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 Geografisk og forenklet oversikt
Detaljert oversikt 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 LeagueAbout Premier League www.premierleague.com Lest 4. juni 2025 og klubbene på nivå 2–4 er med i English Football League.About the EFL www.efl.com Lest 4. juni 2025 Klubbene på nivå 5–11 er medlem av National League System (NLS, også kalt non-league), og er under direkte jurisdiksjon av The Football AssociationThe NLS structure and allocation of clubs www.thefa.com Lest 4. juni 2025. Toppnivået (nivå 5) av NLS i kjent som «Step 1» av FA, neste (nivå 6) som «step 2», osv. osv.
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Business Football League Division One Midlands) 22 klubberSouthern Football League Division One South & West (British Gas Business Football League Division One South & West) 22 klubberIsthmian League Division One North (Ryman Football League Division One North) 22 klubberIsthmian League Division One South (Ryman Football League Division One South) 22 klubber9North 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)10North 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)11Anglian 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 klubberNorthamptonshire 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 12Aldershot & 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 113Aldershot & 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 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