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 exact aantal 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.
Profvoetbal De eerste vier niveaus van de Engelse voetbalpyramide zijn professionele competitie met profclubs. Vanaf het vijfde niveau spelen er nog enkele profclubs maar voornamelijk semi-prof en amateurploegen.
Het systeem Onderstaande tabel toont de structuur van het systeem. Voor elke competitie de officiële naam 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.
Vanaf het seizoen 2022/23 heeft zowel de National League, de National League North als de National League South alle drie 24 teams.
LevelTotal clubs (1857 +-)League(s) / division(s)120Premier League 20 clubs – 3 clubs degraderen224EFL Championship 24 clubs – 3 clubs promoveren, 3 clubs degraderen324EFL League One 24 clubs – 3 clubs promoveren, 4 clubs degraderen424EFL League Two 24 clubs – 4 clubs promoveren, 2 clubs degraderen5 (Step 1)24National League 24 clubs – 2 clubs promoveren, 4 clubs degraderen6 (Step 2)48National League North 24 clubs – 2 clubs promoveren, 4 clubs degraderenNational League South 24 clubs – 2 clubs promoveren, 4 clubs degraderen7 (Step 3)88Northern Premier League Premier Division 22 clubs – 2 clubs promoveren, 4 clubs degraderenSouthern League Premier Division Central 22 clubs – 2 clubs promoveren, 4 clubs degraderenSouthern League Premier Division South 22 clubs – 2 clubs promoveren, 4 clubs degraderenIsthmian League Premier Division 22 clubs – 2 clubs promoveren, 4 clubs degraderen8 (Step 4)176Northern Premier League Division One East 22 clubs – 2p, 4rNorthern Premier League Division One West 22 clubs – 2p, 4rNorthern Premier League Division One Midlands 22 clubs – 2p, 4rSouthern League Division One Central 22 clubs – 2p, 4rSouthern League Division One South 22 clubs – 2p, 4rIsthmian League Division One South Central 22 clubs – 2p, 4rIsthmian League Division One North 22 clubs – 2p, 4rIsthmian League Division One South East 22 clubs – 2p, 4r9 (Step 5)318Northern League Division One22 clubs — 2p, 2rNorthern Counties East League Premier Division20 clubs — 2p, 2rNorth West Counties League Premier Division24 clubs — 2p, 2rMidland League Premier Division18 clubs — 2p, 2rUnited Counties League Premier Division North18 clubs — 2p, 2rUnited Counties League Premier Division South20 clubs — 2p, 2rHellenic League Premier Division20 clubs — 2p, 2rSpartan South Midlands League Premier Division18 clubs — 2p, 2rWessex League Premier Division20 clubs — 2p, 2rWestern League Premier Division18 clubs — 2p, 1rCombined Counties League Premier Division North20 clubs — 2p, 2rCombined Counties League Premier Division South20 clubs — 2p, 2rEastern Counties League Premier Division20 clubs — 2p, 2rEssex Senior League20 clubs — 2p, 2rSouthern Combination League Premier Division20 clubs — 2p, 2rSouthern Counties East League Premier Division20 clubs — 2p, 2r10 (Step 6)340Northern League Division Two – 22 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Northern Counties East League League Division One – 22 clubs — 2p, 0–3r North West Counties League Division One North – 18 clubs — 2p, 0–3r North West Counties League Division One South – 18 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Midland League Division One – 22 clubs — 2p, 0–3r United Counties League Division One – 20 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Hellenic League Division One – 22 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Spartan South Midlands League Division One – 20 clubs — 2p, 0–3rWessex League Division One – 20 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Western League Division One – 22 clubs — 2p, 0–3r South West Peninsula League Premier Division East – 16 clubs — 1p, 0–3r South West Peninsula League Premier Division West – 17 clubs — 1p, 0–3r Combined Counties League Division One – 23 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Eastern Counties League Division One North – 20 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Eastern Counties League Division One South – 20 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Southern Combination Football League Division One – 20 clubs — 2p, 0–3r Southern Counties East League Division One – 18 clubs — 2p, 0–3r11 (Step 7 - Regional Feeder League)787Anglian Combination Premier Division – 16 clubs Bedfordshire County League Premier Division – 14 clubs Cambridgeshire County League Premier Division – 13 clubs Central Midlands League Premier Division North – 16 clubs Central Midlands League Premier Division South – 18 clubs Cheshire League Premier Division – 16 clubs Devon Football League – 18 clubs Dorset Premier League – 17 clubs Essex Alliance League – 16 clubs Essex & Suffolk Border League Premier Division – 16 clubs Essex Olympian League Premier Division – 14 clubs Gloucestershire County League – 16 clubs Hampshire Premier League Senior Division – 16 clubs Herefordshire Football League Premier Division – 14 clubs Hertfordshire Senior County League Premier Division – 18 clubs Humber Premier League Premier Division – 16 clubs Isle of Wight Saturday League Division One – 12 clubs Kent County League Premier Division – 17 clubs Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division – 16 clubs Lincolnshire League – 18 clubs Liverpool County Premier League Premier Division – 14 clubs Manchester League Premier Division – 16 clubs Mid-Sussex League Premier Division – 14 clubs Middlesex County League Premier Division – 17 clubs Midland League Division Two – 16 clubsNorthamptonshire Combination League Premier Division – 17 clubs Northern Alliance Premier Division – 16 clubs North Riding League Premier Division – 15 clubs Nottinghamshire Senior League Senior Division – 20 clubs Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division – 14 clubs Peterborough & District League Premier Division – 17 clubs Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division – 15 clubs Shropshire County Football League Premier Division – 17 clubs Somerset County League Premier Division – 16 clubs Southern Combination League Division Two – 13 clubs Spartan South Midlands League Division Two – 18 clubs St Piran League Premier Division East – 14 clubs St Piran League Premier Division West – 15 clubs Staffordshire County Senior League Premier Division – 18 clubs Suffolk & Ipswich League Senior Division – 17 clubs Surrey Premier County Football League – 15 clubs Thames Valley Premier League Premier Division – 14 clubs Wearside League Premier Division – 18 clubs West Cheshire League Division One – 16 clubs West Lancashire League Premier Division – 17 clubs West Midlands (Regional) League Division One – 16 clubs West Yorkshire League Premier Division – 16 clubs Wiltshire Senior League Premier Division – 18 clubs York League Premier Division – 14 clubs Yorkshire Amateur League Supreme Division – 15 clubs
Categorie:Voetbal in Engeland