Ligue Populaire (Batisuria)

Ligue Populaire

Founded	22 December 1959
Country	Marensoald (20 teams)
Confederation	FFA
Number of teams	20
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Ligue Mineure
Domestic cup(s)	Marensoald Cup
League cup(s)	President's Cup
International cup(s)	FFA Champions Cup FFA MajAra Cup
Current champions	Locomotif Lukubwa (9th Title) (2017-18)
Most championships	Troisponts Sportif
TV partners	BCM, MonduSport (Live Matches) MonduSport (Highlights)
2018-19 Ligue Populaire

Format

The League follows a standard Double Round-Robin format. Over the course of the season, which goes from December to August, each club will play every other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 30 matchdays per team, with a break between the fifteenth and sixteenth rounds. Teams must reach three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points achieved, allowing the top four clubs entry to the Presidential Tournament, the winner of which is crowned champion of the league for that season. Eleven matches are played weekly during the season, and are only put on hold for Federal Holidays, with Sundays hosting the "Match of the Week".

Promotion and Relegation

A system of Promotion and Relegation is established between Ligue Populaire and Ligue Mineure in Marensoald. The lowest-performing team from each conference is relegated to the Thesha-Ghizen and is replaced with the Conference Champions from the Ghizen teams. Below is a record of how many teams were present in the Thesha-Ceizen throughout the League's history, as mandated by the League Charters, which are renewed every 10 years:

1958-68: 8 1968-78: 10 1978-88: 12 1988-98: 20 1998-2008: 16 2008-18: 20 2018-Present: 20

Ranking of Clubs with Equal Points

If points are equal between two or more clubs, the rules are, in accord to Midrasian Football Rules:

• If all clubs involved have played each other twice:
  • If the tie is between two clubs, then the tie is broken using the goal difference for the two matches those clubs have played against each other (without away goals rule)
  • If the tie is between more than two clubs, then the tie is broken using the games the clubs have played against each other:
    • a) head-to-head points
    • b) head-to-head goal difference
    • c) head-to-head goals scored
• If two legged games between all clubs involved have not been played, or the tie is not broken by the rules above, it is broken using:
  • a) total goal difference
  • b) total goals scored
• If the tie is still not broken, the winner will be determined by Fair Play scales. These are:
  • yellow card, 1 point
  • doubled yellow card/ejection, 2 points
  • direct red card, 3 points
  • suspension or disqualification of coach, executive or other club personnel (outside referees' decisions), 5 points
  • misconduct of the supporters: mild 5 points, serious 6 points, very serious 7 points
  • stadium closure, 10 points
  • if the Competition Committee removes a penalty, the points are also removed
• If the tie is still not broken, it will be resolved with a tie-break match in a neutral stadium.

Qualification for FFA Competitions

As of the current league charter in 2019 and its current FFA League Coefficient, the champion and first two runners-up of the previous season are qualified for the first round of the FFA Champions Cup. The Fourth and Fifth Place Clubs are qualified for the FFA MajAra Cup.