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Facelift for Jersey Combination

St Paul's
St Paul's won the last-ever Combination Division One title

Jersey's Football Combination has renamed its football leagues.

Jersey's Division One will now be known as the Premiership, while Division Two will be rebranded as the Championship.

Division One Reserves will now be called Division One, Division Two Reserves is now Division Two and the 'C' team league becomes Division Three.

"The names have changed because the sponsors were eager to freshen up the image of the Combination," league vice-president Marc le Cornu told BBC Sport.

"There's nothing wrong with the product, they're very happy with the Combination, but it gives it some fresh impetus."

While the names have changed the league structure remains the same, with first-teams in the Premiership and Championship, reserve teams in Divisions One and Two and 'C' teams in Division Three.

"A reserve team winning Division One would not be promoted to the Championship," added Le Cornu.

"There is only promotion and relegation between the Premiership and Championship and between Divisions One and Two."

The opening Premiership games on Saturday, 23 August see St Peter host Grouville and Trinity play Wanderers.


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