Engels voetbalsysteem

Het Engels voetbalsysteem ook wel bekend als voetbalpiramide is een serie van competities die met elkaar te maken hebben. Het systeem heeft een hiërarchisch profiel waarin clubs promoveren en degraderen van de ene naar de andere competitie (League). Er bestaan meer dan 140 leagues en 480 divisies daarin. Het exacte nummer van clubs varieert elk jaar omdat er nieuwe clubs bij komen en oude clubs verdwijnen. Gemiddeld zijn er toch minimaal 15 clubs per klasse wat op zo'n 7000 voetbalclubs uitkomt in het voetbalsysteem.

Het systeem

Onderstaande tabel toont de structuur van het systeem. Voor elke competitie de officiële naam en de sponsornaam en het aantal clubs dat erin speelt. Van niveau 2 tot en met 8 promoveert de kampioen automatisch naar de competitie die er net boven is. Onder dit niveau zijn er verschillende promotiemogelijkheden.

Niveau	League(s)/Division(s)
1	Premier League (Premier League) 20 clubs 3 clubs degraderen
2	Football League Championship (Sky Bet Championship) 24 clubs 3 clubs promoveren 3 clubs degraderen
3	Football League One (Sky Bet League 1) 24 clubs 3 clubs promoveren 4 clubs degraderen
4	Football League Two (Sky Bet League 2) 24 clubs 4 clubs promoveren 2 clubs degraderen
5	National League National League (Vanarama National League) 24 clubs 2 clubs promoveren 4 clubs degraderen
6	National League North (Vanarama National League North) 22 clubs 2 clubs promoveren 3 clubs degraderen			National League South (Vanarama National League South) 22 clubs 2 clubs promoveren 3 clubs degraderen
7	Northern Premier League Premier Division (Evo-Stik League Premier Division) 22 clubs 2 clubs promoveren 4 clubs degraderen		Southern Football League Premier Division 22 clubs 2 club promoveren 3 clubs degraderen		Isthmian League Premier Division (Ryman League Premier Division) 22 clubs 2 clubs promoveren 3 clubs degraderen
8	Northern Premier League Division One North (Evo-Stik League Division One North) 18 clubs 2 clubs promoveren 1 club degradeert	Northern Premier League Division One South (Evo-Stik League Division One South) 18 clubs 2 clubs promoveren 1 club degradeert	Southern Football League Division One Central 22 clubs 2 clubs promoveren 2 clubs degraderen	Southern Football League Division One South & West 22 clubs 2 clubs promoveren 2 clubs degraderen	Isthmian League Division One North (Ryman League Division One North) 22 clubs 2 clubs promoveren 2 clubs degraderen	Isthmian League Division One South (Ryman League Division One South) 22 clubs 2 clubs promoveren 2 clubs degraderen
9	Combined Counties League Premier Division — 21 clubs Eastern Counties League Premier Division — 20 clubs Essex Senior League 20 clubs Hellenic League Premier Division — 20 clubs Midland League Premier Division 22 clubs Northern Counties East League Premier Division — 23 clubs Northern League Division One — 23 clubs North West Counties League Premier Division — 22 clubs Southern Counties East League — 20 clubs Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division — 22 clubs Sussex County League Division One — 20 clubs United Counties League Premier Division — 19 clubs Wessex League Premier Division — 22 clubs Western League Premier Division — 21 clubs (Alle divisies lopen parallel; de top-drie komt in aanmerking voor promotie; degradatie verschilt per divisie)
10	Combined Counties League Division One — 16 clubs Eastern Counties League Division One — 19 clubs East Midlands Counties League — 19 clubs Hellenic League Division One East — 14 clubs Hellenic League Division One West — 15 clubs Kent Invicta League — 15 clubs Midland League Division One 20 clubs Northern Counties East League Division One — 22 clubs Northern League Division Two — 22 clubs North West Counties League Division One — 19 clubs South West Peninsula League Premier Division — 20 clubs Spartan South Midlands League Division One — 20 clubs Sussex County League Division Two — 17 clubs United Counties League Division One — 22 clubs Wessex League Division One — 17 clubs Western League Division One — 22 clubs West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division — 22 clubs (Alle divisies lopen parallel; promotie en degradatie verschilt per divisie)
11	Anglian Combination Premier Division — 16 clubs Bedfordshire County League Premier Division — 14 clubs Cambridgeshire County League Premier Division — 18 clubs Central Midlands League Division North — 17 clubs Central Midlands League Division South — 18 clubs Cheshire League Premier Division — 16 clubs Dorset Premier League — 17 clubs Essex & Suffolk Border League Premier Division — 15 clubs Essex Olympian League Premier Division — 14 clubs Gloucestershire County League — 18 clubs Hampshire Premier League Senior Division — 17 clubs Hertfordshire Senior County League Premier Division — 16 clubs Humber Premier League Premier Division — 15 clubs Kent County League Premier Division — 15 clubs Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division — 17 clubs Liverpool County Premier League Premier Division — 15 clubs Manchester League Premier Division — 15 clubs Middlesex County League Premier Division — 16 clubs Midland League Division Two — 17 clubs Northamptonshire Combination Premier Division — 15 clubs Northern Alliance Premier Division — 15 clubs			Nottinghamshire Senior