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.hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland_football_league_system" title="Republic of Ireland football league system">Republic of Ireland football league system</a>.</div> <p>The <b>Northern Ireland football league system</b> is categorised into three levels: <b>senior</b>, <b>intermediate</b> and <b>junior</b>. Clubs attain intermediate status by fulfilling certain criteria (e.g. owning or leasing its own enclosed ground). Senior status requires clubs to reach stricter criteria. National leagues exist at senior and intermediate level. All junior leagues and some intermediate are organised on a regional basis. </p><p>Regionally, there are four regional football associations: the <a href="/wiki/North_East_Ulster_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="North East Ulster Football Association">North East Ulster Football Association</a> (also known as the <a href="/wiki/County_Antrim_%26_District_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="County Antrim & District Football Association">County Antrim & District Football Association</a>), the Mid-Ulster Football Association, the North West of Ireland Football Association and the <a href="/wiki/Fermanagh_%26_Western_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Fermanagh & Western Football Association">Fermanagh & Western Football Association</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Senior">Senior</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Ireland_football_league_system&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Senior"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Football_League" title="Northern Ireland Football League">Northern Ireland Football League</a>, which is the national league of Northern Ireland, has two senior divisions, the <a href="/wiki/NIFL_Premiership" title="NIFL Premiership">NIFL Premiership</a> and the <a href="/wiki/NIFL_Championship" title="NIFL Championship">NIFL Championship</a>, which consists of twenty-four semi-professional clubs. Members of the Premiership must possess a domestic licence in order to retain membership and members of the Championship must possess a championship licence. Clubs that wish to be promoted to the Championship from intermediate football must attain a Championship Licence.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>At national level there are two senior cup competitions: the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Cup" title="Irish Cup">Irish Cup</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Football_League_Cup" title="Northern Ireland Football League Cup">Northern Ireland Football League Cup</a>, although intermediate teams are entitled to enter both. </p><p>At regional level, three of the four regional FAs organise their own senior cup competition. The <a href="/wiki/North_East_Ulster_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="North East Ulster Football Association">North East Ulster Football Association</a> runs the <a href="/wiki/County_Antrim_Shield" title="County Antrim Shield">County Antrim Shield</a>; the Mid-Ulster Football Association organises the <a href="/wiki/Mid-Ulster_Cup" title="Mid-Ulster Cup">Mid-Ulster Cup</a> and the North West of Ireland Football Association organises the <a href="/wiki/North_West_Senior_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="North West Senior Cup">North West Senior Cup</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Intermediate">Intermediate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Ireland_football_league_system&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Intermediate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The national league has one intermediate division: the <a href="/wiki/NIFL_Premier_Intermediate_League" title="NIFL Premier Intermediate League">NIFL Premier Intermediate League</a>. Two clubs are automatically promoted from the Premier Intermediate League to the Championship at the end of each season, and two clubs are relegated to the Premier Intermediate League from the Championship. In the event, however, that either of the Premier Intermediate League teams does not possess a Championship Licence, they are not promoted. </p><p>The <b><a href="/wiki/NIFL_Premiership_Development_League" title="NIFL Premiership Development League">NIFL Premiership Development League</a></b>, which is also an intermediate league, comprises the reserve teams of the twelve senior <a href="/wiki/NIFL_Premiership" title="NIFL Premiership">NIFL Premiership</a> clubs. </p><p>In 2010-11, a "pyramid" system was introduced, with the possibility of promotion and relegation between the national league and the four regional intermediate leagues, namely: </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Ballymena_%26_Provincial_Football_League" title="Ballymena & Provincial Football League">Ballymena & Provincial Football League</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Mid-Ulster_Football_League" title="Mid-Ulster Football League">Mid-Ulster Football League</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Northern_Amateur_Football_League" title="Northern Amateur Football League">Northern Amateur Football League</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Intermediate_League" title="Northern Ireland Intermediate League">Northern Ireland Intermediate League</a></b> (<i>ended in 2023</i>)</li></ul> <p>Clubs in these leagues may only gain promotion to the Premier Intermediate League if they win their respective league championship and meet the necessary criteria. If more than one league champion meets the criteria, then only one will be promoted, to be decided by a play-off or series of play-offs. </p><p>At national level there is one intermediate cup competition: the <a href="/wiki/IFA_Intermediate_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="IFA Intermediate Cup">Intermediate Cup</a>. At regional level, three of the four regional FAs organise their own cup competitions. The <a href="/wiki/North_East_Ulster_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="North East Ulster Football Association">North East Ulster Football Association</a> runs the <a href="/wiki/Steel_%26_Sons_Cup" title="Steel & Sons Cup">Steel & Sons Cup</a>; the Mid-Ulster Football Association organises the <a href="/wiki/Bob_Radcliffe_Cup" title="Bob Radcliffe Cup">Bob Radcliffe Cup</a>; and the North West of Ireland Football Association organises the <a href="/wiki/Craig_Memorial_Cup" title="Craig Memorial Cup">Craig Memorial Cup</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Fermanagh_%26_Western_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Fermanagh & Western Football Association">Fermanagh & Western Football Association</a> organised the <a href="/wiki/Fermanagh_%26_Western_Intermediate_Cup" title="Fermanagh & Western Intermediate Cup">Fermanagh & Western Intermediate Cup</a> for three seasons, but it is now defunct. </p><p>In 2023 the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Intermediate_League" title="Northern Ireland Intermediate League">Northern Ireland Intermediate League</a> announced that it would cease to exist due to a number of clubs deciding to join other regional leagues within the league system, thus leaving three regional leagues below the Premier Intermediate League.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Junior">Junior</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Ireland_football_league_system&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Junior"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are numerous junior leagues in Northern Ireland, including junior divisions of the Northern Amateur League and the Mid-Ulster League. The term "junior" is not related to the age of the players but the fact that the clubs are at amateur level. </p><p>There is one national junior cup competition: the Irish Junior Cup. At regional level, each of the four regional FAs organises its own cup competition. The <a href="/wiki/North_East_Ulster_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="North East Ulster Football Association">North East Ulster Football Association</a> runs the <b>County Antrim Junior Shield</b>; the Mid-Ulster Football Association organises the <b>Mid-Ulster Shield</b>, the North West of Ireland Football Association organises the <b>North-West Junior Cup</b>, and the <a href="/wiki/Fermanagh_%26_Western_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Fermanagh & Western Football Association">Fermanagh & Western Football Association</a> organises the <b>Mulhern Cup</b>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_current_pyramid_system">The current pyramid system</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Ireland_football_league_system&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: The current pyramid system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For each division, its official name and number of clubs is given: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; margin-left:1em; float:right;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="150">Colour-coding key </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left" style="background:#e6e6ff;">Senior (levels 1–2) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" style="background:#e6f7ff;">Intermediate (levels 3–7) </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <td width="4%">Level </td> <td>Total Clubs(139) </td> <td colspan="3" width="96%">League(s)/Division(s) </td></tr> <tr> <td width="4%">1 </td> <td>12 </td> <td colspan="3" width="96%" style="background:#e6e6ff;"><b><a href="/wiki/NIFL_Premiership" title="NIFL Premiership">NIFL Premiership</a></b><br /><i>12 clubs</i><br />1 or 2 relegations </td></tr> <tr> <td width="4%">2 </td> <td>12 </td> <td colspan="3" width="96%" style="background:#e6e6ff;"><b><a href="/wiki/NIFL_Championship" title="NIFL Championship">NIFL Championship</a></b><br /><i>12 clubs</i><br />1 or 2 promotions<br />1 or 2 relegations </td></tr> <tr> <td width="4%">3 </td> <td>14 </td> <td colspan="3" width="96%" style="background:#e6f7ff;"><b><a href="/wiki/NIFL_Premier_Intermediate_League" title="NIFL Premier Intermediate League">NIFL Premier Intermediate League</a></b><br /><i>14 clubs</i><br />1 or 2 promotions<br />0 or 1 relegation(s) </td></tr> <tr> <td width="4%">4 </td> <td>46 </td> <td style="background:#e6f7ff;"><b><a href="/wiki/Ballymena_%26_Provincial_Football_League" title="Ballymena & Provincial Football League">Ballymena & Provincial Football League</a></b><br />Intermediate League<br /><i>18 clubs</i><br />0 or 1 promotion(s) </td> <td style="background:#e6f7ff;"><b><a href="/wiki/Mid-Ulster_Football_League" title="Mid-Ulster Football League">Mid-Ulster Football League</a></b><br />Intermediate A<br /><i>14 clubs</i><br />0 or 1 promotion(s)<br />2 or 3 relegations </td> <td style="background:#e6f7ff;"><b><a href="/wiki/Northern_Amateur_Football_League" title="Northern Amateur Football League">Northern Amateur Football League</a><br /></b> Premier Division<br /><i>14 clubs</i><br /> 0 or 1 promotion(s)<br />2 relegations </td></tr> <tr> <td width="4%">5 </td> <td>27 </td> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#D3D3D3"> </td> <td style="background:#e6f7ff;"><b><a href="/wiki/Mid-Ulster_Football_League" title="Mid-Ulster Football League">Mid-Ulster Football League</a></b><br />Intermediate B<br /><i>13 clubs</i><br />2 promotions<br />0 or 1 relegation(s) </td> <td style="background:#e6f7ff;"><b><a href="/wiki/Northern_Amateur_Football_League" title="Northern Amateur Football League">Northern Amateur Football League</a></b><br /> Division 1A<br /><i>14 clubs</i><br />2 promotions<br />2 relegations </td></tr> <tr> <td width="4%">6 </td> <td>14 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3"> </td> <td style="background:#e6f7ff;"><b><a href="/wiki/Northern_Amateur_Football_League" title="Northern Amateur Football League">Northern Amateur Football League</a></b><br />Division 1B<br /><i>14 clubs</i><br />2 promotions<br />2 relegations </td></tr> <tr> <td width="4%">7 </td> <td>14 </td> <td style="background:#e6f7ff;"><b><a href="/wiki/Northern_Amateur_Football_League" title="Northern Amateur Football League">Northern Amateur Football League</a></b><br />Division 1C<br /><i>14 clubs</i><br />2 promotions<br />0 or 1 relegation(s) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Previous_systems">Previous systems</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Ireland_football_league_system&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Previous systems"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At