Promotion &amp; Relegation

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League One
1. Overview -- There are 24 teams playing for 2 round-robins.
  Total 46 games for each team in a season.
Promotion -- Top 2 teams promoted direct. The 3rd, 4th,
  5th and 6th-placed teams will be in play-off for the other
  promotion spots
Relegation -- Bottom 4 teams relegated.

2. Tables -- includes results on 4/2/2010.
                        P          Pts
1. Norwich          39          82
2. Millwall          39          72
---- Direct Promotion line ----
3. Leeds             38          71
4. Swindon          38          70
5. Charlton          38          68
6. Colchester       39          65
---- Play-Off line ----
7. Huddersfield    38          62
8. Bristol R          39          58
9. MK Dons          38          57

16. Exeter          39          43
17. Leyton Orient  38          41
18. Tranmere       38          41
19. Gillingham    38          41
20. Oldham       37          40
---- Relegation line ----
21. Hartlepool    38          39
22. Southend    38          37
23. Wycombe    38          32
24. Stockport    38             24

3. Fixtures on 4/3.  (Easter weekend is a double header
  weekend. There is a full program on 4/5.)
Leeds vs Swindon
Leyton vs Hartlepool
MK Dons vs Charlton
Oldham vs Gillingham
Southend vs Yeovil
Stockport vs Walsall
Wycombe vs Hunddersfield

4. Comment --
4.1 Norwich needs 14 more pts to confirm their pormotion
  to League Championship.
4.2 Millwall, Leeds, Swindon and Charlton are fighting for
  the runners-up spot (the other direction promotion spot).
4.3 Huddersfield can still claim a spot in play-off
  if they win all their remaing matches.
  Bristol R and MK Dons play-off dreams may be fast fading
  and they need to win all their remaining matches to have
  a chance (for a place in Play-off).
4.4 Relegation fights
  Stockport are almost doomed now while Wycombe chances
  of staying in League One is very slim.
  Southend and Hartlepool do have a fighting chance of
  staying up if they can win their remaining matches.
Oldham are in better postion because they have 3 games
  in hand.
Gillingham, Leyton, and Tranmere must keep up their
  effort, otherwise they will be dragged back into the fight.

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It is time to review Scottish Premier League.
1. Overview -- There are 12 teams playing 3 round-robins.
  Each team plays a total of 33 maches in regular season.
  After 33 games, the league will be split into
  Championship Group and Relegation Group.
  There are 6 teams in each group and they will play for
  a single-round robin. Total 5 games for each team.
Qualify for UEFA Champ League -- Top 2 teams in Champ Group
  qualify for Champ Lg (2010-11 season).
  (Note -- from season 2011-12 onwards, UEFA only allow
  1 team to qualfy for Champ Lg because Scottish teams
  perform badly in Champ Lg in recent seasons.)
Qualfy for Europa Lg -- The 3rd and 4th-placed teams
  in Championship Gp) and Scottish Cup winner qualify.
Relegation -- The bottom team in Relegation relegated.

2. Standings (on 4/1)
                        P          Pts
1. Rangers          30          70
2. Celtic             31          60
3. Dundee Utd    30          52
4. Hibernian       30          50
5. Motherwell    31          48
6. Hearts          31          40
----- Splitting Line ----
7. St Johnstone 31          38
8. Aberdeen       30          34
9. hamilton       31          33
10. St Miren       31             27
11. Kilmarnock 31             26
12. Falkirk       31             22

3. Fixtures this weekend
4/3 (Sat) Motherwell vs Falkirk
            Rangers vs Hamilton
            St Mirren vs hearts
4/4 (Sun)  Hibernian vs Celtic
            Kilmarnock vs Aberdeen
4/5 (Mon)  St Johnstone vs Dundee Utd
4/7 (Wed)  Rangers vs Aberdeen

4. Comment --
4.1 Rangers are almost there now. The have 10pts margin
  over Celtic. They may be crowned Champion before the split.
4.2 Celtic are very sorry this season. They do not have much
  money to attract quality players (just like elsewhere
  in Scottish Premier League.)
4.3 Dundee Utd and Hibernian are the surpise teams this
  season.
4.4 Relegation -- Falkirk still have a chance of dragging
  Kilmarnock and St Mirren back into the mud-fight.

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發表於 2010-4-4 13:46 | 只看該作者

Italy Serie-A (Div 1)
1. Overview -- There are 20 teams playing 2 round-robins.
  Each team plays 38 games in a season.
Qualify for Champ Lg -- Top 3 teams qualify for UEFA
Champ Lg Group Stage. The 4th team qualify for
Champ Lg Play-Off stage (one stage before Group Stage).
Qualify for Europa Lg -- The 5th and 6th-placed teams and
  the Winner/Runner-up of Italian Cup qualify.
Relegation -- Bottom 3 teams relegated.

