The GFA League and Cup Qualification

The highest division is the GFA SuperLeague. Only the promoted teams of the best national divisons play in the Superleague, therefore it`s comparable to the Champions League.

Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leagues England 2 Leagues Germany 3 Leagues Turkey 4 Leagues of the Netherlands 5 Promotion relegation, cup qualification

Leagues England

• England League
• Championship League
• Third Football Division
• Conference League
  

Leagues Germany

• 1. Liga
• 2. Liga
• Regionalliga
• Landesliga
  
  

Leagues Turkey

• Süperlig
• 1.Türkiye Lig
• 2.Türkiye Lig
• 3.Türkiye Lig
  

Leagues of the Netherlands

• Superklasse
• Eerste Klasse
• Debutantenklasse
• Reserveklasse
  

Each division have a different number of leagues.
The number of leagues depends on the total number of teams playing GoalStar and the results of the past season.

Promotion relegation, cup qualification

The tables of the leagues show marking lines.
The lines denotes the promotion and relegation placings. They also indicate qualification for the national cup or the GoalStar Supercup.

GFA Superleague:
position 1 and 2 - qualification for the GFA World Cup
position 3, 4, 5 and 6 - qualification for the national cup
position 7, 8, 9 and 10 - relegation to England League

England League:
position 1 - qualification for the GFA World Cup and promotion to GFA SuperLeague
position 2 and 3 - qualification for the national cup
position 7, 8, 9 and 10 - relegation to Championship League

Championship League:
Position 1 - qualification for the national cup and promotion to England League
Position 2 - promotion to England League
Position 7, 8, 9 and 10 - relegation to Third Football Division

Third Football Division:
Position 1 and 2 - promotion to Championship League
Position 7, 8, 9 and 10 - relegation to Conference League

Conference League:
Position 1 and 2 - promotion to Third Football Division

Rules for the comparsion of two teams:
1. Scores
2. Goal difference
3. Achieved goals

-> if all values are equal the senior team will be chosen

Due to liquidation of teams at the end of the season it is possible that the number of teams in some leagues/ divisions will be disarranged.
If at the end of a season the number of teams will not fit to the number of leagues of a division, the higher divisions will be filled up with alternates of the lower divisions.
For that reason it could happen that teams will be promoted, even though they have not achieved a necessary placing for a promotion.
It is also possible that a team will not be relegated for the same reason, even though they failed to achieve a necessary placing to remain in the higher class division.

Regardless of a promotion or a relegation for those extraordinary reasons only the actual results will be considered for sponsor money and cup qualification cup system.
That means that nevertheless a team will not be relegated concerning to division restocks, the relegation is valid for contracts.