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Leagues’ Competitions Overview SEASON 2021/22 01 Leagues’ Competitions Overview SEASON 2021/22 FOREWORD League Football is back! In the middle of a summer rich of sport events with Euro 2020 finally cheered by the public in the stadiums and the Olympic Games successfully delivered in Tokyo, the football arenas are ready to welcome back fans and players for an exciting new season of domestic club football. We are glad to present to the whole football community this Leagues’ Competitions Overview, a document which contains - country by country- all key competition elements of our Member Leagues. During the past years, a few Leagues have presented innovations in their Competition Formats which we are happy to display in this report. Fans across Europe can now enjoy traditional league formats but also championships with new and creative competition systems with the introduction of play-off & play-out mechanisms which generate more compelling and interesting final parts of the season for their participating clubs, whether to win the title or to qualify for a European ticket but also to gain the permanence in the top division or its access. Other innovations are related to the introduction of new Kick-Off Times over the weekend to match the interests of a growing international audience and those of broadcasting and other commercial partners. And of course, the report provides insights on the Calendar and Players’ Transfer Windows for the approaching season for both all our summer and winter leagues. The Calendar for the upcoming 2020/21 season appears rich of games but also quite congested as we are approaching 2022 - the year with the FIFA World Cup in November/December – with its unusual and highly debated schedule which will impact domestic league football calendars for more than a season. To conclude, a big round of applause to our Members and their dedicated staff for their continuous effort in improving their organisational standards while implementing new operational protocols during this challenging Covid period. The European Leagues are ready to deliver an exciting new season to millions of football fans across the globe. We wish you all an exciting season! The European Leagues TEAM 02 Leagues’ Competitions Overview SEASON 2021/22 INDEX Member Leagues 04 Winter Leagues 05 AUT 06 AZE 08 BEL 10 CZE 12 DEN 14 ENG 17 ESP 21 FRA 23 GER 25 GRE 27 ISR 28 ITA 30 NED 33 NIR 34 POL 37 POR 38 ROU 40 RUS 41 SCO 42 SRB 46 SVK 48 SUI 49 TUR 51 UKR 52 Summer Leagues 53 FIN 54 KAZ 55 LAT 57 LTU 58 NOR 59 SWE 61 Competitions Overview 63 Number of clubs 64 Number of matchdays 66 Overall number matchdays by competition 68 Calendar season 2021/22 70 Transfer window season 2021/22 71 Number of substitutions per match 72 03 Member Leagues Competition Information Winter Leagues Austria Bundesliga "Grunddurchgang"-12 clubs play 2 times against each other (22 rounds). "Finaldurchgang"-two groups with each 6 clubs ("Meistergruppe 12 1-6; Qualifikationsgruppe 7-12) play 2 times against each other (10 rounds). COMPETITION CLUBS FORMAT Europacup-Playoff for the last UEFA ticket. Semifinal/1 game: best ranked club behind the holder of the last CASHPOINT SCR Altach UEFA ticket after 32 rounds in "Meistergruppe" plays semifinal FC Flyeralarm Admira against the best ranked club in the "Qualifikationsgruppe". FC Red Bull Salzburg Final/2 games: winner of the semifinal plays against the holder FK Austria Wien of the last UEFA-ticket after 32 rounds of the "Meistergruppe" LASK RZ Pellets WAC STRUCTURE Changes concerning the participating clubs are possible OF PLAYOFFS depending on the winner of the FA cup. SK Austria Klagenfurt SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz SK Rapid Wien Regular season: 32 SV Guntamatic Ried Playoffs: 3 TSV Hartberg WSG Tirol NUMBER OF MATCHDAYS Regular season: 192 Playoffs: 3 NUMBER OF MATCHES CALENDAR SEASON 2021/22 Start/ winter break /end Regular season Winter break Playoffs (1) 23 13 10 21 29 JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY. JUN. MATCHDAY KICK-OFF TIMES Friday: No match. Saturday: 3 at 17h00. Sunday: 3 at 17h00 (before international window in Sept.), 2 at 14h30, 1 at 17h00 (after international window in Sept.). Monday: No match. MID-WEEK MATCHDAYS Matchday 29 (26-27 April 2022). TRANSFER WINDOW SUMMER 2021 / TRANSFER WINDOW WINTER 2022 9 31 31 7 7 JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY. JUN. OTHER DOMESTIC COMPETITIONS: National Cup: Organised by FA from 16-18/07/2021 to 30.04-01.05/201 in 6 rounds. (1): Only Clubs participating in the FA Cup quarter finals start on 02/02/2021. 06 Austria 2. Liga Each club plays 2 times against each other. 