British & Irish League: clubs, format and cup places

The British & Irish League is one of the 21 leagues in Quidditch Manager, the free browser Quidditch management game. It has 13 clubs from Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland, led at the start of a new career by Montrose Magpies and with Chudley Cannons as the underdog. You can take over any of them and manage the club season after season.

Clubs
13 (Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland)
Format
2 rounds
Matches per club
24 in the regular season
Calendar
Weeks 8 to 37
Mid-season break
4 weeks
League strength
1st of 21 (rating 90)
Youth academy
Hogwarts

The 13 clubs

Clubs are listed from the strongest to the weakest at the start of a new career. A club's rating decides its squad quality, budget and gate, and it moves as the seasons pass, so the order changes as clubs win trophies.

The oldest club is Puddlemere United, founded in 1163; the youngest is Montrose Magpies, founded in 1883. By country: England 6, Scotland 3, Ireland 2 and Wales 2.

This is the league of the famous British and Irish clubs: the Montrose Magpies, Puddlemere United, the Holyhead Harpies, the Chudley Cannons and the rest of the 13. It is the highest-rated league in the game and the only one that sends three clubs to the European Cup.

League format

The British & Irish League is a single division with 13 clubs: every club meets every other club twice, once at home and once away. That gives every club 24 league matches, played over 26 matchdays in weeks 8 to 37 of the 52-week season, with a bye for one club each matchday because the number of clubs is odd. The league takes a break of 4 weeks at the halfway point.

The club with the best record after the last matchday is the league champion.

The table is sorted by wins first, then point difference, then points scored, then Snitches caught. There is no promotion or relegation: every club stays in its league and plays the same competition each season.

Cups and international places

League results decide who goes to the big tournaments. From the British & Irish League the game sends 3 places in the 16-club European Cup and 3 places in the 32-club Champions League.

Berths go to the clubs with the best record in the last three campaigns: first by titles won (every title counts equally, whichever season it was won in), then by combined league wins, then by how recently the club won a title. The Champions League looks at the last five campaigns the same way, and 6 of its 32 places are wildcards for the latest Champions League winner and the latest winners of the European Cup and the continental cups. Read the full rules on the competitions page.

Youth and talent

The league's annual youth intake comes from Hogwarts. Graduates are aged 16 to 18 and take their nationality from the academy league. The first intake opens in the second season of a career. The beginner's guide explains how to sign graduates, transfers and contracts.

More leagues

British & Irish League is one of the 11 leagues in Europe.

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