In the latest round of insanity from Argentina's AFA, there's a new relegation system which makes losing better than winning in some cases. I need a copy of the mathematical proof, but it starts with the last team in the yearly table being relegated and then, out of the other 19, the two worst over the average of the last three years also being relegated
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Another bit of insanity, here is the current top of the table in the Netherlands, with one match left to play:
1 Ajax 73
2 Feyenoord 67
3 PSV 66
4 sc Heerenveen 64
5 AZ 62
6 FC Twente 60
Ajax is the champion. The #2 spot gives access to the CL qualifiers. PSV has won the cup, so they are automatically qualified for the Europa League. However, if they end second, this spot goes to Heracles, the cup runner up.
If PSV ends second, #3,4,5 get to play in the Europa League. If PSV doesn't end second, #2,3,4 and Heracles play Europa League.
Heerenveen plays against Feyenoord in the last match. If they win, they're at least fourth, so they qualify. (Feyenoord has a goal difference that's 11 better, so if PSV loses and Heerenveen wins 6-0, they will go into the CL qualifiers!) If Heerenveen loses, Feyenoord (not PSV!) is #2 and Heerenveen is #4, so they qualify for EL as well. However, if Feyenoord and Heerenveen draw, PSV wins and AZ wins, Heerenveen ends as #5 without Europa League.
So whatever they do, Heerenveen must prevent a draw!