League Senior Division — 17 clubs Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division — 13 clubs Peterborough & District League Premier Division — 18 clubs Reading League Senior Division — 12 clubs Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division — 14 clubs Somerset County League Premier Division — 18 clubs South West Peninsula League Division One East — 16 clubs South West Peninsula League Division One West — 16 clubs Spartan South Midlands League Division Two — 14 clubs Staffordshire County Senior League Premier Division — 17 clubs Suffolk & Ipswich League Senior Division — 16 clubs Surrey Elite Intermediate League — 16 clubs Sussex County League Division Three — 11 clubs Wearside League — 20 clubs West Cheshire League Division One — 16 clubs West Lancashire League Premier Division — 16 clubs West Midlands (Regional) League Division One — 16 clubs West Riding County Amateur League Premier Division — 14 clubs West Yorkshire League Premier Division — 16 clubs Wiltshire League Premier Division — 14 clubs York League Premier Division — 14 clubs
12	Aldershot & District League Senior Division — 9 clubs Anglian Combination Division One — 15 clubs Aylesbury & District League Premier Division — 9 clubs Bedfordshire County League Division One — 13 clubs Brighton, Hove & District League Premier Division — 15 clubs Bristol Premier Combination Premier Division — 14 clubs Bristol & Suburban League Premier Division — 13 clubs Cambridgeshire County League Senior Division A — 15 clubs Cheshire League Division One — 12 clubs Cornwall Combination — 19 clubs Devon & Exeter League Premier Division — 15 clubs Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division — 9 clubs Dorset Senior League Senior Division — 14 clubs Durham Alliance League — 12 clubs East Cornwall League Premier Division — 16 clubs East Sussex League Premier Division — 9 clubs Essex & Suffolk Border League Division One — 16 clubs Essex Olympian League Division One — 12 clubs Gloucester Northern Senior League Division One — 16 clubs Hampshire Premier League Division One — 11 clubs Hertfordshire Senior County League Division One — 15 clubs Humber Premier League Division One — 15 clubs Kent County League Division One East — 11 clubs Kent County League Division One West — 12 clubs Leicestershire Senior League Division One — 17 clubs Lincolnshire League — 14 clubs Liverpool County Premier League Division One — 14 clubs Manchester League Division One — 13 clubs Mid-Sussex League Premier Division — 12 clubs Middlesex County League Division One Central & East — 13 clubs Middlesex County League Division One West — 13 clubs			Midland League Division Three — 16 clubs Midlands Regional Alliance Premier Division — 13 clubs North Bucks & District League Premier Division — 13 clubs North Devon League Premier Division — 16 clubs Northamptonshire Combination Division One — 15 clubs Northern Alliance Division One — 15 clubs Nottinghamshire Senior League Division One — 15 clubs Oxfordshire Senior League Division One — 10 clubs Peterborough & District League Division One — 16 clubs Plymouth & West Devon Combination Division One — 12 clubs Reading League Premier Division — 10 clubs Scarborough & District League Division Two — 12 clubs Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division One — 14 clubs Somerset County League Division One East — 14 clubs Somerset County League Division One West — 15 clubs South Devon League Premier Division — 13 clubs Staffordshire County Senior League Division One — 17 clubs Suffolk & Ipswich League Division One — 14 clubs Surrey County Intermediate League (Western) Premier Division — 14 clubs Surrey South Eastern Combination Intermediate Division One — 12 clubs Teesside League Premier Division — 14 clubs West Cheshire League Division Two — 16 clubs West Lancashire League Division One — 16 clubs West Midlands (Regional) League Division Two — 17 clubs West Riding County Amateur League Division One — 14 clubs West Sussex League Premier Division — 11 clubs West Yorkshire League Division One — 16 clubs Wiltshire League Division One — 8 clubs Worthing & District League Premier Division — 12 clubs Wycombe & District League Premier Division — 9 clubs York League Division One — 10 clubs
13	Aldershot & District League Division One Anglian Combination Division Two Altrincham & District Amateur Football League Division One Banbury District & Lord Jersey FA Premier Division Bedfordshire Football League Division Two Bournemouth Saturday Football League Division One Brighton Hove & District Football League Division Two Bristol Premier Combination Division One Bristol & Suburban Association Football League Premier Division Two Cambridgeshire County League Senior Division B Chesterfield & District Amateur League Crawley & District Football League Division Two Devon & Exeter Football League Senior Division One Doncaster & District Senior League Premier Division Dorset Senior League Division One East Berkshire Football League Division Two East Cornwall League Division One East Sussex Football League Division Two Essex & Suffolk Border Football League Division Two Essex Olympian Football League Division Three Falmouth & Helston League Division One Gloucester Northern Senior League Division Two Hertford & District League Premier Division