Florian League One
Countries | Florian Republic |
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Confederation | AEFA |
Founded | 2018 (Proposed) |
First season | 2018–19 (Proposed) |
Number of teams | 14 (proposed) |
Levels on pyramid | 3 |
Relegation to | Florian Regional Leagues (TBC) |
The Florian League One is the proposed third tier association football competition in the Florian Republic. It will feature professional and semi-professional teams and a number of 12 teams is expected to be featured.
Format
14 teams play each other home and away. After 26 matches, points are carried forward and the top 7 and bottom 7 split into the League 1 Super 7s. In the Promotion Super 7s teams play an additional 6 games and the winner is promoted to the Florian Championship. The teams finishing 2nd – 5th will compete in the playoff semi-finals with the winners of these two ties playing each other in the League 1 Promotion final for the other promotion spot to the Championship. In the Relegation Super 7s teams play each other once, home or away. The team which finishes bottom qualifies for the Relegation playoff against the overall winner of the Florian Regional Leagues.
History
Teams
If plans go ahead the 8 successful applicants from the Florian Regional Leagues will be featured in the inaugural season. New clubs will be allowed to apply for playing in the league. It has also been announced that least one team from Etourney will be featured. On the 26th August, it was announced that a team from Northcliff, Northcliff City would enter the league and also that FC Rovers from Etourney will enter the league. A day later it was announced that Birmingham United,Oldhaven Rangers,Ostville United and Blyth City would enter the league and that four academies will also be entered. On 25th October 2017, Stonehall Hotspur and Celtic FC Oldhaven withdrew their academies from the league. This left only two academies to be entered in the league. To replace the withdrawn academy sides, two new teams, Royal Diamonds and Knife's Edge Town will enter. A day later it was announced that Partizan and Southwood and Southoak Albion will also enter the league to the make the league a fourteen team competition.