2. Standings -- All teams have played 32 games.
  Includes 4/3 results.
                        Pts
1. Inter             66
2. Roma             65
3. AC Milan          63
--- Qualify for Champ Lg Group Stage line ---
4. Palermo          51
--- Qualify for Champ Lg Play-Off line ---
5. Sampdoria       51
6. Napoli             49
--- Qualify for Europa Lg line ---
7. Juventus          48
8. Fiorentina       45
9. Genoa             45

15. Udinese       35
16. Bologna       35
17. Lazio             34
--- Relegation line ---
18. Atalanta       31
19. Siena             26
20. Livorno          26

3. All fixtures have been played on 4/3 (3 Apr).
  Next fixtures will be on 4/10 (10 Apr) and 4/11 (11 Apr).

4. Comment --
4.1 Expect tight finish for the championship.
  Inter, Roma and AC Milan can still in a fight for the title.
4.2 It will be tight race for the 4th-place (the last Champ Lg
  spot).  Plaermo, Sampdoria, Napoli and Juve are all fighting
  for this spot.
4.3 Relegation
Livorn and Siena are the favourites now. They have to win
all their remaining games to remain in Serie-A.
Udinese, Bologna, Lazio and Atalanta are in Relegation fight
  to avoid joining Livorno and Siena.
--- End of Update ---

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發表於 2010-4-4 14:53 | 只看該作者

England League Championship
1. Yesterday (4/3) Results
Bristol C 1-1 Notts F
Cardiff 2-1 Swansea
Peterboro 2-3 Newcastle
Coventry 0-1 Derby
Ipswich 2-1 Reading
Middlesboro 1-1 Crystal P
Preston 1-1 Watford
QPR 1-1 Sheff Wed
Sheff Utd 0-0 Barnsley

2. Standings (includes 4/3 results)
                        P       Pts
1. Newcastle       40       86
2. West Brom       41       82
---- Direct Promotion line ----
3. Notts F          41       71
4. Cardiff             41       68
5. Swansea          41       62
6. Leicester          41       61
---- Play-Off line ----
7. Blackpool       41       60
8. Middlesboro    41       55
9. Doncaster       41       55

18. QPR             40       48
19. Scunthorpe    40       47
20. Sheff Wed       41       45
21. Watford          40       44
---- Relegation line ----
22. Crystal P       41       43
23. Plymouth       41       41
24. Peterboro       41       30

3. Fixutres for 4/5 (5 Apr) -- This is a double-header weekend.
Barnsley vs Peterboro
Blackpool vs Doncaster
Crystal P vs Preston
Derby vs Ipswich
Leicester vs QPR
Newcastle vs Sheff Utd
Notts F vs Cardiff
Plymouth vs Middlesboro
Reading vs Coventry
Sheff Wed vs Bristol C
Swansea vs Scunthorpe
Watford vs West Brom

4. Comment
4.1 Newcastle can clinch promotion if they can beat
  Sheff Utd. Or Notts Forest lose to Cardiff.
4.2 West Brom can also clinch promotion if they can
  beat Watford and Notts F lose to Cardiff.
4.3 Leicester must beat QPR to keep their play-off hope
  alive. Likewise Blackpool must also beat Doncaster
  otherwise Doncaster can continue their play-off dreams.
  Middlesboro must beat also Plymouth to keep up their
  Play-off hope.
4.4 Relegation scene -- Situations remain the same.
--- End of Update ---

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發表於 2010-4-4 15:14 | 只看該作者

England League One
1. Yesterday (4/3) results
Leeds 0-3 Swindon
Leyton 1-3 Hartlepool
MK Dons 0-1 Charlton
Oldham 1-0 gillingham
Southend 0-0 Yeovil
Stockport 1-1 Walsall
Wycombe 1-2 Huddersfield

2. Standings (include 4/3 results)
                           P          Pts
1. Norwich             39       82
2. Swindon          39          73
----- Direect Promotion line ---
3. Millwall             39          72
4. Leeds             39          71
5. Charlton          39       71
6. Huddersfield    39       65
---- Play-Off line ----
7. Colchester       39       65
8. Bristol R          39       58
9. MK Dons          39       57

16. Exeter             39       43
17. Oldham          38       43
18. Hartlepool       39       42
19. Leyton             39       41
20. Tranmere          38       41
---- Relegation line ----
21. Gillingham       39       40
22. Southend          39       38
23. Wycombe          39       32
24. Stockport          39       25

3. Fixtures on 4/5 (5 Apr) -- this is a double-header weekend.
Brentford vs Exeter
Bristol R vs MK Dons
Charlton vs Carlisle
Colchester vs Millwall
Gillingham vs Southend
Hartlepool vs Brighton
Norwich vs Stockport
Southampton vs Leyton
Swindon vs Tranmere
Walsall vs Wycombe

