The North Region Junior Football League was a football league based in the north east of Scotland. It was formed in 2001 as a replacement for the North Junior Football League.
Geographically, the league covered Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
Following the integration of Junior football into the league system in 2021–22, the league sat at levels 6–7/8 on the Scottish football league system, and acted as a feeder to the Highland Football League.
The league disbanded in 2025 after the SJFA North Region announced they would no longer run the league, and the newly independent North of Scotland Football League was created to serve as a direct successor for the region.
League system When the league was founded in 2001, it consisted of the Super League (tier 1), with Division 1 (tier 2) below. The Division 1 was split geographically into an East League and a North League.
After two seasons of this format, Division 1 was combined into a single league, and a new Division 2 (tier 3) was created. This lasted until 2013, when Division 1 was once again split geographically, this time into an East League and a West League.
In 2018, the league returned to the previous setup with a Division 1 and a Division 2 below the Super League.
For season 2020-21, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league adopted a regional system consisting of 4 leagues (Aberdeen North Division, Aberdeen South Division, Banff & Buchan Division and West Division). However, the season was ultimately declared null and void.
In 2022, the Super League changed for the first time ever, being re-named the Premier League. The two tiers beneath were combined into a single Championship. The league maintained this structure until it was folded.
The final system saw two clubs automatically relegated from the Premier League, who were replaced by two clubs from the Championship. The third-bottom club in the Premier League entered a promotion/relegation play-off with the clubs who finished between third and fifth in the Championship. In the two-leg semi-finals, the Premier League side played the fifth-placed Championship side, and the third and fourth-placed teams played each other. The semi-final winners then progressed to a single-leg final.
Member clubs for the 2024–25 season
Premier League ClubLocationGroundFinishing position 2024–25 (NRJFA) Banks o' Dee Juniors 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 Championship Lossiemouth United Lossiemouth Phoenix Park 1st in 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 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 Premier League Stoneywood Parkvale Aberdeen Clark Commercial Park 5th Westdyke CC Juniors Westhill Lawsondale 11th Whitehills Whitehills School Park 15th
Champions and season summaries
YearWinnerRunners-upRelegatedPromotedChampions' progressionin Scottish Cup2001–02Formartine UnitedCulterBuchanhaven HeartsAberdeen Lads Club N/A 2002–03 Sunnybank Culter Deveronside Turriff United N/A 2003–04 Culter Sunnybank Cruden BayAberdeen Lads Club MaudEllon United N/A 2004–05 Culter (2) Glentanar East EndMaud ParkvaleFraserburgh United N/A 2005–06 Culter (3) Formartine United Fraserburgh UnitedFC Stoneywood DyceIslavale N/A 2006–07 Culter (4) Sunnybank IslavaleGlentanar East EndMaud 3rd Round 2007–08 2007–08 Banks o' Dee Sunnybank Formartine UnitedParkvale Banchory St TernanLewis United 2nd Round 2008–09 2008–09 Banks o' Dee (2) Sunnybank HillheadStonehaven Buchanhaven HeartsFC Stoneywood 2nd Round 2009–10 2009–10 Sunnybank (2) Culter East EndBuchanhaven Hearts Fraserburgh UnitedStonehaven 3rd Round 2010–11 2010–11 Culter (5) Hall Russell United Fraserburgh United Forres Thistle 3rd Round 2011–12 2011–12 Hermes Stonehaven Forres ThistleSunnybank Fraserburgh UnitedDeveronside 1st Round 2012–13 2012–13 Culter (6) Dyce Lewis UnitedFraserburgh United New ElginEast End 3rd Round 2013–14 2013–14 Culter (7) Banks o' Dee East EndLongside Inverness CityCruden Bay 2nd Round 2014–15 2014–15 Hermes (2) Maud New ElginCruden Bay Bridge of Don ThistleDufftown 2nd Preliminary round 2015–16 2015–16 Banks o' Dee (3) Hermes Ellon UnitedFC Stoneywood Buckie RoversColony Park 2nd Round 2016–17 2016–17 Banks o' Dee (4) Dyce Buckie RoversDeveronside Ellon UnitedMontrose Roselea 3rd Round 2017–18 2017–18 Banks o' Dee (5) Hermes Banchory St TernanInverness City East EndNairn St Ninian 1st Preliminary round 2018–19 2018–19McBookie.Com Superleague Table 18/19, North Region Junior Football League Banks o' Dee (6) Bridge of Don Thistle DufftownStonehaven Banchory St TernanDeveronside 2nd Round 2019–20 2019–20McBookie.Com Superleague Table 19/20, North Region Junior Football LeagueSeason declared Null and void on 2 May 2020 after vote among SJFA North clubs, no champion was declared and no relegation applied. N/A2020–21Season declared Null and void by SJFA on 16 Mar 2021, no champion was declared and no relegation applied. N/A2021–22Banks o' Dee (7) Bridge of Don ThistleDeveronside StonehavenStoneywood ParkvaleDufftown 1st Round 2022–232022–23Culter (8) HermesDufftownBanchory St Ternan SunnybankFraserburgh UnitedRothie RoversBuchanhaven HeartsNewmachar United 1st Round 2023–242023–24Culter (9) Bridge of Don ThistleStoneywood ParkvaleNairn St Ninian IslavaleBanks o' Dee Juniors 2nd Preliminary round 2024–252024–25 Culter (10) Hermes Newmachar UnitedFraserburgh United Lossiemouth UnitedLongside 1st Preliminary round 2025–26
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