O sistema de ligas do futebol da Inglaterra é uma série de ligas interconectadas em que se baseia o futebol nesse país. Originalmente, o sistema deveria abranger todo o Reino Unido. No entanto, apenas clubes ingleses e um pequeno número de clubes galeses (5) participam. Guernsey, Jersey e Ilha de Man são representadas por um time
No topo está a Premier League, uma liga de uma única divisão com vinte clubes. Embaixo está a English Football League, que é dividida em três divisões de 24 clubes. Esses 72 clubes são todos inteiramente profissionais. Confusamente, refere-se aos 92 clubes como clubes da liga, porque no passado havia apenas uma liga de 92 times e 4 divisões, antes da Premiership ser fundada em 1992. Os clubes fora desse grupo são chamados de "non-league" (de fora da liga), apesar de jogarem seu futebol em competições de liga.
Os clubes que não estão nessas 4 divisões principais do futebol inglês se dividem em várias outras divisões: National League (5ª divisão), National League North e National League South (6ª divisão), e uma série de outros campeonatos que compõem as demais divisões do futebol inglês. No total, existem mais de 140 ligas individuais na pirâmide, contabilizando mais de 480 divisões.[1] Em maio de 2014, a The Football Association anunciou planos provisórios de uma divisão entre a English Football League e a National League, que incluiria times B das equipes de nível superior, mas desistiu de colocar equipes reservas da Premier League[2] e arquivou o projeto.[3]
Cada liga, a partir da 5ª divisão tem suas próprias regras, mas todas têm algo em comum: têm ligas abaixo dela, cada uma cobrindo cada vez menores zonas geográficas. Em algumas áreas, há mais de 20 níveis para o sistema de ligas. As ligas da 5ª à 11ª divisão são controladas estritamente pela Football Association e fazem parte do chamado National League System. Além disso, todas as ligas seguem o padrão original de todos contra todos e 3 pontos para a vitória, 1 para o empate e 0 para a derrota. Teoricamente todos os times podem subir ou descer para qualquer divisão. No entanto, padrões mínimos para os estádios (drenagem, capacidade, etc.) podem impedir clubes de subir mesmo que sua posição na liga inferior o permita.
10 (Todas as divisões são disputadas de maneira paralela)
Combined Counties League Division One – 20 equipes East Midlands Counties League – 19 equipes
Eastern Counties League Division One North – 20 equipes
Eastern Counties League Division One South – 19 equipes
Hellenic Football League Division One East – 17 equipes
Hellenic Football League Division One West – 16 equipes
Midland Football League Division One – 20 equipes
North West Counties League Division One North – 20 equipes
North West Counties League Division One South – 20 equipes
Northern Counties East Football League Division One – 20 equipes
Northern League Division Two – 20 equipes South West Peninsula League Premier Division East – 20 equipes
South West Peninsula League Premier Division West – 20 equipes
Southern Combination League Division One – 18 equipes
Southern Counties East League Division One – 17 equipes
Spartan South Midlands League Division One – 20 equipes
United Counties League Division One – 20 equipes
Wessex League Division One – 20 equipes West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division – 18 equipes
Western League Division One – 20 equipes
O sistema é definido apenas até o nível 11. O que se segue é uma estrutura nocional, baseada na qual as ligas se promovem e rebaixam umas às outras.
