Season
Regular Season:
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Format:
12 teams, each plays the others twice - home and away - for a total of 22 games each, over 22 game weeks.
Scoring points:
3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss.
Table order:
1. points won; 2. points in head-to-head matches; 3. goal difference in hth matches; 4. away goals in hth matches; 5. play-off.
Qualification for Championship Round:
1-6 place: enter Championship Round
Qualification for Relegation Round:
7-12 place: enter Relegation Round
Championship Round:
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Format:
6 teams from the Regular Season contest the Super Liga champion and places in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League in a league format.
Each team plays the others twice - home and away - for a total of 10 games each, over 10 game weeks.
Teams keep their entire Regular Season record going into the Championship Round.
The Championship Round winner is the Super Liga champion.
Scoring points:
3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss.
Table order:
1. points won; 2. points in head-to-head matches; 3. goal difference in hth matches; 4. away goals in hth matches; 5. play-off.
Qualification for UEFA competitions:
1 place: UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
2-3 place: UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
Qualification for UEFA Europa League Play-off *:
4-6 place: enter UEFA Europa League Play-off
* - UEFA Europa League Play-off takes place only if the Cup is won by a team that is placed lower than 3rd in the Super Liga.
Relegation Round:
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Format:
6 teams from the Regular Season contest against relegation in a league format.
Each team plays the others twice - home and away - for a total of 10 games each, over 10 game weeks.
Teams keep their entire Regular Season record going into the Relegation Round.
The winner of the Relegation Round finishes 7th in the Overall season standings, the second placed team - 8th, and so on, with the last placed team in the Relegation Group being 12th.
Scoring points:
3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss.
Table order:
1. points won; 2. points in head-to-head matches; 3. goal difference in hth matches; 4. away goals in hth matches; 5. play-off.
Qualification for UEFA Europa League Play-off *:
7 place: enters UEFA Europa League Play-off
* - UEFA Europa League Play-off takes place only if the Cup is won by a team that is placed lower than 3rd in the Super Liga.
Relegation from the league:
11 place: enters Play-offs 1/2 with one 2. liga team for 1 place in Super Liga
12 place: relegated to 2. liga
Promotion to the league:
1 team from 2. liga
1 more 2. liga team may promote through Play-offs 1/2
UEFA Europa League Play-off:
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Format:
4 teams contest a place in the UEFA Europa League in a knockout format.
Teams are ranked 1st to 4th, based on their Overall season standings ranking order.
The UEFA Europa League Play-off takes place only if the Cup winner is placed 1st-3rd in the Super Liga.
Semi-finals:
Teams are paired according to their ranking:
1st vs 4th;
2nd vs 3rd.
Winners are decided over one leg, with extra time and penalties if score is level after regular time.
The higher ranked teams are hosts.
Final:
The two Semi-finals winners meet each other.
Winner is decided over one leg, with extra time and penalties if score is level after regular time.
The higher ranked team is host.
Qualification for UEFA competitions:
winner: UEFA Europa League qualifiers