Ligasystemet i engelsk fotball

Det engelske ligasystemet, også kalt «The Football Pyramid» er betegnelsen nivå 1–24 i engelsk fotball. Det vil altså ta en klubb 23 år å rykke opp til høyeste nivå (Premier League) hvis man spiller i Bristol Downs League Divisjon 4 (laveste nivå), og rykker opp hvert år.

Cuper/turneringer

Er en klubb med i en liga på et visst nivå får man også delta i cuper, eller eliminasjonsturneringer.

• FA Cup: Alle nivåer (I teorien; i praksis begrenset til Nivå 1–11)
• Ligacup/EFL Carabao Cup: Nivå 1–4
• Football League Trophy: Nivå 3–4
• FA Trophy: Nivå 5–8
• FA Vase: Nivå 9–11
• FA National League System Cup: Nivå 11

Under nivå 11 blir pyramiden regional, og samtidig blir cupene også regionale. Lenger ned i ligasystemet er turneringene på fylke/distriktbasis, noen fylker/distrikter har også egne turneringer.

Selve systemet

Tabellen under viser ligasystemets nåværende struktur. For hver divisjon står det offisielle navnet, navn gitt fra sponsoren (som er forskjellig fra originalnavnet) og antall lag i hver divisjon. På nivå 1–8 rykker man direkte opp til nivået over den og rykker ned til den divisjonen rett under den. Under dette nivået bestemmes det individuelt av lokale forbund/fotballkretser. Alle klubbene på nivå 1–4 er 100 % profesjonelle. Klubbene på nivå 1 er med i Premier League og klubbene på nivå 2–4 er med i English Football League. Klubbene på nivå 5–11 er medlem av National League System (NLS, også kalt non-league), og er under direkte jurisdiksjon av The Football Association. Toppnivået (nivå 5) av NLS i kjent som «Step 1» av FA, neste (nivå 6) som «step 2», osv. osv.

Level	Liga(er)/Divisjon(er)
1	Premier League 20 klubber
2	English Football League: EFL Championship (Sky Bet Championship) 24 klubber
3	English Football League: EFL League One (Sky Bet League One) 24 klubber
4	English Football League: EFL League Two (Sky Bet League Two) 24 klubber
5	National League: National League (Vanarama National League) 24 klubber
6	National League North (Vanarama National League North) 22 klubber			National League South (Vanarama National League South) 22 klubber
7	Northern Premier League Premier Division (UniBond League Premier Division) 22 klubber		Southern Football League Premier Division (British Gas Business Football League Premier Division) 22 klubber		Isthmian League Premier Division (Ryman Football League Premier Division) 22 klubber
8	Northern Premier League Division One North (UniBond League First Division North) 18 klubber	Northern Premier League Division One South (UniBond League First Division South) 18 klubber	Southern Football League Division One Midlands (British Gas Business Football League Division One Midlands) 22 klubber	Southern Football League Division One South & West (British Gas Business Football League Division One South & West) 22 klubber	Isthmian League Division One North (Ryman Football League Division One North) 22 klubber	Isthmian League Division One South (Ryman Football League Division One South) 22 klubber
9	North West Counties Football League: Division 1 22 klubber Northern Counties East Football League: Premier Division 20 klubber Northern League: Division 1 (Arngrove Northern League Division 1) 21 klubber Western Football League: Premier Division (Toolstation League Premier Division) 22 klubber Wessex League Premier Division (Sydenhams Wessex League Premier Division) 20 klubber Sussex County Football League: Division 1 20 klubber Hellenic Football League Premier Division (Sport Italia Hellenic League Premier Division) 20 klubber Midland Football Alliance (Polymac Services Midland Football Alliance) 24 klubber United Counties Football League: Premier Division (Eagle Bitter United Counties League Premier Division) 21 klubber Eastern Counties Football League: Premier Division (Ridgeons Football League Premier Division) 20 klubber Kent League: Premier Division 17 klubber Spartan South Midlands Football League: Premier Division (Minerva Footballs Spartan South Midlands Football League Premier Division) 21 klubber Combined Counties Football League: Premier Division (Cherry Red Records Combined Counties League Premier Division) 22 klubber Essex Senior Football League 17 klubber (Alle divisjoner kjøres parallelt)
