Premier Divisie

The Premier Divisie is the highest league of football in Doggerland. It contains 16 teams, and has been running continuously since the end of the Second World War.

Competition Format
The Premier Divisie contains 16 teams, every teams plays each other twice, for a total of 30 matches across a whole season (August to May). Teams get three points for a win and one point for a draw. Teams are ranked by their total number of points, in the case of a tie, head-to-head results determine the best team.

Relegation and Promotion
As the Premier Divisie is the top league, their is no promotion for the winners (however the top 5 teams qualify for European Competitions). There is relegation, where the bottom two teams in the league are relegated, and are replaced by the winner of the Tweede Divisie, and the winner of the Tweede Divisie Playoffs.

History
Since the creation of the league in the 1945-46 season, there have been 75 completed seasons.

Champions
There have been 11 different champions since the inital 1945-46 season.

Emergence of a Dominant Two (1980-2010)
During the 1980s, the emergence of a dominant two between Port-Nandels City and Longport United emerged. Since the 1979-80 season (won by Tweldem Rovers), the dominant two won every single title until the 2010-11 season, when Lodgeborough FC, who came 11th the season before, won a shock title, only losing one game the whole season.

Their dominance was not limited to the league either, they won the Dogger Cup, 26 times out of 30 in this period (Tweldem Rovers winning thrice and Abester City winning once). Port-Nandels City also won two UEFA Cups in 1987 and 2002. While Longport United reached the Champions League Final in 1997.

Establishment of New Title Holders
Since the title winning season by Lodgeborough FC, five different teams won titles in the ten season since, Lodgeborough FC (3), Longport United (3), Kensington City (2), Port-Nandels City (1), Hoovsted FC (1).

Current Teams
There are 16 teams in the current league (2021-22 season).


 * Kensington City
 * Port-Nandels City
 * Hoovsted FC
 * Longport United
 * Lodgeborough FC
 * Winona Wonderers
 * Rotsibaai Sailors
 * Estergrad City
 * Abester City
 * Voostkreek City
 * Abester United
 * Nandels South
 * Club Mistlân
 * Borenville Town
 * Leestrom City
 * Longport City