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 clubs			MeFA Football Conference South 12 clubs
6	North Mercury Championship 12 clubs			South Mercury Championship 10 clubs
7	Northern Amateur Football League Premier Division 10 clubs		Eastern League 10 clubs		Southern League Premier Division 10 clubs
8	Northern Amateur Football League Division One 10 clubs		Deacon Senior League Premier 10 clubs	Mercury Merit League 12 clubs	Southern League Division One 10 clubs
9	May Football League Premier 12 clubs	Taylor Championship League 12 clubs	Deacon Senior League Division One 10 clubs	Mercury Intermediate League 12 clubs	Nova England League 8 clubs	Tow Law League Division One 8 clubs
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 clubs	Central Counties League Division One 10 clubs East Mercury League Division One 10 clubs Mercury & District League 10 clubs	Islands League 6 clubs Mainland League 6 clubs	Tow Law League Division Two 8 clubs
11	East May Football League 8 clubs South May Football League 8 clubs West May Football League 8 clubs	Taylor League Two North 8 clubs Taylor League Two South 8 clubs	Deacon City League 8 clubs Mullen County League 8 clubs Jarwell County League 8 clubs South Deacon Coast League 8 clubs	Central Counties League Division Two 8 clubs East Mercury League Division Two 8 clubs East Peninsula League 8 clubs Mercury City A League 8 clubs	No further divisions
12	Bisminster County League 8 clubs May & District Premier 8 clubs Olbers League 8 clubs Runstock & District League 8 clubs Clarkson League 8 clubs Hammond League 8 clubs	Nafferton League 8 clubs Taylor & Castleton League Premier 8 clubs Ripley County League 8 clubs Western Border League 8 clubs	No further divisions	Enderby City League 8 clubs Enderby County League 8 clubs Kuiper League 8 clubs Mercury City B League 8 clubs
13	May & District League Division One 8 clubs	Taylor & Castleton League Division One 8 clubs		Mercury City C League 6 clubs

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.