English Football Pyramid League System

Sistema de Pirâmide do Futebol Inglês

Brazilian Football Club is in the 11th Level of Leagues of The English football league system, otherwise known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England (although for historical reasons a small number of Welsh clubs also compete).

Brazilian FC competes in the Middlesex County Football League.

The system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels, and allows even the smallest club to dream of rising to the very top of the system.

There are over 140 leagues, containing a total of over 500 divisions. The number of clubs is unknown, but an assumption of 15 clubs per divisions implies that over 7,500 clubs are members of a league in the English football league system.

O Brazilian Football Club está no décimo-primeiro nível de ligas no Sistema de Ligas do Futebol Inglês, também conhecido como Pirâmide do Futebol, é uma série de ligas interligadas de clubes de futebol na Inglaterra.

A liga que o Brazilian FC compete é a Middlesex County Football League.

O Sistema tem uma forma hierárquica com promoções e rebaixamentos entre as ligas de níveis diferentes. E permite que até mesmo o menor dos clubes em sonhar alcançar o topo do sistema.

Há mais de 140 ligas, contendo um total de mais de 500 divisões. O número de clubes é desconhecido, mas se pensarmos em uma média de 15 clubes por divisão, isso dá mais de 7500 clubes que são membros de ligas no Sistema de Ligas do Futebol Inglês.

The Structure

A Estrutura

The system consists of a hierarchy of leagues, bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation. Clubs that are successful in their league can rise higher in the pyramid, whilst those that finish at the bottom can find themselves sinking further down. In theory it is possible for a lowly local amateur club to rise to the pinnacle of the English game and become champions of the FA Premier League. While this may be unlikely in practice (at the very least, not in the short run), there certainly is significant movement within the pyramid. The number of teams promoted between leagues or divisions varies, and promotion is usually contingent on meeting criteria set by the higher league, especially concerning appropriate facilities and finances.

The top five levels contain one division each. Below this, the levels have progressively more parallel leagues, which each cover progressively smaller geographic areas. Many leagues have more than one division. At the lower levels the existence of leagues becomes intermittent, although in some areas there are as many as twenty layers. There are also leagues in various parts of the country which are not officially part of the system as they do not have formal agreements with other leagues, but are recognised at various levels by county football associations. Clubs from these leagues may, if they feel they meet the appropriate standard of play and have suitable facilities, apply to join a league which does form part of the system.

The English football league system does not include the amateur version of the game often called Sunday League football. These leagues are independent entities with no promotion or relegation involving the football pyramid. However, some Sunday League clubs have been known to join pyramid leagues if they desire to progress higher.

O sistema consiste de uma hierarquia de ligas ligads pelo princípio de promoção e rebaixamento. O clube que for bem sucedido em sua liga pode subir para um nível acima na pirâmide, enquanto que o time que terminar o campeonato em último irá afundar ainda mais. Em teoria, é possível para um timezinho local amador subir até o ápice do sistema Inglês e se tornar um campeão da Football Association Premier League.

Enquanto isso possa parecer improvável, na prática (ao menos, não à curto prazo), há certamente uma movimentação significante de clube na pirâmide. O número de times promovidos entre as ligas varia e promoções geralmente têm a ver com critérios definidos pela liga superior, principalmente ligados a Estádio e Finanças.

Os cinco níveis mais altos contém apenas uma divisão cada. Abaixo destes os níveis tem progressivamente mais ligas paralelas, que cobrem progressivamente áreas geográficas menores. Muitas das ligas tem mais de uma divisão. Nos níveis mais baixos a existência de ligas não é permanente e, em algumas áreas, há talvez 20 camadas. 

Há também ligas em várias partes do país que não são oficialmente parte do sistema porque não têm uma concordância formal com outras ligas, mas são reconhecidas em vários aspectos pela associação futebolística do condado em que estão. Os clubes destas ligas podem, se sentirem que se encaixam nos padrões de jogo e tiverem instalações adequadas, aplicarem para se juntar a uma liga que faça parte do sistema de ligas.

O sistema de ligas do futebol Inglês não inclui a versão amadora do jogo chamada de Sunday League Football. Estas ligas são entidades independentes sem promoção ou rebaixamento como na pirâmide. Entretanto, alguns dos clubes das Sunday Leagues tem se inscrito nas pirâmides com a vontade de progredir mais alto.

Pyramid System for 2006/07

Sistema de Pirâmide para 2006/07

The table below shows the current structure of the system. For each division, its official name, sponsorship name (which differs from its historic name) and number of clubs is given. At levels 1-11, each division promotes to the division(s) that lie directly above it and relegates to the division(s) that lie directly below it. Below that level, individual league articles detail promotion and relegation arrangements.

A tabela abaixo mostra a atual estrutura do sistema. Para cada divisão há o nome oficial, patrocínio (que é diferente do nome histórico) e quantidade de clubes participantes. Nos níveis de 1 a 11, cada divisão promove à divisão imediatamente superior e rebaixa à divisão diretamente inferior a esta. Abaixo do nível 11, há regras diferentes para promoções e rebaixamentos.

