home' and once 'away', resulting in each team competing in 46 games in total. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the league table by points gained, then goal difference, then goals scored and then their head-to-head record for that season. If two or more teams finish the season equal in all these respects, then teams are separated by alphabetical order, unless a promotion, relegation or play-off place is at stake.
 
At the end of the season, the top two teams and the winner of the SLF Championship play-offs are promoted to [[Super League Football]] and the bottom three teams are relegated to [[SLF Championship 2]]. The SLF Championship play-offs is a knock-out competition for the teams finishing the season in third to sixth place with the winner being promoted to Super League Football. In the play-offs, the third-placed team plays against the sixth-placed team and the fourth-placed team plays against the fifth-placed team in two-legged semi-finals (home and away). The winners of each semi-final then compete in a single match at [[Sports City]] with the prize being promoted to Super League Football and the SLF Championship play-off trophy.
 


==Teams==
==Teams==
{| class="navbox wikitable" style="text-align:left"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Club
! Location
! Stadium
! Capacity
|-
|-
! style="background:black;" colspan="7"|<span style="color:white;">Current clubs</span>
|[[FC Borussia]]
|[[Dragonmoor]]
|[[Borussia Park]]
|42,900
|-
|-
! style="background:white"|Team
|[[Echo City FC]]
! style="background:white"|City
|[[Echo City]]
! style="background:white"|Stadium
|[[Archery Field]]
! style="background:white"|Capacity
|76,000
|-
|-
|[[Birmingham United]]||||||
|[[Vice City Revolution]]
|Vice City
|Millennium Field
|68,740
|-
|-
|[[Ostville United]]|||||||
|[[Ostville United]]||Ostville|||Blade Lane||32,702
|-
|-
|[[Atlético Raćan CF]]||||||
|[[Pentucky County FC]]||Pentucky||Baseball Lane||28,000
|-
|-
|[[Pentucky County FC]]||||||
|[[Southcliff City]]||Southcliff||Southcliff State University||44,000
|-
|-
|[[Southcliff City]]||||||
|[[Port Farrar City]]||Port Farrar||Discovery Docks Stadium||10,000
|-
|-
|[[Port Farrar City]]||||||
|[[Holbeck FC]]||Longsight FC||Longsight Way||32,000
|-
|-
|[[Holbeck FC]]||||||
|[[Eastham Forest]]||Eastham||Forest Hill||33,000
|-
|-
|[[Eastham Forest]]||||||
|[[St. Anne Earthquakes]]||St.Anne, Greater Northcliff||The Epicentre||24,000
|-
|-
|[[Southoak and Southwood Albion]]||||||
|[[Eastcliff United]]||Eastcliff, Greater Northcliff||Florian Space Agency Park||22,000
|-
|-
|[[St. Anne Earthquakes]]||||||
|[[Eastpond United]]||Eastpond||Eastpond Stadium||25,000
|-
|-
|[[Eastcliff United]]||||||
|[[FC Dongrad]]||[[Dongrad]]||Dongrad Olympic Stadium||66,000
|-
|-
|[[Eastpond United]]||||||
|[[Newhedge United]]||Newhedge||Newhedge Sports Village||12,000
|-
|-
|[[Knife's Edge Town]]||||||
|[[South Cosmos]]||Oldhaven||||
|-
|-
|[[AFC Newlake]]||||||
|[[Stoneton Reds]]||Stoneton||Oak Lane||23,000
|-
|-
|[[Newhedge United]]||||||
|[[Aberdeen United]]||Aberdeen||The Pitt||22,000
|-
|-
|[[South Cosmos]]||||||
|[[Redwick Town]]||Redwick||Redwick Stadium||8,000
|-
|-
|[[Stoneton Reds]]||||||
|[[Meadowedge Red Star]]
|[[Meadowedge]]
|[[Meadowedge Stadium]]
|45,000
|-
|-
|[[Bridgemoor Town]]||||||
|[[Victoria City]]
|[[Victoria (Floria)|Victoria]]
|[[Victoria Stadium]]
|32,000
|-
|-
|[[Aberdeen United]]||||||
|[[Inter Alexandria]]
|[[San Alexandria]]
|Fort Alexandria Park
|80,000
|-
|-
|[[Coldey City]]||||||
|[[Southoak and Southwood Albion]]||Southwood||Field Lane||29,000
|-
|-
|[[Redwick Town]]||||||
|[[FC Forzalona]]
|Bridgeport
|Mesoun Provincial Stadium
|99,000
|-
|-
|[[Port Richard Academical]]||||||
|[[Atlético Raćan CF]]||Raćan,Liberation Islands||Estadio liberación||24,000
|}
 
==Results==
===League champions, runners-up and play-off finalists===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
|[[Etourney Rovers]]||||||
!Season
!Champions
!Runner-up
!Play-off winner
!score
!Play-off runner-up
|-
|-
|[[Northcliff Football Club]]||||||
|2021&ndash;22||[[Birmingham United]]||[[Northcliff Football Club]]||[[Knife's Edge Town]]||3&ndash;1||[[Ostville United]]
|-
|2022&ndash;23||[[Coldley City]]||[[Havenbarrow City]]||[[Celtic FC Oldhaven]]||2&ndash;1 <br>(AET)||[[Eastham Forest]]
|}
|}


===Relegated teams (from Championship to Championship 2)===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!Season
!Clubs (Points)
|-
|2021—22||[[Port Richmond Academical]] (46) <br>[[Bridgemoor Town]] (37)
|}


