# 2015–16 Korfball League & Promotion Division promotion/relegation play-off

The 2015–16 Korfball League & Promotion Division promotion/relegation play-off is played between the number 9 of the England Korfball League and the top two teams of the Promotion Division North & West and South & East. In North & West Bristol Thunder and Birmingham City qualified. In South & East Bearsted and Cambridge Tigers qualified. KV (1st) and Bearsted (2nd) both were promoted to the England Korfball League 2016-17 Season starting in November 2016.

## Teams

A total of 5 teams will be taking part in the play-off.
| Club | Province | Location | Position in 2015-16 |
| Bristol Thunder | Bristol | Bristol | 1st Promotion Division (North & West) |
| Birmingham City | West Midlands | Birmingham | 2nd Promotion Division (North & West) |
| Bearsted | Kent | Aylesford | 1st Promotion Division (South & East) |
| Cambridge Tigers | Cambridgeshire | Cambridge | 2nd Promotion Division (South & East) |
| KV | Kent | Aylesford | 7th England Korfball League |

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Premier League or relegation |
| 1 | KV | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 8 | Promotion |
| 2 | Bearsted | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 4 | Promotion |
| 3 | Cambridge Tigers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 3 | Relegation |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 3 | Relegation |
| 5 | Bristol Thunder | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 2 | Relegation |

## Results
### Day 1

KV v Cambridge Tigers
* 30 April 2016 9:40
| KV | 15-8 | Cambridge Tigers |
* Whitgift School
Bristol Thunder v Birmingham City
* 30 April 2016 10:40
| Bristol Thunder | 9-11 | Birmingham City |
* Whitgift School
Cambridge Tigers v Bearsted
* 30 April 2016 11:40
| Cambridge Tigers | 16-14 | Bearsted |
* Whitgift School
Bristol Thunder v KV
* 30 April 2016 12:40
| Bristol Thunder | 7-12 | KV |
* Whitgift School
Bearsted v Birmingham City
* 30 April 2016 13:40
| Bearsted | 15-10 | Birmingham City |
* Whitgift School

### Day 2

Birmingham City v KV
* 1 May 2016 9:30
| Birmingham City | 6-15 | KV |
* Whitgift School
Cambridge Tigers v Bristol Thunder
* 1 May 2016 10:40
| Cambridge Tigers | 8-14 | Bristol Thunder |
* Whitgift School
KV v Bearsted
* 1 May 2016 11:30
| KV | 13-7 | Bearsted |
* Whitgift School
Birmingham City v Cambridge Tigers
* 1 May 2016 12:30
| Birmingham City | 7-7 | Cambridge Tigers |
* Whitgift School
Bearsted v Bristol Thunder
* 1 May 2016 13:30
| Bearsted | 13-7 | Bristol Thunder |
* Whitgift School

## Controversies

In the last 60 seconds of a tense game between Birmingham City and Cambridge Tigers with the score level at 6-6. Birmingham needed a win for a small chance of promotion, a Cambridge win would give them almost certain promotion to the EKL. Cambridge won a free-pass, which was missed however, followed up by a running in shot by Josh Dawes, giving them the lead. With 30 seconds to go, Birmingham were awarded a penalty which was missed. With 6 seconds to go Cambridge, having collected the missed penalty, were passing the ball out of defence and the referee called up for time wasting, the clock then stopped at 3 seconds, which allowed Birmingham to take an instant shot which was scored by Jess Beale to level the match. The match finished 7-7, therefore giving Bearsted a chance to secure a place in next seasons EKL, they went on to beat Bristol Thunder 13-7 in their final game, promoting them.