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U17-U18 Competitions 2024-25

  • 10/10/24
  • By SSYFL League Management Committee
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Explains the new division structure implemented 4/10/24 transitioning from 2 conventional divisions at the start of the season.

Following feedback received and observations made by the League since the start of the season it is necessary to make some changes to the competition structure.

It is clear that the number of teams and mix in standards we have this season is suited to having smaller competition divisions to incentivise teams at their own level, whilst enabling some mixing of standards in a controlled way to provide teams with more variety of opponent.

These aims are met by the following structure:

- 1 integrated division table that includes all 16 teams to support any fixture combinations required by the separate competition divisions.
- The integrated table is segmented into 3 separate competition divisions 1, 2, and 3 determined from the fixtures played in the 4 weeks up to 28/9 in the 2 division conventional structure that started the season.

The division segments are organised as follows:
Division 1 – 7 teams. D1 Teams play each other twice and D2 teams once.
Division 2 – 4 teams. D2 Teams play each other twice and all D1 and D3 teams once.
Division 3 – 5 teams. D3 Teams play each other three times and D2 teams once.

- All results count towards a teams’ standing in their own competition division.
- Results from matches already played in the existing conventional divisions that are relevant to the new divisions still stand and transfer over to the new structure as played fixtures.
- Results from fixtures played 5/10 will stand and transfer over to the new structure.
- Fixtures already published in Full-Time still stand and transfer over to the new structure.