16 COMPETITION FORMAT CLUBS FAC Wien FC Blau Weiß Linz - FC Juniors OÖ Liefering FC Mohren Dornbirn 1913 STRUCTURE OF PLAYOFFS FC Wacker Innsbruck Grazer AK 1902 KSV 1919 Regular season: 30 SC Austria Lustenau Playoffs: - SK BMD Vorwärts Steyr SK Rapid Wien II SKU Ertl Glas Amstetten NUMBER OF MATCHDAYS spusu SKN St. Pölten SV Horn SV Licht-Loidl Lafnitz Regular season: 240 Young Violets Austria Wien Playoffs: - NUMBER OF MATCHES CALENDAR SEASON 2021/22 Start/ winter break /end Regular season Winter break Playoffs 23 29 17 22 JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY. JUN. MATCHDAY KICK-OFF TIMES Fri-Sun: Clubs can choose kick-off within the following time windows (Friday 18h30 or 20h25; Saturday 12h30 to 20h30; Sunday 10h00 to 17h00); further restrictions if the distance for the away club is more than 300 km (Saturday 14h30 to 20h30, Sunday 10h00 to 14h30. These restrictions do not apply if the away club gives its consent); the two broadcast partners pick at least 2 matches per round (Friday 20h25; Sunday 10h30). Monday: No match. MID-WEEK MATCHDAYS No mid-week match days (exeptional for postponed games) because amateur teams participate in 2nd division TRANSFER WINDOW SUMMER 2021 / TRANSFER WINDOW WINTER 2022 9 31 31 7 7 JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY. JUN. OTHER DOMESTIC COMPETITIONS: National Cup: Organised by FA from 16-18/07/2021 to 30.04-01.05/2021 in 6 rounds. 07 Azerbaijan Premyer Liqa Each club plays 4 times. 8 COMPETITION FORMAT CLUBS Neftchi Baku Qarabag FK - Sumgayit Zira FC Sabah FK STRUCTURE OF PLAYOFFS Keshla FK Qabala FK Sabail Regular season: 28 Playoffs: - NUMBER OF MATCHDAYS Regular season: 112 Playoffs: - NUMBER OF MATCHES CALENDAR SEASON 2021/22 Start/ winter break /end Regular season Winter break Playoffs 14 20 1 31 JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY. JUN. MATCHDAY KICK-OFF TIMES Friday: Saturday: Sunday: Kick-offs of all matches is announced 10 days in advance. Monday: MID-WEEK MATCHDAYS Kick-offs of all matches is announced 10 days in advance. TRANSFER WINDOW SUMMER 2021 / TRANSFER WINDOW WINTER 2022 10 1 31 10 9 JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY. JUN. OTHER DOMESTIC COMPETITIONS: National Cup: Organised by League. 08 Azerbaijan Birinci Divizion Each club plays 2 times. 13 COMPETITION FORMAT CLUBS Neftchi-2 Qarabagh-2 - Sumqayıt-2 Kesla-2 Zire-2 STRUCTURE OF PLAYOFFS Gabala-2 Sabah-2 Sabail-2 Regular season: 26 MOIK Playoffs: - Zagatala Turan Tovuz Kapaz NUMBER OF MATCHDAYS Qaradagh Lokbatan Regular season: 156 Playoffs: - NUMBER OF MATCHES CALENDAR SEASON 2021/22 Start/ winter break /end Regular season Winter break Playoffs 13 20 10 31 JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY. JUN. MATCHDAY KICK-OFF TIMES Friday: Saturday: Sunday: Kick-offs of all matches is announced 10 days in advance. Monday: MID-WEEK MATCHDAYS Kick-offs of all matches is announced 10 days in advance. TRANSFER WINDOW SUMMER 2021 / TRANSFER WINDOW WINTER 2022 10 1 31 10 9 JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY. JUN. OTHER DOMESTIC COMPETITIONS: National Cup: Organised by League. 09 Belgium Jupiler Pro League Each club plays 2 times against each other + Playoffs. 18 COMPETITION FORMAT CLUBS 2 series of PO: 1-4 and 5-8, 6 match days each. Division by 2 of regular Cercle Brugge season points at the start of the PO. First PO to determine champion Club Brugge + european tickets. Winner of second PO, plays final round against number 4 of first PO to determine the last European ticket. Number 18 K. Beerschot V.A. relegates. Number 17 plays play-off against number 2 of the second KAA Gent division. KAS Eupen STRUCTURE OF PLAYOFFS KRC Genk KV Kortrijk KV Mechelen Regular season: 34 KV Oostende Playoffs: 6 OH Leuven R. Union St.-G. RFC Seraing NUMBER OF MATCHDAYS Royal Antwerp FC RSC Anderlecht Sporting Charleroi Regular season: 306 Standard de Liège Playoffs: 25 STVV SV Zulte Waregem NUMBER OF MATCHES CALENDAR SEASON 2021/22 Start/ winter break /end Regular season Winter break Playoffs 23 28 14 10 28 JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY. JUN. MATCHDAY KICK-OFF TIMES Friday: 1 at 20h45. Saturday: 1 at 16h15, 2 at 18h30 and 1 at 20h45. Sunday: 1 at 13h30, 1 at 16h00, 1 at 18h30 and 1 at 21h00. Monday: No match. MID-WEEK MATCHDAYS Matchday 19: 14-16/12/2021; Matchday 24: 25-27/01/2022; Matchday 4 PO: 10-12/05/2022. TRANSFER WINDOW SUMMER 2021 / TRANSFER WINDOW WINTER 2022 15 31 31 4 to 31 JUN. JUL. AUG. SEP. OCT. NOV. DEC. JAN. FEB. MAR. APR. MAY. JUN. OTHER DOMESTIC COMPETITIONS: National Cup: Organised by FA from weekend of 5th September to weekend of 16th April in 6 rounds.