by Royals and Racers »
12 Jan 2019 08:24
The Cube windermereROYAL Why are there only 3 play-off places this season, and why are the bottom 2 sides in group 1 highlighted?
I assume they`ve changed the play-off system.
2 down is the same as last season. In the absence of any better information, my best guess would be that flashscore has incorrectly highlighted 2nd to 4th instead of 2nd to 5th.
From the Premier league website
There are 12 teams in Division 1 and 12 in Division 2, with every club playing each other once at home and once away
In Division 1, the team who finish first are champions
The bottom two teams in Division 1 get relegated to Division 2
In Division 2, the league winners get automatic promotion to Division 1
Teams ranked second, third, fourth and fifth go into a promotion play-off
Second plays fifth place at home and third hosts fourth in the semi-finals, both at the club’s main stadium, while the final takes place at the home ground of the team who finished highest in the league
All play-off matches are one-off ties, decided by extra-time and then penalties if the match is level after 120 minutes
There is no relegation from Division 2