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The {{PAGENAME}} is the system which connects [[Mercury|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.
The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the system which connects [[Mercury|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==
==Men's pyramid==
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'''[[Mercury Second League]]'''<br/>
'''[[Mercury Second League]]'''<br/>
''10 clubs''  
''14 clubs''  
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|-
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'''[[Mercury Third League]]'''<br/>
'''[[Mercury Third League]]'''<br/>
''10 clubs''  
''14 clubs''  
|-
|-
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|colspan="1"|
4
4
|colspan="6"|
|colspan="6"|
'''[[MeFA Football Conference]]'''<br/>
'''[[Mercury Fourth League]]'''<br/>
''12 clubs''
''14 clubs''
|-
|-
|5
|5
|colspan="3" width="45%"|
|colspan="3" width="45%"|
'''[[MeFA Football Conference]]<br>North'''<br>
'''[[MeFA Football Conference]] Premier<br>North'''<br>
''12 teams''
''12 clubs''
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|colspan="3" width="45%"|
'''[[MeFA Football Conference]]<br>South'''<br>
'''[[MeFA Football Conference]] Premier<br>South'''<br>
''12 teams''
''12 clubs''
|-
|-
|6
|6
|colspan="3" width="45%"|
|colspan="3" width="45%"|
'''[[North Mercury Championship]]'''<br>
'''[[MeFA Football Conference]] One<br>North'''<br>
''12 teams''
''10 clubs''
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|colspan="3" width="45%"|
'''[[South Mercury Championship]]'''<br>
'''[[MeFA Football Conference]] One<br>South'''<br>
''10 teams''
''10 clubs''
|-
|-
|7
|7
|colspan="2" width="30%"|
|colspan="3" width="45%"|
'''[[Northern Amateur Football League]]<br>Premier Division'''<br>
'''[[MeFA Football Conference]] Two<br>North'''<br>
''10 teams''
''10 clubs''
|colspan="2" width="30%"|
|colspan="3" width="45%"|
'''[[Eastern League]]'''<br>
'''[[MeFA Football Conference]] Two<br>South'''<br>
''10 teams''
''10 clubs''
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'''[[Southern League]]<br>Premier Division'''<br>
''10 teams''
|-
|-
|8
|8
|colspan="2"|'''[[Northern Amateur Football League]] Division One'''<br>''10 teams''
|colspan="2"|'''[[Northern Amateur Football League]] '''<br>''12 clubs''
|'''Deacon Senior League<br>Premier'''<br>''10 teams''
|'''Mercury Merit League'''<br>''12 clubs''
|'''Mercury Merit League'''<br>''12 teams''
|colspan="3"|'''[[Southern League]]<br>Division One'''<br>''10 clubs''
|colspan="2"|'''[[Southern League]]<br>Division One'''<br>''10 teams''
|-
|-
|9
|9
|width="15%"|'''May Football League<br>Premier'''<br>''12 teams''
|width="15%"|'''May Football League<br>Premier'''<br>''12 clubs''
|width="15%"|'''Taylor Championship League'''<br>''12 teams''
|width="15%"|'''Taylor Championship League'''<br>''12 clubs''
|width="15%"|'''Deacon Senior League<br>Division One'''<br>''10 teams''
|width="15%"|'''Mercury Intermediate League'''<br>''12 clubs''
|width="15%"|'''Mercury Intermediate League'''<br>''12 teams''
|width="15%"|'''Deacon Senior League<br>Premier'''<br>''10 clubs''
|width="15%"|'''Nova England League'''<br>''8 teams''
|width="15%"|'''Nova England League'''<br>''8 clubs''
|width="15%"|'''Tow Law League<br>Division One'''<br>''8 teams''
|width="15%"|'''Tow Law League<br>Division One'''<br>''8 clubs''
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|10
|rowspan="2"|10