4/6  (6 Apr)  Yeovil vs Leeds
               Huddersfield vs Oldham

4. Comment
4.1 Leeds have lost 4 games in a row now. It seems they
  have lost their form or their players are very tired
  after a long season. They are in danger of losing their
  grip on the play-off places. let's see whether Leeds
  can keep up their hope by beating Yeovil.
4.2 Norwich can continue their march to promotion by
  beating Stockport.
4.3 Swindon can enhance their hope of direct promotion
  by beating Tranmere.
4.4 Relegation -- Situations remain relatively the same
  as in Post #2.
---- End of Update ----

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發表於 2010-4-5 14:24 | 只看該作者

Let's take a look at French D1.
1. Yesterday (4/4) results --
Marseille 1-0 Lens
Auxerrrre 1-1 PSG
Boulogne 1-1 Toulouse

2. Overview
  There are 20 teams playing 2 round-robins.
Total each teams have to play 38 games in a season.
Qualify for Champ Lg -- Top 3 teams.
Qualify for Europa Lg -- The 4th-placed team + French Cup
Winner + French League Cup Winner (Marseille).

3. Standings (including 4/4 results)
                        P       Pt
1. Lyon             31    57
2. Montpellier    31    57
3. Auxerre          31    57
---- Qualify Champ Lg line ----
4. Bordeaux       29    56
---- Qualify for Europa Lg line ----
5. Marseille          29    56  (Qualified for Europa Lg)
6. Lille                31    54
7. Rennes          31    49
8. Lorient             31    49

15. Nice             31    35
16. Lens             31    35
17. St Etienne       31    32
---- Relegation line ----
18. Boulogne       31    24
19. Le Mans          31    21
20. Grenoble       31    15

4. Upcoming fixtures
4/7 (7 Apr)  Marseille vs Sochaux

5. Comment
5.1 The top 5 teams are separated by a single point
  with Marseille and Bordeaux both have 2 games in hand.
  You may say both teams (Bordeaux and Marseille) have
  better chances of winning the Championship.
5.2 Lille still have some chances of getting a place of
  playing in Europa Lg if they win all their remaining matches.
5.3 Montpellier and Auxerre are the surprise packages
  this season in the French league. They beat all odds
  to stay in the title race.
5.4 Relegation -- It seems there are not much to talk
  about the relegation. Le Mans and Grenoble are much
  or less relegated right now. Boulogne stilll have a very
  slim chance of staying up if they win all their remaining
  matches and St Etienne suddenly collapse in the final
  stages of the league.
--- End of Update ---

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發表於 2010-4-5 15:26 | 只看該作者

Let's look at Holland league.
1. Yesterday (4/3 and 4/4) results

4/3  Vitesse 3-0 Groningen
   AZ 2-0 Utrecht
   Heerenveen 4-1 Sparta R
   Roda 5-1 RKC
   VVV 0-2 Twente
4/4  Den Haag 0-1 Ajax
   Feyenoord 0-0 NAC
   Heracles 2-0 NEC
   Willem 0-1 PSV

2. Overview -- There are 18 teams playing for 2 round-robins
  in Regular Season.  There will be Play-Off for Europa Lg
  place and Promotion/Relegation at the conclusion of
  Regular Season.
Europa Lg Play-Off -- The 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th-placed teams
  are in Home-Away (elimination) Play-Off. The Winner will
  get the Europa Lg spot.  If the Holand Cup Winner is among
  one of the team here, their play-off place will go to the
  next ranked team in the league.

Qualify for Champ Lg -- Top 2 teams of Regular Season.
Qualify for Europa Lg -- The 3rd, 4th-plkaced teams +
  Holland Cup Winner + Play-Off (Europa Lg) Winner.
Releagation
Direct Relegation -- Last-placed team relegated direct.
Relegation Playoff -- The 16-th and 17-th placed teams
will be in Home-away play-off with the D2 (Div 2) teams.

3. Standings -- All played 30 games
                           Pts
1. Twente                77
2. Ajax                   73
--- Qualify for Champ Lg ---
3. PSV                   72
4. Feyenoord          56
--- Qualify for Europa Lg ---
5. AZ                      54
6. Heracles             49
7. Utrecht                48
8. Groningen          42
--- Europa Lg Play-Off line ---
9. NAC                   41
10. Roda                38

13. VVV                29
14. NEC                29
15. Sparta R          25
--- Relegation Play-Off line ---
16. Den Haag          24
17. Willem II          23
--- Direct Relegation line ---
18. RKC                21