national level, from 1890 until 1915 there was only one league the <a href="/wiki/IFA_Premiership" class="mw-redirect" title="IFA Premiership">Irish Football League</a>, which operated at senior level. </p><p>In 1915, the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Intermediate_League" title="Irish Intermediate League">Irish Intermediate League</a> was created at intermediate level. </p><p>In 1951, the <a href="/wiki/IFA_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="IFA Championship">B Division</a> was also created at intermediate level. By 1954, the Irish Intermediate League had become defunct as many clubs left to join the B Division. </p><p>In 1977, the B Division split into Section 1 and <a href="/wiki/NIFL_Premiership_Development_League" title="NIFL Premiership Development League">Section 2</a>. </p><p>In 1995, the <a href="/wiki/IFA_Premiership" class="mw-redirect" title="IFA Premiership">Irish Football League</a> split into two senior divisions: the Premier Division and the First Division. </p><p>In 1999, the B Division Section 1 was renamed the Second Division and Section 2 was renamed the Reserve League. </p><p>In 2003, the <a href="/wiki/IFA_Premiership" class="mw-redirect" title="IFA Premiership">Irish Premier League</a> was created as the single senior league in Northern Ireland. The Irish Football League First Division reverted to intermediate status alongside the Second Division. </p><p>In 2004, the IFA Intermediate League (First and Second Divisions) replaced the Irish Football League. </p><p>In 2008, the <a href="/wiki/IFA_Premiership" class="mw-redirect" title="IFA Premiership">IFA Premiership</a> replaced the Irish Premier League, and the <a href="/wiki/IFA_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="IFA Championship">IFA Championship</a> and <a href="/wiki/IFA_Interim_Intermediate_League" class="mw-redirect" title="IFA Interim Intermediate League">IFA Interim Intermediate League</a> replaced the IFA Intermediate League. </p><p>In 2009, the IFA Championship was expanded and divided into two divisions and the IFA Interim Intermediate League folded. </p><p>In 2010, a pyramid system was introduced, with the possibility of promotion and relegation between the Championship and the four regional intermediate leagues. </p><p>In 2013, the Northern Ireland Football League (NIFL) took control of the senior league and the two intermediate divisions below, as well as the Reserve League. </p><p>In 2016, Championship 1 acquired senior status and was renamed the 'Championship'; Championship 2 was renamed the 'Premier Intermediate League'; the Reserve League became the Development League. </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_league_system_since_1890">National league system since 1890</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Ireland_football_league_system&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: National league system since 1890"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:silver;"><b>Years</b> </th> <th style="background:silver;"><b>Senior</b> </th> <th style="background:silver;"><b>Intermediate</b> </th> <th style="background:silver;"><b>Reserves</b><sup>†</sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1890–1915</td> <td rowspan="4">Irish Football League</td> <td colspan="2">none </td></tr> <tr> <td>1915–1954</td> <td colspan="2">Irish Intermediate League </td></tr> <tr> <td>1951–1977</td> <td colspan="2">Irish Football League B Division </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977–1995</td> <td rowspan="2">Irish Football League B Division Section 1</td> <td rowspan="2">Irish Football League B Division Section 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995–1999</td> <td rowspan="2">Irish Football League Premier Division<br />Irish Football League First Division </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999–2003</td> <td>Irish Football League Second Division</td> <td>Irish Football League Reserve League </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003–2004</td> <td rowspan="2">Irish Premier League</td> <td>Irish Football League First Division<br />Irish Football League Second Division</td> <td rowspan="4">IFA Reserve League </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004–2008</td> <td>IFA Intermediate League First Division<br />IFA Intermediate League Second Division </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008–2009</td> <td rowspan="2">IFA Premiership</td> <td>IFA Championship<br />IFA Interim Intermediate League </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009–2013</td> <td>IFA Championship 1<br />IFA Championship 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013–2016</td> <td>NIFL Premiership</td> <td>NIFL Championship 1<br />NIFL Championship 2</td> <td>NIFL Reserve League </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016–</td> <td>NIFL Premiership<br />NIFL Championship</td> <td>NIFL Premier Intermediate League</td> <td>NIFL Premiership Development League </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>† Senior clubs' reserve teams have intermediate status and compete against other intermediate teams in many competitions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Women's_system"><span id="Women.27s_system"></span>Women's system</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northern_Ireland_football_league_system&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Women's system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The women's system currently has six steps. 