BeNe League thread

The BeNe League is the very first European super league created and is now the top division of women's football in Belgium and the Netherlands. The league format is unique but could be applied towards men football in the near future.

Format

The League is divided in two stages. In the first stage Dutch and eight Belgian teams will play a national League qualifying for the second stage. The second stage is diveded in the Women's BeNe League A & B.

[edit] Women’s Elite League & Eredivisie Vrouwen


The nine Dutch and eight Belgian teams will play a national double round-robin, thus each team playing 16 or 14 matches. The number 1 until 4 qualify for the BeNe League A the numbers 5 until 8 qualify for the BeNe League B.

[edit] BeNe League


The league consists of two Leagues (A & B) in which 16 teams take part. The top four teams of each country will advance to the BeNe League A, with the bottom four teams playing the BeNe League B. Both groups then will play another double round-robin for 14 additional matches. After that the winning team in League A is the BeNe League champion. The highest placed Belgian and Dutch team will qualify to the UEFA Women's Champions League. The lowest Belgium team will relegated to the Second Division. ^[8]

Lost me at womens football, mate.

Ajax got this.

Something similar for the men could be fun, there is a big gap in the Eredivise that could be closed in a 14-16 super league between the two countries.

The Royal League (Cup) in Scandinavia attempted something similar brining Norwegian, Swedish and Danish leagues together not just as a winter training tournament but to see who was best. (Danish league ended with the most wins before it was scrapped)