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Post by Panda on Sept 24, 2011 21:32:54 GMT 1
This is a little idea I had when I was messing around with my world rankings a little while ago.
The idea is based on theoretically dividing the world's international football teams into divisions and having promotion/relegation between them based on the amount of ranking points they pick up over a year.
So I used the MJ Rankings after the last World Cup to determine the starting divisions.
The top 100 would be split into five divisions of 20 teams, based on their rankings. Below that, divisions would be split geographically.
The points picked up between August 2010 and July 2011 would determine who got promoted and relegated, and then the new season would start in August 2011.
Based on the rankings after the last World Cup, these were the starting divisions (teams listed in alphabetical order):
DIVISION 1 (bottom 4 relegated to Division 2)
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Chile
Croatia
Egypt
England
France
Germany
Ghana
Italy
Mexico
Netherlands
Portugal
Serbia
Slovakia
Spain
Switzerland
Ukraine
Uruguay
DIVISION 2 (top 4 promoted to Division 1, bottom 4 relegated to Division 3)
Algeria
Bahrain
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Costa Rica
Denmark
Greece
Honduras
Ireland
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Nigeria
Paraguay
Poland
Russia
Slovenia
South Korea
Sweden
Turkey
USA
DIVISION 3 (top 4 promoted to Division 2, bottom 4 relegated to Division 4)
Belarus
Bulgaria
Cameroon
China
Colombia
Czech Republic
Ecuador
Finland
Gabon
Guadeloupe
Hungary
Iran
Israel
Latvia
Lithuania
Norway
Romania
Syria
Trinidad & Tobago
Venezuela
DIVISION 4 (top 4 promoted to Division 3, bottom 4 relegated to Division 5)
Albania
Austria
Belgium
Estonia
Iceland
Kuwait
Macedonia
Malawi
Mali
Montenegro
Mozambique
Northern Ireland
Oman
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Thailand
Tunisia
Uganda
Wales
Zambia
DIVISION 5 (top 4 promoted to Division 4, bottom 4 relegated to Division 6)
Angola
Antigua & Barbuda
Azerbaijan
Benin
Bolivia
Burkina Faso
Burma
Canada
Cuba
Cyprus
El Salvador
Haiti
New Zealand
Peru
Qatar
Scotland
Singapore
Tanzania
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
DIVISION 6 EUROPE (winners promoted to Division 5)
Aland
Andorra
Armenia
Faroe Islands
Georgia
Gibraltar
Greenland
Guernsey
Isle Of Man
Jersey
Kazakhstan
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
San Marino
DIVISION 6 AMERICAS (winners promoted to Division 5, bottom 4 relegated to Division 7 Americas)
Anguilla
Aruba
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Curacao
Dominica
French Guiana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Martinique
Nicaragua
Panama
Saint Martin
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Vincent & The Grenadines
Suriname
DIVISION 6 AFRICA (winners promoted to Division 5, bottom 4 relegated to Division 7 Africa)
Botswana
Burundi
Cape Verde
Chad
Congo
Gambia
Guinea
Kenya
Lesotho
Libya
Madagascar
Morocco
Namibia
Rwanda
Senegal
Sudan
Swaziland
Togo
Zanzibar
Zimbabwe
DIVISION 6 ASIA & OCEANIA (winners promoted to Division 5, bottom 4 relegated to Division 7 Asia & Oceania)
Bangladesh
Cambodia
Fiji
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Jordan
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
Maldives
Nepal
North Korea
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Yemen
DIVISION 7 AMERICAS (top 4 promoted to Division 6 Americas)
Bahamas
Dominican Republic
Falkland Islands
Montserrat
Puerto Rico
Sint Maarten
St. Lucia
Turks & Caicos Islands
US Virgin Islands
DIVISION 7 AFRICA (top 4 promoted to Division 6 Africa)
Central African Republic
Comoros
DR Congo
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mayotte
Niger
Reunion
Sao Tome & Principe
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
DIVISION 7 ASIA & OCEANIA (top 4 promoted to Division 6 Asia & Oceania)
Afghanistan
American Samoa
Bhutan
Brunei
Cook Islands
East Timor
Guam
Kyrgyzstan
Macau
Mongolia
New Caledonia
Northern Mariana Islands
Pakistan
Palestine
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tahiti
Taiwan
Tonga
Vanuatu
I'll post the standings for 2010/11 soon.
Any guesses on champions, promotions, relegations, positions for particular teams?
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