10	North West Counties Football League: Division 2 18 klubber Northern Counties East Football League: Division 1 17 klubber Northern League: Division 2 (Arngrove Northern League Division 2) 21 klubber Western Football League: Division 1 (Toolstation League Division 1) 22 klubber South West Peninsula League: Premier Division (Carlsberg South West Peninsula Premier Division) 18 klubber Wessex League: Division 1 (Sydenhams Wessex League Division 1) 19 klubber Sussex County Football League: Division 2 18 klubber Hellenic Football League: Division One West (Sport Italia Hellenic League Division One West) 18 klubber Hellenic Football League: Division One East (Sport Italia Hellenic League Division One East) 18 klubber United Counties Football League: Division One (Eagle Bitter United Counties League Division One) 16 klubber Eastern Counties Football League: First Division (Ridgeons Football League First Division) 19 klubber Spartan South Midlands Football League: Division 1 (Minerva Footballs Spartan South Midlands Football League Division 1) 16 klubber Combined Counties Football League: Division 1 (Cherry Red Records Combined Counties League Division 1) 21 klubber West Midlands Regional League: Premier Division (Express & Star West Midlands League Premier Division) 22 klubber Midland Football Combination: Premier Division 21 klubber (Alle divisjoner kjøres parallelt)
11	Anglian Combination: Premier Division 17 klubber Bedfordshire Football: League Premier Division 16 klubber Brighton Hove and District Football League: Premier Division 11 klubber Cambridgeshire Football League: Premier Division 16 klubber Central Midlands League: Supreme Division 20 klubber Crawley and District Football League: Premier Division 11 klubber Dorset Premier Football League 18 klubber East Berkshire Football League: Premier Division 13 klubber East Sussex Football League: Premier Division 12 klubber Essex and Suffolk Border Football League: Premier Division 16 klubber Essex Olympian Football League: Division 1 13 klubber Gloucestershire County League 18 klubber Hertfordshire Senior County League: Premier Division 16 klubber Kent County League: Premier Division 15 klubber Leicestershire Senior League: Premier Division 18 klubber Liverpool County Premier League: Premier Division 16 klubber Manchester Football League: Premier Division 19 klubber Mid Cheshire Football League: Division 1 16 klubber Mid-Sussex Football League: Premier Division 14 klubber Midland Football Combination: Division 1 17 klubber Middlesex County Football League: Premier Division 16 klubber North Berks Football League: Division 1 12 klubber			Northamptonshire Football Combination: Premier Division 14 klubber Northampton Town Football League: Premier Division 10 klubber Northern Football Alliance: Premier Division 16 klubber Oxfordshire Senior Football League: Premier Division14 klubber Peterborough and District Football League: Premier Division 16 klubber Reading Football League: Senior Division 12 klubber Somerset County Football League: Premier Division 18 klubber South West Peninsula League: Division 1 East 17 klubber South West Peninsula League: Division 1 West 16 klubber Spartan South Midlands League: Division 2 18 klubber Staffordshire County Senior Football League: Premier Division 18 klubber Suffolk and Ipswich Football League: Senior Division 16 klubber Surrey County Intermediate League (Western): Premier Division 14 klubber Surrey South Eastern Combination Intermediate: Division 1 14 klubber Sussex County League: Division 3 13 klubber Wearside Football League 18 klubber Wessex League: Division 2 18 klubber West Cheshire Amateur Football League: Division 1 17 klubber West Lancashire Football League: Premier Division 16 klubber West Riding County Amateur Football League: Premier Division 14 klubber West Midlands Regional League Division 1 16 klubber West Sussex Football League: Premier Division 12 klubber West Yorkshire Football League: Premier Division 16 klubber Wiltshire Football League: Premier Division 17 klubber Worthing and District Football League: Premier Division 11 klubber
12	Aldershot & District League: Senior Division Anglian Combination: Division 1 Bedfordshire Football League: Division 1 Brighton Hove and District Football League: Division 1 Bristol Premier Combination: Premier Division Bristol and Suburban Association Football League: Premier Division 1 Cambridgeshire Football League: Senior A Division Central Midlands League: Premier Division Cornwall Combination Crawley and District Football League: Division 1 Devon and Exeter Football League: Premier Division Dorset Senior League: Senior Division East Berkshire Football: League Division 1 East Cornwall League: Premier Division East Sussex Football: League Division 1 Essex and Suffolk Border Football League: Division 1 Essex Olympian Football League: Division 2 Gloucester Northern Senior