After the group rounds the teams finishing in the top four in each group will move forward to the knockout rounds, with the grand finals being in Round 14. 

 The top 2 teams in each group will earn home games in knockout round 1, as a reward for topping their groups. Their opponents will be drawn at random from the teams who finished 3rd & 4th place. 

All subsequent home and away fixtures will be drawn at random. 

 The Wooden Spoon knockouts will feature the 32 teams that finish in 5th & 6th position in the group tables. NB: Wooden Spoon Finals in Round 15.