2017 Mercury League: Difference between revisions

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The 2017 Mercury League will be the eighth season of the Mercury League. It will be contested over four divisions for the first time in its history. The Second and Third Leagues were both expanded from 10 to 14 teams, and the Conference has been integrated into the league structure, as the Fourth League, also containing 14 teams.

2017 Changes

Promoted to Premier League:
- Mullen Albion
- St John's FC (via play-offs)
Relegated from Premier League:
- Innuendo FC
- Kuiper Town FC
Promoted to Second League:
Promoted to Third League:
Added to Fourth League from Conference Premier:
Promoted to Fourth League:
- Bisminster Harriers (from Conference North)
- Bybridge Town FC (from Conference South)
- Cunston Rovers (from Conference North)
- Lislemouth FC (from Conference North)
- Longstoke City (from Conference South)
- Mercury City Messengers (from Conference North)
- Penbury Electric FC (from Conference South)
- Settington Rovers (from Conference South)
- Tow Law FC Reserves (from Conference South)
- Yorkwell Town (from Conference North)

Premier League

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Port Barret FC¹ (C)	22	9	9	4	19	15	+4	36
Tow Law FC (Q)	22	11	3	8	26	23	+3	36	Qualification to Champions' League group stage
Dynamo Deacon (Q)	22	10	5	7	31	23	+8	35	Qualification to Champions' League group stage
May Wanderers (Q)	22	10	5	7	27	20	+7	35	Qualification to Champions' League third qualifying round
Mercury City (Q)	22	10	5	7	25	18	+7	35	Qualification to EMUFA Cup group stage
Mullen Albion (Q)	22	9	4	9	19	19	0	31	Qualification to EMUFA Cup third qualifying round
Bohemian Rhapsodies	22	8	7	7	19	20	−1	31
West Grinstead FC	22	8	5	9	21	23	−2	29
St John's FC	22	7	5	10	21	22	−1	26
Cook Island (O)	22	6	8	8	21	27	−6	26	Qualification to Second League play-offs
AFC Heartpool (R)	22	6	5	11	13	24	−11	23	Relegation to Second League
Taylor Sporting Club (R)	22	6	3	13	19	27	−8	21	Relegation to Second League

Note: Qualification to EMUFA competitions is based on the allocations for 2016–17 and may be subject to change depending on the performance of Mercurian clubs in that year's competitions. In addition to the places indicated, a third EMUFA Cup place is reserved for the winner of the 2017 Mercury FA Cup. 1 – Port Barret FC are ineligible to qualify for EMUFA competitions, as they must qualify via the NEK Cup instead.

Second League

The top two teams in the Second League will gain automatic promotion to the Premier League. The next three teams will compete in the play-offs along with the 10th-placed team from the Premier League to determine the third promotion spot. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the Third League, with the 12th-placed team competing in the Third League play-offs.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Breakthru FC (C, P)	26	13	7	6	30	22	+8	46	Promotion to Premier League
Innuendo FC (P)	26	12	7	7	26	21	+5	43	Promotion to Premier League
Mercury Phoenix	26	10	9	7	34	31	+3	39	Qualification for Second League play-offs
Mercury Armed Forces FC	26	11	5	10	33	29	+4	38
Kuiper Town FC	26	11	4	11	23	23	0	37
Flash FC	26	10	7	9	28	31	−3	37
Ponthorne Town	26	10	6	10	31	30	+1	36
Queen Athletic	26	9	8	9	29	25	+4	35
Made in Heaven	26	9	7	10	28	26	+2	34
Nafferton Town	26	9	7	10	22	21	+1	34
Break Free Athletic	26	8	8	10	27	28	−1	32
A Kind of Magic (R)	26	9	5	12	24	27	−3	32	Qualification for Third League play-offs
The Red Specials (R)	26	8	6	12	23	31	−8	30	Relegation to Third League
Soxceter FC (R)	26	7	6	13	26	39	−13	27	Relegation to Third League

Play-offs

Semi-finals

Mercury Armed Forces FC	2 – 0	Mercury Phoenix

Mercury Phoenix	0 – 1	Mercury Armed Forces FC

Mercury Armed Forces FC win 3–0 on aggregate.

