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Season Structure
The league season will consist of two phases; a spring phase and a fall phase. The top two teams from each division at the end of the spring phase will be promoted to the First Division, while all other teams will be placed into the Second Division. The First Division team with the most combined points over the spring and fall phases will be declared the league champion and will receive the Montagliani Trophy.

All eight First Division teams, as well as the top four Second Division teams, will be entered into an end-of-year cup tournament; the winner of which shall receive the Paul Beirne Cup.

Regular Season - Spring Phase
Each team will play a home-and-away series against every other team in their division, for a total of 12 matches. The top two teams from each division will be promoted to the First Division for the Fall Phase of the regular season.

Regular Season - Fall Phase
Each team will play a home-and-away series against every other team in their division. The First Division team with the most cumulative points over the spring and fall phases will be crowned as league champion and receive the Montagliani Trophy.

All eight First Division teams, as well as the top two teams from each Second Division table (based on cumulative points) will qualify for the cup championship; the winner of which will receive the Paul Beirne Challenge Cup.

Round of 16 & beyond
All pairings starting in the round of 16 are decided by two-game aggregate. The away goals rule is applied after 180 minutes, but not after extra time (if necessary).

Paul Beirne Challenge Cup
All pairings are decided by two-game aggregate. The away goals rule is applied after 180 minutes, but not after extra time (if necessary).

Winning teams from the promotion playoffs (first round) will be promoted to the First Division, while losing teams will be relegated to the Second Division.