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ENGLAND
ENGLAND: every playable competition in the World 2026-27, with its format.
- PREMIER LEAGUE
20 clubs · double round robin, 38 matchdays · 3 down
- EFL CHAMPIONSHIP
24 clubs · double round robin, 46 matchdays · 2 up · 3 down
- CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFFS promotion play-off: EFL CHAMPIONSHIP 3rd-8th; round 1: single match, home order as in the real schedule, extra time and penalties; round 2: two legs, the better placed at home (2nd leg), extra time and penalties; round 3: single match, neutral ground, extra time and penalties; the winner to PREMIER LEAGUE
- EFL LEAGUE ONE
24 clubs · double round robin, 46 matchdays · 2 up · 4 down
- LEAGUE ONE PLAY-OFFS promotion play-off: EFL LEAGUE ONE 3rd-6th; round 1: two legs, home order as in the real schedule, extra time and penalties; round 2: single match, neutral ground, extra time and penalties; the winner to EFL CHAMPIONSHIP
- EFL LEAGUE TWO
24 clubs · double round robin, 46 matchdays · 3 up · the lowest division of the world: nobody goes down
- LEAGUE TWO PLAY-OFFS promotion play-off: EFL LEAGUE TWO 4th-7th; round 1: two legs, home order as in the real schedule, extra time and penalties; round 2: single match, neutral ground, extra time and penalties; the winner to EFL LEAGUE ONE
- FA CUPCup
64 clubs · every club of the league, drawn by the game · single matches, extra time and penalties · final: single match, extra time and penalties · rounds numbered as in reality
- EFL CUPLeague cup
16 clubs · from the round of 16 · the clubs still in the real 2026-27 cup, all 8 first-round pairs as really drawn · rounds 1-2: single matches (a draw: penalties) · round 3: two legs (aggregate, then penalties, no extra time) · final: single match, extra time and penalties · rounds numbered as in reality
- Europe
season 1: the real 2026-27 league-phase clubs (Champions League Man City, Liverpool, Man Utd, Aston Villa, Arsenal; Europa League Sunderland, Bournemouth, Crystal Palace; Conference League Brighton) · from season 2: Champions League 5, Europa League 2, Conference League 1 by the simulated association coefficients
The in-game FORMAT page
As the game shows it (FORMAT button of the competition).
20 CLUBS, HOME AND AWAY 38 MATCHDAYS WIN 3 POINTS, DRAW 1 RELEGATED: 3 EUROPEAN PLACES BY THE ASSOCIATION UEFA RANKING (UEFA ACCESS LIST): THE 2026-27 TABLE FOR THE 2027-28 CUPS, REAL 2026 RANKING: LIGHT BLUE 1ST-4TH: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GREEN 5TH: EUROPA LEAGUE DARK BLUE 6TH: CONFERENCE LEAGUE THE CUP WINNER: EUROPA LEAGUE FROM THE NEXT SEASON ON: SIMULATED RANKING THE 2 EUROPEAN PERFORMANCE SPOTS AND THE TITLE HOLDERS REBALANCING ARE DECIDED AT THE SEASON END, NOT COLOURED IN ADVANCE TABLE COLOURS: GRAY 18TH-20TH: RELEGATED
24 CLUBS, HOME AND AWAY 46 MATCHDAYS WIN 3 POINTS, DRAW 1 PROMOTED: 2 RELEGATED: 3 PROMOTION PLAY-OFF: 3RD-8TH ROUND 1: SINGLE MATCH, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES ROUND 2: TWO LEGS, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES ROUND 3: SINGLE MATCH, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES THE WINNER TO PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE COLOURS: LIGHT BLUE 1ST-2ND: PROMOTED GREEN 3RD-8TH: PROMOTION PLAY-OFF GRAY 22ND-24TH: RELEGATED
24 CLUBS, HOME AND AWAY 46 MATCHDAYS WIN 3 POINTS, DRAW 1 PROMOTED: 2 RELEGATED: 4 PROMOTION PLAY-OFF: 3RD-6TH ROUND 1: TWO LEGS, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES ROUND 2: SINGLE MATCH, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES THE WINNER TO EFL CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE COLOURS: LIGHT BLUE 1ST-2ND: PROMOTED GREEN 3RD-6TH: PROMOTION PLAY-OFF GRAY 21ST-24TH: RELEGATED
24 CLUBS, HOME AND AWAY 46 MATCHDAYS WIN 3 POINTS, DRAW 1 PROMOTED: 3 NO RELEGATION PROMOTION PLAY-OFF: 4TH-7TH ROUND 1: TWO LEGS, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES ROUND 2: SINGLE MATCH, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES THE WINNER TO EFL LEAGUE ONE TABLE COLOURS: LIGHT BLUE 1ST-3RD: PROMOTED GREEN 4TH-7TH: PROMOTION PLAY-OFF
PROMOTION PLAY-OFF: 3RD-8TH ROUND 1: SINGLE MATCH, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES ROUND 2: TWO LEGS, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES ROUND 3: SINGLE MATCH, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES, AT A NEUTRAL GROUND
PROMOTION PLAY-OFF: 3RD-6TH ROUND 1: TWO LEGS, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES ROUND 2: SINGLE MATCH, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES, AT A NEUTRAL GROUND
PROMOTION PLAY-OFF: 4TH-7TH ROUND 1: TWO LEGS, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES ROUND 2: SINGLE MATCH, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES, AT A NEUTRAL GROUND
64 CLUBS, KNOCKOUT ROUNDS 1-5: SINGLE MATCH, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES FINAL: SINGLE MATCH, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES
16 CLUBS, KNOCKOUT ROUNDS 1-2: SINGLE MATCH, A DRAW: PENALTIES ROUND 3: TWO LEGS, THEN PENALTIES FINAL: SINGLE MATCH, EXTRA TIME, PENALTIES ROUND 1 AS REALLY DRAWN