Humber Premier League Premier Division Ilford & District League Premier Division Kent County League Division Two East Kent County League Division Two West Leicester & District League Premier Division Leicester City Football League Premier Division Liverpool County Premier League Division Two Mid-Essex League Premier Division Mid-Sussex Football League Division Two			Middlesex County Football League Division Two Midland Football Combination Division Three Midlands Regional Alliance Premier Division Mining League Division One North Berks Football League Division Three North Bucks & District League Intermediate Division North Devon Football League Senior Division Northamptonshire Football Combination Division Two North Hants League North & Mid-Herts Football League Premier Division North Leicestershire League Premier Division Northern Football Alliance Division Two Nottinghamshire Senior League Peterborough & District Football League Division Two Plymouth & West Devon Combination Senior Division Portsmouth Saturday Football League Premier Division Reading Football League Division One Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division Shropshire County Premier Football League Premier Division Somerset County Football League Division Two East Somerset County Football League Division Two West Southampton Saturday Football League Premier Division South Devon Football League Division One Southend Borough Combination Premier Division Staffordshire County Senior Football League Division Two Suffolk & Ipswich Football League Division Two Teesside Football League Division Two West Cheshire Amateur Football League Division Three West Lancashire Football League Division Two West Riding County Amateur Football League Division Two West Sussex Football League Division Two North West Sussex Football League Division Two South West Yorkshire Football League Division Two Wiltshire Football League Division Two Witney & District League Premier Division Worthing & District Football League Division Two
14	Aldershot & District League Division Two | Andover & District Saturday Football League | Anglian Combination Division Three | Altrincham & District Amateur Football League Division Two | Banbury District & Lord Jersey FA Division One | Basingstoke & District Football League Premier Division | Bath & District League Division One | Bedfordshire Football League Division Three | Bournemouth Saturday Football League Division Two | Bradford League | Brighton Hove & District Football League Division Three | Bristol & District League Senior Division | Bristol & Suburban Association Football League Division One | Cambridgeshire Football League Division One A | Cambridgeshire Football League Division One B | Cheltenham League Division One | Cirencester & District League Division One | Craven & District League Premier Division | Crawley & District Football League Division Three | Devon & Exeter Football League Senior Division Two | Doncaster & District Senior League Division One | Dorset Senior League Division Two | Driffield & District League Premier Division | Duchy League Premier Division | East Berkshire Football League Division Three | East Riding Amateur League Premier Division | East Riding County League Premier Division | East Sussex Football League Division Three | Essex & Suffolk Border Football League Division Three | Essex Business Houses Football League Premier Division | Falmouth & Helston League Division Two | Furness Premier League Premier Division | Guildford & Woking Alliance League Premier Division | Halifax & District League Premier Division | Harrogate & District League Premier Division | Hertford & District League Division One | Humber Premier League Division One | Huddersfield & District Association Football League Division One | Ilford & District League Division One | Lancashire Amateur League Premier Division | Leeds Red Triangle Football League Premier Division | Leicester & District League Division One | Leicester City League Division One | Mid-Essex League Division One | Mid Somerset League Premier Division | Mid-Sussex Football League Division Three | Middlesex County Football League Division Three East | Middlesex County Football League Division Three West | Midlands Regional Alliance Division One | Mining League Division Two | Newcastle Corinthians League Division One | North Berks Football League Division Four | North Bucks & District League Division One | North Devon League Intermediate Division One | North Gloucestershire League Premier Division | North & Mid-Herts Football League Division One Mid | North & Mid-Herts Football League Division One North | North Leicestershire League Division One | North Northumberl& League Division One | Northamptonshire Football Combination Division Three | Plymouth & West Devon Combination Intermediate Division | Portsmouth Saturday Football League Division One | Reading Football League Division Two | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division One | Shropshire County Premier Football League Division One | Southampton Saturday Football League Senior Division One | South Devon Football League Division Two | Southend Borough Combination Division One | Spen Valley & District Football League Premier Division | Stroud & District League Division One | Suffolk & Ipswich Football League Division Three | Taunton & District Saturday League Division One | Tyneside Amateur League Division One | Wakefield & District League Premier Division | Weston super Mare & District League Division One | West Sussex Football League Division Three North | West Sussex Football League Division Three South | Winchester & District Saturday Football League | Witney & District League Division One | Worthing & District Football League Division Three | Yeovil & District League Premier Division | York Football League Premier Division | Yorkshire Old Boys League Senior Division A
