El Tulo Premiership

## El Tulo Premiership League

The El Tulo Premiership League, or 'El Tulo League' or the 'El Tulo Premiership', is the first division, thus making it the highest level of the Triscan football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the El Tulo Football Leagues. Seasons typically run from July to April, with each team playing 38 matches against all other teams, both home and away. The competition was founded as just the 'El Tulo League', with 10 teams. The El Tulo Premiership's top 8 teams can all qualify for international competition.

### Worldwide Competition

The top 7 teams of the El Tulo Premiership all qualify for worldwide competition. The top 5 finishing teams all qualify for the elite competition League of Allstars, the highest international competition outside UEFA, with the top 5 clubs of Sophieland and the top 5 finishing teams in Watersirlandian first division Lu Luege. Whereas the teams that finish 6th and 7th qualify for the second competition, the Silver Shield. The 6th and 7th teams of Watersirland also qualify and the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th teams in the Sophieland First Division also qualify.

### Domestic Competition

El Tulo Premiership teams can qualify for competitions exclusive to Trisco and the Americas. All 20 teams of the league all make up the Yeepdanish International Cup, and the Artois Cup. The top 8 teams of the El Tulo Premiership make up the small but intense Elite League.

### The Teams

The 20 teams of the El Tulo are Arvicus, Birthmouth, Blackrose, By The Sea, Candelo, Cedar, Goldinghem City, Goldinghem United, Hampshire, Hotspur, Luxury, Majors, Northend United, Northerhampton, Old Castle, Selsis, Southend Warriors, Toyson, West Row, Yankchester.

### History and Winners

#### The History

The El Tulo Premiership was officially approved in December 1979, to replace the nameless 24-team division 1-10 in Trisco. The league was founded initially with 10 teams. Arvicus, Blackrose, Cedar, Goldinghem United, Hampshire, Luxury, Majors, Ryanchen, Selsis and Golgotha Hawks.

In 1981, the league capacity doubled to 20, adding teams Birthmouth, Lewis Boyd Town City - and By The Sea, Goldinghem City, Gongo, Hampshire, Oxton, Selsis, Toyson and Wurley.

By 1984, the YFASA (Yeepdanish Football And Soccer Association) agreed with the divisions to set up the International Cup, which was a tournament played out with the leagues teams seperate to the already existing leages in a group + knockout format. Due to this, matches used to be played every week. When the trophy came into play, gameweeks were made a week and a half or 2 weeks in between eachother. This is a main reason why Yeepdanish leagues start early (July) and finish early (April).

In 1994, 10 years after the founding of the International Cup, YFASA struck a sponsorship deal with Artois, and made a new knockout tournament minus group stages. The Artois Cup was - and still is - played on International Cup weeks.

23 years later, the El Tulo league's skill ability began to broaden. There was no more one-season wonders or recurring champions. With good teams being promoted, players being sold evenly to clubs and a big 6 teams beginning to emerge, they needed to encourage more teams to excite audiences and not just challenge for the title, but for more silverware. In 2017, the top 8 teams in El Tulo make up the quarter-semi-final 8 team tournament of the Elite League. Despite its short duration and its small capacity, the fixtures are very exciting.

In 2019, the largest competition founded by the Watersirlandian, Sophielandian and Yeepdanish football associations was made. The League of Allstars was originally played by the top 5 teams of Watersirland first division Lu Luege, the top 5 teams of the El Tulo Premiership and the top 6 teams of Sophieland's first division. Nowerdays it is played by the top 5 teams of Watersirland first division Lu Luege, the top 5 teams of the El Tulo Premiership, the winners of the Silver Shield and the top 6 teams of Sophieland's first division.

In 2022, the Silver Shield was introduced for up and coming big teams. El Tulo and Lu Lugue's 6th and 7th teams and the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th teams in the Sophieland First Division all make up the title. So far, no one has won it.

