That EFL statement in full....
The EFL Board met yesterday to consider the feedback and subsequent
implications of last week’s divisional Club meetings, as the League
continues to address the many complex financial and operational matters
resulting out of the COVID-19 crisis, including how the 2019/20 campaign
is concluded. The various proposals and counter proposals received from
Clubs have been reviewed and, as a result, the Board has finalised the
draft framework that would be adopted into EFL Regulations, in the event
that a division is to make the decision to curtail its season as League
Two indicated last Friday. Clubs are now required to give the matter
further consideration, before the Board formally proposes the
appropriate Regulation changes, which will then be voted on by all
Clubs. The recommended framework is as follows:
1. Resuming the 2019/20 season with the existing format remains the most
appropriate course of action from a sporting integrity perspective, but
the Board accepts there are circumstances that may lead to curtailment
(as has been demonstrated with League Two) or a situation subsequently
transpires whereby the season is unable to conclude.
2. This means that, in the event of an early curtailment:
a. Final divisional placings should be determined on unweighted points
per game (if required).
b. Promotion and relegation should be retained.
c. Play-Offs should be played in all circumstances but should not be
extended (beyond four teams).
3. If a scenario arises whereby the Play-Offs cannot be played, the EFL
Board will determine the appropriate course of action.
4. The Board considers that the majority required to curtail the 2019/20
season in any division should be 51%. Determining whether or not to
curtail the season is a decision for each division to take.
5. The principle of relegation across all three divisions is integral to
the integrity of the pyramid, from the Premier League down to the
National League, provided we have assurances that the National League
will start season 2020/21 (i.e. the relegated Club in League Two has
somewhere to play).
6. Any regulatory solution should be relevant and specific to the
current challenges posed by the COVID-19 outbreak and reach a conclusion
that is clear and effective with the impact and justifications easy for
all stakeholders to understand.
EFL Chair, Rick Parry, said:
“In the event that a divisional decision is made to curtail the 2019/20
season, the EFL Board is recommending that the League adopts the
original framework with the amendments as identified, as there is a
strong desire to remain as faithful as possible to the Regulations and
ensure there is consistency in the approach adopted across the EFL in
all divisions.
“The Board has always acknowledged that a single solution to satisfy
all Clubs would always be hard to find, but we are at the point now
where strong, definitive action is needed for the good of the League and
its members.”
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