Mercurian football league system

The Mercurian football league system is the system which connects Mercurian football leagues with each other. The men's system consists of 13 tiers containing 61 divisions and 588 clubs. The women's system consists of 3 tiers. The top three steps in the men's pyramid are fully professional, with the MeFA Football Conference being the highest semi-professional division in the system. In the women's pyramid, the top two levels are professional, with all lower levels being amateur or semi-professional.

Men's pyramid

Level	League(s)/Division(s)
1	Mercury Premier League 12 clubs
2	Mercury Second League 10 clubs
3	Mercury Third League 10 clubs
4	MeFA Football Conference 12 clubs
5	MeFA Football Conference North 12 teams			MeFA Football Conference South 12 teams
6	North Mercury Championship 12 teams			South Mercury Championship 10 teams
7	Northern Amateur Football League Premier Division 10 teams		Eastern League 10 teams		Southern League Premier Division 10 teams
8	Northern Amateur Football League Division One 10 teams		Deacon Senior League Premier 10 teams	Mercury Merit League 12 teams	Southern League Division One 10 teams
9	May Football League Premier 12 teams	Taylor Championship League 12 teams	Deacon Senior League Division One 10 teams	Mercury Intermediate League 12 teams	Nova England League 8 teams	Tow Law League Division One 8 teams
10	Divisions run in parallel
	May Football League Division One 12 clubs	Taylor League One 12 clubs	North Deacon League 8 clubs South Deacon League 8 teams	Central Counties League Division One 10 teams East Mercury League Division One 10 teams Mercury & District League 10 teams	Islands League 6 teams Mainland League 6 teams	Tow Law League Division Two 8 teams
11	East May Football League 8 teams South May Football League 8 teams West May Football League 8 teams	Taylor League Two North 8 teams Taylor League Two South 8 teams	Deacon City League 8 teams Mullen County League 8 teams Jarwell County League 8 teams South Deacon Coast League 8 teams	Central Counties League Division Two 8 teams East Mercury League Division Two 8 teams East Peninsula League 8 teams Mercury City A League 8 teams	No further divisions
12	Bisminster County League 8 teams May & District Premier 8 teams Olbers League 8 teams Runstock & District League 8 teams Clarkson League 8 teams Hammond League 8 teams	Nafferton League 8 teams Taylor & Castleton League Premier 8 teams Ripley County League 8 teams Western Border League 8 teams	No further divisions	Enderby City League 8 teams Enderby County League 8 teams Kuiper League 8 teams Mercury City B League 8 teams
13	May & District League Division One 8 teams	Taylor & Castleton League Division One 8 teams		Mercury City C League 6 teams

Women's pyramid

Level	League(s)/Division(s)
W1	Mercury Women's League 1 8 clubs
W2	Mercury Women's League 2 6 clubs
W3	Regional leagues

Cup Eligibility

• Steps 1–3 – Mercury FA Cup – Enter at Third Round
• Steps 4–5 – Mercury FA Cup – Enter at First Round
• Steps 6–10 – Mercury FA Cup – Enter at Second Qualifying Round
• Steps 11–13 – Mercury FA Cup – Enter at First Qualifying Round
• Steps 5–13 – MeFA Community Cup

• Step W1 – Mercury FA Women's Cup – Enter at First Round
• Steps W2–W3 – Mercury FA Women's Cup – Enter in Qualifying Rounds

Nova English and Nova English Korean clubs also participate in the Nova England Cup and NEK Cup respectively.