Relegated on score difference?

clareman · October 17, 2013, 09:48:38 AM

In a championship with a league structure and 3 teams finish level, with 1 to go to q/f and 1 to go to relegation playoff, does score difference decide both or does it just decide the team to go up and head to head comes into play for the remaining 2 teams?

Rossfan · October 17, 2013, 10:48:37 AM

Presumably you are talking about Club and I expect that it would depend on what the individual Co Board decided in advance.

shark · October 17, 2013, 10:53:55 AM

This came up in Westmeath this year. Head to head can only be used when 2 teams are tied. If there are more than 2 teams tied then scoring difference is used. That is a national rule. As a local arrangement we also have the rule that a team cannot be 'knocked out of the championship' on scoring difference or head to head, so a playoff must be used.

clareman · October 17, 2013, 02:24:34 PM

Yea, club championship. County has no bye law covering it so general rule applies. However confusion is if score difference is used to decide who goes to qf does that then just leave 2 and then head to head applies or is score difference used to decide who goes up and down?!

shark · October 17, 2013, 07:17:45 PM

I would think the latter. If 3 teams are tied then head to head cannot be used in any way.

spuds · October 17, 2013, 08:26:49 PM

What if 3+ teams tied on points, another team lower in league have pulled out having not played all tied teams, no score difference allowed then ? Play-off again ??

Corner Forward · October 17, 2013, 09:58:28 PM

Quote from: spuds on October 17, 2013, 08:26:49 PM
What if 3+ teams tied on points, another team lower in league have pulled out having not played all tied teams, no score difference allowed then ? Play-off again ??

something to this effect happened in Down JFC this year, going into final group game two teams in separate groups were tied on points, in the final round of games one team didn't field against one of the team tied on points who were awarded a 5 point win which is the standard in down games, However as the other team tied on points won and by a handy score line they went through. Cue the team who didn't go through arguing that a playoff should take place as they were unfairly penalised by the opposition not fielding-their agreement that had the other team fielded they may have won the game well and accumulated a better scoring diff, Co board upheld there appeal however Ulster Council ruled in favour of the team who originally qualified. All very messy and why I personally would be in favour of straight knock out