Nível
League(s)/division(s)
12
Anglian Combination Division One – 16 equipes
Aylesbury and District League Premier Division – 9 equipes
Bedfordshire County League Division One – 13 equipes Bristol Premier Combination Premier Division – 13 equipes Bristol & Suburban League Premier Division One – 13 equipes
Cambridgeshire County League Senior A Division – 16 equipes
Central Midlands League Division One North – 11 equipes
Central Midlands League Division One South – 12 equipes
Central Midlands League Division One Central - 10 equipes
Cheshire League Division One – 16 equipes Cornwall Combination – 20 equipes Devon & Exeter League Premier Division – 16 equipes Dorset League Senior Division – 14 equipes East Cornwall League – 18 equipes East Sussex League Premier Division – 10 equipes
Essex Alliance League Premier Division – 12 equipes
Essex & Suffolk Border League Division One – 16 equipes
Essex Olympian League Senior Division One – 13 equipes Gloucester Northern Senior League Division One – 16 equipes
Hampshire Premier League Division One – 11 equipes
Hellenic League Division Two East - 15 equipes
Hellenic League Division Two North - 15 equipes
Hellenic League Division Two South - 14 equipes
Hellenic League Division Two West - 14 equipes
Herefordshire FA County League Division One – 13 equipes
Hertfordshire Senior County League Division One – 16 equipes
Humber Premier League Division One – 15 equipes
Kent County League Division One East – 11 equipes
Kent County League Division One West – 12 equipes
Leicestershire Senior League Division One – 16 equipes
Liverpool Premier League Division One – 14 equipes
Manchester League Division One – 13 equipes Mid-Sussex League Championship – 12 equipes
Middlesex County League Division One Central & East – 10 equipes
Middlesex County League Division One South West - 11 equipes
Middlesex County League Division One West – 10 equipes
Midland League Division Three – 16 equipes North Berks League Division One – 11 equipes North Bucks & District League Premier Division – 13 equipes North Devon League Premier Division – 16 equipes
North Riding League Division One – 10 equipes
Northamptonshire Combination League Division One – 14 equipes
Northern Alliance Division One – 16 equipes
Nottinghamshire Senior League Division One – 15 equipes
Oxfordshire Senior League Division One – 11 equipes
Peterborough & District League Division One – 16 equipes Plymouth & West Devon League Premier Division – 12 equipes
Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division One – 14 equipes
Somerset County League Division One – 14 equipes South Devon Football League Premier Division – 14 equipes
Staffordshire County Senior League Division One – 16 equipes
Suffolk & Ipswich League Division One – 14 equipes Surrey County Intermediate League (Western) Premier Division – 14 equipes Surrey South Eastern Combination Intermediate Division One – 12 equipes
Swindon & District League Premier Division – 9 equipes
Thames Valley Premier League Division One – 11 equipes
Trowbridge & District League Division One – 12 equipes
Wearside League Division Two – 8 equipes
West Cheshire League Division Two – 16 equipes
West Lancashire League Division One – 14 equipes
West Midlands (Regional) League Division Two – 10 equipes West Sussex League Premier Division – 11 equipes
West Yorkshire League Division One – 16 equipes
York League Division One – 9 equipes
Yorkshire Amateur League Premier Division – 12 equipes
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Aldershot & District League Division One – 9 equipes
Altrincham and District Amateur League Division One – 11 equipes
Andover and District League – 10 equipes
Anglian Combination Division Two – 15 equipes
Aylesbury and District League Division One – 11 equipes
Banbury District and Lord Jersey FA Premier Division – 11 equipes Basingstoke and District League Division One – 9 equipes
Bedfordshire County League Division Two – 12 equipes
Bristol Premier Combination Premier Division One – 14 equipes
Bristol and Suburban League Premier Division Two – 11 equipes
Cambridgeshire County League Senior B Division – 16 equipes
Cheshire League League Two – 12 equipes
Crook and District League Division One – 8 equipes Devon and Exeter League Division One – 13 equipes
Dorset League Division One – 14 equipes Duchy League Division One East – 14 equipes
Duchy League Division One West – 14 equipes East Riding County League Premier Division – 12 equipes
East Sussex League Division One – 7 equipes
Essex Alliance League Division One – 13 equipes
Essex & Suffolk Border League Division Two – 15 equipes
Essex Olympian League Senior Division Two – 12 equipes
Gloucester Northern Senior League Division Two – 16 equipes
Herefordshire FA County League Division Two – 13 equipes Hertford and District League Premier Division – 10 equipes
Kent County League Division Two East – 11 equipes
Kent County League Division Two West – 12 equipes Lancashire Amateur League Premier Division – 12 equipes
Liverpool County Premier League Division Two – 11 equipes
Middlesex County League Division Two – 12 equipes Mid-Essex League Premier Division – 11 equipes
Mid-Sussex League Division One – 11 equipes
Midlands Regional Alliance Premier Division – 14 equipes
North Berks League Division Two – 11 equipes
North Bucks and District League Intermediate Division – 13 equipes
North Devon League Senior Division – 16 equipes North Leicestershire League Premier Division – 10 equipes
