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 1Premiership 16 Teams 2Championship 16 Teams 3National One 6 Teams
Regional League Structure
England
Level League(s)/Division(s) North of England Track and Field League Division East Premier 6 TeamsNorth of England Track and Field League Division West Premier 6 TeamsMidland Track and Field League Division 1 6 TeamsSouthern Athletics League Division 1 16 Teams North of England Track and Field League Division East 1 North 6 TeamsNorth of England Track and Field League Division West 1 North 6 TeamsNorth of England Track and Field League Division East 1 South 6 TeamsNorth of England Track and Field League Division West 1 South 6 TeamsMidland Track and Field League Division 2 6 TeamsSouthern Athletics League Division 2 East 16 TeamsSouthern Athletics League Division 2 West 16 Teams North of England Track and Field League Division East 2 8 TeamsNorth of England Track and Field League Division West 2 7 TeamsMidland Track and Field League Division 3 6 TeamsSouthern Athletics League Division 3 East 16 TeamsSouthern 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 TeamsScottish Women's League 8 Teams Scottish Athletics League Division 2 9 Teams
External links British Athletic League UK Women's Athletic League Southern Athletics League Northern Athletics League Midland Athletics League Welsh Athletics League Scottish Athletics League