Promotions and relegations in the amateur leagues: What happens if…

TOP LEAGUE

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Trento is already confirmed as champions and is promoted to Serie D. The second place in the table will also play the playoffs as usual. Experience has shown that promotion in these games is very difficult.

Descents

Here, as so often, the D series tips the scales. That's why there are different scenarios:

1ST CASE: All three regional Serie D representatives (Dro, Levico, Virtus Bozen) are relegated In this case, the number of league relegated teams would increase from three to come raise.

2ST CASE: Two regional Serie D representatives are relegated This is most likely due to the current situation in Serie D. This wouldn't change anything in the major league, i.e. the three last teams are relegated.

3ST CASE: A regional Serie D representative is relegated The same process as in case 2, with the addition that in the major league a free up more space would. He would then take this Sieger of decision game of the two runners-up in the national leagues Trentino and South Tyrol.

4ST CASE: No regional Serie D representative is relegated In this case they would Second place of State leagues Trentino and South Tyrol direkt to the major league rising up .

COUNTRY LEAGUE

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The champion is promoted, but the second-placed team also has a chance of being able to compete in the 2017/18 season in the Oberliga (see Oberliga case 3 and 4).

Descents The number of South Tyrolean Oberliga relegated players is crucial here.

1ST CASE: Three South Tyrolean Oberliga relegated teams In this case it would be the same five Meet regional league teams who would have to go to the 1st amateur league.

2ST CASE: Two South Tyrolean Oberliga relegated teams This is currently the most likely scenario. In this case they would come National league teams are relegated. However, a loophole would remain open in case 1 and case 2, namely if the second-placed South Tyrolean team wins the state league playoff and is promoted. Then in both cases one club would be affected less.

3ST CASE: One or no South Tyrolean Oberliga relegated team Then everything would be as usual in the national league: The three The last-placed teams are relegated to the 1st Amateur League.

1. AMATEUR LEAGUE Ascents

Next to the two Master Groups A and B also receive the Sieger of playoffs between the two runners-up in the table and the cup winner have the right to contest the 2017/18 season in the national league.

However, in the latter case there is an exception rule: If more than four teams are relegated from the regional league, the winner of the playoffs does not automatically receive the right to promotion, but is included in the ranking for any free places.

Curious fact: If the cup winner is relegated at the end of the championship and at the same time wins the playoffs, he will remain in the 1st amateur league. In this case, the runner-up in the playoffs receives the right to promotion.

Descents

Depends on the number of relegated national league teams.

1ST CASE: Three national league relegated teams In this case everything would remain as before, i.e two teams per circle are relegated to the 2nd amateur league.

2ST CASE: Four national league relegated teams Then there is total five Relegated from the 1st amateur league. The two teams per circle are also joined by the Loser of the playoff between the two third from last in districts A and B.

3ST CASE: Five national league relegated teams In this case they would three per circle Teams are relegated, so a total of six teams.

2. AMATEUR LEAGUE Ascents

The three winners of districts A, B and C are promoted to the 1st amateur league. In addition, the winner of the playoffs (three runners-up + cup winners) will also be granted promotion rights. If more than five teams are relegated from the 1st amateur league, the winner of the playoffs will not be promoted, but will be included in the ranking list for any free places. If a relegated team wins the cup and then the playoffs, they can remain in the category. The right to promotion goes to the runner-up in the playoffs.

Descents

1ST CASE: Four or five relegated teams from the first amateur league In this case it would stay six Relegated to the 2nd amateur league, i.e two teams per circle .

2ST CASE: Six relegated from the 1st amateur league Then would seven Teams are relegated to the 3rd amateur league. In addition to the six teams from Case 1, this also happens loser of playoffs between the three third from last in districts A, B and C.

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Promotions and relegations in the amateur leagues: What happens if…

Slowly but surely the hot championship phases are beginning in the domestic amateur leagues. In many places it is now a question of hoping, fearing and, last but not least, calculating. SportNews explains how promotions and relegations could affect the domestic amateur leagues...

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