Football in Gjorka
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Country | Gjorka |
Governing body | Gjorkan Football Association |
National team(s) | Gjorka |
First played | 1894 |
National competitions | |
Club competitions | |
International competitions | |
Football in Gjorka is the second most popular sport in the country, behind only Peil. The sport in Gjorka is governed by the Gjorkan Football Association (CDG) which was founded in 1935. The association governs the Gjorkan national football team, and Championship of Gjorka, the top three divisions of football: the Gold League, Silver League, and the Bronze League.
History
National team
League system
Level | Division | |||||||
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1 | Gold League 14 clubs | |||||||
↓↑ 3 clubs | ||||||||
2 | Silver League 14 clubs | |||||||
↓↑ 3 clubs | ||||||||
3 | Bronze League 28 clubs | |||||||
↓ 8 clubs | ||||||||
↑ 4 clubs | ↑ 4 clubs | |||||||
4 | Black League First Division 20 clubs |
Red League First Division 20 clubs |
Club competitions
Gjorka has three primary club cup competitions which are restricted to certain clubs in the league system.
- Federation Cup: Levels 1 to 2
- Championship of Gjorka Cup: Levels 1 to 3
- Federation–Championship Cup: Levels 1 to 3
- Red and Black Cup: Levels 4 to 7
The Federation Cup is the oldest competition in Gjorka having been operated since 1903, originally known as the Republic Cup from 1903 to 1991. The Cup sees all teams from the top two levels of Gjorkan football compete in a random draw knockout format over the course of five rounds
The Championship of Gjorka Cup sees all clubs from the Championship of Gjorka compete in a group stage to knockout round format.
The winners of the Championship Cup and the Federation Cup play against each other in the Federation–Championship Cup, commonly abbreviated as the CC Cup. If the winners of the two aforementioned cups is the same, they win the CC Cup by default. However if such a case occurs, oftentimes the team plays the CC cup between players of its own team, despite not being required to.