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2018–19 →
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The 2017–18 Combined Counties Football League season (known as the 2017–18 Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League for sponsorship reasons) is the 40th in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First.
The constitution was announced on 26 May 2017.
The Premier Division is reduced from 23 to 22 clubs, and features four new teams after the promotion of Hartley Wintney to the Southern League, the transfer of Windsor to the Hellenic League, and the relegation of Badshot Lea, Bedfont & Feltham and Raynes Park Vale to the First Division:
With the suspension of ground grading Grade E for this season and the creation of a new league at Steps 3 and 4, the champions of all Step 5 leagues will be compulsorily promoted to Step 4. Of the fourteen runners-up, the twelve clubs with the best PPG (points per game ratio) will also be compulsorily promoted.
Any teams at Step 5 without ground grading Grade F will be relegated to Step 6. All step 5 leagues are to be fixed at 20 clubs for 2018–19, so further relegations or reprieves are likely.
Updated to games played on 17:30, 16 September 2017 (UTC).
Source: FA Full-Time CCL Prem Div Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Division One is increased from 18 to 19 clubs, and features six new teams after Balham, Banstead Athletic and Redhill were promoted to the Premier Division, and Dorking and Epsom Athletic left the league: