British athletic clubs league system

The British athletic clubs league system is a series of interconnected leagues for British athletic clubs. Men and women are segregated.

Structure

The British Athletics League is a national league competition for senior men, consisting of 38 clubs across five divisions. There is promotion and relegation within the league and the bottom two teams of the lowest division (Division 4) go into a qualifying competition with the top teams of the regional leagues.

The UK Women's Athletic League is a national league competition for senior women, consisting of 32 clubs across four divisions. There is promotion and relegation within the league and the bottom two teams of the lowest division (Division 4) go into a qualifying competition with the top teams of the regional leagues.

The tables below shows the current structure of the system.

National Athletics League

Level	National Athletics League
1	Premiership 16 Teams
2	Championship 16 Teams
3	National One 6 Teams

Regional League Structure

England

League(s)/Division(s)
North of England Track and Field League Division East Premier 6 Teams		North of England Track and Field League Division West Premier 6 Teams		Midland Track and Field League Division 1 6 Teams	Southern Athletics League Division 1 16 Teams
North of England Track and Field League Division East 1 North 6 Teams	North of England Track and Field League Division West 1 North 6 Teams	North of England Track and Field League Division East 1 South 6 Teams	North of England Track and Field League Division West 1 South 6 Teams	Midland Track and Field League Division 2 6 Teams	Southern Athletics League Division 2 East 16 Teams	Southern Athletics League Division 2 West 16 Teams
North of England Track and Field League Division East 2 8 Teams		North of England Track and Field League Division West 2 7 Teams		Midland Track and Field League Division 3 6 Teams	Southern Athletics League Division 3 East 16 Teams	Southern Athletics League Division 3 West 16 Teams
				Midland Track and Field League Division 4 7 Teams
				Midland Track and Field League Division 5 7 Teams
				Midland Track and Field League Division 6 7 Teams

Wales

Level	League(s)/Division(s)
	Welsh Athletics League 14 Teams

Scotland

Level	League(s)/Division(s)
	Scottish Athletics League Division 1 8 Teams	Scottish Women's League 8 Teams
	Scottish Athletics League Division 2 9 Teams

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