League: Division 1 Hampshire League Hertfordshire Senior County League: Division 1 Kent County League: Division 1 East Kent County League: Division 1 West Leicestershire Senior League: Division 1 Liverpool County Premier League: Division 1 Manchester Football League: Division 1 Mid Cheshire Football League: Division 2 Mid-Sussex Football League: Division 1			Middlesex County Football League: Division 1 Midland Football Combination: Division 2 North Berks Football League: Division 2 North Bucks and District League: Premier Division North Devon Football League: Premier Division Northamptonshire Football Combination: Division 1 Northampton Town Football League: Division 1 Northern Football Alliance: Division 1 Oxfordshire Senior Football League: Division 1 Peterborough and District Football League: Division 1 Plymouth and West Devon Combination: Premier Division Reading Football League: Premier Division Somerset County Football League: Division 1 South Devon Football League: Premier Division Staffordshire County Senior Football League: Division 1 Suffolk and Ipswich Football League: Division 1 Surrey County Intermediate League (Western): Division 1 Surrey South Eastern Combination Intermediate: Division 1 Teesside Football League: Division 1 West Cheshire Amateur Football League: Division 2 West Lancashire Football League: Division 1 West Midlands Regional League: Division 2 West Riding County Amateur Football League: Division 1 West Sussex Football League: Division 1 West Yorkshire Football League: Division 1 Wiltshire Football League: Division 1 Worthing and District Football League: Division 1
13	Aldershot & District League Division 1 Anglian Combination Division 2 Altrincham and District Amateur Football League Division 1 Banbury District and Lord Jersey FA Premier Division Bedfordshire Football League Division 2 Bournemouth Saturday Football League Division 1 Brighton Hove and District Football League Division 2 Bristol Premier Combination Division 1 Bristol and Suburban Association Football League Premier Division 2 Cambridgeshire Football League Senior B Division Chesterfield and District Amateur League Crawley and District Football League Division 2 Devon and Exeter Football League Senior Division 1 Doncaster and District Senior League Premier Division Dorset Senior League Division 1 East Berkshire Football League Division 2 East Cornwall League Division 1 East Sussex Football League Division 2 Essex and Suffolk Border Football League Division 2 Essex Olympian Football League Division 3 Falmouth & Helston League|Falmouth and Helston League Division 1 Gloucester Northern Senior League Division 2 Hertford and District League Premier Division Humber Premier League Premier Division Ilford and District League Premier Division Kent County League Division 2 East Kent County League Division 2 West Leicester and District League Premier Division Leicester City Football League Premier Division Liverpool County Premier League Division 2 Mid-Essex League Premier Division Mid-Sussex Football League Division 2			Middlesex County Football League Division 2 Midland Football Combination Division 3 Midlands Regional Alliance Premier Division Mining League Division 1 North Berks Football League Division 3 North Bucks and District League Intermediate Division North Devon Football League Senior Division Northamptonshire Football Combination Division 2 North Hants League North & Mid-Herts Football League Premier Division North Leicestershire League Premier Division Northern Football Alliance Division 2 Nottinghamshire Senior League Peterborough and District Football League Division 2 Plymouth and West Devon Combination Senior Division Portsmouth Saturday Football League Premier Division Reading Football League Division 1 Sheffield and Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division Shropshire County Premier Football League Premier Division Somerset County Football League Division 2 East Somerset County Football League Division 2 West Southampton Saturday Football League Premier Division South Devon Football League Division 1 Southend Borough Combination Premier Division Staffordshire County Senior Football League Division 2 Suffolk and Ipswich Football League Division 2 Teesside Football League Division 2 West Cheshire Amateur Football League Division 3 West Lancashire Football League Division 2 West Riding County Amateur Football League Division 2 West Sussex Football League Division 2 North West Sussex Football League Division 2 South West Yorkshire Football League Division 2 Wiltshire Football League Division 2 Witney and District League Premier Division Worthing and District Football League Division 2
