(a) mixed play: can be divided into four groups, a *** 16 team. You can send the top eight teams in the league last season, with two teams in each group. The top four teams are directly assigned to groups A to B as seed teams, and the remaining four teams are grouped by lottery, and it is necessary to ensure that each group has two teams from the first division. League B and League C can each send the top four players from last season's league, and then draw lots for grouping. Finally, we must ensure that each group has two first-class teams, one second-class team and one third-class team. That's easy. The group stage is a double cycle, with the top two qualifying, followed by the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals.
(2) Each level of league has its own independent FA Cup, so every level of teams will participate in this level of FA Cup.
Group A: 12 teams were divided into three groups, with 4 teams in each group. In the group competition, the subject and object are double-cycled, and the first place in the group directly advances to the semi-finals, and then the second place with the best results in the three groups can also advance to the semi-finals. If the second place with the best performance can't be directly separated, then play a play-off. After the appearance of the semi-finals, the semi-finals and finals followed.
Grade B: * * * Eight teams participated in two groups. Last season, the top two teams in the league were directly divided into two groups as seed teams, and the remaining 12 teams played home and away qualifying matches according to the final ranking of last season's league, and decided the other six teams qualified for the cup, and then these six teams were grouped by lottery. In the group stage, the subject and object are in a double cycle. The top two players in the group advance to the semi-finals, followed by the semi-finals and finals.
Class c: 16 teams will have too many games to play if they are grouped directly. We can imitate the rules of the second division. According to the final ranking of the league last season, 16 teams will play home and away qualifiers in high and low order, and the eight teams qualified for the cup will be divided into two groups by drawing lots. The round robin system is implemented in the group stage, with the top two players in the group qualifying, followed by the semi-finals and finals.
(Note: All grades follow the principle of "two liters and two drops". The rankings of the two relegated teams are treated as the last two, and the rankings of the other second and third teams are automatically moved forward by two places. )