Northamptonshire Combination League Division Two – 14 equipes
Northern Alliance Division Two – 15 equipes
Nottinghamshire Senior League Division Two – 16 equipes
Peterborough and District League Division Two – 15 equipes
Plymouth and West Devon League Division One – 11 equipes
Scarborough & District Football League Division One – 6 equipes
Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division Two – 12 equipes Shropshire Premier League – 11 equipes
Somerset County League Division Two – 14 equipes South Devon Football League Division One – 14 equipes
Southampton Saturday League Premier Division – 10 equipes
Southend Borough Combination Premier Division – 6 equipes
Staffordshire County Senior League Division Two North – 12 equipes
Staffordshire County Senior League Division Two South – 11 equipes
Suffolk and Ipswich League Division Two – 14 equipes
Surrey South Eastern Combination Intermediate Division Two – 13 equipes
Swindon & District League Division One – 10 equipes
Thames Valley Premier League Division Two – 11 equipes Trelawny League Premiership – 13 equipes
Trowbridge & District League Division Two – 11 equipes
West Cheshire League Division Three – 16 equipes
West Lancashire League Division Two – 12 equipes
West Sussex League Division One – 11 equipes
West Yorkshire League Division Two – 16 equipes
Witney and District League Premier Division – 11 equipes
York League Division Two – 11 equipes
Yorkshire Amateur League Championship Division – 12 equipes
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Aldershot & District League Division Two – 6 equipes
Anglian Combination Division Three – 18 equipes
Aylesbury and District League Division Two – 10 equipes
Banbury District and Lord Jersey FA Division One – 11 equipes
Basingstoke and District League Division Two – 10 equipes
Bedfordshire County League Division Three – 12 equipes Brighton, Worthing & District League Division One – 11 equipes Bristol and District League Senior Division – 14 equipes Bristol and Suburban Association League Division One – 14 equipes
Cambridgeshire County League Division One A – 13 equipes
Cambridgeshire County League Division One B – 14 equipes Cheltenham League Division One – 12 equipes
Craven and District League Premier Division – 12 equipes
Crook and District League Division Two – 7 equipes
Devon and Exeter League Division Two – 14 equipes Doncaster and District Senior League Premier Division – 8 equipes
Dorset League Division Two – 12 equipes Duchy League Division Two – 12 equipes
East Riding County League Division One – 12 equipes
East Sussex League Division Two – 10 equipes
Essex Alliance League Division Two – 12 equipes
Essex Olympian League Senior Division Three – 13 equipes
Furness Premier League Premier Division – 14 equipes
Guildford and Woking Alliance League Premier Division – 11 equipes
Halifax and District League Premier Division – 11 equipes Harrogate and District League Premier Division – 12 equipes
Hertford and District League Division One – 12 equipes
Hope Valley Amateur League Premier Division – 14 equipes Huddersfield and District Association League Division One – 12 equipes I Zingari Combination – 12 equipes
Kent County League Division Three East – 12 equipes
Kent County League Division Three West – 14 equipes
Kingston and District League Premier Division – 11 equipes
Lancashire Amateur League Division One – 14 equipes Leicester and District League Premier Division – 10 equipes
Liverpool Old Boys' League Division One – 10 equipes
Middlesex County League Combination – 11 equipes
Mid-Essex League Division One – 12 equipes
Mid-Sussex Football League Division Two North – 9 equipes
Mid-Sussex Football League Division Two South – 10 equipes
Mid-Somerset League Premier Division – 11 equipes
Midlands Regional Alliance Division One – 11 equipes
North Berks League Division Three – 11 equipes
North Bucks and District League Division One – 13 equipes
North Devon League Intermediate Division One – 14 equipes
North East Combination League Division One – 12 equipes
North Gloucestershire League Premier Division – 14 equipes
North Leicestershire League Division One – 10 equipes
Northamptonshire Combination League Division Three – 14 equipes
Northern Football Alliance Development Division – 16 equipes
Peterborough and District League Division Three – 15 equipes Perry Street and District League Premier Division – 13 equipes
Scarborough & District Football League Division Two – 8 equipes
Somerset County League Division Three – 14 equipes South Devon Football League Division Two – 14 equipes
Southampton Saturday League Senior Division One – 10 equipes
Southend Borough Combination Division One – 12 equipes Stroud and District League Division One – 14 equipes
Suffolk and Ipswich League Division Three – 13 equipes
Swindon & District League Division Two – 10 equipes Taunton & District Saturday League Division One – 11 equipes
Thames Valley Premier League Division Three – 11 equipes
Trelawny League Championship – 13 equipes
Wakefield and District League Premier Division – 11 equipes
West Sussex League Division Two North – 12 equipes
West Sussex League Division Two South – 11 equipes
Weston-super-Mare and District League Division One – 11 equipes
Wimbledon & District League Premier Division – 10 equipes
Witney and District League Division One – 12 equipes Yeovil and District League Premier Division – 12 equipes
York League Division Three – 11 equipes
