Tarperti football league system
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The Tarperti football league system, is a series of association football leagues in Tarper bound together via the use of promotion and relegation. The pyramid is made up of three professional leagues with one division each, five semi-professional leagues with three divisions each, and nine state leagues (Bergfeld, Citrone, and Terraum use the Meerland, Nordstrand, and Astra state leagues repectively) with four divisions. At the end of each season, the best-placing teams in each division are promoted to the next higher up league or division in the pyramid, while the worst-placing teams are relegated. Therefore, in theory, a minuscule village club can rise to the premier league and become football champions.
National league system
The top two leagues of the pyramid are organized by the Tarperti Football League. The third league, the ATF Pro League, is directly organized by the Association for Tarperti Football and is the gate into professional football. Clubs in any of the three leagues are eligible to qualify for the later stages of the Imperial Challenge Cup, where any club from the 10 divisions can compete and possibly win.
Regional league system
Below the professional leagues are semi-professional leagues directly organized by the ATF. Clubs competing at the regional level are organised into five leagues, which are further organized into divisions 4, 5, and 6. Clubs at the regional level also participate in the Imperial Challenge Cup.
State league system
At the bottom of the pyramid are clubs competing in amateur local leagues organized by state football associations. Clubs at this level are organized into state leagues with four divisions. The clubs of these leagues make up the starting rounds of the Imperial Challenge Cup. The pyramid ends here at division 10.
The system
| Level | Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Leagues | ||||||||||
| 1 | Tarperti Premier League 18 teams ↓ 2 relegation spots + 1 relegation play-off spot | |||||||||
| 2 | TFL Championship 18 teams ↑ 2 promotion spots + 1 promotion play-off spot ↓ 2 relegation spots + 1 relegation play-off spot | |||||||||
| 3 | TFL League One 20 teams ↑ 2 promotion spots + 1 promotion play-off spot ↓ 2 relegation spots + 1 relegation play-off spot | |||||||||
| 4 | TFL League Two 20 teams ↑ 2 promotion spots + 1 promotion play-off spot ↓ 4 relegation spots | |||||||||
| Non-Professional Leagues | ||||||||||
| 5 | Northern League 18 teams ↑ 1 promotion or promotion playoff spot ↓ 2 to 4 relegation spots |
Eastern League 18 teams ↑ 1 promotion or promotion playoff spot ↓ 1 to 5 relegation spots |
Western League 18 teams ↑ 1 promotion playoff spot ↓ 1 to 4 relegation spots |
Ligue Première 19 teams ↑ 1 promotion playoff spots ↓ 3 to 6 relegation spots |
Austerfluss Premier League 20 teams ↑ 1 promotion or promotion playoff spot ↓ 3 to 6 relegation spots | |||||
| 5 |
[[Citrone [[Bergfeld [[Meerland [[Nordstrand |
2 divisions of |
[[Lower Rhine [[Middle Rhine [[Nordstrand |
Oberliga TarWhylsen Oberliga East Plamyadia [[Longrove |
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| 6 |
[[Vastridge Netherstrand [[Astra [[Terraum [[Tapia [[Lake [[Outer Comico |
[[Rhineland [[Tarland [[Southwest [[East Plamyadia [[Sud [[Black Forest |
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| 7-10 | 4 divisions of Northern Realm League 20 teams ↑ 2 promotion playoff spot |
4 divisions of Coastal League 20 teams ↑ 1 promotion playoff spot |
4 divisions of Imperial League 20 teams ↑ 1 promotion playoff spot |
4 divisions of Rider's League 20 teams ↑ 1 promotion playoff spots |
4 divisions of Seaside League 20 teams ↑ 1 promotion playoff spot |
4 divisions of League of Industry 20 teams ↑ 2 promotion playoff spots |
4 divisions of Central League 20 teamn ↑ 1 promotion playoff spot |
4 divisions of Ligue Ostplamyadia 20 teams ↑ 2 promotion playoff spots |
4 divisions of Great Southern League 20 teams ↑ 2 promotion playoff spot | |