Leagues, cups and promotion

Eight tiers, from the gully to the Champions League. Every club starts at the bottom, and only results on the pitch move you up.

8 tiersGully XI at the bottom, the Champions League at the top.

20 clubsIn every league. The table decides who goes up and down.

2 points a win1 for a tie. Level on points? Net run rate splits you.

A cup each seasonSilverware and prize money. Cups never promote.

The Climb

The Climb shows your tier, your place and exactly what it takes to go up. Tap any tier to see its rules.

1. Play your leagueTwenty clubs. A win is worth 2 points, a tie 1.
2. Finish in the promotion placesAt the end of the season, the top clubs go up a tier. Only the final table counts.
3. Stay upFinish in the bottom places of a higher tier and you drop back down.

The eight tiers

How many clubs go up and down depends on the tier. It gets tighter near the top.

• 
  Champions League
  The summit. The bottom 2 drop.
  T8
• 
  Premier League
  Top 2 go up, bottom 4 drop.
  T7
• 
  National Premier
  Top 4 go up, bottom 4 drop.
  T6
• 
  State Trophy
  Top 4 go up, bottom 8 drop.
  T5
• 
  District Cup
  Top 8 go up, bottom 8 drop.
  T4
• 
  Club Shield
  Top 8 go up, bottom 8 drop.
  T3
• 
  Tennis-Ball Trophy
  Top 8 go up, bottom 8 drop.
  T2
• 
  Gully XI
  Where everyone starts. Top 8 go up, and you can't fall any further.
  T1

The Challengers Trophy

Alongside the league, every club plays in a cup: the Challengers Trophy. There's one for each pair of neighbouring tiers, so you'll meet clubs from the tier above or below.

1. The groupsForty clubs in eight groups of five. Everyone plays everyone in the group, home and away.
2. The knockoutsThe eight group winners play quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final.
3. The prizeA trophy for the cabinet, and from T3 up, prize money.

Season awards

The Awards screen shows the current leaders all season. Each honour is decided on the last day.

• Golden BatThe season's top run-scorer
• Golden BallThe season's top wicket-taker
• Most Valuable PlayerRuns and wickets together
• Man of the Series
• Manager of the SeasonBest points per game in your world

The World Leaderboards keep the Orange Cap, the Purple Cap and the MVP race across every league.

The season wrap

When the season ends, the wrap tells you how it went: Champions, Promoted, safe, or Relegated. Then it's straight into the next season, with a new table, a new brief from the board and a squad that's a year older.