# North Region Junior Football League

The North Region Junior Football League 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.
Geographically, the league covers Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
The winners take part in an end of season promotion play-off with the Midlands Football League and North Caledonian Football League champions, subject to clubs meeting the required licensing criteria.
From 2018 to 2022, the league consisted of three divisions at Tiers 6 to 8. The 2018 league was essentially a continuation of a two division system which operated from 2003. It was split into two geographical sections at Tier 7 from 2011, with the lower (Tier 8) Division Two disbanded two years later. After five seasons of that setup, a three-division model was restored. The league currently consists of two divisions, a Premier League and a Championship.

## Member clubs for the 2024–25 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 fourth and fifth-placed teams play each other, both games over two legs. The winners then progress to a single-leg final.

### Premier League

| Club | Location | Ground | Finishing position 2023–24 |
| Banks o' Dee Juniors | Aberdeen | Spain Park | 2nd in Championship |
| Bridge of Don Thistle | Aberdeen | Aberdeen Sports Village | 2nd |
| Buchanhaven Hearts | Peterhead | Raemoss Park | 12th |
| Colony Park | Inverurie | Colony Park | 13th |
| Culter | Peterculter | Crombie Park | 1st |
| Dyce | Dyce | Ian Mair Park | 3rd |
| East End | Aberdeen | New Advocates Park | 14th |
| Ellon United | Ellon | The Meadows | 6th |
| Fraserburgh United | Fraserburgh | College Park | 7th |
| Hermes | Bridge of Don | Lochside Park | 4th |
| Islavale | Keith | Simpson Park | 1st in Championship |
| Maud | Maud | Maud Pleasure Park | 10th |
| Newmachar United | Newmachar | Charles Gordon Park | 11th |
| Sunnybank | Aberdeen | Heathryfold Park | 8th |
| Stonehaven | Stonehaven | Glenury Park | 9th |
| Rothie Rovers | Rothienorman | Forgue Road | 5th |

### Championship

| Club | Location | Ground | Finishing position 2023–24 |
| Banchory St Ternan | Banchory | Milton Park | 8th |
| Burghead Thistle | Burghead | Forest Park | 6th |
| Cruden Bay | Cruden Bay | Watson Park | 14th |
| Deveronside | Banff | Myrus Centre | 5th |
| Dufftown | Dufftown | Westburn Park | 10th |
| Forres Thistle | Forres | Logie Park | 7th |
| Glentanar | Woodside | Woodside Sports Complex | 11th |
| Hall Russell United | Bridge of Don | Denmore Park | 9th |
| Longside | Longside | Davidson Park | 3rd |
| Lossiemouth United | Lossiemouth | Phoenix Park | 4th |
| Nairn St Ninian | Nairn | Showfield Park | 15th in Premier League |
| New Elgin | Elgin | Nicol-Togneri Park | 12th |
| Stoneywood Parkvale | Aberdeen | Clark Commercial Park | 16th in Premier League |
| Westdyke | Westhill | Lawsondale | N/A |
| Whitehills | Whitehills | School Park | 13th |

## Champions and season summaries

| Year | Winner | Runners-up | Relegated | Promoted | Champions' progression in Scottish Cup |
| 2001–02 | Formartine United | Culter | Buchanhaven Hearts | Aberdeen Lads Club | N/A |
| 2002–03 | Sunnybank | Culter | Deveronside | Turriff United | N/A |
| 2003–04 | Culter | Sunnybank | Cruden Bay Aberdeen Lads Club | Maud Ellon United | N/A |
| 2004–05 | Culter (2) | Glentanar | East End Maud | Parkvale Fraserburgh United | N/A |
| 2005–06 | Culter (3) | Formartine United | Fraserburgh United FC Stoneywood | Dyce Islavale | N/A |
| 2006–07 | Culter (4) | Sunnybank | Islavale Glentanar | East End Maud | 3rd Round 2007–08 |
| 2007–08 | Banks o' Dee | Sunnybank | Formartine United Parkvale | Banchory St Ternan Lewis United | 2nd Round 2008–09 |
| 2008–09 | Banks o' Dee (2) | Sunnybank | Hillhead Stonehaven | Buchanhaven Hearts FC Stoneywood | 2nd Round 2009–10 |
| 2009–10 | Sunnybank (2) | Culter | East End Buchanhaven Hearts | Fraserburgh United Stonehaven | 3rd Round 2010–11 |
| 2010–11 | Culter (5) | Hall Russell United | Fraserburgh United | Forres Thistle | 3rd Round 2011–12 |
| 2011–12 | Hermes | Stonehaven | Forres Thistle Sunnybank | Fraserburgh United Deveronside | 1st Round 2012–13 |
| 2012–13 | Culter (6) | Dyce | Lewis United Fraserburgh United | New Elgin East End | 3rd Round 2013–14 |
| 2013–14 | Culter (7) | Banks o' Dee | East End Longside | Inverness City Cruden Bay | 2nd Round 2014–15 |
| 2014–15 | Hermes (2) | Maud | New Elgin Cruden Bay | Bridge of Don Thistle Dufftown | 2nd Preliminary round 2015–16 |
| 2015–16 | Banks o' Dee (3) | Hermes | Ellon United FC Stoneywood | Buckie Rovers Colony Park | 2nd Round 2016–17 |
| 2016–17 | Banks o' Dee (4) | Dyce | Buckie Rovers Deveronside | Ellon United Montrose Roselea | 3rd Round 2017–18 |
| 2017–18 | Banks o' Dee (5) | Hermes | Banchory St Ternan Inverness City | East End Nairn St Ninian | 1st Preliminary round 2018–19 |
| 2018–19 | Banks o' Dee (6) | Bridge of Don Thistle | Dufftown Stonehaven | Banchory St Ternan Deveronside | 2nd Round 2019–20 |
| 2019–20 | Season declared Null and void on 2 May 2020 after vote among SJFA North clubs, no champion was declared and no relegation applied. | Season declared Null and void on 2 May 2020 after vote among SJFA North clubs, no champion was declared and no relegation applied. | Season declared Null and void on 2 May 2020 after vote among SJFA North clubs, no champion was declared and no relegation applied. | Season declared Null and void on 2 May 2020 after vote among SJFA North clubs, no champion was declared and no relegation applied. | N/A |
| 2020–21 | Season declared Null and void by SJFA on 16 Mar 2021, no champion was declared and no relegation applied. | Season declared Null and void by SJFA on 16 Mar 2021, no champion was declared and no relegation applied. | Season declared Null and void by SJFA on 16 Mar 2021, no champion was declared and no relegation applied. | Season declared Null and void by SJFA on 16 Mar 2021, no champion was declared and no relegation applied. | N/A |
| 2021–22 | Banks o' Dee (7) | Bridge of Don Thistle | Deveronside | Stonehaven Stoneywood Parkvale Dufftown | 1st Round 2022–23 |
| 2022–23 | Culter (8) | Hermes | Dufftown Banchory St Ternan | Sunnybank Fraserburgh United Rothie Rovers Buchanhaven Hearts Newmachar United | 1st Round 2023–24 |
| 2023–24 | Culter (9) | Bridge of Don Thistle | Stoneywood Parkvale Nairn St Ninian | Islavale Banks o' Dee Juniors | TBD |
* ↑ Using a 'points per game' algorithm applied in other leagues, Banks o' Dee (who were leading the table by a big margin) would have been nominal champions.