Each link in the table leads to Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia. Cada link da tabela leva para o site do Wikipedia, a enciclopédia livre.

   

Level

League(s)/Division(s)

1

FA Premier League   (Barclays Premiership)   20 clubs

2

Football League Championship   (Coca-Cola Football League Championship)   24 clubs

3

Football League One   (Coca-Cola Football League 1)   24 clubs

4

Football League Two   (Coca-Cola Football League 2)   24 clubs

5

Conference National   (Nationwide Conference)   24 clubs

6

Conference North   (Nationwide North)   22 clubs

Conference South   (Nationwide South)   22 clubs

7

Northern Premier League Premier Division   (UniBond League Premier Division)   22 clubs

Southern Football League Premier Division   (British Gas Business Football League Premier Division)   22 clubs

Isthmian League Premier Division   (Ryman Football League Premier Division)   22 clubs

8

Northern Premier League First Division   (UniBond League First Division)   24 clubs

Southern Football League Division One Midlands   (British Gas Business Football League Division One Midlands)   22 clubs

Southern Football League Division One South & West   (British Gas Business Football League Division One South & West)   22 clubs

Isthmian League Division One North   (Ryman Football League Division One North)   22 clubs

Isthmian League Division One South   (Ryman Football League Division One South)   22 clubs

9

Combined Counties Football League Premier Division (Cherry Red Records Combined Counties League Premier Division) 24 clubs

North West Counties Football League Division One 22 clubs

Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division 20 clubs

Northern League Division One (Arngrove Northern League Division One) 21 clubs

Western Football League Premier Division (Toolstation League Premier Division) 22 clubs

Wessex League Premier Division (Sydenhams Wessex League Premier Division) 20 clubs

Sussex County Football League Division 1 20 clubs

Hellenic Football League Premier Division (Sport Italia Hellenic League Premier Division) 22 clubs

Midland Football Alliance (Polymac Services Midland Football Alliance) 24 clubs

United Counties Football League Premier Division (Eagle Bitter United Counties League Premier Division) 21 clubs

Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division (Ridgeons Football League Premier Division) 20 clubs

Kent League Premier Division (Kentish Observer Football League Premier Division) 17 clubs

Spartan South Midlands Football League Premier Division (Minerva Footballs Spartan South Midlands Football League Premier Division) 21 clubs

Essex Senior Football League 17 clubs

(All divisions run in parallel)

10

Combined Counties Football League Division One (Cherry Red Records Combined Counties League Division One) 21 clubs

North West Counties Football League Division Two 18 clubs

Northern Counties East Football League Division One 17 clubs

Northern League Division Two (Arngrove Northern League Division Two) 21 clubs

Western Football League Division One (Toolstation League Division One) 22 clubs

Wessex League Division One (Sydenhams Wessex League Division One 19 clubs

Sussex County Football League Division 2 18 clubs

Hellenic Football League Division One West (Sport Italia Hellenic League Division One West) 18 clubs

Hellenic Football League Division One East (Sport Italia Hellenic League Division One East) 18 clubs

United Counties Football League Division One (Eagle Bitter United Counties League Division One) 16 clubs

Eastern Counties Football League First Division (Ridgeons Football League First Division) 19 clubs

Spartan South Midlands Football League Division One (Minerva Footballs Spartan South Midlands Football League Division One) 16 clubs

West Midlands Regional League Premier Division (Express & Star West Midlands League Premier Division) 22 clubs

Midland Football Combination Premier Division 21 clubs

(All divisions run in parallel)

11

Middlesex County Football League Premier Division 16 clubs (including BRAZILIAN FC)

Anglian Combination Premier Division 17 clubs
Bedfordshire Football League Premier Division 16 clubs
Brighton Hove and District Football League Premier Division 11 clubs
Cambridgeshire Football League Premier Division 16 clubs
Central Midlands League Supreme Division 20 clubs
Crawley and District Football League Premier Division 11 clubs
Devon County Football League 20 clubs
Dorset Premier Football League 18 clubs
East Berkshire Football League Premier Division 13 clubs
East Sussex Football League Premier Division 12 clubs
Essex and Suffolk Border Football League Premier Division 16 clubs
Essex Olympian Football League Division One 13 clubs
Gloucestershire County League 18 clubs
Hertfordshire Senior County League Premier Division 16 clubs
Kent County League Premier Division 15 clubs
Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division 18 clubs
Liverpool County Premier League Premier Division 16 clubs
Manchester Football League Premier Division 19 clubs
Mid Cheshire Football League Division One 16 clubs
Mid-Sussex Football League Premier Division 14 clubs
Midland Football Combination Division One 17 clubs
North Berks Football League Division One 12 clubs
Northamptonshire Combination Premier Division 14 clubs