14	Aldershot & District League Division 2 | Andover and District Saturday Football League | Anglian Combination Division 3 | Altrincham and District Amateur Football League Division 2 | Banbury District and Lord Jersey FA Division 1 | Basingstoke and District Football League Premier Division | Bath and District League Division 1 | Bedfordshire Football League Division 3 | Bournemouth Saturday Football League Division 2 | Bradford League | Brighton Hove and District Football League Division 3 | Bristol and District League Senior Division | Bristol and Suburban Association Football League Division 1 | Cambridgeshire Football League Division 1 A | Cambridgeshire Football League Division 1 B | Chel10ham League Division 1 | Cirencester and District League Division 1 | Craven and District League Premier Division | Crawley and District Football League Division 3 | Devon and Exeter Football League Senior Division 2 | Doncaster and District Senior League Division 1 | Dorset Senior League Division 2 | Driffield and District League Premier Division | Duchy League Premier Division | East Berkshire Football League Division 3 | East Riding Amateur League Premier Division | East Riding County League Premier Division | East Sussex Football League Division 3 | Essex and Suffolk Border Football League Division 3 | Essex Business Houses Football League Premier Division | Falmouth & Helston League|Falmouth and Helston League Division 2 | Furness Premier League Premier Division | Guildford and Woking Alliance League Premier Division | Halifax and District League Premier Division | Harrogate and District League Premier Division | Hertford and District League Division 1 | Humber Premier League Division 1 | Huddersfield and District Association Football League Division 1 | Ilford and District League Division 1 | Lancashire Amateur League Premier Division | Leeds Red Triangle Football League Premier Division | Leicester and District League Division 1 | Leicester City League Division 1 | Mid-Essex League Division 1 | Mid Somerset League Premier Division | Mid-Sussex Football League Division 3 | Middlesex County Football League Division 3 East | Middlesex County Football League Division 3 West | Midlands Regional Alliance Division 1 | Mining League Division 2 | Newcastle Corinthians League Division 1 | North Berks Football League Division 4 | North Bucks and District League Division 1 | North Devon League Intermediate Division 1 | North Gloucestershire League Premier Division | North & Mid-Herts Football League Division 1 Mid | North & Mid-Herts Football League Division 1 North | North Leicestershire League Division 1 | North Northumberland League Division 1 | Northamptonshire Football Combination Division 3 | Plymouth and West Devon Combination Intermediate Division | Portsmouth Saturday Football League Division 1 | Reading Football League Division 2 | Sheffield and Hallamshire County Senior League Division 1 | Shropshire County Premier Football League Division 1 | Southampton Saturday Football League Senior Division 1 | South Devon Football League Division 2 | Southend Borough Combination Division 1 | Spen Valley and District Football League Premier Division | Stroud and District League Division 1 | Suffolk and Ipswich Football League Division 3 | Taunton & District Saturday League Division 1 | Tyneside Amateur League Division 1 | Wakefield and District League Premier Division | Weston super Mare and District League Division 1 | West Sussex Football League Division 3 North | West Sussex Football League Division 3 South | Winchester and District Saturday Football League | Witney and District League Division 1 | Worthing and District Football League Division 3 | Yeovil and District League Premier Division | York Football League Premier Division | Yorkshire Old Boys League Senior Division A