Kuiper Town FC v Cook Island

Kuiper Town FC	1 – 2	Cook Island

Cook Island v Kuiper Town FC

Cook Island	2 – 0	Kuiper Town FC

Cook Island win 4–1 on aggregate

Final

Cook Island v Mercury Armed Forces FC

26 April 2017

Cook Island	2 – 0	Mercury Armed Forces FC

Freddie Mercury Memorial Arena, Mercury

Third League

The top two teams in the Third League will gain automatic promotion to the Second League. The next three teams will compete in the play-offs along with the 12th-placed team from the Second League to determine the third promotion spot. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the Fourth League, with the 12th-placed team competing in the Fourth League play-offs.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
A Night at the Football (C, P)	26	15	5	6	35	19	+16	50	Promotion to Second League
Dunleigh Eagles (P)	26	11	9	6	31	23	+8	42	Promotion to Second League
Halley Comets	26	12	5	9	24	26	−2	41	Qualification for Third League play-offs
Hammond Rangers (P)	26	12	4	10	29	23	+6	40
Olbers' Paradoxes	26	10	10	6	21	18	+3	40
Hawking Black Holes	26	11	6	9	26	23	+3	39
One Vision	26	11	5	10	27	28	−1	38
Holham Park FC	26	10	6	10	22	24	−2	36
Arleness FC	26	9	8	9	21	20	+1	35
Fulditch United	26	10	4	12	13	15	−2	34
Fenhouse United	26	8	7	11	25	34	−9	31
Show Must Go On (R)	26	7	8	11	29	30	−1	29	Qualification for Fourth League play-offs
Besford Town (R)	26	6	6	14	20	31	−11	24	Relegation to Fourth League
Dissingham Town (R)	26	6	5	15	22	31	−9	23	Relegation to Fourth League

Play-offs

Semi-finals

Hammond Rangers v Halley Comets

Hammond Rangers	2 – 0	Halley Comets

Halley Comets v Hammond Rangers

Halley Comets	1 – 0	Hammond Rangers

Hammond Rangers win 2–1 on aggregate.

Olbers' Paradoxes v A Kind of Magic

Olbers' Paradoxes	0 – 1	A Kind of Magic

A Kind of Magic v Olbers' Paradoxes

A Kind of Magic	0 – 2	Olbers' Paradoxes

Olbers' Paradoxes win 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Olbers' Paradoxes v Hammond Rangers

26 April 2017

Olbers' Paradoxes	0 – 1	Hammond Rangers

Freddie Mercury Memorial Arena, Mercury

Fourth League

The top two teams in the Fourth League will gain automatic promotion to the Third League. The next three teams will compete in the play-offs along with the 12th-placed team from the Third League to determine the third promotion spot. The bottom three teams will be relegated to the Conference.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Cunston Rovers	4	3	1	0	9	4	+5	10	Promotion to Third League
Bybridge Town FC	4	3	0	1	9	6	+3	9	Promotion to Third League
Kincester City	4	2	1	1	3	1	+1	7	Qualification for Fourth League play-offs
Lislemouth FC	4	2	1	1	3	2	+1	7
Tow Law FC Reserves	4	2	1	1	6	6	0	7
Mercury City Messengers	4	1	3	0	2	1	+1	6
Settington Rovers	4	2	0	2	4	4	0	6
FC Henscar	4	1	2	1	4	3	+1	5
Longstoke City	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	5
Coulomb Chargers	4	1	1	2	5	7	−2	4
Railminster Robins	4	1	1	2	3	5	−2	4
Bisminster Harriers	4	0	2	2	3	6	−3	2	Relegation to Conference
Penbury Electric FC	4	0	2	2	1	4	−3	2
Yorkwell Town	4	0	1	3	2	5	−3	1

Play-offs

Semi-finals

4th Fourth League v 3rd Fourth League

4th Fourth League	–	3rd Fourth League

3rd Fourth League v 4th Fourth League

3rd Fourth League	–	4th Fourth League

5th Fourth League v 12th Third League

5th Fourth League	–	12th Third League

12th Third League v 5th Fourth League

12th Third League	–	5th Fourth League

Final

v

	–

Freddie Mercury Memorial Arena, Mercury

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2017 Mercury League: Difference between revisions

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Contents

2017 Changes

Premier League

Second League

Play-offs

Semi-finals

Final

Third League

Play-offs

Semi-finals

Final

Fourth League

Play-offs

Semi-finals

Final

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