===Relegated teams (Super League Football to Championship)===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!Season
!Clubs (Points)
|-
||2021&ndash;22||[[Birmingham United]] (40), [[Northcliff Football Club]] (37), [[Ostville United]] (25)
|-
||2022&ndash;23||[[Celtic FC Oldhaven]], [[Havenbarrow City]]
|-
||2023&ndash;24||[[Inter Alexandria]], [[Victoria City]], [[Meadowedge Red Star]]
|}
{{Florian Football Association}}
{{Florian Football Association}}
[[category:football competitions]]
[[category:football competitions]]

Latest revision as of 19:43, 21 April 2024

SLF Championship
Countries Floria Floria
Confederation Aefa.png AEFA
Founded 2018
First season 2019-20
Number of teams 24
Levels on pyramid 2
Promotion to Super League Football
Relegation to SLF Championship 2
Domestic cup(s) Florian Cup
League cup(s) SLF Cup
International cup(s) AEFA Cup
Current champions Coldley City
(2022-23)
Most championships Birmingham United
Coldley City (1)
TV partners Red Sports
FBC Sport (highlights)
2021–2022 SLF Championship

The SLF Championship (Red Sports Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest league in the Florian football league system and is contested by 24 clubs. Each season, the two top-finishing teams in the Championship are automatically promoted to Super League Football with the teams placing 3rd to 6th qualifying for the Promotion playoffs. The teams which finish 22nd to 24th are relegated to SLF Championship 2. The Championship is one of the most competitive non-top flight leagues on Micras alongside the Second League.

History

The SLF Championship was formed in early 2019 as the new second tier of Florian association football. It was originally known as SLF 2. The league had 12 teams and under the SLF 2 name, one season was played. However, after discussions with the SLF, the league was restructured with eight of the team being promoted to the SLF. The remaining teams were relegated to the third tier. The current version of the Championship started in 2021-22 with selected teams from the lower leagues and four relegated teams from the SLF. Clubs had to meet requirements regarding stadium size, finances and fanbase. Clubs with 6,000 capacity stadiums or poor finances were rejected.

League structure

The league comprises 24 teams. Over the course of a season, which runs annually from August to the following May, each team plays twice against the others in the league, once at 'home' and once 'away', resulting in each team competing in 46 games in total. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the league table by points gained, then goal difference, then goals scored and then their head-to-head record for that season. If two or more teams finish the season equal in all these respects, then teams are separated by alphabetical order, unless a promotion, relegation or play-off place is at stake.

At the end of the season, the top two teams and the winner of the SLF Championship play-offs are promoted to Super League Football and the bottom three teams are relegated to SLF Championship 2. The SLF Championship play-offs is a knock-out competition for the teams finishing the season in third to sixth place with the winner being promoted to Super League Football. In the play-offs, the third-placed team plays against the sixth-placed team and the fourth-placed team plays against the fifth-placed team in two-legged semi-finals (home and away). The winners of each semi-final then compete in a single match at Sports City with the prize being promoted to Super League Football and the SLF Championship play-off trophy.


Teams

Club Location Stadium Capacity
FC Borussia Dragonmoor Borussia Park 42,900
Echo City FC Echo City Archery Field 76,000
Vice City Revolution Vice City Millennium Field 68,740
Ostville United Ostville Blade Lane 32,702
Pentucky County FC Pentucky Baseball Lane 28,000
Southcliff City Southcliff Southcliff State University 44,000
Port Farrar City Port Farrar Discovery Docks Stadium 10,000
Holbeck FC Longsight FC Longsight Way 32,000
Eastham Forest Eastham Forest Hill 33,000
St. Anne Earthquakes St.Anne, Greater Northcliff The Epicentre 24,000
Eastcliff United Eastcliff, Greater Northcliff Florian Space Agency Park 22,000
Eastpond United Eastpond Eastpond Stadium 25,000
FC Dongrad Dongrad Dongrad Olympic Stadium 66,000
Newhedge United Newhedge Newhedge Sports Village 12,000
South Cosmos Oldhaven
Stoneton Reds Stoneton Oak Lane 23,000
Aberdeen United Aberdeen The Pitt 22,000
Redwick Town Redwick Redwick Stadium 8,000
Meadowedge Red Star Meadowedge Meadowedge Stadium 45,000
Victoria City Victoria Victoria Stadium 32,000
Inter Alexandria San Alexandria Fort Alexandria Park 80,000
Southoak and Southwood Albion Southwood Field Lane 29,000
FC Forzalona Bridgeport Mesoun Provincial Stadium 99,000
Atlético Raćan CF Raćan,Liberation Islands Estadio liberación 24,000

Results

League champions, runners-up and play-off finalists

Season Champions Runner-up Play-off winner score Play-off runner-up
2021–22 Birmingham United Northcliff Football Club Knife's Edge Town 3–1 Ostville United
2022–23 Coldley City Havenbarrow City Celtic FC Oldhaven 2–1
(AET)		 Eastham Forest

Relegated teams (from Championship to Championship 2)

Season Clubs (Points)
2021—22 Port Richmond Academical (46)
Bridgemoor Town (37)

Relegated teams (Super League Football to Championship)

Season Clubs (Points)
2021–22 Birmingham United (40), Northcliff Football Club (37), Ostville United (25)
2022–23 Celtic FC Oldhaven, Havenbarrow City
2023–24 Inter Alexandria, Victoria City, Meadowedge Red Star
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Floria Florian Football Association
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Florian Premier League
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Super League Football
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Florian Championship
2017–18  · 2019–20
Florian League One
2019–20
Florian Cup
2018  · 2019  · 2020
Florian League Cup
2019  · 2020
Florian Super Cup
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