Rabastor Sports Federation football league system
| Level | League(s)/division(s) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rabastor Premier League 18 clubs – 3 relegations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ilungu Isibini 16 clubs – 3 promotions, 2 relegations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |
RSF Challenge Premier League | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 (National Step 1) |
OFA Phoenix League 10 clubs – 1 promotion, 1 relegation |
CFF Panther League 10 clubs – 1 promotion, 1 relegation |
Super Liga Aquilliana 10 clubs – 1 promotion, no formalised relegation |
Eristicean Golden League 10 clubs – 1 promotion, no formalised relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Northern Premier | Southern Premier | Western Premier | CFF Silver League | FADA Nova League | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 clubs per division 1 promotion via playoff, 1 relegation per division |
10 clubs 1 promotion, no formalised relegation |
10 clubs no codified promotion/relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Northern League Two | Southern League Two | Western League Two | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 clubs per division 1 promotion per division, no formalised relegation procedure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In addition to these leagues, Callistea and Akach have floated the possibility of establishing their own national leagues (Radiant League and Ligue Akach respectively) to be integrated into the pyramid, while the eight-team Xiaolin Master League – which primarily plays a local variant of football – has been vying for integration into the pyramid, with the requisite rule changes to follow. The RSF is believed to think that these three associate members would be better off forming their own sub-pyramid, which can feed into the main league pyramid via regular panel evaluation. Their clubs would, however, be permitted to enter the Rabastor Champions' Cup without restriction.
Relation to Cup competitons
A club's tier within the pyramid is almost always the determining factor when deciding which cup(s) they are eligible to enter, and the round(s) at which they enter the competition. As things stand, with the three cup system in place across RSF controlled leagues, the tiers align as follows:
| Tier | Champions Cup | Secondary Cup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Entry | ||
| 1 | Group | Rabastor League Trophy | Round Three[a] |
| 2 | Round Two | Round Two | |
| 3 | Round Two(top six) Round One (bottom ten) | ||
| 4 | Rabastor Challenge Shield | Group[b] | |
| 5 | Round One | Round One | |
| 6 | Preliminary[c] | ||
- ↑ Applies to tier one sides except the lowest two finishers from the previous season/promoted teams for this season. See RLT Entry List for full details.
- ↑ The top two teams in each division across tier four enter the Rabastor League Trophy. Runners up in the Preliminary Round, champions in Round One.
- ↑ The lowest sixteen teams across the entire tier contest the preliminary round. The remainder enter at round one, along with tier 5 teams.