(a) SFL Division 1 competition (2016) shall consist of ten teams and be played on a double round basis ie. 18 league games for each club. The Top 4 teams will compete in the league semi-finals. There will be no automatic relegation; instead relegation will be decided by the following format: The teams finishing 9th and 10th will play off with the loser relegated. The teams finishing 7th and 8th will play off with the winner safe. The winner of 9th/10th will then play the loser of 7th/8th with the loser of that game relegated.
(b) The SFL Division 2 competition (2016) shall consist of ten teams and be played on a double round basis ie. 18 league games for each club. There will be no halfway split. There will be no automatic promotion; instead the top two teams will compete in the league final with the winning team getting the Div. 2 trophy and promotion. Teams finishing 3rd and 4th will play off with the loser dropping out of the promotion race. The loser of the league final will then play the 3rd/4th place winner with the winner of that game gaining the second promotion place.
Teams finishing in 5th 6th 7th & 8th place to play for Division 3 title.
Club Championships-
(a) The Senior Football Championship (SFC) is organised as follows-
Round 1 games-SFC quarter finals.
The four 1st Round winners will enter the semi-final of the SFC and the two winners will contest the SFC final.
The four 1st Round match losers will enter the championship relegation play-offs. The two defeated teams will be relegated to the following year Intermediate Championship (IFC).
The two finalists in the IFC will be promoted.
(b) The Intermediate Championship(IFC) is organised as follows-
Round 1 games-IFC quarter finals.
The four 1st Round winners will enter the semi-finals, two winners will contest the IFC final and be promoted to the following year Senior Football Championship (SFC).
The four 1st Round match losers will enter the championship relegation semi- finals. The two defeated teams will contest the IFC relegation final with the loser being relegated to the following year Junior Football(JFC)
(c) The Junior Football Championship (JFC) is organised as follows-Round 1 -2 games.
– the 2 winners play in semi-final No. 1
– the 2 losers play off (with loser going out), the winner play the loser of semi-final no. 1, in semi-final No.2
– winners of the semi-finals will contest the JFC final with the winner promoted to the following year Intermediate Championship (IFC).
By Tom Mon 25th Jul
