RULE 12

12. DETERMINING CHAMPIONSHIP

12. (A) TEAM RANKINGS WITHIN THE LEAGUE COMPETITION WILL BE DECIDED BY POINTS WITH 3 POINTS FOR A WIN AND 1 POINT FOR A DRAWN MATCH. THE TEAMS GAINING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF POINTS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DIVISIONS AT THE CONCLUSION SHALL BE ADJUDGED THE WINNERS. IF TWO OR MORE TEAMS BE EQUAL ON POINTS TEAM RANKINGS SHALL BE DECIDED ON GOAL DIFFERENCE, AND AFTER THIS WHO HAS SCORED THE GREATER NUMBER OF GOALS.

12.(B) AUTOMATIC PROMOTION AND RELEGATION SHALL BE APPLIED FOR THE FIRST TWO AND LAST 2 TEAMS IN EACH DIVISION EXCEPT AS PROVIDED FOR HEREUNDER, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF RULE 1(B).

12.(B)(i) SHOULD ONE OR MORE TEAMS WITHDRAW FROM ANY DIVISION AFTER THE FIXTURES HAD COMMENCED AN EQUAL NUMBER OF THOSE TEAMS WITHDRAWING IN THAT DIVISION SHALL NOT BE RELEGATED.

12.(B)(ii) VACANCIES OCCURRING AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MAY BE FILLED ON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS:-

(A) RETENTION OF OTHERWISE RELEGATED TEAMS

(B) ADDITIONAL PROMOTION OF THE NEXT RANKED TEAM IN A DIVISION BELOW

(C) ELECTION

12.(B)(iii) THE LAST TWO TEAMS IN THE LOWEST DIVISION SHALL RETIRE , BUT BE ELIGIBLE FOR

RE-ELECTION EXCEPT AS BELOW, AND SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF PARAGRAPH 12.(B)(i) ABOVE

12.(B)(iv) WHEN A SENIOR TEAM IS RELEGATED TO A LOWER DIVISION OF WHICH ITS RESERVE TEAM IS A MEMBER, OR ENTITLED TO BE A MEMBER , SUCH RESERVE TEAM MUST ACCEPT TO, OR RETAIN ITS POSITION IN, THE NEXT LOWER DIVISION ; AND SHOULD THE SENIOR TEAM BE RELEGATED TO THE LOWEST DIVISION ITS RESERVE TEAM AUTOMATICALLY RETIRES FROM THE COMPETITION.

12.(B)(V) SHOULD EITHER OR BOTH OF THE LEADING TEAMS IN ANY DIVISIONS HAVE ITS SENIOR TEAM IN THE NEXT HIGHER DIVISION, PROMOTION SHALL FALL, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE GENERAL MEETING, TO THE NEXT HIGHEST TEAM OR TEAMS IN THE DIVISION CONCERNED.

12.(C) IN THE EVENT OF A TEAM WITHDRAWING FROM THE LEAGUE BEFORE COMPLETING THEIR FIXTURES THEIR RECORD SHALL BE EXPUNGED FROM THE COMPETITION TABLE.