National League
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association football division in England
Key facts
- Founded
- 1979 ; 47 years ago ( 1979 ) (as Alliance Premier League)
- Country
- England
- Level on pyramid
- 5, Step 1 ( National League System )
- Promotion to
- EFL League Two
- Relegation to
- National League North National League South
- Domestic cups
- FA Cup FA Trophy
- League cup
- National League Cup
- International cup
- Europa League (via FA Cup )
- Current champions
- York City (1st title) , ( 2025–26 )
- Most championships
- Barnet (4 titles)
- Broadcaster s
- DAZN
- Sponsor s
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- Website
- thenationalleague.org.uk
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Sport
- association football
- Official website
- www.footballconference.co.uk
- Organizer
- National League
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- operating area
- Wales
- sports league level
- 5
- inception
- 1979-00-00
- different from
- National League
- league level above
- EFL League Two
- number of participants
- 24
- league level below
- National League South
- social media followers
- 87818
- Commons category
- National League (division)
- competition class
- men's association football
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Encyclopedic overview
The National League is a professional association football league in England. The National League is the first division of the National Leagues and step 1 of the National League System and fifth-highest tier overall in the English football league system, after the Premier League and the EFL leagues, and is contested by 24 clubs. Through the National League, clubs get promoted to the EFL League Two, one of the divisions of the English Football League. Formerly the Conference National, the league was renamed the National League from the 2015–16 season.
Former English Football League clubs that currently compete in the National League include: Forest Green Rovers, Barrow, Carlisle United, Harrogate Town, Yeovil Town, Hartlepool United, Southend United, Scunthorpe United, Boston United, Sutton United, Kidderminster Harriers and Aldershot Town.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “National League” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.