uhlsport Hellenic League Step 5 and Step 6 playoffs

Uhlsport Hellenic League – Fixtures – Important notes about the End of our Season

This week we received official notification from The FA on the Promotion and the Play-Offs at both Step 5 & 6. Below I have simplified & summarized the detail, as there are many complications of Ground Grading, Ground availability, alternative (and under what circumstances) dates (at Step 5 only), how the finances are managed and dispersal methods etc…….

A full copy will be provided to the clubs taking part.

Division One. Step 6 – Promotion & Play-Offs

• After some discussion we can now complete the playing season on April 22^nd. This is an additional Saturday to play those matches that cannot be fixtured any earlier.
• In the final League Table, The First placed club will be placed into the Promotion Pool and be allocated appropriately to a Step 5 Division for next season. Those finishing 2^nd to 5^th will go into the play-offs.
• The Semi-Finals will be 2^nd v 5^th & 3^rd v 4^th on the ground of the highest ‘end of league season position’ club in that game. These will be played on Tuesday April 25^th with a 19:45 kick-off.
• The Final will remain on Friday evening April 28^th KO 19:45 on the ground of the highest ‘end of league season position’ club in the game.
• If any of these games are tied after 90 minutes then a penalty shoot out will decide the winner.
• There are no individual medals for participants in the Final. A plaque will be presented to the winning team in the final (only).
• For Financial arrangements, the host club will operate a Net Gate system that pays 37.5% to each club, and 25% to the League.

Premier Division – Step 5 – Promotion & Play-Off

• The Division playing season ends on April 22^nd as previously scheduled.  
• The First placed club will go into the Promotion Pool and be allocated appropriately to a Step 4 Division for next season. The second placed club goes into a one match ‘winner takes all’ play-off against a Step 4 club. The latter is chosen from clubs finishing 3^rd & 4^th from bottom of Step 4 Divisions, on a ‘points per game’ basis across the country and then is allocated geographically. The FA expect to inform Step 5 clubs of their opposition on Sunday April 23^rd.
• The ‘play-off’ game is scheduled to be played on Saturday April 29^th  kick-off 15:00,  on the ground of the Step 4 club. Please use your Uhlsport logoed equipment on the day.
• If the game is tied after 90 minutes then a penalty shoot out will decide the winner who then plays at Step 4 next season..
• There are no medals and trophies for this game.
• For Financial arrangements, the host club will operate a Net Gate system that pays 37.5% to each club, and 12.5% to each League

Hopefully this sets the scene for the clubs involved, and any would-be spectators, to understand what is happening.

Bob Dalling