Mercury League

Mercury League

Countries	Mercury
Confederation	EMUFA
Founded	2010
First season	2011
Number of teams	54
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 (2016)
Most championships	Tow Law FC (4)
Website	http://mercuryfa.webs.com
2017 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.

Results

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Second League	Third League	Fourth League
2011	Mercury Armed Forces FC	IJSC FC	-	-	-
2012	Tow Law FC	Dynamo Deacon	Mercury City	-	-
2013	May Wanderers	Tow Law FC	West Grinstead FC	Port Barret FC	-
2014	Tow Law FC	May Wanderers	AFC Heartpool	Made in Heaven	-
2015	Tow Law FC	Bohemian Rhapsodies	Innuendo FC	Breakthru FC	-
2016	Tow Law FC	Bohemian Rhapsodies	Mullen Albion	The Red Specials	-
2017

2017 Teams

Premier League

• AFC Heartpool
• Bohemian Rhapsodies
• Cook Island
• Dynamo Deacon
• May Wanderers
• Mercury City
• Mullen Albion
• Port Barret FC
• St John's FC
• Taylor Sporting Club
• Tow Law FC
• West Grinstead FC

Second League

• A Kind of Magic
• Breakthru FC
• Break Free Athletic
• Flash FC
• Kuiper Town FC
• Innuendo FC
• Made in Heaven
• Mercury Armed Forces FC
• Mercury Phoenix
• Nafferton Town
• Ponthorne Town
• Queen Athletic
• Soxceter FC
• The Red Specials

Third League

• A Night at the Football
• Arleness FC
• Besford Town
• Dunleigh Eagles
• Dissingham Town
• Fenhouse United
• Fulditch United
• Halley Comets
• Hammond Rangers
• Hawking Black Holes
• Holham Park FC
• Olbers' Paradoxes
• One Vision
• Show Must Go On

Fourth League

• Bisminster Harriers
• Bybridge Town FC
• Coulomb Chargers
• Cunston Rovers
• FC Henscar
• Kincester City
• Lislemouth FC
• Longstoke City
• Mercury City Messengers
• Penbury Electric FC
• Railminster Robins
• Settington Rovers
• Tow Law FC Reserves
• Yorkwell Town