The Leagues

The Leagues

Countries have 1 or more leagues with each league having roughly between 8 and 23 clubs each.

Continental championships have several groups with 4 to 6 clubs per group. The two best teams of each group will advance to the knockout stage.

Club Promotion/Relegation

The top and bottom clubs in a league are promoted/relegated at the end of a season, depending upon the number of clubs in the league. The bottom league has no relegation and the top league has no promotion. If a country has only 1 league, there is no promotion or relegation.

National Cups

All teams from a country participate in the national cup. Cups are played in a one game knockout format with some teams having byes in the earlier rounds.

Champions Leagues

There are 4 Champions Leagues:

• The Americas

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

The champions of each country's first division qualify for these competitions.

The World Club Cup

The World Club Cup follows its own schedule, different from leagues, cups and the Champions Leagues. The winners of the 4 Champions Leagues will participate in this competition and crown the champion of the champions.