15	Aldershot & District League Division Three | Anglian Combination Division Four | Banbury District & Lord Jersey FA Division Two | Basingstoke & District Football League Division One | Bath & District League Division Two | Bournemouth Saturday Football League Division Three | Brighton Hove & District Football League Division Four | Bristol & District League Division One | Bristol & Suburban Association Football League Division Two | Cambridgeshire Football League Division Two A | Cambridgeshire Football League Division Two B | Cheltenham League Division Two | Cirencester & District League Division Two | Colchester & East Essex Football League Premier Division | Craven & District League Division One | Devon & Exeter Football League Senior Division Three | Dorset Senior League Division Three | Driffield & District League Division One | Duchy League Division One | East Berkshire League Division Four | East Riding Amateur League Division One | East Riding County League Division One | East Sussex Football League Division Four | Essex Business Houses Football League Division One | Falmouth & Helston League Division Three | Furness Premier League Division One | Guildford & Woking Alliance League Division One | Halifax & District League Division One | Harrogate & District League Division One | Hertford & District League Division Two | Huddersfield & District Association Football League Division Two | Ilford & District League Division Two | Isle of Wight Saturday Football League Division One | Lancashire Amateur League Division One | Leeds Red Triangle Football League Division One | Leicester & District League Division Two | Leicester City League Division Two | Mid-Essex League Division Two | Mid Somerset League Division One | Mid-Sussex Football League Division Four | Middlesex County Senior League | Midlands Regional Alliance Division Two | Mining League Division Three | Newcastle Corinthians League Division Two | North Berks Football League Division Five | North Bucks & District League Division Two | North Devon League Intermediate Division Two | North Gloucestershire League Division One | North Leicestershire League Division Two | North Northumberl& League Division Two | Northamptonshire Football Combination Division Four | Portsmouth Saturday Football League Division Two | Reading Football League Division Three | Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Division Two | Southampton Saturday Football League Junior Division One | South Devon Football League Division Three | Southend Borough Combination Division Two | Spen Valley & District Football League Division One | Stroud & District League Division Two | Suffolk & Ipswich Football League Division Four | Taunton & District Saturday League Division Two | Tyneside Amateur League Division Two | Wakefield & District League Division One | West Sussex Football League Division Four North | West Sussex Football League Division Four South | Weston super Mare & District League Division Two | Witney & District League Division Two | Yeovil & District League Division One | York Football League Division One | Yorkshire Old Boys League Senior Division A
16	Anglian Combination Division Five | Banbury District & Lord Jersey FA Division Three | Basingstoke & District Football League Division Two | Bath & District League Division Three | Bournemouth Saturday Football League Division Four | Bristol & District League Division Two | Bristol & Suburban Association Football League Division Three | Cambridgeshire Football League Division Three A | Cambridgeshire Football League Division Three B | Cheltenham League Division Three | Colchester & East Essex Football League Division One | Craven & District League Division Two | Devon & Exeter Football League Senior Division Four | Dorset Senior League Division Four | Driffield & District League Division Two | Duchy League Division Two | East Riding Amateur League Division Two | East Riding County League Division Two | East Sussex Football League Division Five | Essex Business Houses Football League Division Two | Guildford & Woking Alliance League Division Two | Halifax & District League Division Two | Harrogate & District League Division Two | Hertford & District League Division Three | Huddersfield & District Association Football League Division Three | Ilford & District League Division Three | Isle of Wight Saturday Football League Division Two | Lancashire Amateur League Division Two | Mid-Essex League Division Three | Mid Somerset League Division Two | Mid-Sussex Football League Division Five | North Gloucestershire League Division Two | North Leicestershire League Division Three | Reading Football League Division Four | Sheffield Sports & Athletic League | Southampton Saturday Football League Junior Division Two | South Devon Football League Division Four | Southend Borough Combination Division Three | South Yorkshire Amateur League Premier Division | Stroud & District League Division Three | Suffolk & Ipswich Football League Division Five | Taunton & District Saturday League Division Three | Wakefield & District League Division Two | West Sussex Football League Division Five North | West Sussex Football League Division Five South | West Sussex Football League Division Five Central | Weston super Mare & District League Division Three | Witney & District League Division Three | Yeovil & District League Division Two | York Football League Division Two | Yorkshire Old Boys League Division One
