The two pool winners have home field advantage.

Only the five pool winners will qualify for the knockout stage of the competition.

The six pool winners and the two best runners up proceeded to the knock out stages.

The best four qualifiers (pool winners) had home advantage in the quarter finals.

The three pool winners and the best runner-up went through to the semi-finals.

The four pool winners proceeded to the knock out stages.

Beginning with this season's competition, only the pool winners advanced to the knockout stage.

In 1987-88, the league was split into two pools with a single final between the pool winners.

The five pool winners and the best three runners-up advanced to the knockout stage.

The pool winners of the first round were divided in two pools of three.