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title="Northern Ireland women's national under-17 football team">Women's U-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_League_representative_team" title="Irish League representative team">Irish League XI</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Leagues</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Men</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NIFL_Premiership" title="NIFL Premiership">NIFL Premiership</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NIFL_Championship" title="NIFL Championship">NIFL Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NIFL_Premier_Intermediate_League" title="NIFL Premier Intermediate League">NIFL Premier Intermediate League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballymena_%26_Provincial_Football_League" title="Ballymena & Provincial Football League">Ballymena & Provincial Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mid-Ulster_Football_League" title="Mid-Ulster Football League">Mid-Ulster Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Amateur_Football_League" title="Northern Amateur Football League">Northern Amateur Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NIFL_Premiership_Development_League" title="NIFL Premiership Development League">NIFL Premiership Development League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Premiership_(Northern_Ireland)" title="Women's Premiership (Northern Ireland)">Women's Premiership</a></li> <li>Championship 1</li> <li>Championship 2</li></ul> 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Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi_football_league_system" title="Bangladeshi football league system">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_football_league_system" title="Chinese football league system">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timorense_football_league_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Timorense football league system">East Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Guam#League_system" title="Football in Guam">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_football_league_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Hong Kong football league system">Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_football_league_system" title="Indian football league system">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indonesian_football_league_system" title="Indonesian football league system">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iranian_football_league_system" title="Iranian football league system">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iraqi_football_league_system" title="Iraqi football league system">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_association_football_league_system" title="Japanese association football league system">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Korean_football_league_system" title="South Korean football league system">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Kuwait#League_system" title="Football in Kuwait">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lebanese_football_league_system" title="Lebanese football league system">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Macau#League_system" title="Football in Macau">Macau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaysian_football_league_system" title="Malaysian football league system">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Mongolia#League_system" title="Football in Mongolia">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myanmar_Football_Federation" title="Myanmar Football Federation">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands#League_system" title="Football in the Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_football_league_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistan football league system">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qatar_football_league_system" title="Qatar football league system">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_league_system_in_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Football league system in Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Singapore#S.League" title="Football in Singapore">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Taiwan#League_system" title="Football in Taiwan">Taiwan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_league_system_in_Tajikistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Football league system in Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thai_football_league_system" title="Thai football league system">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Turkmenistan#League_system" title="Football in Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_league_system_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates" class="mw-redirect" title="Football league system in the United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_football_league_system" title="Vietnamese football league system">Vietnam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football" title="Confederation of African Football">CAF</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Algerian_football_league_system" title="Algerian football league system">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Burkina_Faso#League_system" title="Football in Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Burundi#League_system" title="Football in Burundi">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameroonian_football_league_system" title="Cameroonian football league system">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Cape_Verde#Divisions" title="Football in Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Central_African_Republic#League_system" title="Football in the Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Comoros#League_system" title="Football in the Comoros">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Djibouti#League_system" title="Football in Djibouti">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Egyptian_football_league_system" title="Egyptian football league system">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Equatorial_Guinea#League_system" title="Football in Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghana_Football_Leagues" title="Ghana Football Leagues">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Guinea-Bissau#League_system" title="Football in Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivorian_football_league_system" title="Ivorian football league system">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenyan_football_league_system" title="Kenyan football league system">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Madagascar#League_system" title="Football in Madagascar">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Mauritius#League_system" title="Football in Mauritius">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moroccan_football_league_system" title="Moroccan football