Yorkshire Amateur League Division One – 11 equipes
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Anglian Combination Division Four – 15 equipes
Banbury District and Lord Jersey FA Division Two – 11 equipes
Bristol and District League Division One – 13 equipes
Bristol and Suburban Association Football League Division Two – 14 equipes
Cambridgeshire Football Association County League Division Two A – 14 equipes
Cambridgeshire Football Association County League Division Two B – 14 equipes
Cheltenham League Division Two – 12 equipes Cirencester and District League Division One – 12 equipes
Colchester and East Essex Football League Premier Division – 9 equipes
Craven and District League Division One – 12 equipes
Devon and Exeter Football League Division Three – 14 equipes
Doncaster and District Senior League Division One – 7 equipes
Dorset Football League Division Three – 12 equipes
East Riding County League Division Two – 12 equipes
East Sussex Football League Division Three – 11 equipes
Essex Alliance League Division Three – 13 equipes
Essex Olympian League Senior Division Four – 14 equipes
Furness Premier League Division One – 10 equipes
Guildford and Woking Alliance League Division One – 11 equipes
Halifax and District League Division One – 13 equipes
Harrogate and District League Division One – 13 equipes
Hertford and District League Division Two – 11 equipes
Hope Valley Amateur League A Division – 17 equipes
Huddersfield and District Association Football League Division Two – 12 equipes Isle of Wight Saturday League Division One – 11 equipes
Kingston and District Football League Division One – 10 equipes
Lancashire Amateur League Division Two – 14 equipes
Leicester and District League Division One – 13 equipes
Liverpool Old Boys' League Division Two – 10 equipes
Mid-Essex League Division Two – 13 equipes
Mid-Sussex Football League Division Three North – 10 equipes
Mid-Sussex Football League Division Three South – 10 equipes
Mid-Somerset Football League Division One – 11 equipes
Midlands Regional Alliance Division Two – 11 equipes
North East Combination Saturday League Division One – 12 equipes
North Berks Football League Division Four – 12 equipes
North Bucks and District League Division Two – 12 equipes
North Devon League Intermediate Division Two – 12 equipes
North East Combination League Division Two – 12 equipes
North Gloucestershire League Division One – 12 equipes
North Leicestershire League Division Two – 10 equipes
Northamptonshire Combination Football League Division Four – 14 equipes
Plymouth and West Devon Football League Division Three – 10 equipes
Perry Street and District League Division One – 13 equipes
Peterborough and District Football League Division Four – 15 equipes
Plymouth and West Devon Combination Football League Division Three
Sevenoaks and District Football League Premier Division – 11 equipes South Devon Football League Division Three – 14 equipes
Southend Borough Combination Division Two – 11 equipes
Stroud and District League Division Two – 13 equipes
Suffolk and Ipswich League Division Four – 13 equipes
Taunton & District Saturday League Division Two – 11 equipes
Thames Valley Premier Football League Division Four – 10 equipes
Trelawny League League One – 14 equipes
Wakefield and District League Division One – 11 equipes
West Sussex League Division Three North – 11 equipes
West Sussex League Division Three South – 10 equipes
Weston-super-Mare and District Football League Division Two – 11 equipes
Wimbledon & District Football League Division One – 10 equipes
Witney and District League Division Two – 13 equipes
Yeovil and District League Division One – 12 equipes
Yorkshire Amateur League Division Two – 12 equipes
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Anglian Combination Division Five North – 15 equipes
Anglian Combination Division Five South – 16 equipes
Banbury District and Lord Jersey FA Division Three – 12 equipes
Bristol and District League Division Two – 15 equipes
Bristol and Suburban Association Football League Division Three – 13 equipes
Cambridgeshire Football Association County League Division Three A – 14 equipes
Cambridgeshire Football Association County League Division Three B – 14 equipes
Cheltenham League Division Three – 12 equipes
Cirencester and District League Division Two – 14 equipes
Colchester and East Essex Football League Division One – 13 equipes
Craven and District League Division Two – 14 equipes
Devon and Exeter Football League Division Four – 13 equipes
Dorset Football League Division Four – 11 equipes East Berkshire Football League Premier – 9 equipes
East Riding County League Division Three – 12 equipes
East Sussex Football League Division Four – 11 equipes
Essex Alliance League Division Four – 12 equipes
Essex Olympian League Senior Division Five – 13 equipes
Furness Premier League Division Two – 11 equipes
Guildford and Woking Alliance League Division Two – 13 equipes
Halifax and District League Division Two – 12 equipes
Hertford and District League Division Three – 13 equipes
Huddersfield and District Association Football League Division Three – 12 equipes
Isle of Wight Saturday League Division Two – 11 equipes
Kingston and District Football League Division Two – 12 equipes
Lancashire Amateur League Division Three – 14 equipes
Leicester and District League Division Two – 12 equipes Liverpool Old Boys' League Division Three – 12 equipes
