2016 Mercury League

The 2016 Mercury League will be the seventh season of the Mercury League. It will be contested over three divisions. For the 2017 season onwards, the league will be expanded to include a top flight of twelve teams and three lower divisions each of fourteen teams.

2016 Changes

• Promoted to Premier League:
  • Innuendo FC
  • Kuiper Town FC (via play-offs)
• Relegated from Premier League:
  • Mullen Albion
  • Queen Athletic
• Promoted to Second League:
  • Breakthru FC
  • Mercury Phoenix (via play-offs)
• Relegated from Second League:
  • A Night at the Football
  • Show Must Go On (via play-offs)
• Promoted to Third League:
  • Dunleigh Eagles (via play-offs)
  • Fulditch United
• Relegated from Third League:
  • Hammond Rangers
  • One Vision

Premier League

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
AFC Heartpool	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to Champions' League Group Stage
Bohemian Rhapsodies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cook Island FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to Champions' League Qualifying
Dynamo Deacon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to EMUFA Cup
Innuendo FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kuiper Town FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
May Wanderers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mercury City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Port Barret FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Taylor Sporting Club	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tow Law FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Second League
West Grinstead FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Second League

Due to the expansion of the league for 2017, there will be no automatic relegation from the Second League this season.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
A Kind of Magic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to Premier League
Breakthru FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for Second League play-offs
Flash FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Made in Heaven	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mercury Armed Forces FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mercury Phoenix	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mullen Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nafferton Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Queen Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
St John's FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for Third League play-offs

Play-offs

The second and third placed sides will play-off over two legs for the second promotion place to the 2017 Premier League.

3rd v 2nd

3rd	–	2nd

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2nd v 3rd

2nd	–	3rd

Third League

Due to the expansion of the league, only one team will be relegated from the Third League this season.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
A Night at the Football	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to Second League
Break Free Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dunleigh Eagles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fulditch United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Halley Comets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for Third League play-offs
Olbers' Paradoxes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ponthorne Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Show Must Go On	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Soxceter FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The Red Specials	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Conference

Play-offs

The Third League play-offs will determine which teams play in the 2017 Second League. The fifth-placed Third League team will play against the last-placed Second League team.

5th Third League v 10th Second League

5th Third League	–	10th Second League

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10th Second League v 5th Third League

10th Second League	–	5th Third League