The EFL have released a statement on ending the 2019/20 season.
EFL board members held a meeting on Wednesday to discuss potential ways of ending the campaign and the League Two clubs' desire to finish it without playing any more games and seeing the final table decided on a points-per-game basis.
But the EFL have released a statement maintaining that finishing the season remains their top priority, although conditions have been put in place if the leagues are not able to finish.
The statement read: "Resuming the 2019/20 season with the existing format remains the most appropriate course of action from a sporting integrity perspective, but the Board accepts there are circumstances that may lead to curtailment (as has been demonstrated with League Two) or a situation subsequently transpires whereby the season is unable to conclude."
And, importantly for Leeds United, the EFL have announced that promotion and relegation will stand in all divisions even if clubs vote to curtail the 2019/20 season.
All tables will be settled on a pointer-per-game ratio, which would see Leeds United and West Brom promoted to the Premier League, if the season is curtailed, whilst the play-offs will still be used to decide the third promoted team.
Equally, relegation will still stand too, despite a request from League Two clubs to suspend relegation.
A statement from the EFL on Thursday continued: "The various proposals and counter-proposals received from Clubs have been reviewed and, as a result, the Board has finalised the draft framework that would be adopted into EFL Regulations, in the event that a division is to make the decision to curtail its season as League Two indicated last Friday.
"Clubs are now required to give the matter further consideration before the Board formally proposes the appropriate Regulation changes, which will then be voted on by all clubs."
The majority required to curtail the 2019/20 season in any division should be 51% and determining whether or not to curtail the season is a decision for each division to take.
EFL chairman Rick Parry said: “In the event that a divisional decision is made to curtail the 2019/20 season, the EFL Board is recommending that the League adopts the original framework with the amendments as identified, as there is a strong desire to remain as faithful as possible to the Regulations and ensure there is consistency in the approach adopted across the EFL in all divisions.
“The Board has always acknowledged that a single solution to satisfy all Clubs would always be hard to find, but we are at the point now where strong, definitive action is need for the good of the League and its members.”
