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Promotion / Relegation System, by FIDHeadGM

13.06.2012 12:23

Promotion / Relegation System

The aim of this system is to act as a short-term solution, that we hope will eventually lead to FIDA's taking on more responsibility in this area, defining the 'active' leagues in their country, and becoming more actively involved in the whole promotion/relegation process.

There are two parts to the promotion/relegation system. If you're interested in reading about how everything works (I suggest reading it through at least twice), you can do so here.

Alternatively, if you're simply interested in how it affects you at the end of the season, you can check the bottom couple of posts.

FAQs

If you have any questions regarding the promotion/relegation system, please see below whether your question has been answered. If not, please email fidheadGM@communisport.com, and I will endeavour to respond to your query as soon as possible.

The Pyramid Link

A maximum of 3 leagues form a ‘Pyramid Link’. This consists of 1 parent league, and 2 child leagues. A few examples of ‘Pyramid Links’ are displayed below:

League Statuses

Every league will be given a status at the start of a season. In the future, when they become official, we hope that FIDA’s will become more involved in the promotion/relegation system within their own country, and be responsible for determining the status for each league within their country. Until then, the league statuses will be set by the Game Master team.

There are 3 statuses:

What is an Active League?

a) A league which has 100% of teams that do contain, or have contained human-controlled players.
OR
b) A league which has been running for a minimum of 2 full seasons (not including the current season).

What is a Partially Active League?

a) A league which does not contain 100% of teams that do contain, or have contained human-controlled players.
AND
b) A league which has not been running for a minimum of 2 full seasons (not including the current season).

What is an Inactive League?

a) A league which has been formed during the season, and will not have completed a full season when it ends.

League Statuses

You can view the League Statuses for the current season below this post.

Promotion Types

There are 3 promotion types:

When does a Full Promotion occur?

A full promotion occurs when there is a fully active pyramid link (see below).

When does a Partial Promotion occur?

A partial promotion exists when:
A) An active child league exists, but there is no 2nd child league.
B) A partially active child league exists, and there is no 2nd child league.
C) There is one active, and one partially active child league.
D) There is one active, and one inactive child league.
E) There is one partially active, and one inactive child league.

Partial Promotion 'A'

3A represents the Parent League in the Pyramid Link.
4A represents the 1st Active Child League in the Pyramid Link.

Partial Promotion 'B'

3A represents the Parent League in the Pyramid Link.
4A represents the 1st Partially Active Child League in the Pyramid Link.

Partial Promotion 'C'

3A represents the Parent League in the Pyramid Link.
4A represents the 1st Active Child League in the Pyramid Link.
4B represents the 2nd Partially Active Child League in the Pyramid Link.

Partial Promotion 'D'

3A represents the Parent League in the Pyramid Link.
4A represents the 1st Active Child League in the Pyramid Link.
4B represents the 2nd Inactive Child League in the Pyramid Link.

Partial Promotion 'E'

3A represents the Parent League in the Pyramid Link.
4A represents the 1st Partially Active Child League in the Pyramid Link.
4B represents the 2nd Inactive Child League in the Pyramid Link.

Partial Promotion 'F' (New case that has showed this season)

3A represents the Parent League in the Pyramid Link.
4A represents the 1st Partially Active Child League in the Pyramid Link.
4B represents the 2nd Partially Active Child League in the Pyramid Link.

"11th in 3A" vs "1st in 4B".
"12th in 3A" vs "1st in 4A".

When does No Promotion occur?

No Promotion occurs when there is only an active parent league (see below).

Promotion Refusal

Where a team in a child league refuses a promotion opportunity, the opportunity will be passed down the league to the next available human controlled team, regardless of activity, with the exception of teams already involved in a relegation play-off. Only teams involved in the promotion/relegation play-offs will be promoted or relegated. We will not promote/relegate teams under any other circumstance.

Cheating Exceptions
If cheating creates a situation where a team, that is not the cheating team itself, may end up in an unfair situation regarding the promotions/relegations then the Admins may create a unique solution to solve that specific problem. The cheating must be verified and very clear for this rule to apply.

Play-Off Match Times/Days

Play-Off match times/days will occur at the normal time/day for the league in which the teams involved in the play-off are attempting to promote into / stay in. For example:

Team 1A v Team 2A = League 1A Normal Time/Day (both teams aiming to reach/stay in 1A)
Team 2A v Team 2B = League 1A Normal Time/Day (both teams aiming to reach/stay in 1A)
Team 2B v Team 3C = League 2B Normal Time/Day (both teams aiming to reach/stay in 2B)
etc.