Republic of Ireland football league system

The Republic of Ireland football league system currently consists of 12 levels. Traditionally association football leagues in the Republic of Ireland have been classified as either senior, intermediate or junior. These leagues are effectively national, provincial and district leagues respectively. The two highest level leagues/divisions, the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland First Division are both national leagues. Together they make up the League of Ireland. The third level currently consists of three provincial leagues – the Leinster Senior League Senior Division, the Munster Senior League Senior Premier Division and the Ulster Senior League Senior Division.

The current system

Organised in the structure of a football pyramid, but in reality operates as a number of separate unconnected entities with no movement between each of them.

Level	Leagues/Divisions
1	League of Ireland Premier Division
2	League of Ireland First Division
	Connacht		Leinster		Munster		Ulster
3	Connacht Senior League (currently inactive)		Leinster Senior League Senior Division		Munster Senior League Senior Premier Division		Ulster Senior League Senior Division
4	No League at this Level		Leinster Senior League Senior 1		Munster Senior League Senior 1st Division		No League at this Level
5	No League at this Level		Leinster Senior League Senior 1A		Munster Senior League Senior 2nd Division		No League at this Level
6	No League at this Level		Leinster Senior League Senior 1B		No League at this Level		No League at this Level
7–12	Galway & District League Mayo Association Football League Roscommon and District Football League Sligo/Leitrim & District League		Leinster Senior League Major Amateur Football League Athletic Union League Carlow & District Football League Combined Counties Football League Drogheda Summer League Dundalk Summer League Kildare & District Football League Kilkenny & District Soccer League Leinster Football League Development League Meath & District League United Churches Football League Wexford Football League Wicklow & District Football League Source:BBC		Munster Senior League Junior Premier Division Clare District Soccer League Cork Athletic Union League Cork Business League Kerry District League Limerick Desmond League Limerick & District League North Tipperary & District Soccer League Tipperary Southern & District Football League Waterford & District Junior League West Cork League West Waterford East Cork Junior League Source:BBC		Inishowen Football League Donegal Junior League Monaghan Cavan Senior League

See also

• Northern Irish football league system

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