2013 Mercury League

The 2013 Mercury League will be 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	12	9	1	2	28	11	+17	28	Qualification to 2013-14 Champions' League
Tow Law	12	8	3	1	25	8	+17	27
Taylor Sporting Club	12	8	3	1	22	6	+16	27
Bohemian Rhapsodies	12	8	1	3	23	11	+12	25
Dynamo Deacon	12	7	4	1	20	10	+10	25
Mercury City	12	5	3	4	15	14	+1	18
Queen Athletic	12	4	4	4	18	18	0	16
Cook Island	12	3	3	6	12	19	−7	12
Mullen Albion	12	1	4	7	13	26	−13	7
Kuiper Town FC	12	1	3	8	13	30	−17	6
Flash FC	12	1	2	9	10	24	−14	5	Relegation to 2014 Second League
Mercury Armed Forces FC	12	0	3	9	4	26	−22	3

A map of Premier League clubs

Second League

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
West Grinstead FC	12	11	0	1	41	6	+35	33	Promotion
AFC Heartpool	12	9	1	2	37	14	+23	28	Qualification for Second League playoffs
A Kind of Magic	12	9	1	2	22	8	+14	28
Innuendo FC	12	7	1	4	21	18	+3	22
Mercury Phoenix	12	5	3	4	16	15	+1	18
A Night at the Football	12	3	4	5	12	21	−9	13
The Red Specials	12	3	3	6	13	19	−6	12
Show Must Go On	12	1	3	8	5	20	−15	6
Nafferton Town	12	1	2	9	4	26	−22	5	Third League Playoffs
Break Free Athletic	12	1	2	9	7	31	−24	5	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	12	11	0	1	66	10	+56	33	Promotion
St John's FC	12	8	3	1	35	12	+23	27	Third League Playoffs
One Vision	12	7	2	3	38	10	+28	23
Breakthru FC	12	6	2	4	28	17	+11	20
Olbers' Paradoxes	12	5	3	4	25	17	+8	18
Made in Heaven	12	5	3	4	19	18	+1	18
Halley Comets	12	4	2	6	21	23	-2	14
Coulomb Chargers	12	3	3	6	28	21	+7	12
Hawking Black Holes	12	2	0	10	3	35	−32	6
The World's Worst Club	12	0	0	12	4	104	−100	0	Relegation1

1 - Only The World's Worst Club can be relegated this season, if they finish in last place for a second successive year.

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