league system">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Mozambique#League_system" title="Football in Mozambique">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_football_league_system" title="Nigerian football league system">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_R%C3%A9union#League_system" title="Football in Réunion">Réunion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe#League_system" title="Football in São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Seychelles#League_system" title="Football in Seychelles">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Somalia#League_system" title="Football in Somalia">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_football_league_system" class="mw-redirect" title="South African football league system">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunisian_football_league_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Tunisian football league system">Tunisia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/CONCACAF" title="CONCACAF">CONCACAF</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Anguilla#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Anguilla">Anguilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Antigua_and_Barbuda#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Antigua and Barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Aruba#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Aruba">Aruba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_the_Bahamas#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in the Bahamas">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Barbados#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Barbados">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Belize#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Belize">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Bermuda#League_system" title="Football in Bermuda">Bermuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Bonaire#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Bonaire">Bonaire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_the_British_Virgin_Islands#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in the British Virgin Islands">British Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_soccer_league_system" title="Canadian soccer league system">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_the_Cayman_Islands#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in the Cayman Islands">Cayman Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Costa_Rica#League_system" title="Football in Costa Rica">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Cuba#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Cuba">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Cura%C3%A7ao#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Curaçao">Curaçao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_the_Dominican_Republic#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in the Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_El_Salvador#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in El Salvador">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_French_Guiana#League_system" title="Football in French Guiana">French Guiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Guadeloupe#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Guadeloupe">Guadeloupe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Guatemala#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Guatemala">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Haiti#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Haiti">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honduran_football_league_system" title="Honduran football league system">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaican_football_league_system" title="Jamaican football league system">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Martinique#League_system" title="Football in Martinique">Martinique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexican_football_league_system" title="Mexican football league system">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Montserrat#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Montserrat">Montserrat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Nicaragua#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Nicaragua">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Panama#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Panama">Panama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rican_football_league_system" title="Puerto Rican football league system">Puerto Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Saint Kitts and Nevis">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Saint_Martin#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Saint Martin">Saint Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_Sint_Maarten#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in Sint Maarten">Sint Maarten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago_football_league_system" title="Trinidad and Tobago football league system">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_football_in_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands#League_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Association football in the Turks and Caicos Islands">Turks and Caicos Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_soccer_league_system" title="United States soccer league system">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands#League_system" title="Soccer in the United States Virgin Islands">United States Virgin Islands</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/CONMEBOL" title="CONMEBOL">CONMEBOL</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Argentine_football_league_system" title="Argentine football league system">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolivian_football_league_system" title="Bolivian football league system">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazilian_football_league_system" title="Brazilian football league system">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chilean_football_league_system" title="Chilean football league system">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombian_football_league_system" title="Colombian