DIVISION ONE PLAY-OFFS

PAR002_123 • April 7, 2022

Dates for Wessex League Division One play-offs have been scheduled as follows:


SEMI-FINALS


Tuesday, April 19 - 2nd vs 5th

Wednesday, April 20 - 3rd vs 4th


FINAL


Saturday, April 23rd


The winner will be promoted to the Premier Division, alongside the champions of Division One.


INFORMATION

 

In each division at Step 6, the Play Off Matches shall be played so that the highest placed of the eligible Clubs plays against the lowest placed and the other two Clubs play each other (Example: 2nd v 5th and 3rd v 4th).


The ties will be played on a single match basis with the home Club being the Club with the best points per game ratio in the Regular Season.


If there are only three eligible Clubs then the highest placed shall receive a bye to the second match where it will play the winner of the other Play Off Match and the winner of that match will be promoted.


At Steps 1-6, if a Club becomes eligible to take part in a Play Off Match and refuses to take part in that match or if a Club qualifies for promotion and refuses to be promoted then that Club shall be relegated from the division it last played in and shall play the following Playing Season in the division at the next Step level below.


If the refusal/ineligibility applies to a Club currently operating at Step 6, the Club will be removed from the NLS and placed in the appropriate Regional NLS Feeder League, provided there is an eligible Club at Feeder League level to replace them.


RELEGATION


At the end of the Regular Season the Clubs in the bottom two positions of Division One will be liable to relegation. This would have previously been the bottom three to align with other Step 6 leagues, however has been reduced due to Infinity's withdrawal.


The final number of Clubs to be relegated will be confirmed once promotion candidates from Feeder Leagues and any vacancies are known.

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