15	Aldershot & District League Division 3 | Anglian Combination Division 4 | Banbury District and Lord Jersey FA Division 2 | Basingstoke and District Football League Division 1 | Bath and District League Division 2 | Bournemouth Saturday Football League Division 3 | Brighton Hove and District Football League Division 4 | Bristol and District League Division 1 | Bristol and Suburban Association Football League Division 2 | Cambridgeshire Football League Division 2 A | Cambridgeshire Football League Division 2 B | Chel10ham League Division 2 | Cirencester and District League Division 2 | Colchester and East Essex Football League Premier Division | Craven and District League Division 1 | Devon and Exeter Football League Senior Division 3 | Dorset Senior League Division 3 | Driffield and District League Division 1 | Duchy League Division 1 | East Berkshire League Division 4 | East Riding Amateur League Division 1 | East Riding County League Division 1 | East Sussex Football League Division 4 | Essex Business Houses Football League Division 1 | Falmouth & Helston League|Falmouth and Helston League Falmouth & Helston League#Division 3|Division 3 | Furness Premier League Division 1 | Guildford and Woking Alliance League Division 1 | Halifax and District League Division 1 | Harrogate and District League Division 1 | Hertford and District League Division 2 | Huddersfield and District Association Football League Division 2 | Ilford and District League Division 2 | Isle of Wight Saturday Football League Division 1 | Lancashire Amateur League Lancashire Amateur League Division 1|Division 1 | Leeds Red Triangle Football League Division 1 | Leicester and District League Division 2 | Leicester City League Division 2 | Mid-Essex League Division 2 | Mid Somerset League Division 1 | Mid-Sussex Football League Division 4 | Middlesex County Senior League | Midlands Regional Alliance Division 2 | Mining League Division 3 | Newcastle Corinthians League Division 2 | North Berks Football League Division 5 | North Bucks and District League Division 2 | North Devon League Intermediate Division 2 | North Gloucestershire League Division 1 | North Leicestershire League Division 2 | North Northumberland League Division 2 | Northamptonshire Football Combination Division 4 | Portsmouth Saturday Football League Division 2 | Reading Football League Division 3 | Sheffield and Hallamshire County Senior League Division 2 | Southampton Saturday Football League Junior Division 1 | South Devon Football League Division 3 | Southend Borough Combination Division 2 | Spen Valley and District Football League Division 1 | Stroud and District League Division 2 | Suffolk and Ipswich Football League Division 4 | Taunton & District Saturday League Division 2 | Tyneside Amateur League Division 2 | Wakefield and District League Division 1 | West Sussex Football League Division 4 North | West Sussex Football League Division 4 South | Weston super Mare and District League Division 2 | Witney and District League Division 2 | Yeovil and District League Division 1 | York Football League Division 1 | Yorkshire Old Boys League Senior Division B
16	Anglian Combination Division 5 | Banbury District and Lord Jersey FA Division 3 | Basingstoke and District Football League Division 2 | Bath and District League Division 3 | Bournemouth Saturday Football League Division 4 | Bristol and District League Division 2 | Bristol and Suburban Association Football League Division 3 | Cambridgeshire Football League Division 3 A | Cambridgeshire Football League Division 3 B | Chel10ham League Division 3 | Colchester and East Essex Football League Division 1 | Craven and District League Division 2 | Devon and Exeter Football League Senior Division 4 | Dorset Senior League Division 4 | Driffield and District League Division 2 | Duchy League Division 2 | East Riding Amateur League Division 2 | East Riding County League Division 2 | East Sussex Football League Division 5 | Essex Business Houses Football League Division 2 | Guildford and Woking Alliance League Division 2 | Halifax and District League Division 2 | Harrogate and District League Division 2 | Hertford and District League Division 3 | Huddersfield and District Association Football League Division 3 | Ilford and District League Division 3 | Isle of Wight Saturday Football League Division 2 | Lancashire Amateur League Division 2 | Mid-Essex League Division 3 | Mid Somerset League Division 2 | Mid-Sussex Football League Division 5 | North Gloucestershire League Division 2 | North Leicestershire League Division 3 | Reading Football League Division 4 | Sheffield Sports and Athletic League | Southampton Saturday Football League Junior Division 2 | South Devon Football League Division 4 | Southend Borough Combination Division 3 | South Yorkshire Amateur League Premier Division | Stroud and District League Division 3 | Suffolk and Ipswich Football League Division 5 | Taunton & District Saturday League Division 3 | Wakefield and District League Division 2 | West Sussex Football League Division 5 North | West Sussex Football League Division 5 South | West Sussex Football League Division 5 Central | Weston super Mare and District League Division 3 | Witney and District League Division 3 | Yeovil and District League Division 2 | York Football League Division 2 | Yorkshire Old Boys League Division 1
