12(a) Team rankings within the Competition will be decided by points with three points awarded for a win and 1 point for a drawn match. Teams gaining the highest number of points in their respective divisions, at the end of the season, shall be adjudged the winners. Matches must not be played for double points.

In the event of two or more teams being equal on points, team rankings may be decided, by the Management Committee, in any one or more of the following ways
+ goal difference
+ goal average
+ goals scored
+ deciding matches

Deciding matches, would be the very last resort, but would be played if necessary. These matches would be played under conditions determined by the Management Committee.

12(b) Automatic promotion and relegation shall be applied for the first two and last two teams in each division, except as provided for hereunder, subject to the provisions of Rule 1(b)

(i) Should one or more teams withdraw from any one Division, after the fixtures have commenced an equal number of teams to those withdrawing in that Division shall not be automatically relegated.

(ii) Vacancies occurring after the conclusion of the season may be filled in any of the following ways
(a) Retention of otherwise relegated team(s).
(b) Additional promotion of the next ranked team(s) from the division below
(c) Election

(iii) The last team in the lowest division shall "retire", but will automatically be eligible for re-election except as below, and be subject to conditions of paragraph (b)(i)

(iv) When a senior team is relegated to a lower division of which its reserve side is a member, or is entitled to be a member, such a reserve side must accept relegation to, or retain its position in, the next lowest division: And should the senior side be relegated to the lowest division its reserve side must automatically retire from the competition.

(v) Should either of both of the leading teams in any division have its senior team in the next highest division, promotion shall fall, at the discretion of the General Meeting, to the next highest team or teams in the division concerned.

12 (c) In the event of a team not completing all of its fixtures for the season, all points "obtained by, or recorded against", such defaulting teams shall be expunged from the Competition table.

 

 

This Handbook is a copy of the "Standard Code of Rules" as issued, to this competition, by the BCFA For all of the current committee rulings, individuals should consult the "League Directives Manual" as is issued to all the member teams at the commencement of every season (also avaliable on site)