Nelborne Football Premier League

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Nelborne Football Premier League
Founded11 February 2022; 2 years ago (2022-02-11)
CountryAlquiya
Lormotia
New Svealand
Seketan
FKT
ConfederationUEFA (associated)
Number of teams12[a]
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toVarious (see Promotion and Regulation)
League cup(s)Nelbec Championship Cup
Current championsLoria-Fjeska (1)
(1)
TV partnersVarious

The Nelborne Football Premier League is the highest level of the multinational Nelborne football system, composing of various regional and national competitions and leagues. It currently consists of 12 teams. Competition for the championship is run on a seasonal basis, with a spring, summer, and fall season lasting ~60 days, with each team playing 11 games. Most games are played on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, with occasional weekday evening fixtures.

The competition was founded in 2022 after an agreement was reached between Nelbourn's various domestic leagues to create a top level across the island. The current teams qualified for the inaugural Spring 2023 season through various methods, with each domestic league being allocated a number of slots and choosing independently a qualification process. Its' inaugural game, between Lormotia and Fyedor had 5.4 million viewers across all markets, a record for Nelborn sports television.

History

Competition format

Regular competiton

The current format of the League is based on a tri-annual season schedule. Each year 3 championship titles are handed out, one each for the spring, summer, and fall seasons. The team with the most wins in a given season wins the championship and earns themselves a spot in the Nelbec Championship.

The seasonal format is a double round robin, with each team playing each other once totalling 11 games. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. If still equal, teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for qualification to other competitions, the head-to-head record between the tied teams is taken into consideration

Promotion and relegation

At the end of each season, two teams are relegated out of the league and replaced by the through one of two ways. The first qualifier (to replace the team that finished 11th) is the winner of the Holgensor Cup, a tournament between the Nelbourn's domestic leagues. The last-placed team is replaced by their domestic league's most recent champion. This system also allows for the league's national composition to change over time.

Nelbec Championship

Clubs

As per the Honjynybek Agreement, the initial team allocation was based roughly on the size of each nation's football association and average viewership of their domestic leagues as such;

Nation Population (2021) # of teams Domestic League
Alquiya 6.6 million 3 National Alquiyan Football League
Lormotia 3.5 million 1 Lormot Football League
New Svealand 4.4 million 2 New Sveland Champions League
Seketan 6.5 million 6 Seketan League A
Trjebia 0.4 million 1 None

Champions

Nelbec Championship Cup

Season Champion Golden Boot Season MVP
2023, Summer Loria-Fjeska Yonson Ilyak (Loria-Fjeska) Portugal Luisinho Santos (Rosenburg FC)

Current Season

Standings

Pos. Team PTS P W D L Notes
1 Trjebia FC 16 6 5 1 0 To semi-finals
2 Lormotia Royal 12 6 4 0 2 To semi-finals
3 Vilderjen FC 10 6 3 1 2 To quarter-finals
4 Winneston CF 10 6 3 1 2 To quarter-finals
5 Conelibek FC 9 6 3 0 3 To quarter-finals
6 Club Porta 9 6 2 3 1 To quarter-finals
7 Fyedor Mountains 9 6 3 0 3
8 Paul State FC 7 6 2 1 3
9 Avro Pilots 7 6 2 1 3
10 Loria-Fjeska 7 6 2 1 3
11 Football Orsa 4 6 1 1 4 to be relegated
12 Rosenburg FC 3 6 1 0 5 To be relegated

As of August 22, 2023

Top Players

Player Goals Team
wikipedia:Germany Manuel Gruber 3 Lormotia Royal
Anthony De Baise 2 Winneston CF
Alec Fjedorson 2 Club Porta
Portugal Luisinho Santos 1 Paul State FC
Terrence Nelovk 1 Avro Pilots
Cristofor Walybras 1 Fyedor Mountains
Yonson Ilyak 1 Loria-Fjeska
Denmark Ebbe Vinter 1 Paul State FC
Jabbi Jailik 1 Trjebia FC
Úlfr Hilmarsson 1 Winneston CF
Sweden Erling Alfson 1 Football Orsa
Leo Göransson 1 Lormotia Royal
Erikson Fernaj 1 Fyedor Mountains
Netherlands Filip Arissen 1 Fyedor Mountains
Timothy Eriika 1 Lormotia Royal

As of August 28, 2023

  1. 12 playing in the inaugural season, 2 to be promoted in the second season.