Post by eastdurhamhopper on Apr 4, 2024 16:46:35 GMT
The League Management Committee has set the dates for the end-of-season promotion play-offs.
The champions of Division One and Division Two are promoted automatically.
The teams in each division that finish in second, third, fourth and fifth enter the play-offs.
The team that finishes second is at home to the fifth-placed team and the third-placed team hosts the team that finishes fourth.
Division Two play-offs: The first match between the second and fifth-placed teams will be played at 7.45pm on Monday, April 29, with the second match between the third and fourth-placed teams played at 7.45pm on Tuesday, April 30. The winners will meet on Saturday, May 4, with a 3pm kick off.
Division One play-offs: The first match between the second and fifth-placed teams will be played at 7.45pm on Wednesday, May 1 and the second between the third and fourth-placed teams at 7.45pm on Thursday, May 2. The winners will meet on Monday, May 6, with a 3pm kick-off.
For both finals, the team that finished the league season in the higher position hosts the match. If matches are level after 90 minutes, the tie is decided by a penalty shoot-out.
League chairman Glenn Youngman said: “Play-offs are exciting, nail-biting games. By holding the games on separate days we’re hoping to encourage more spectators to the matches.”
(The entrance fee for the games will be: Division One: £8/5/2 for adults/over-65s/under-16s and Division Two: £6/4/2.
FA rules stipulate that should a club that has qualified to play at home not be able to host the game at their normal home ground on the scheduled date and kick-off time then the game will be played on the ground of their opponents. Should neither club be able to host the fixture, a venue will be selected at the discretion of the league.)
The champions of Division One and Division Two are promoted automatically.
The teams in each division that finish in second, third, fourth and fifth enter the play-offs.
The team that finishes second is at home to the fifth-placed team and the third-placed team hosts the team that finishes fourth.
Division Two play-offs: The first match between the second and fifth-placed teams will be played at 7.45pm on Monday, April 29, with the second match between the third and fourth-placed teams played at 7.45pm on Tuesday, April 30. The winners will meet on Saturday, May 4, with a 3pm kick off.
Division One play-offs: The first match between the second and fifth-placed teams will be played at 7.45pm on Wednesday, May 1 and the second between the third and fourth-placed teams at 7.45pm on Thursday, May 2. The winners will meet on Monday, May 6, with a 3pm kick-off.
For both finals, the team that finished the league season in the higher position hosts the match. If matches are level after 90 minutes, the tie is decided by a penalty shoot-out.
League chairman Glenn Youngman said: “Play-offs are exciting, nail-biting games. By holding the games on separate days we’re hoping to encourage more spectators to the matches.”
(The entrance fee for the games will be: Division One: £8/5/2 for adults/over-65s/under-16s and Division Two: £6/4/2.
FA rules stipulate that should a club that has qualified to play at home not be able to host the game at their normal home ground on the scheduled date and kick-off time then the game will be played on the ground of their opponents. Should neither club be able to host the fixture, a venue will be selected at the discretion of the league.)
