Jersey Bulls ensured a third-placed finish in Isthmian League South East after a 3-0 win over Hastings United at Springfield.
The victory on the final day of the season saw Bulls finish in their the highest-ever place by a Channel Island side in the English league system – beating Guernsey FC's fourth-placed finish at the same level 12 years ago.
Bulls looked as though they would end the season in second place until AFC Croydon Athletic scored an equaliser deep in stoppage time to draw 2-2 with struggling Sheppey United to keep them in second place.
Bulls did leapfrog AFC Whyteleafe into third after they drew 2-2 with mid-table Herne Bay.
The finish comes in Jersey Bulls' first season in the eighth tier of English football afterwinning promotion via the play-offs a year ago.
It means Bulls will host AFC Whyteleafe at Springfield on Tuesday night in the semi-finals, with the final on Friday 1 May should they win.
Bulls – who have not lost a game in 2026 – got off to an excellent start as top-scorer Lorne Bickley smashed home James Sunley's sixth-minute pass.
Bickley narrowly missed a second as his curling effort went just wide of the post five minutes before half time.
Miguel Carvalho made the points safe when he tapped in Toby Ritzema's cross with 10 minutes to go before Ritzema made it 3-0 on the stroke of full time.
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