The North of Scotland Football League (NoSFL) is a football league based in the north east of Scotland. The league sits at levels 6–7 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Highland Football League. It is split into two separate leagues, the Premier League and the Championship which contain 16 teams and 15 teams respectively. Geographically, the league covers Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Highland and Moray. The league is the direct successor to the North Region Junior Football League which had been run by the North Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association from 2001 until 2025.
Subject to clubs meeting the required licensing criteria for the Highland League, the winners of the NoSFL take part in an end of season promotion play-off with the North Caledonian Football League champions, with the winner being promoted to the Highland League. As of the 2025–26 season, no team in the NoSFL meets the required licensing criteria.
History The North Region Junior Football League had been formed in 2001 to serve the North Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association, but by 2025 the SJFA had seen mass departures by clubs to the newly-grown Scottish football pyramid. In February 2025, the North Region (along with the East Region in charge of the Midlands Football League) applied to leave the SJFA in favour of creating autonomous, Scottish Football Association-affiliated leagues with support from the SJFA (which was rebranding itself as the Scottish Community FA). The application was accepted by all members of Scottish football at the 2025 SFA Annual General Meeting, confirming the creation of the North of Scotland Football League with an identical divisional setup to its predecessor. The first round of matches in the new league were played on Saturday 2 August 2025.
Member clubs for the 2026–27 season
The current system sees two clubs automatically relegated from the Premier League, who are replaced by two clubs from the Championship. The third-bottom club in the Premier League enters a play-off with the clubs who finish between third and fifth in the Championship. In the semi-finals, the Premier League side plays the fifth-placed Championship side, and the third and fourth-placed teams play each other, both games over two legs. The winners then progress to a single-leg final.
Premier League ClubLocationGroundFinishing position 2024–25 (NRJFA) Banks o' Dee A Aberdeen Spain Park 11th Bridge of Don Thistle Aberdeen Aberdeen Sports Village 3rd Buchanhaven Hearts Peterhead Raemoss Park 9th Colony Park Inverurie Colony Park 8th Culter Peterculter Crombie Park 1st (champions) Dyce Dyce Ian Mair Park 4th East End Aberdeen New Advocates Park 12th Ellon United Ellon The Meadows 6th Hermes Bridge of Don Lochside Park 2nd Islavale Keith Simpson Park 14th Longside Longside Davidson Park 2nd in NRJFA Championship Lossiemouth United Lossiemouth Phoenix Park 1st in NRJFA Championship Maud Maud Maud Pleasure Park 5th Sunnybank Aberdeen Heathryfold Park 13th Stonehaven Stonehaven Glenury Park 7th Rothie Rovers Rothienorman Forgue Road 10th
Championship ClubLocationGroundFinishing position 2024–25 (NRJFA) Banchory St Ternan Banchory Milton Park 6th Burghead Thistle Burghead Forest Park 9th Cruden Bay Cruden Bay Watson Park 14th Deveronside Banff Myrus Centre 4th Dufftown Dufftown Westburn Park 10th Forres Thistle Forres Logie Park 13th Fraserburgh United Fraserburgh College Park 16th in NRJFA Premier League Glentanar Woodside Woodside Sports Complex 12th Hall Russell United Bridge of Don Denmore Park 3rd Nairn St Ninian Nairn Showfield Park 7th New Elgin Elgin Nicol-Togneri Park 8th Newmachar United Newmachar Charles Gordon Park 15th in NRJFA Premier League Stoneywood Parkvale Aberdeen Stauff Park 5th Westdyke Westhill Lawsondale 11th Whitehills Whitehills School Park 15th
Seasons SeasonChampions2025–26Stonehaven
Cup competitions The NoSFL runs a league cup competition for all member clubs, currently known as the Grill League Cup for sponsorship reasons. For the league's inaugural season, this competition will be run as a straight knock-out. With 31 member clubs, one team will receive a bye in the first round.
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