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|'''May Football League Division One'''<br>''12 clubs''
|'''May Football League Division One'''<br>''12 clubs''
|'''Taylor League One'''<br>''12 clubs''
|'''Taylor League One'''<br>''12 clubs''
|'''North Deacon League'''<br>''8 clubs''<br>'''South Deacon League'''<br>''8 teams''
|<small>'''Central Counties League'''<br>Division One<br>''10 clubs''<br>'''East Mercury League'''<br>Division 1<br>''10 clubs''<br>'''Mercury & District League'''<br>''10 clubs''</small>
|<small>'''Central Counties League'''<br>Division One<br>''10 teams''<br>'''East Mercury League'''<br>Division One<br>''10 teams''<br>'''Mercury & District League'''<br>''10 teams''</small>
|'''Deacon Senior League'''<br>Division One<br>''10 clubs''
|'''Islands League'''<br>''6 teams''<br>'''Mainland League'''<br>''6 teams''
|'''Islands League'''<br>''6 clubs''<br>'''Mainland League'''<br>''6 clubs''
|'''Tow Law League'''<br>Division Two<br>''8 teams''
|'''Tow Law League'''<br>Division Two<br>''8 clubs''
|-
|-
|11
|11
|<small>'''East May Football League'''<br>''8 teams''<br>'''South May Football League'''<br>''8 teams''<br>'''West May Football League'''<br>''8 teams''</small>
|<small>'''East May Football League'''<br>''8 clubs''<br>'''South May Football League'''<br>''8 clubs''<br>'''West May Football League'''<br>''8 clubs''</small>
|<small>'''Taylor League Two''' North<br>''8 teams''<br>'''Taylor League Two''' South<br>''8 teams''</small>
|<small>'''Taylor League Two''' North<br>''8 clubs''<br>'''Taylor League Two''' South<br>''8 clubs''</small>
|<small>'''Deacon City League'''<br>''8 teams''<br>'''Mullen County League'''<br>''8 teams''<br>'''Jarwell County League'''<br>''8 teams''<br>'''South Deacon Coast League'''<br>''8 teams''</small>
|<small>'''Central Counties League'''<br>Division Two<br>''8 clubs''<br>'''East Mercury League'''<br>Division Two<br>''8 clubs''<br>'''East Peninsula League'''<br>''8 clubs''<br>'''Mercury City A League'''<br>''8 clubs''</small>
|<small>'''Central Counties League'''<br>Division Two<br>''8 teams''<br>'''East Mercury League'''<br>Division Two<br>''8 teams''<br>'''East Peninsula League'''<br>''8 teams''<br>'''Mercury City A League'''<br>''8 teams''</small>
|<small>'''North Deacon League'''<br>''8 clubs''<br>'''South Deacon League'''<br>''8 clubs''
|rowspan="3" colspan="2"|''No further divisions''
|rowspan="3" colspan="2"|''No further divisions''
|-
|-
|12
|12
|<small>'''Bisminster County League'''<br>''8 teams''<br>'''May & District''' Premier<br>''8 teams''<br>'''Olbers League'''<br>''8 teams''<br>'''Runstock & District League'''<br>''8 teams''<br>'''Clarkson League'''<br>''8 teams''<br>'''Hammond League'''<br>''8 teams''</small>
|<small>'''Bisminster County League'''<br>''8 clubs''<br>'''May & District''' Premier<br>''8 clubs''<br>'''Olbers League'''<br>''8 clubs''<br>'''Runstock & District League'''<br>''8 clubs''<br>'''Clarkson League'''<br>''8 clubs''<br>'''Hammond League'''<br>''8 clubs''</small>
|<small>'''Nafferton League'''<br>''8 teams''<br>'''Taylor & Castleton League''' Premier<br>''8 teams''<br>'''Ripley County League'''<br>''8 teams''<br>'''Western Border League'''<br>''8 teams''</small>
|<small>'''Nafferton League'''<br>''8 clubs''<br>'''Taylor & Castleton League''' Premier<br>''8 clubs''<br>'''Ripley County League'''<br>''8 clubs''<br>'''Western Border League'''<br>''8 clubs''</small>
|rowspan="2"|''No further divisions''
