Senior League Matches
Each senior Einnek league is divided into four divisions, each consisting of 12 teams. Teams play each other home and away over the course of a 22 week season. There is promotion and relegation for the top and bottom three teams at the conclusion of each season.
The outcome of each league fixture has the usual three possible results; home win, away win or draw. As well as League points being awarded, there is the potential for player skill changes, injuries and suspensions.
League points are gained as follows:
| Result | Goals Scored | Points Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| WIN | 3 or more | 4 |
| WIN | 1 or 2 | 3 |
| DRAW | 3 or more | 2 |
| DRAW | 0, 1 or 2 | 1 |
| LOSS | 3 or more | 1 |
| LOSS | 0, 1 or 2 | 0 |
The skill levels of your players can also change as a result of a League fixture. These changes are dependent on the result of the match, the skill levels of your players and your individual players’ performances.
| Result | Side Composition | Youth Points | Potential Skill Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| WIN | Every player is skill 5 or above (including all substitutes) | 10 | None |
| WIN | Any skill 4 or below players (starting side or substitutes) | 2 | Best performing player of the lowest skill level will go up 1 skill |
| DRAW | Every player is skill 5 or above (including all substitutes) | 1 | None |
| DRAW | Any skill 4 or below players (starting side or substitutes) | 1 | Possible one player down & one player up |
| LOSS | Any composition | 0 | Possible one player down if less than 3 goals scored |
In addition to these awards there are two special weekly awards which are given to the overall Player of the Week (POTW) and the best prospect (player under skill 4). The Player of the Week sees his skill level rise by one point or to skill 6 if the player was not already a skill 5. While the Prospect of the Week rises to skill 5 regardless of what skill he played at. Both these awards see the respective players receive a new complement of WACS.
Players can get injured during the course of a game. Any player selected for a game when not fully fit is more prone to further injury. Therefore a manager has to weigh up the risk of selecting any player when they are not fully fit. Over the course of their careers players who are injury prone will be more liable to pick up knocks as they get older.
Suspensions resulting from yellow and red cards can also occur during a league fixture. Again a manager will need to pay close attention to the potential suspension a player may reach based on his overall career disciplinary record and the number of cautions received this season.