17	Anglian Combination Division Six | Bournemouth Saturday Football League Division Five | Bristol & District League Division Three | Bristol & Suburban Association Football League Division Four | Cambridgeshire Football League Division Four A | Cambridgeshire Football League Division Four B | Cheltenham League Division Four | Colchester & East Essex Football League Division Two | Craven & District League Division Three | Devon & Exeter Football League Senior Division Five | Driffield & District League Division Three | Duchy League Division Three | East Riding County League Division Three | East Sussex Football League Division Six | Essex Business Houses Football League Division Three | Guildford & Woking Alliance League Division Three | Halifax & District League Division Three | Harrogate & District League Division Three | Huddersfield & District Association Football League Division Four | Isle of Wight Saturday Football League Division Three | Lancashire Amateur League Division Three | Mid-Essex League Division Four | Mid Somerset League Division Three | Mid-Sussex Football League Division Six | North Gloucestershire League Division Three | North Leicestershire League Division Four | Southampton Saturday Football League Junior Division Three | South Devon Football League Division Five | South Yorkshire Amateur League Division One | Southend Borough Combination Division Four | Stroud & District League Division Four | Suffolk & Ipswich Football League Division Six | Taunton & District Saturday League Division Four | Wakefield & District League Division Three | Weston super Mare & District League Division Four | Yeovil & District League Division Three | York Football League Division Three | Yorkshire Old Boys League Division Two (NOTA:Geen enkele league heeft zijn topklasse op dit niveau)
18	Bournemouth Saturday Football League Division Six | Bristol & District League Division Four | Bristol & Suburban Association Football League Division Five | Bury & District League Division One | Cambridgeshire Football League Division Five A | Cambridgeshire Football League Division Five B | Central & South Norfolk League Division One | Cheltenham League Division Five | Colchester & East Essex Football League Division Three | Devon & Exeter Football League Intermediate Division One | Duchy League Division Four | East Riding County League Division Four | Guildford & Woking Alliance League Division Four | Lancashire Amateur League Division Four | Mid-Essex League Division Five | Mid-Sussex Football League Division Seven | North Gloucestershire League Division Four | Southampton Saturday Football League Junior Division Four | South Devon Football League Division Six | Southend Borough Combination Division Five | Stroud & District League Division Five | Weston super Mare & District League Division Five | Yorkshire Old Boys League Division Three
19	Bristol & District League Division Five | Bury & District League Division Two | Central & South Norfolk League Division Two | Devon & Exeter Football League Intermediate Division Two | Duchy League Division Five | East Riding County League Division Five | Huddersfield & District Works & Combination League | Lancashire Amateur League Division Five | Mid-Sussex Football League Division Eight | Southampton Saturday Football League Junior Division Five | South Devon Football League Division Seven | Southend Borough Combination Division Six | Stroud & District League Division Six | Weston super Mare & District League Division Six | Yorkshire Old Boys League Division Four
20	Bristol & District League Division Six | Bury & District League Division Three | Central & South Norfolk League Division Three | Devon & Exeter Football League Intermediate Division Three | Lancashire Amateur League Division Six | Mid-Sussex Football League Division Nine | Southampton Saturday Football League Junior Division Six | Southend Borough Combination Division Seven | Stroud & District League Division Seven | Yorkshire Old Boys League Division Five (NOTA:Geen enkele league heeft zijn topklasse op dit niveau)
21	Bristol & Avon League | Bristol Downs Football League Division One | Central & South Norfolk League Division Four | Devon & Exeter Football League Intermediate Division Four | Lancashire Amateur League Division Seven | Stroud & District League Division Eight (NOTA:Dit is het laagste niveau waarin een league zijn topklasse heeft)
22	Bristol Downs Football League Division Two
23	Bristol Downs Football League Division Three
24	Bristol Downs Football League Division Four