|<small>'''Deacon City League'''<br>''8 clubs''<br>'''Mullen County League'''<br>''8 clubs''<br>'''Jarwell County League'''<br>''8 clubs''<br>'''South Deacon Coast League'''<br>''8 clubs''</small>
|<small>'''Enderby City League'''<br>''8 teams''<br>'''Enderby County League'''<br>''8 teams''<br>'''Kuiper League'''<br>''8 teams''<br>'''Mercury City B League'''<br>''8 teams''</small>
|<small>'''Enderby City League'''<br>''8 clubs''<br>'''Enderby County League'''<br>''8 clubs''<br>'''Kuiper League'''<br>''8 clubs''<br>'''Mercury City B League'''<br>''8 clubs''</small>
|-
|-
|13
|13
|'''May & District League'''<br>Division One<br>''8 teams''
|'''May & District League'''<br>Division One<br>''8 clubs''
|<small>'''Taylor & Castleton League'''<br>Division One<br>''8 teams''</small>
|<small>'''Taylor & Castleton League'''<br>Division One<br>''8 clubs''</small>
|'''Mercury City C League'''<br>''6 teams''
|''No further divisions''
|'''Mercury City C League'''<br>''6 clubs''
|}
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*Steps 1&ndash;3 &ndash; [[Mercury FA Cup]] &ndash; Enter at Third Round
*Steps 1&ndash;3 &ndash; [[Mercury FA Cup]] &ndash; Enter at Third Round
*Steps 4&ndash;5 &ndash; [[Mercury FA Cup]] &ndash; Enter at First Round
*Steps 4&ndash;5 &ndash; [[Mercury FA Cup]] &ndash; Enter at First Round
*Steps 6&ndash;10 &ndash; [[Mercury FA Cup]] &ndash; Enter at Second Qualifying Round<sup>1</sup>
*Steps 6&ndash;10 &ndash; [[Mercury FA Cup]] &ndash; Enter at Second Qualifying Round
*Steps 11&ndash;13 &ndash; [[Mercury FA Cup]] &ndash; Enter at Third Qualifying Round<sup>1</sup>
*Steps 11&ndash;13 &ndash; [[Mercury FA Cup]] &ndash; Enter at First Qualifying Round
*Steps 5&ndash;13 &ndash; MeFA Community Cup
*Steps 5&ndash;13 &ndash; MeFA Community Cup
<small>1 - Qualifying Rounds are numbered in reverse order in Mercurian cup competitions.</small>
{{Col-2}}
{{Col-2}}
*Step W1 &ndash; [[Mercury FA Women's Cup]] &ndash; Enter at First Round
*Step W1 &ndash; [[Mercury FA Women's Cup]] &ndash; Enter at First Round

Revision as of 07:38, 29 May 2016

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
14 clubs

3

Mercury Third League
14 clubs

4

Mercury Fourth League
14 clubs

5

MeFA Football Conference Premier
North

12 clubs

MeFA Football Conference Premier
South

12 clubs

6

MeFA Football Conference One
North

10 clubs

MeFA Football Conference One
South

10 clubs

7

MeFA Football Conference Two
North

10 clubs

MeFA Football Conference Two
South

10 clubs

8 Northern Amateur Football League
12 clubs
Mercury Merit League
12 clubs
Southern League
Division One

10 clubs
9 May Football League
Premier

12 clubs
Taylor Championship League
12 clubs
Mercury Intermediate League
12 clubs
Deacon Senior League
Premier

10 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
Central Counties League
Division One
10 clubs
East Mercury League
Division 1
10 clubs
Mercury & District League
10 clubs
Deacon Senior League
Division One
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
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
North Deacon League
8 clubs
South Deacon 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
Deacon City League
8 clubs
Mullen County League
8 clubs
Jarwell County League
8 clubs
South Deacon Coast League
8 clubs
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
No further divisions 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

Nova English and Nova English Korean clubs also participate in the Nova England Cup and NEK Cup respectively.