User:SR12/West of England & South Wales Hockey League

The West of England & South Wales (WoESW) Hockey League, currently know as the GoCrea8 Hockey League for sponsorship reasons, is an English and Welsh field hockey league for men's clubs. The league operates as one of five regional leagues below the England Hockey Men's Hockey League, with the WoESW League winner gaining promotion to the England Hockey Men's Hockey League Conference West Division. Welsh clubs that compete in the competition are also eligible for promotion to the EHL.

Structure

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As of the 2017-18 Season, the league comprises 25 divisions across seven tiers, with promotion and relegation between tiers, arranged as follows:

Tier Division(s)
1 Premiership

12 teams – 1 promotion (to EHL Conference West), 2 relegations

2 Championship

12 teams – 2 promotions, 4 relegations

3 Conference North

12 teams – 2 promotions, 3 relegations

Conference South

12 teams – 2 promotions, 3 relegations

4 De Cymru & The Marches Division 1

12 teams – 2 promotions, 2 relegations

Central Division 1

12 teams – 2 promotions, 2 relegations

Southern Division 1

12 teams – 2 promotions, 2 relegations

5 De Cymru & The Marches Division 2

12 teams – 2 promotions, 4 relegations

Central Division 2

12 teams – 2 promotions, 4 relegations

Southern Division 2

12 teams – 2 promotions, 4 relegations

6 De Cymru Division 1

12 teams - 2pro, 2rel

The Marches Division 1

12 teams - 2pro, 2rel

West Central Division 1

12 teams - 2pro, 2rel

East Central Division 1

12 teams - 2pro, 2rel

South West Division 1

12 teams - 2pro, 2rel

South East Division 1

12 teams - 2pro, 2rel

7 De Cymru Division 2

7 teams - 2pro, 2rel

The Marches Division 2

12 teams - 2pro

West Central Division 2

12 teams - 2pro, 2rel

East Central Division 2

11 teams - 2pro

South West Division 2

10 teams - 2pro

South East Division 2

12 teams - 2pro, 2rel

8 De Cymru Division 3

6 teams - 2pro

- West Central Division 3

10 teams - 2pro

- - South East Division 3

6 teams - 2pro

References

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