football league system">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ecuadorian_football_league_system" title="Ecuadorian football league system">Ecuador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paraguayan_football_league_system" title="Paraguayan football league system">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peruvian_football_league_system" title="Peruvian football league system">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uruguayan_football_league_system" title="Uruguayan football league system">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venezuelan_football_league_system" title="Venezuelan football league system">Venezuela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation" title="Oceania Football Confederation">OFC</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_French_Polynesia#League_system" title="Football in French Polynesia">French Polynesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_New_Caledonia#League_system" title="Football in New Caledonia">New Caledonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_football_league_system" title="New Zealand football league system">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soccer_in_Papua_New_Guinea#League_system" title="Soccer in Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuvaluan_football_league_system" title="Tuvaluan football league system">Tuvalu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/UEFA" title="UEFA">UEFA</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Albania#League_system" title="Football in Albania">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Andorra#League_system" title="Football in Andorra">Andorra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Armenia#League_system" title="Football in Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Austria#League_system" title="Football in Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijani_football_league_system" title="Azerbaijani football league system">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Belarus#League_system" title="Football in Belarus">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgian_football_league_system" title="Belgian football league system">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_football_league_system" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina football league system">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_football_league_system" title="Bulgarian football league system">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_football_league_system" title="Croatian football league system">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cypriot_football_league_system" title="Cypriot football league system">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic_football_league_system" title="Czech Republic football league system">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danish_football_league_system" title="Danish football league system">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_football_league_system" title="English football league system">England</a> (<a href="/wiki/Women%27s_football_in_England" title="Women's football in England">women's</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Estonia#The_league_system" title="Football in Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Faroe_Islands#League_System" title="Football in the Faroe Islands">Faroe Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_football_league_system" title="Finnish football league system">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_football_league_system" title="French football league system">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Georgia_(country)#Domestic_competition" title="Football in Georgia (country)">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_football_league_system" title="German football league system">Germany</a> (<a href="/wiki/German_women%27s_football_league_system" title="German women's football league system">women's</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Gibraltar#League_system" title="Football in Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_football_league_system" title="Greek football league system">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hungarian_football_league_system" title="Hungarian football league system">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Icelandic_football_league_system" title="Icelandic football league system">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland_football_league_system" title="Republic of Ireland football league system">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israeli_football_league_system" title="Israeli football league system">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_football_league_system" title="Italian football league system">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Kazakhstan#League_system" title="Football in Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Kosovo" title="Football in Kosovo">Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Latvia#League_system" title="Football in Latvia">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Liechtenstein#Domestic_football" title="Football in Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Lithuania#League_system" title="Football in Lithuania">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luxembourg_football_league_system" title="Luxembourg football league system">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maltese_football_league_system" title="Maltese football league system">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Moldova#League_system" title="Football in Moldova">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Montenegro#League_system" title="Football in Montenegro">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_football_league_system" title="Dutch football league system">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_North_Macedonia#League_system" title="Football in North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_football_league_system" title="Norwegian football league system">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_football_league_system" title="Polish 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