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
Bohemian Rhapsodies	5	4	1	0	9	2	+7	13	Qualification to 2013-14 Champions' League
Dynamo Deacon	5	4	1	0	9	3	+6	13
May Wanderers	5	4	0	1	13	4	+9	12
Tow Law	5	3	2	0	11	2	+9	11
Taylor Sporting Club	5	2	2	1	8	3	+5	8
Mercury City	5	2	1	2	6	6	0	7
Queen Athletic	5	1	3	1	7	9	−2	6
Cook Island	5	1	2	2	4	7	−3	5
Mullen Albion	5	1	1	3	5	12	−7	4
Flash FC	5	0	1	4	5	11	−6	1
Mercury Armed Forces FC	5	0	1	4	2	10	−8	1	Relegation to 2014 Second League
Kuiper Town FC	5	0	1	4	4	14	−10	1

A map of Premier League clubs

Second League

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
West Grinstead FC	5	5	0	0	19	1	+18	15	Promotion
AFC Heartpool	5	5	0	0	17	3	+14	15	Qualification for Second League playoffs
A Kind of Magic	5	4	1	0	8	1	+7	13
Innuendo FC	5	3	0	2	7	6	+1	9
A Night at the Football	5	1	2	2	3	8	−5	5
Mercury Phoenix	5	0	3	2	6	9	−3	3
Show Must Go On	5	0	3	2	2	8	−6	3
Nafferton Town	5	1	0	4	1	17	−16	3
Break Free Athletic	5	0	2	3	2	9	−7	2	Third League Playoffs
The Red Specials	5	0	1	4	4	11	−7	1	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	5	5	0	0	39	3	+36	15	Promotion
One Vision	5	4	1	0	21	2	+19	13	Third League Playoffs
St John's FC	5	3	2	0	15	2	+13	11
Coulomb Chargers	5	2	2	1	17	4	+13	8
Olbers' Paradoxes	5	2	1	2	10	7	+3	7
Breakthru FC	5	2	1	2	9	8	+1	7
Halley Comets	5	2	0	3	4	10	−6	6
Made in Heaven	5	1	1	3	2	10	−8	4
Hawking Black Holes	5	0	0	5	0	18	−18	0
The World's Worst Club	5	0	0	5	2	55	−53	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