English Football Leagues

The English Football Leagues are divided into "Tiers".

Premier League
The Premier League is the 1st tier in the English Football League pyramid, and is under the auspices of the Premier League Association, who directly negotiate Television rights, among other things, with the relevant bodies. 1st, 2nd and 3rd places are rewarded with an automatic entry into the Champions League Group Stage, with 4th place rewarded with an entry into the Champions League play-offs for non-champions, which comprises a two-legged tie. 5th place is rewarded with an entry to the Europa Cup.

Football League
The Football League comprises the Championship, League One and League Two, which comprise tiers 2, 3 and 4 respectively.

Football Conferences
This comprises the Conference National on tier 5, Conference North and Conference South, which both occupy tier 6, and run parallel to each other.