12. (A) Team rankings within
the Competition will be decided by points with three points to be awarded for a
win and one point for a drawn match. The teams gaining the highest number of
points in their respective Divisions at the conclusion shall be adjudged the
winners. Matches must not be played for double points.
In the event of two or
more teams being equal on points team rankings shall be decided in the
following order:-
(i)
goal difference
(ii) goal average
(iii) goals scored
(iv) deciding match(es) played under conditions
determined by the
Management
Committee.
(B)
Automatic promotion and relegation shall be applied for the first two and
last two teams in each Division except as provided for hereunder, subject to
the provisions of Rule 1(b).
(i)
Should one or more teams withdraw from any one Division after the fixtures have
commenced an equal number of teams to those withdrawing in that Division shall
not be automatically relegated.
(ii)
Vacancies occurring after the conclusion of the season may be filled on any of
the following ways:
(a) retention of otherwise relegated team(s)
(b) additional promotion of the next ranked team(s) from the Division
below
(c) election
(iii)
Not in use.
(iv)
When a senior team is relegated to a lower Division of which its reserve team
is a member, or entitled to be a member, such reserve team must accept
relegation to, or retain its position in, the next lower Division; and should
the senior team be relegated to the lowest Division its reserve team
automatically retires from the Competition.
(v)
Should either or both of the leading teams in any of the Divisions have its
senior team in the next higher Division, promotion shall fall, at the
discretion of the General Meeting, to the next highest team or teams in the
Division concerned.
(C)
In the event of a team not completing 75% of its fixtures for the season all
points obtained by or recorded against such defaulting team shall be expunged
from the Competition table.
Where a team withdraws having completed
75% of its fixtures the points for any unplayed games shall be awarded to the
defaulting team's opponents.
(D)
Not in use.