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The Radictistani Football Association is the principle organizing body for Radictistani football. The RFA is responsible for administering the league hierarchy and the [[Radictistan national football team]]. The body sanctions all professional competitive football in the country. The association has a total of 347 member clubs. | The Radictistani Football Association is the principle organizing body for Radictistani football. The RFA is responsible for administering the league hierarchy and the [[Radictistan national football team]]. The body sanctions all professional competitive football in the country. The association has a total of 347 member clubs. | ||
==League system== | ==League system== | ||
Professional football in Radictistan follows a hierarchical league system with each level of competition [[ | Professional football in Radictistan follows a hierarchical league system with each level of competition [[wikipedia:Promotion_and_relegation|promoting and relegating]] teams to the next higher and lower levels based on their performance. There is a total of 202 clubs playing within the league system in six levels of competition. Each league and division uses a double [[wikipedia:Round-robin_tournament|round-robin]] system with each club playing every other club twice. Three points are awarded for each win and one point awarded for a tie. Teams are ranked first by total points, then by [[wikipedia:Goal_difference|goal difference]], then by total goals scored. The Nuxenstat Feur club has the most league championships of any Radictistani football club. | ||
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==Cup competitions== | ==Cup competitions== | ||
The annual Radictistan Football Cup is open to professional teams of the highest three leagues. The cup is organized as a single elimination [[ | The annual Radictistan Football Cup is open to professional teams of the highest three leagues. The cup is organized as a single elimination [[wikipedia:Knockout_tournament|knockout tournament]]. In contrast to the national league system, the Radictistan Football Cup allows for the possibility of a relatively low-ranked team becoming a national champion. The term "Double Event" is unofficially used when the same team wins both competitions and teams are said to have won the "Double Crown." | ||
==National team== | ==National team== | ||
===Men=== | ===Men=== | ||
The Radictistani national football team represents Radictistan in international competitions. It is managed by the Radictistani Football Association. | The Radictistani national football team represents Radictistan in international competitions. It is managed by the Radictistani Football Association. The team's mascot is the Radictistani national animal, the hornet. | ||
===Women=== | ===Women=== | ||
Latest revision as of 09:13, 29 December 2020
Football is a popular sport in Radictistan. The Radictistani Football Association is the sport's national governing body. There is a league system with six levels of competition culminating in the Prima League whose top-ranked team is the national champion alongside the winner of the Radictistan Football Cup.
Radictistani Football Association
The Radictistani Football Association is the principle organizing body for Radictistani football. The RFA is responsible for administering the league hierarchy and the Radictistan national football team. The body sanctions all professional competitive football in the country. The association has a total of 347 member clubs.
League system
Professional football in Radictistan follows a hierarchical league system with each level of competition promoting and relegating teams to the next higher and lower levels based on their performance. There is a total of 202 clubs playing within the league system in six levels of competition. Each league and division uses a double round-robin system with each club playing every other club twice. Three points are awarded for each win and one point awarded for a tie. Teams are ranked first by total points, then by goal difference, then by total goals scored. The Nuxenstat Feur club has the most league championships of any Radictistani football club.
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Prima League | |||||
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2 |
Second League | |||||
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3 |
Third League | |||||
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4 |
Fourth League | |||||
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5 |
Fifth League | |||||
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6 |
Sixth League Division North |
Sixth League Division South | ||||
Cup competitions
The annual Radictistan Football Cup is open to professional teams of the highest three leagues. The cup is organized as a single elimination knockout tournament. In contrast to the national league system, the Radictistan Football Cup allows for the possibility of a relatively low-ranked team becoming a national champion. The term "Double Event" is unofficially used when the same team wins both competitions and teams are said to have won the "Double Crown."
National team
Men
The Radictistani national football team represents Radictistan in international competitions. It is managed by the Radictistani Football Association. The team's mascot is the Radictistani national animal, the hornet.
Women
The Radictistani women's national football team is also run by the RFA.
Women's league system
Women's football in Radictistan has a much lower stature than that of men's football with fewer teams and consistently lower average ticket sales per game. The women's league table has only four levels of play with eighty teams. The women's league uses the same team ranking rules as the men's league and has a similar promotion and relegation system.
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League(s)/Division(s) | |||||
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Prima Women's League | |||||
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Second Women's League | |||||
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Third Women's League | |||||
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4 |
Fourth Women's League | |||||