As it’s relevant here and taken from MPL thread:
Interesting developments on the league structure this year!
2019 MPL Promotion/relegation (for 2020)
The MPL & CCL will play two (2) full rounds.
The five (5) highest placed MPL teams at the completion of the second round will then compete in the 2019 Southern Football League.
The three (3) lowest placed MPL teams will compete with the seven (7) CCL teams, playing a full round.
All teams will retain points gained in their respective competitions.
At the completion of the round the highest placed CCL team (total number of points gained) will be eligible for probation as per 9.1 and the MPL team with the fewest combined points will be relegated.
The question here though is does this mean the CCL will start the same time as MPL? If so are there enough pitches available?
My point is the 6th and 7th placed MPL teams may very well get relegated the way I read this, particularly if they are taking there measly points total and goal difference into a one round winner takes all where the leading CCL team will start with a massive points advantage (I'm reading probation to mean promotion). Pretty helter skelter way to build a Premier competition. Tell me if I'm wrong?
If I'm not wrong can someone tell me how this equitable and forward looking decision was arrived at?
You have not quite got it right. The final round is all CCL plus the 3 lowest MPL teams. All points carried over from each separate previous CCL and MPL rounds. This defines the CCL winner who gets promotion (or play off with Nelson/Marlborough team). The lowest of the 3 MPL teams gets relegated. Sort of 2 competitions within the last round. Better than last year with the 3 lowest MPL's playing each other. And it means all games have relevance.
Also CCL starts 16 March.