National League

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football league sports organization

The National League is the top division of non-league football in England, sitting directly below the English Football League and featuring a mix of professional and semi-professional clubs.

Aliases (3)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	football league → sports organization →
above	National League North → National League South →
automaticPromotionPlaces	1 →
broadcastCoverage	BT Sport (historically) →
competitionType	league competition →
confederation	UEFA (via The FA) →
country	England →
determinesChampionBy	most points →
directlyBelow	English Football League →
domesticCup	FA Cup → FA Trophy →
drawPoints	1 →
featuresClubs	professional clubs → semi-professional clubs →
formerlyKnownAs	Alliance Premier League → Football Conference →
founded	1979 →
foundedAs	Alliance Premier League →
governingBody	The Football Association →
includesClubsFrom	England NERFINISHED → Wales →
levelInPyramid	5 →
lossPoints	0 →
organises	National League North → National League South →
partOf	English football league system →
play-offPromotionPlaces	1 →
positionInSystem	top division of non-league football in England →
promotionPlaces	2 →
promotionTo	EFL League Two →
region	England →
relegationPlaces	4 →
relegationTo	National League North → National League South →
renamed	Football Conference → National League →
seasonFormat	home-and-away double round-robin →
seasonPeriod	August to May →
sport	association football →
tieBreaker	goal difference → goals scored →
tier	fifth tier of English football →
typicalNumberOfTeams	24 →
winPoints	3 →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
J-Roll → Oldham Athletic A.F.C. → Southend United F.C. → Wheeze Kids →	league
EFL League Two → EFL League Two → English Football League →	relegationTo
Notts County F.C. → Stockport County F.C. →	formerLeague
NL →	abbreviationFor
Major League Constitution ("National League clubs") →	appliesTo
EFL League Two →	belowLeague
English football league system →	fifthTierLeague
NL →	fullName
BT Sport ("National League (football)") →	holdsBroadcastRightsFor
National League North ("The National League") →	organizer
National League North →	promotionTo
National League System →	topDivision