Four Nations

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Four Nations
Founded
2011
Nation
Aran, Mercury, Tianistan, Zealandia
Number of Teams
32
Qualification
Champions' League (Mercury and Tianistan only)
Domestic Cups
Four Nations Trophy
Current Champions
N/A

The Peniston Oils Four Nations, commonly shortened to 'the Four Nations', is the highest-level football league in Aran, Mercury, Tianistan and Zealandia. The league involves thirty-two teams, each playing 12 fixtures, to qualify for the playoffs at the end of the season.

Format

First Half

The thirty-two teams are split into eight divisions of four teams each, consisting of clubs from the same country. Each club plays the others in their division twice (a total of 6 games each).

Second Half

The teams are again split into eight divisions of four teams each, but this time, playing against one team from each other country, and playing teams that finished with a different rank in the first half. The teams play a further 6 games in this division, then the eight division winners advance to the playoffs.

Playoffs

The 8 division winners from the second half of the season enter a knockout cup to determine the league champion. The teams are seeded based on their overall record across the entire season, and play the following matches.

  • 1st v 8th
  • 2nd v 7th
  • 3rd v 6th
  • 4th v 5th

The winners of these quarter finals move to the semi finals, where the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed, with the two other teams playing each other, with the winners of those games advancing to the final.

Current Teams

Aran

Mercury

Tianistan

Zealandia