# British athletic clubs league system

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 League Structure

| Level | League(s)/Division(s) | League(s)/Division(s) |
| 1 | British Athletics League Premiership 8 Teams | UK Women's Athletic League Premier Division 8 Teams |
| 2 | British Athletics League Division 1 8 Teams | UK Women's Athletic League Division 1 8 Teams |
| 3 | British Athletics League Division 2 8 Teams | UK Women's Athletic League Division 2 8 Teams |
| 4 | British Athletics League Division 3 8 Teams | UK Women's Athletic League Division 3 6 Teams |
| 5 | British Athletics League Division 4 6 Teams | |

## Regional League Structure
### England

| League(s)/Division(s) | League(s)/Division(s) | League(s)/Division(s) | League(s)/Division(s) | League(s)/Division(s) | League(s)/Division(s) | League(s)/Division(s) |
| North Of England Track and Field League Division 1 6 Teams | North Of England Track and Field League Division 1 6 Teams | North Of England Track and Field League Division 1 6 Teams | North Of England Track and Field League Division 1 6 Teams | Midland Track and Field League Division 1 6 Teams | Southern Athletics League Division 1 16 Teams | Southern Athletics League Division 1 16 Teams |
| North Of England Track and Field League Division 2W 6 Teams | North Of England Track and Field League Division 2WC 6 Teams | North Of England Track and Field League Division 2EC 6 Teams | North Of England Track and Field League Division 2E 6 Teams | Midland Track and Field League Division 2 6 Teams | Southern Athletics League Division 2 East 16 Teams | Southern Athletics League Division 2 West 16 Teams |
| North Of England Track and Field League Division 3W 6 Teams | North Of England Track and Field League Division 3WC 6 Teams | North Of England Track and Field League Division 3EC 6 Teams | North Of England Track and Field League Division 3E 6 Teams | Midland Track and Field League Division 3 6 Teams | Southern Athletics League Division 3 East 16 Teams | Southern Athletics League Division 3 West 16 Teams |
| North Of England Track and Field League Division 4W 6 Teams | North Of England Track and Field League Division 4WC 7 Teams | North Of England Track and Field League Division 4EC 7 Teams | North Of England Track and Field League Division 4E 6 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) | League(s)/Division(s) |
| | Scottish Athletics League Division 1 8 Teams | Scottish Women's League 8 Teams |
| | Scottish Athletics League Division 2 9 Teams | |