Introduction
This was the first
International League. In all, 107 nations participated in the inaugural season, placed in six divisions based on performances in the first 9
World Cups as well as the first continental cups.
- Teams Entered: 107
- Champion:
- Top Scorer:
Rules
Division 1: 8 teams, 2 groups of 4, group winners playoff to determine champion (1), 4th place in each group relegated (2)
Division 2: 16 teams, 4 groups of 4, play-off winners between group winners (2), 4th place in each group relegated (4)
Division 3: 16 teams, 4 groups of 4, winner of each group promotes (4), 4th place in each group relegated (4)
Division 4: 32 teams, 8 groups of 4, play-off winners between group winners (4), 4th place in each group relegated (8)
Division 5: 20 teams, 4 groups of 5, top 2 of each group promotes (8), 5th place in each group relegated (4)
Division 6: 15 teams, 3 groups of 5, winner of each group promotes (3) + winner of 3-team playoff between 2nd place (1)
Division 1
D1 Teams
France
Norway
Netherlands
Argentina
Cote d'Ivoire
Brazil
Georgia
Australia
D1 Group A
Brazil
Georgia
Netherlands
Norway
D1 Group B
Argentina
Cote d'Ivoire
France
Australia
Division 2
D2 Teams
England
Morocco
Italy
Nigeria
Uruguay
Turkey
United States
Spain
Romania
Sweden
Costa Rica
Senegal
Germany
Portugal
Mali
Japan
D2 Group A
Romania
Germany
Nigeria
United States
D2 Group B
Costa Rica
Portugal
England
Uruguay
D2 Group C
Mali
Morocco
Japan
Italy
D2 Group D
Senegal
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
Division 3
D3 Teams
South Korea
Cameroon
Czech Republic
Colombia
Belgium
Greece
Mexico
South Africa
Russia
Paraguay
Chile
Jamaica
Croatia
Denmark
Iran
Peru
D3 Group A
Colombia
Croatia
Paraguay
Chile
D3 Group B
Iran
Denmark
Mexico
South Korea
D3 Group C
Russia
Belgium
Czech Republic
Jamaica
D3 Group D
Peru
South Africa
Cameroon
Greece
Division 4
D4 Teams
Ireland
Tunisia
Austria
Bahrain
Panama
Cape Verde
Lithuania
Togo
Finland
Hungary
Scotland
Slovenia
Wales
Bulgaria
China
Poland
Ukraine
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Switzerland
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Slovakia
Trinidad & Tobago
Ecuador
Suriname
Ghana
Honduras
Mozambique
Congo DR
Canada
Iceland
Angola
D4 Group A
Egypt
Ecuador
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Ghana
D4 Group B
Lithuania
Honduras
Angola
Hungary
D4 Group C
Finland
Slovakia
Ireland
Austria
D4 Group D
Bahrain
Wales
Mozambique
Cape Verde Islands
D4 Group E
Panama
Switzerland
Scotland
Suriname
D4 Group F
Iceland
China
Saudi Arabia
Bulgaria
D4 Group G
Togo
Poland
Congo DR
Canada
D4 Group H
Slovenia
Ukraine
Tunisia
Trinidad & Tobago
Division 5
D5 Teams
Latvia
Northern Ireland
Burkina Faso
Guinea
Martinique
Uzbekistan
Algeria
Israel
Serbia
Curacao
Bolivia
Guadeloupe
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
Congo
Venezuela
Oman
Qatar
El Salvador
Iraq
D5 Group A
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Oman
Israel
Bolivia
D5 Group B
Martinique
Thailand
Latvia
Serbia
Algeria
D5 Group C
Congo
Guinea
Qatar
Curacao
Guadeloupe
D5 Group D
Burkina Faso
El Salvador
United Arab Emirates
Iraq
Northern Ireland
Division 6
D6 Teams
Kuwait
New Zealand
North Korea
Syria
Albania
Belarus
Montenegro
Gabon
Estonia
Equatorial Guinea
Zambia
Confederacy
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Indonesia
D6 Group A
Gabon
Equatorial Guinea
Syria
Albania
North Korea
D6 Group B
Confederacy
Estonia
Kuwait
Zambia
Indonesia
D6 Group C
Sao Paulo
Montenegro
New Zealand
Rio de Janeiro
Belarus
D6 Play-offs
#2 2nd Place - #3 2nd Place
#1 2nd Place - Winner of Game 1
Promotion/Relegation
Rules
Division 1: 8 teams, 2 groups of 4, group winners playoff to determine champion (1), 4th place in each group relegated (2)
Division 2: 16 teams, 4 groups of 4, play-off winners between group winners (2), 4th place in each group relegated (4)
Division 3: 16 teams, 4 groups of 4, winner of each group promotes (4), 4th place in each group relegated (4)
Division 4: 32 teams, 8 groups of 4, play-off winners between group winners (4), 4th place in each group relegated (8)
Division 5: 20 teams, 4 groups of 5, top 2 of each group promotes (8), 5th place in each group relegated (4)
Division 6: 15 teams, 3 groups of 5, winner of each group promotes (3) + winner of 3-team playoff between 2nd place (1)
Promotions
Division 2 to Division 1
Play-off Winner 1
Play-off Winner 2
Division 3 to Division 2
D3 Group A Winner
D3 Group B Winner
D3 Group C Winner
D3 Group D Winner
Division 4 to Division 3
Play-off Winner 1
Play-off Winner 2
Play-off Winner 3
Play-off Winner 4
Division 5 to Division 4
D5 Group A Winner
D5 Group A Runner Up
D5 Group B Winner
D5 Group B Runner Up
D5 Group C Winner
D5 Group C Runner Up
D5 Group D Winner
D5 Group D Runner Up
Division 6 to Division 5
D6 Group A Winner
D6 Group B Winner
D6 Group C Winner
Play-off Winner
Relegations
Division 1 to Division 2
D1 Group A 4th Place
D1 Group B 4th Place
Division 2 to Division 3
D2 Group A 4th Place
D2 Group B 4th Place
D2 Group C 4th Place
D2 Group D 4th Place
Division 3 to Division 4
D3 Group A 4th Place
D3 Group B 4th Place
D3 Group C 4th Place
D3 Group D 4th Place
Division 4 to Division 5
D4 Group A 4th Place
D4 Group B 4th Place
D4 Group C 4th Place
D4 Group D 4th Place
D4 Group E 4th Place
D4 Group F 4th Place
D4 Group G 4th Place
D4 Group H 4th Place
Division 5 to Division 6
D5 Group A 5th Place
D5 Group B 5th Place
D5 Group C 5th Place
D5 Group D 5th Place