Scottish Hockey
Competitions 2014-15
Outdoor National League 1 and 2(Women)
2014/15
2 National League Divisions
Top of League are the League Champions and receive
League Trophy
Top 4 Play-Offs (New National Champions Trophy and Euro
qualifiers)
5th and 6th have no further matches
7th, 8th and 9th Play off with Second in Division 2
Bottom Team Relegated to Division 2
Top Team in Division 2, automatically promoted.
Bottom team of NL2 potentially relegated ( see next slide)
Outdoor Championship (Women) 2014/15
Winner of Championship if a First Team is automatically
promoted. Bottom of Division 2 automatically relegated
to Championship.
If Winner of Championship is a Second or Third Team or
a first team that doesn’t want to be promoted, then
highest placed first team, plays off against bottom of
NL2.
Proposed Structure for Championship League on
Following Slide
Championship League Proposal
At the moment, this is at a high level, as the number of
teams competing is to be confirmed. The Principals are;
That initially the teams will be split into 2 groups, with
where possible the same number of teams from each
district ie 1 North, 1 Midland, 3 West and 3 East. Each
team would play once
The rankings in the initial group would then give you a
top group, middle group and bottom group ( or a top and
Bottom Group)
They would either play once or twice with the aim to give
each team 18 games, or as close as possible
Outdoor (Men) National 1,2 and 3 2014/15
3 National League Divisions
Top of League are the League Champions and receive
League Trophy
Top 4 Play-Offs (New National Champions Trophy and Euro
qualifiers)
5th and 6th have no further matches
7th, 8th and 9th Play off with Second in Division 2
Bottom Team Relegated to Division 2
Top Team in Division 2 promoted.
Bottom 2 in NL2 Relegated
2 Bottom sides of NL3 may be relegated, See next slide
Top 2 in NL3 promoted
Outdoor (Men) Regional League 2014/15
In the event of the National Leagues being full, If the
Winners of RLN and RCL1 are first teams they are
automatically promoted.
If Winner of RLN or RCL1 is a Second or Third Team or
a first team that doesn’t want to be promoted, then
highest placed first team in the respective leagues, plays
off against the bottom two teams of NL3
There has been a request from a side in RLN to move to
Join the RCL. This will be consulted on, in time for the
2015-2016 season.
Top 4 Play-Offs: (National Champions
Trophy & Euro qualifiers)
Playoff A
Team 4 v Team 1
Playoff B
Team 3 v Team 2
Playoff A
Team 1 v Team 4
Playoff B
Team 2 v Team 3
Playoff Final
Winner of Playoff A
v
Winner of Playoff B
Winner win’s National Champions Trophy and
Top European Place
Both teams who compete in Playoff Final will be the Euro qualifiers.
Relegation Playoffs
Playoff A
NL 2.2 v NL1.7
Playoff B
NL 1.9 v NL 1.8
Playoff A
NL1.7 v NL 2.2
Playoff B
NL 1.8 v NL1.9
Relegation Match
Loser of Playoff A
v
Loser of Playoff B
Loser is Relegated
European and NL1 Playoff Information
Playoff Semi Finals will be held home and away over two legs.
The team with the most goals after the two legs will win.
The higher ranked team will have home advantage in the
second leg.
In the event of Aggregate goals being the same, a penalty
competition will happen.
Playoff Final will be held at a venue decided by the SHU
To help encourage the playoff event all teams for their home
leg should provide, table and chairs, two club members to be
judges, One club member to tweet goal updates and half and
full time scores and a minimum of 6 Ball Patrol.
Playoffs to be played on Approved Water Based Surfaces
Championship/Regional League Playoff
Information
Playoff Finals will be held as a one-off game at a Venue
decided by the SHU
The team with the most goals in the match will be the winner
In the event of a draw, a penalty competition will happen.
Cup & Plate Competitions
Scottish Cup & Plate competitions throughout
the season
Scotland players will be eligible to play in
Scottish Cup and Plate, but may be unavailable
for certain matches due to International
Commitments.
District Cup & Plate competitions throughout
season.
Regulations and Rules
In line with FIH regulations, Playing the Ball above the Shoulder
will continue to be played at our National Competitions; NL,
RLN,RCN, Championship and Scottish Cup and Plate.
The FIH have introduced several new regulations at short
notice. If this happens again, the management committee will
review the changes and decide if it is advantageous to play
them in Scotland.
The FIH will introduce Quarters and time stoppages for goals
and Penalty Corners for events including the Women’s
European Championships. We have no plans to play these
rules in our league competitions, but will consult on the
possibilities of using this in the Play-offs and Scottish Cup and
Plate Semi Finals and Finals.
Indoor
We had considerable feedback that teams didn’t feel that
the first seven games meant anything in INL1 or INL2.
It did allow teams to practice new tactics and techniques
with the FIH’s sudden introduction of 5 a side.
For this season the proposal is that we will use the same
structure, but teams will carry their points against the
other teams in their pool, meaning that every match in
the first seven could mean something.
Men’s & Women’s National Indoor League
Division 1
National Indoor League Div.1
8 team league. Each team plays
everyone once.
Teams 2,3,6,7
Teams 1,4,5,8
Round Robin
Round Robin
Teams seeded,
Teams seeded
and carry points
and carry points
for teams in
for teams in
their pool
their pool
A
Team 1
Team 1
B
Team 2
Team 2
C
Team 3
Team 3
D
Team 4
Team 4
Winners of fixture A & B.
Play in grand final ( INL 1winner qualifies
for Europe)
Losers of fixture A & B.
Play for 3rd & 4th place finish
Winners of fixture C & D.
Play for 5th & 6th place finish.
Losers of fixture C & D. Play for 7th & 8th place
finish. Loser is relegated. Winner has play off
with 2nd place in Division 2
Women’s winner has play off with 2nd place in
Championship