17	Anglian Combination Division 6 | Bournemouth Saturday Football League Division 5 | Bristol and District League Division 3 | Bristol and Suburban Association Football League Division 4 | Cambridgeshire Football League Division 4 A | Cambridgeshire Football League Division 4 B | Chel10ham League Division 4 | Colchester and East Essex Football League Division 2 | Craven and District League Division 3 | Devon and Exeter Football League Senior Division 5 | Driffield and District League Division 3 | Duchy League Division 3 | East Riding County League Division 3 | East Sussex Football League Division 6 | Essex Business Houses Football League Division 3 | Guildford and Woking Alliance League Division 3 | Halifax and District League Division 3 | Harrogate and District League Division 3 | Huddersfield and District Association Football League Division 4 | Isle of Wight Saturday Football League Division 3 | Lancashire Amateur League Division 3 | Mid-Essex League Division 4 | Mid Somerset League Division 3 | Mid-Sussex Football League Division 6 | North Gloucestershire League Division 3 | North Leicestershire League Division 4 | Southampton Saturday Football League Junior Division 3 | South Devon Football League Division 5 | South Yorkshire Amateur League Division 1 | Southend Borough Combination Division 4 | Stroud and District League Division 4 | Suffolk and Ipswich Football League Division 6 | Taunton & District Saturday League Division 4 | Wakefield and District League Division 3 | Weston super Mare and District League Division 4 | Yeovil and District League Division 3 | York Football League Division 3 | Yorkshire Old Boys League Division 2 (NOTER: Ingen liga har toppdivisjonen sin på nivå 17 )
18	Bournemouth Saturday Football League Division 6 | Bristol and District League Division 4 | Bristol and Suburban Association Football League Division 5 | Bury and District League Division 1 | Cambridgeshire Football League Division 5 A | Cambridgeshire Football League Division 5 B | Central and South Norfolk League Division 1 | Chel10ham League Division 5 | Colchester and East Essex Football League Division 3 | Devon and Exeter Football League Intermediate Division 1 | Duchy League Division 4 | East Riding County League Division 4 | Guildford and Woking Alliance League Division 4 | Lancashire Amateur League Division 4 | Mid-Essex League Division 5 | Mid-Sussex Football League Division 7 | North Gloucestershire League Division 4 | Southampton Saturday Football League Junior Division 4 | South Devon Football League Division 6 | Southend Borough Combination Division 5 | Stroud and District League Division 5 | Weston super Mare and District League Division 5 | Yorkshire Old Boys League Division 3
19	Bristol and District League Division 5 | Bury and District League Division 2 | Central and South Norfolk League Division 2 | Devon and Exeter Football League Intermediate Division 2 | Duchy League Division 5 | East Riding County League Division 5 | Huddersfield and District Works and Combination League | Lancashire Amateur League Division 5 | Mid-Sussex Football League Division 8 | Southampton Saturday Football League Junior Division 5 | South Devon Football League Division 7 | Southend Borough Combination Division 6 | Stroud and District League Division 6 | Weston super Mare and District League Division 6 | Yorkshire Old Boys League Division 4
20	Bristol and District League Division 6 | Bury and District League Division 3 | Central and South Norfolk League Division 3 | Devon and Exeter Football League Intermediate Division 3 | Lancashire Amateur League Division 6 | Mid-Sussex Football League Division Nine | Southampton Saturday Football League Junior Division 6 | Southend Borough Combination Division 7 | Stroud and District League Division 7 | Yorkshire Old Boys League Division 5 (NOTER: Ingen ligaer har toppDivision på nivå 20)
21	Bristol and Avon League | Bristol Downs Football League Division 1 | Central and South Norfolk League Division 4 | Devon and Exeter Football League Intermediate Division 4 | Lancashire Amateur League Division 7 | Stroud and District League Division 8 (NOTER: Dette er det laveste nivået i ligasystemet som har toppdivisjoner)
22	Bristol Downs Football League Division 2
23	Bristol Downs Football League Division 3
24	Bristol Downs Football League Division 4

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