Mid-Essex League Division Three – 13 equipes
Mid-Sussex Football League Division Four North – 10 equipes
Mid-Sussex Football League Division Four South – 11 equipes
Mid-Somerset Football League Division Two – 13 equipes
North East Combination Saturday League Division Two – 11 equipes
North Berks Football League Division Five – 13 equipes
North East Combination League Division Three – 13 equipes
North Gloucestershire League Division Two – 12 equipes
North Leicestershire League Division Three – 12 equipes
Northampton Town and District Football League Division One – 4 equipes
Perry Street and District League Division Two – 13 equipes
Peterborough and District Football League Division Five – 13 equipes
Sevenoaks and District Football League Division One – 11 equipes
Southend Borough Combination Division Three – 11 equipes
Stroud and District League Division Three – 13 equipes
Suffolk and Ipswich League Division Five – 12 equipes
Taunton & District Saturday League Division Three – 9 equipes
Trelawny League League Two – 14 equipes
Wakefield and District League Division Two – 11 equipes
West Sussex League Division Four North – 11 equipes
West Sussex League Division Four South – 10 equipes
Weston-super-Mare and District Football League Division Three – 12 equipes
Wimbledon & District Football League Division Two – 10 equipes
Witney and District League Division Three – 13 equipes
Yeovil and District League Division Two – 10 equipes
Yorkshire Amateur League Division Three – 11 equipes
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Bristol and District League Division Three – 14 equipes
Bristol and Suburban Association Football League Division Four – 12 equipes
Cambridgeshire Football Association County League Division Four A – 12 equipes
Cambridgeshire Football Association County League Division Four B – 14 equipes Central and South Norfolk League Division One – 12 equipes
Cheltenham League Division Four – 11 equipes
Craven and District League Division Three – 13 equipes
Dorset Football League Division Five – 11 equipes
Devon and Exeter Football League Division Five – 13 equipes
East Berkshire Football League Division One – 9 equipes
East Riding County League Division Four – 12 equipes
East Sussex Football League Division Five – 9 equipes
Great Yarmouth & District Football League – 10 equipes
Guildford and Woking Alliance League Division Three – 11 equipes
Huddersfield and District Association Football League Division Four – 14 equipes
Lancashire Amateur League Division Four – 13 equipes
Liverpool Old Boys' League Division Four- 9 equipes
Lowestoft & District League Division One- 13 equipes
Mid-Essex League Division Four – 14 equipes
Mid-Sussex Football League Division Five North – 10 equipes
Mid-Sussex Football League Division Five South – 10 equipes
Mid-Somerset Football League Division Three – 14 equipes
North East Combination Saturday League Division Three – 13 equipes
North East Norfolk League – 12 equipes
North Gloucestershire League Division Three – 12 equipes
North West Norfolk League Division One – 10 equipes
Northampton Town and District Football League Division Two – 6 equipes
Perry Street and District League Division Three – 13 equipes
Stroud and District League Division Four – 14 equipes
Suffolk and Ipswich League Division Six – 13 equipes
West Sussex League Division Five North – 10 equipes
West Sussex League Division Five South – 10 equipes
Weston-super-Mare and District Football League Division Four – 11 equipes
Wimbledon & District Football League Division Three – 10 equipes
Yorkshire Amateur League Division Four – 12 equipes
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Bournemouth Saturday League Premier Division – 6 equipes
Bristol and District League Division Four – 13 equipes
Bristol and Suburban Association Football League Division Five – 12 equipes
Cambridgeshire Football Association County League Division Five A – 13 equipes
Cambridgeshire Football Association County League Division Five B – 12 equipes
Central and South Norfolk League Division Two – 12 equipes
Devon and Exeter Football League Division Six – 14 equipes
East Berkshire Football League Division Two – 10 equipes
East Riding County League Division Five – 12 equipes
Guildford and Woking Alliance League Division Four – 14 equipes Lancashire Amateur League Division Five – 12 equipes
Lowestoft & District League Division Two- 12 equipes
Mid-Essex League Division Five – 14 equipes
North Gloucestershire League Division Four – 12 equipes
North West Norfolk League Division Two – 12 equipes
Stroud and District League Division Five – 14 equipes
Yorkshire Amateur League Division Five – 12 equipes
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Bournemouth Saturday League Division One – 11 equipes
Bristol and District League Division Five – 12 equipes
Central and South Norfolk League Division Three – 9 equipes
Devon and Exeter Football League Division Seven – 12 equipes
Driffield and District League Premier Division – 9 equipes
East Berkshire Football League Division Three – 10 equipes
North West Norfolk League Division Three – 9 equipes
Stroud and District League Division Six – 14 equipes
20
Central and South Norfolk League Division Four – 12 equipes
Stroud and District League Division Seven – 14 equipes
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Central and South Norfolk League Division Five – 10 equipes
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