Northampton Town League Premier Division 10 clubs
Northern Football Alliance Premier Division 16 clubs
Oxfordshire Senior Football League Premier Division14 clubs
Peterborough and District League Premier Division 16 clubs
Reading Football League Senior Division 12 clubs
Somerset County Football League Premier Division 18 clubs
South Western Football League 19 clubs
Spartan South Midlands League Division Two 18 clubs
Staffordshire County Senior League Premier Division 18 clubs
Suffolk and Ipswich Football League Senior Division 16 clubs
Surrey County Intermediate League (Western) Premier Division 14 clubs
Sussex County League Division 3 13 clubs
Wearside Football League 18 clubs
Wessex League Division Two 18 clubs
West Cheshire Amateur League Division One 17 clubs
West Lancashire Football League Premier Division 16 clubs
West Riding County Amateur Football League Premier Division 14 clubs
West Midlands Regional League Division One 16 clubs
West Sussex Football League Premier Division 12 clubs
West Yorkshire Football League Premier Division 16 clubs
Wiltshire Football League Premier Division 17 clubs
Worthing and District Football League Premier Division 11 clubs

(All of the above divisions run in parallel. The list has been divided into two columns for reasons of compactness, and this split has no relation to the geographic split shown at higher levels.)

 

All divisions shown at each level run in parallel and are arranged in this table purely in alphabetical order. Leagues marked with an asterisk may have additional lower divisions which have not yet been added to the table

12

Aldershot & District League Senior Division
Anglian Combination Division One
Bedfordshire Football League Division One
Brighton Hove and District Football League Division One
Bristol Premier Combination Premier Division
Bristol and Suburban Association Football League Premier Division One
Cambridgeshire Football League Senior A Division
Central Midlands League Premier Division
Cornwall Combination
Crawley and District Football League Division One
Devon and Exeter Football League Premier Division
Dorset Senior League Senior Division
East Berkshire Football League Division One
East Cornwall League Premier Division
East Sussex Football League Division One
Essex and Suffolk Border Football League Division One
Essex Olympian Football League Division Two
Gloucester Northern Senior League Division One
Hampshire League
Hertfordshire Senior County League Division One
Kent County League Division One East
Kent County League Division One West
Leicestershire Senior League Division One
Liverpool County Premier League Division One
Manchester Football League Division One
Mid Cheshire Football League Division Two
Mid-Sussex Football League Division One

Middlesex County Football League Division One
Midland Football Combination Division Two
North Berks Football League Division Two
North Bucks and District League Premier Division
North Devon Football League Premier Division
Northamptonshire Football Combination Division One
Northampton Town Football League Division One
Northern Football Alliance Division One
Oxfordshire Senior Football League Division One
Peterborough and District Football League Division One
Plymouth and West Devon Combination Premier Division
Reading Football League Premier Division
Somerset County Football League Division One
South Devon Football League Premier Division
Staffordshire County Senior Football League Division One
Suffolk and Ipswich Football League Division One
Surrey County Intermediate League (Western) Division One
West Cheshire Amateur Football League Division Two
West Lancashire Football League Division One
West Midlands Regional League Division Two
West Riding County Amateur Football League Division One
West Sussex Football League Division One
West Yorkshire Football League Division One
Wiltshire Football League Division One
Worthing and District Football League Division One

13

Aldershot & District League Division One
Anglian Combination Division Two
Altrincham and District Amateur Football League Division One
Banbury District and Lord Jersey FA Premier Division
Bedfordshire Football League Division Two
Bournemouth Saturday Football League Division One
Brighton Hove and District Football League Division Two
Bristol Premier Combination Division One
Bristol and Suburban Association Football League Premier Division Two
Cambridgeshire Football League Senior B Division
Chesterfield and District Amateur League
Crawley and District Football League Division Two
Devon and Exeter Football League Senior Division One
Doncaster and 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 and Suffolk Border Football League Division Two
Essex Olympian Football League Division Three
Falmouth and Helston League Division One
Gloucester Northern Senior League Division Two
Hertford and District League Premier Division
Humber Premier League Premier Division
Ilford and District League Premier Division
Kent County League Division Two East
Kent County League Division Two West
Leicester and District League Premier Division
Leicester City Football League Premier Division
Leicestershire Combination Division One
Liverpool County Premier League Division Two
Mid-Essex League Premier Division
Mid-Herts Football 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 and District League Intermediate Division
North Devon Football League Senior Division
Northamptonshire Football Combination Division Two
North Hants League
North Hertfordshire League Premier Division
North Leicestershire League Premier Division
Northern Football Alliance Division Two
Nottinghamshire Senior League
Peterborough and District Football League Division Two
Plymouth and West Devon Combination Senior Division
Portsmouth Saturday Football League Premier Division
Reading Football League Division One
Sheffield and Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division
Somerset County Football League Division Two East
Somerset County 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 and Ipswich 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 and District League Premier Division
Worthing and District Football League Division Two

14

Aldershot & District League Division Two | Andover and District Saturday Football League | Anglian Combination Division Three | Altrincham and District Amateur Football League Division Two | Basingstoke and District Football League Premier Division | Bath and District League Division One | Bedfordshire Football League Division Three | Bournemouth Saturday Football League Division Two | Bradford League* | Brighton Hove and District Football League Division Three | Bristol and District League Senior Division | Bristol and Suburban Association Football League