4. Comment --
4.1 With 4 rounds to go, Twente needs 8 more pts to
  secure the title.
4.2 Ajax should focus to secure the Runner-up spot.
  They have to beat off the challenge from PSV for the
  Champ Lg place.
4.3 Likewise Feyenoord have to fight off the challenge
  of AZ (maybe Heracles and Utrecht) for the 4th-place
  (automatic Europa Lg spot).
4.4 Groningen are in similiar position, they have to
  beat off the challenge from NAC and Roda for the
  Play-Off spot.
4.5 Direct Relegation -- RKC are doomed now.
  No question about it.
4.6 Relegation Play-Off -- Willem II, Den Haag and Sparta R
  are in a mini-league of thier own to avoid this painful
  Relegation Play-Off.  VVV and NEC should be careful
  to avoid dragging into this mud-sling relegation battles.
--- End of Update ---

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發表於 2010-4-5 15:54 | 只看該作者

Germain Bundesliga I (Div 1)
1. Yesterday (4/4) results
Hamburg 0-0 Hannover
Wolfsburg 4-0 Hoffenheim

2. Overview -- There are 18 teams playing 2 round-robins.
  Each team has to play 34 games in a season.
Qualify for Champ Lg -- Top 3 teams of the league.
Qualify for Europa Lg -- The 4th and 5th-placed teams +
German Cup Winner.
Direct Relegation -- Bottom 2 teams (18th and 17-placed teams)
  relegated direct.
Relegation Play-Off -- The 16th-placed teams of D1 (Div 1)
  will be in home-away Play-off with the 3r-placed team
  of Div 2 for the rights to play in Div 1 next season.

3. Standings -- All played 29 games (5 more rounds to go).
                              Pts
1. B.Munich             59
2. Schalke                58
3. Leverkusen          53
---- Qualify for Champ Lg ----
4. Dortmund             52
5. Bremen                48
---- Qualfiy for Europa Lg ----
6. Hamburg             45
7. Stuttgart             44
8. Frankfurt             44
9. Wolfsburg          43

14. Nurnburg          28
15. Bochum             28
---- Relegation Play-Off line ----
16. Freiurg             25
---- Direct Relegation line ----
17. Hannover          24
18. Hertha             22

4. Comment --
4.1 This is a 2-horse race between B.Munich and Schalke
  for the title race.
4.2 Leverkusen and Dormund are in a battle of their own
  for the 3rd place (Champ Lg spot).
4.3 Bremen, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Wolfsburg are
  fighting for the Europa Lg spot.
4.4 Relegation battles -- Hertha form looks brighter for the
  past few weeks. They won a few matches in the last few
  weeks. Nurnber and Bochum shoulld be careful of
  not allowing themselves dragging into the relegation
battles between Hertha, Freiburg and Hannover.
--- End of Update ---

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發表於 2010-4-6 11:47 | 只看該作者

England League Championship -- Newcastle are promoted.
1. Yesterday (4/5) Results
Barnsley 2-2 Peterboro
Blackpool 2-0 Doncaster
Crystal P 3-1 Preston
Derby 1-3 Ipswich
Leicester 4-0 QPR
Newcastle 2-1 Sheff Utd
Notts F 0-0 Cardiff
Plymouth 0-2 Middlesboro
Reading 3-0 Coventry
Sheff Wed 0-1 Bristol C
Swansea 3-0 Scunthorpe
Watford 1-1 West Brom

2. Standings (including 4/5 results)
                        P       Pts GD
1. Newcastle       41       89 --> Promoted
2. West Brom       42       83
--- Direct Promotion line ---
3. Notts F             42       72 +21
4. Cardiff             42       69 +19
5. Swansea          42       65 +4
6. Leicester          42       64 +9
--- Play-Off line ---
7. Blackpool          42       63    +16
8. Middlesboro       42       58    +11
9. Bristol C          42       56    -8

18. QPR                41       48    -9
19. Scunthorpe       41       47    -23
20. Crystal P          42       46    -1
21. Watford          41       45    -11
--- Relegation line ---
22. Sheff Wed       42       45    -18
23. Plymouth       42       41    -18
24. Peterboro       42       31    --> Relegated

3. Comment
3.1 Newcastle knew they were promoted before kick-off
  last night because Notts F could only draw in their match.
3.2 West Brom could have join Newcastle if they win their
  match last night but they could only draw.
  West Brom have to wait until this weekend to see
  if they can beat Doncaster this weekend to get promotion.
3.3 Blackpol, Leicester and Swansea are battling for
  the Play-Off spot.
  Blackpool are visiting Newcastle this weekend.
  Newcastle are partying for promotion. Blackpol may
  take advantage of thier mood.
3.4 Relegation Battles -- Peterboro are relegated.
  Watford are hosting Plymouth. They can put some daylight
  between the bottom teams if Watford beat Plymouth.
--- End of Update ---