2013 Mercury League

The 2013 Mercury League is the fourth season of the Mercury League. It will be contested over three divisions.

2013 Changes

• Promoted to Premier League:
  • Mercury City
  • Flash FC
  • Cook Island
  • Mullen Albion
• Promoted to Second League:
  • AFC Heartpool (qualified via 2012 Nova England Cup)
  • West Grinstead FC (qualified via 2012 Nova England Cup)
  • The Red Specials
  • Mercury Phoenix
  • Break Free Athletic
  • Show Must Go On
• Added to Third League:
  • Coulomb Chargers
  • Halley Comets
  • Hawking Black Holes
  • Olbers' Paradoxes
  • Port Barret FC (qualified via 2012 Nova England Cup)
  • St John's FC (qualified via 2012 Nova England Cup)

Changes to League Structure

The Premier League has been expanded to 12 teams for the 2013 season. The Second League has expanded to 10 teams, and the Amateur League, now renamed the Third League, has also expanded to 10 teams. A playoff system has been added to the Second and Third Leagues.

Premier League

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
May Wanderers	18	13	3	2	39	15	+24	42	Qualification to 2013-14 Champions' League
Tow Law FC	18	12	5	1	37	13	+24	41
Bohemian Rhapsodies	18	13	2	3	34	13	+21	41
Taylor Sporting Club	18	10	5	3	31	12	+19	35
Dynamo Deacon	18	9	6	3	27	16	+11	33
Mercury City	18	7	6	5	24	19	+5	27
Cook Island	18	5	6	7	19	25	−6	21
Queen Athletic	18	4	6	8	20	27	−7	18
Mullen Albion	18	3	4	11	17	35	−18	13
Kuiper Town FC	18	3	3	12	19	43	−24	12
Flash FC	18	1	4	13	12	33	−21	7	Relegation to 2014 Second League
Mercury Armed Forces FC	18	1	4	13	7	35	−28	7

A map of Premier League clubs

Second League

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
West Grinstead FC (C) (P)	17	14	1	2	51	10	+41	43	Promotion
A Kind of Magic	17	12	2	3	33	14	+19	38	Qualification for Second League playoffs
AFC Heartpool	17	11	4	2	48	20	+28	37
Innuendo FC	17	11	2	4	30	22	+8	35
Mercury Phoenix	17	6	5	6	21	21	0	23
A Night at the Football	17	4	5	8	18	31	−13	17
The Red Specials	17	3	4	10	17	29	−12	13
Show Must Go On	17	3	4	10	13	30	−17	13
Break Free Athletic	17	3	3	11	14	40	−26	12	Third League Playoffs
Nafferton Town (R)	17	1	4	12	7	35	−28	7	Relegation

A map of Second League clubs

Playoffs

The second and third placed sides will playoff for the second promotion place to the 2014 Premier League. The first leg is played at the home ground of the second placed team, with the second leg being played at a neutral venue.

2nd Second League v 3rd Second League

2nd Second League	–	3rd Second League

2nd Second League v 3rd Second League

2nd Second League	–	3rd Second League

Freddie Mercury Memorial Arena

Third League

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Port Barret FC (C) (P)	17	15	1	1	83	13	+70	46	Promotion
St John's FC	17	11	3	3	54	16	+38	36	Third League Playoffs
Breakthru FC	17	11	2	4	51	21	+30	35
One Vision	17	8	3	6	41	17	+24	27
Halley Comets	17	8	2	7	49	30	+19	26
Made in Heaven	17	7	5	5	27	25	+2	25
Olbers' Paradoxes	17	7	3	7	43	28	+15	24
Coulomb Chargers	17	3	4	10	33	32	0	13
Hawking Black Holes	17	3	1	13	11	55	−44	10
The World's Worst Club (R)	17	0	0	17	7	161	−154	0	Relegation

Playoffs

The Third League Playoffs will determine which teams play in the 2014 Second League. The second placed Third League team will play against the 9th placed Second League team.

9th Second League v 2nd Third League

9th Second League	–	2nd Third League

Freddie Mercury Memorial Arena