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	13	10	1	2	32	13	+19	31	Qualification to 2013-14 Champions' League
Tow Law FC	13	9	3	1	27	9	+18	30
Taylor Sporting Club	13	9	3	1	24	6	+18	30
Bohemian Rhapsodies	13	9	1	3	24	11	+13	28
Dynamo Deacon	13	7	5	1	21	11	+10	26
Mercury City	13	5	3	5	16	16	0	18
Queen Athletic	13	4	4	5	18	20	−2	16
Cook Island	13	3	4	6	13	20	−7	13
Mullen Albion	13	1	4	8	13	27	−14	7
Flash FC	13	1	3	9	10	24	−14	6
Kuiper Town FC	13	1	3	9	15	34	−19	6	Relegation to 2014 Second League
Mercury Armed Forces FC	13	0	4	9	4	26	−22	4

A map of Premier League clubs

Second League

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
West Grinstead FC	13	11	0	2	41	7	+34	33	Promotion
AFC Heartpool	13	10	1	2	40	14	+26	31	Qualification for Second League playoffs
A Kind of Magic	13	10	1	2	25	9	+16	31
Innuendo FC	13	8	1	4	23	19	+4	25
Mercury Phoenix	13	6	3	4	17	15	+2	21
A Night at the Football	13	3	4	6	13	24	−11	13
The Red Specials	13	3	3	7	14	21	−7	12
Show Must Go On	13	1	4	8	7	22	−15	7
Break Free Athletic	13	1	3	9	9	33	−24	6	Third League Playoffs
Nafferton Town	13	1	2	10	4	29	−25	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	13	12	0	1	75	11	+64	36	Promotion
St John's FC	13	9	3	1	37	12	+25	30	Third League Playoffs
One Vision	13	7	2	4	39	13	+26	23
Breakthru FC	13	7	2	4	30	18	+12	23
Olbers' Paradoxes	13	6	3	4	36	17	+19	21
Made in Heaven	13	5	3	5	19	20	−1	18
Halley Comets	13	5	2	6	24	24	0	17
Coulomb Chargers	13	3	3	7	29	23	+6	12
Hawking Black Holes	13	2	0	11	4	44	−40	6
The World's Worst Club	13	0	0	13	4	115	−111	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