#### Winners - El Tulo Premiership established - 1980

1980/81 - League Title: Old Castle

1981/82 - League Title: Blackrose

1982/83 - League Title: Blackrose

1983/84 - League Title: Old Castle

#### Introduction to the International Cup - 1984

1984/85 - League Title: Old Castle | International Cup: Blackrose

1985/86 - League Title: Goldinghem United | International Cup: Oxton

1986/87 - League Title: Goldinghem United | International Cup: Luxury

1987/88 - League Title: Luxury | International Cup: Toyson

1988/89 - League Title: Old Castle | International Cup: By The Sea

1989/90 - League Title: Majors | International Cup: Cedar

1990/91 - League Title: Arvicus | International Cup: Goldinghem City

1991/92 - League Title: Hotspur | International Cup: Selsis

1992/93 - League Title: Old Castle | International Cup: Toyson

1993/94 - League Title: Hotspur | International Cup: Ryanchen

#### Introduction of the Artois Cup - 1994

1994/95 - League Title: Hotspur | Artois Cup: Arvicus | International Cup: Toyson

1995/96 - League Title: Old Castle | Artois Cup: Old Castle | International Cup: Toyson

1996/97 - League Title: Old Castle | Artois Cup: Hotspur | International Cup: Blackrose

1997/98 - League Title: Goldinghem United | Artois Cup: Old Castle | International Cup: Hotspur

1998/99 - League Title: Cedar | Artois Cup: Yankchester | International Cup: Old Castle

1999/00 - League Title: Arvicus | Artois Cup: Selsis | International Cup: Majors

2000/01 - League Title: Old Castle | Artois Cup: Old Castle | International Cup: Cedar

2001/02 - League Title: Toyson | Artois Cup: Toyson | International Cup: Old Castle

2002/03 - League Title: Goldinghem United | Artois Cup: Bernadeschi | International Cup: Old Castle

2003/04 - League Title: Southend Warriors | Artois Cup: Selsis | International Cup: Toyson

2004/05 - League Title: Old Castle | Artois Cup: Old Castle | International Cup: Old Castle

2005/06 - League Title: Goldinghem United | Artois Cup: Selsis | International Cup: Cedar

2006/07 - League Title: Selsis | Artois Cup: Toyson | International Cup: Arvicus

2007/08 - League Title: Hotspur | Artois Cup: Old Castle | International Cup: Southend Warriors

2008/9 - League Title: Hotspur | Artois Cup: Hotspur | International Cup: Old Castle

2009/10 - League Title: Old Castle | Artois Cup: Old Castle | International Cup: Hotspur

2010/11 - League Title: Arvicus | Artois Cup: Labrunex | International Cup: Selsis

2011/12 - League Title: Goldinghem City | Artois Cup: Coldinghem City | International Cup: Majors

2012/13 - League Title: Goldinghem United | Artois Cup: Goldinghem City | International Cup: Arvicus

2013/14 - League Title: Goldinghem United | Artois Cup: Goldinghem United | International Cup: Luxury

2014/15 - League Title: Old Castle | Artois Cup: Cedar | International Cup: Goldinghem United

2015/16 - League Title: Cedar | Artois Cup: Hotspur | International Cup: Old Castle

2016/17 - League Title: Candelo | Artois Cup: Arvicus | International Cup: Candelo

#### Introduction of the Elite League - 2017

2017/18 - League Title: Hotspur | Artois Cup: Hotspur | International Cup: Cedar | Elite League: By The Sea

2018/19 - League Title: Candelo | Artois Cup: Old Castle | International Cup: Arvicus | Elite League: Candelo

#### Introduction to the League of Allstars - 2019

2019/20 - League Title: Cedar | Artois Cup: Candelo | International Cup: Hotspur | Elite League: Cedar \*\*League of Allstars: Hotspur\*\*

2020/21 - League Title: Arvicus | Artois Cup: Arvicus | International Cup: Goldinghem United | Elite League: Goldinghem City \*\*League of Allstars: Hotspur\*\*

2021/22 - League Title: Goldinghem United | Artois Cup: Goldinghem City | International Cup: Hotspur | Elite League: Goldinghem City

#### Introduction to the Silver Shield - 2022

2022/23 - League Title: Goldinghem City | Artois Cup: Cedar | International Cup: Arvicus | Elite League: Goldinghem United

2023/24 - Ongoing