This is a list of the association football competitions past and present for international teams and for club football, in individual countries and internationally. Confirmed future competitions are also included.
The competitions are grouped by organising authority: FIFA (international association), the six confederations (continental associations), and the federations (national associations)
For more information about each year, season, and other, see: Association football by year, Seasons in association football and Association football
Intercontinental competitions
This section lists the worldwide and intercontinental competitions ruled by the FIFA , by two or more confederations or by two or more federations member of different confederations.
Continental confederations
National teams
Worldwide
Defunct
Intercontinental
Pan American Games : Under-20
Finalissima: officially the CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions (formerly known as European/South American Nations Cup and also called Artemio Franchi Cup ); the ceremonial match between winners of Copa America and UEFA European Championship .
Women's Finalissima: Women's
Defunct
Invitational tournaments
Invitational tournaments are competitions that feature a cup, sometimes holding the name of the host country. The host country invites other nations to participate in the tournament.
Aisha Buhari Cup: Women's
Algarve Cup : Women's
Algeria International Football Tournament
Aphrodite Women Cup:Women's
Arnold Clark Cup: Women's
Balaton Cup: Women's
Bangabandhu Cup
Cyprus Women's Cup : Women's
FIFA Series
FFA Cup of Nations:Women's
Flying Officers Cup Women's
Four Nations Tournament (Zambia)
Four Nations Tournament: Women's
Intercontinental Cup (India)
Istria Cup: Women's
King's Cup
Kirin Cup Soccer : Invitational tournament / Kirin Challenge Cup : International friendly match
Lunar New Year Cup
Pestabola Merdeka
Pinatar Cup: Women's
SheBelieves Cup : Women's
Sud Ladies Cup:Women's
Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino : Women's
Tournoi de France : Women's
Turkish Women's Cup: Women's
VFF Cup
Women's Baltic Cup:Women's
Yongchuan International Tournament: Women's
-Defunct-
Arab
Defunct
Muslim
National youth teams
Defunct
Clubs
Worldwide
Intercontinental
Defunct
Intercontinental Cup: competition endorsed between UEFA and CONMEBOL; known as European/South American Cup from 1980 to 2004.
Copa Rio : competition between teams of CONMEBOL and UEFA, created by the CBD and endorsed by FIFA in 1951 and changed in 1952.
Copa Interamericana : between CONCACAF and CONMEBOL
Afro-Asian Club Championship : between AFC and CAF
Intercontinental Champions' Supercup: contested by the past winners of the Intercontinental Cup
Supercopa Euroamericana: until 2016; friendly tournament between the winners of the Copa Sudamericana and the UEFA Europa League
Pre-season friendly / invitational tournaments
-Defunct-
Arab
Defunct
Japanese-South American
Saudi-Egyptian
Youth teams
AFC (Asian competitions)
This section lists the competitions ruled by the AFC (Asian Football Confederation), or by federations member the AFC .
National teams
AFC competitions
Federations member the Asian Football Confederation
Defunct
Sub-federation competitions
Defunct
Clubs
AFC competitions
Defunct
Sub-federation competitions
ASEAN Club Championship
AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League: Hosted by the AGCFF
Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup
Mekong Club Championship
WAFF Women's Clubs Championship: Women's
Afghanistan
Competitions
League/Cup
Notes
[Sen.Men] [L]
Afghanistan Champions League
1st-tier league
Started in 2021; Each year; Each team plays every other team once
[Sen.Men] [L]
Afghan Premier League
1st-tier league
Held between 2012 and 2020; Each year; Each team plays every other team once
[Sen.Men] [L]
Kabul Premier League
1st-tier league
Each team plays every other team once
[Sen.Men] [L]
Kabul City League
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup
Conmemorative Cup
Held during 1970's
[Sen.Women] [L]
Women Kabul League
1st-tier league
Australia
Competitions
League/Cup
[Sen.Men] [L]
A-League Men
1st-tier league
Until 2020–21 season, known as A-League . Each year (October→April); Each team plays every other team three times; Playoffs (May→June). Also includes two team from New Zealand .
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Australia Cup
National cup
Each year (February→October)
[Sen.Women] [L]
A-League Women
Women's 1st-tier league
Until 2020–21 season, known as W-League . Each year (November→February); Playoffs (March).
[Sen.Women] [Cup]
Women's Australia Cup
Women's National cup
Each year (due to start in 2024)
[Youth_Men] [L]
A-League Youth
Youth (U-21) league
Until 2020–21 season, known as Y-League . From 2008: Each year (November→January); Each team plays every other team three times; Grand Final (January)
[Sen.Men] [L]
A-League All Stars Game
Special competitions
[Sen.Men] [L]
National Soccer League
National league
1977–2004, each year
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Australia Cup
National cup
1962–1968, each year
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
NSL Cup
National cup
1977–1997, each year
[Futsal] [L]
F-League (2011–2017)
1st-tier futsal league
Each year; Professional and Semi-Professional Futsal Clubs
Australian Capital Territory
[Sen.Men] [L]
National Premier Leagues Capital Football
2nd-tier league
Each year (April→September); Each team plays every other team twice; Playoffs (September)
[Sen.Men] [L]
Capital Premier League
3rd-tier league
Each year (April→September); Each team plays every other team three times; Playoffs (September)
[Sen.Men] [L]
Capital Football State League 1
4th-tier league
Each year (April→September); Each team plays every other team twice; Playoffs (September)
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Capital Football Federation Cup
State cup
Each year (February→July)
[Futsal] [L]
A.C.T Futsal Premier League
1st-tier futsal league
Professional and Semi-Professional Futsal Clubs
[Sen.Women] [L]
National Premier Leagues ACT Women's
Women's 2nd-tier league
Each year (March→September) since 2017.
New South Wales
[Sen.Men] [L]
National Premier Leagues NSW
2nd-tier league
Each year (February→July); Each team plays every other team twice; Playoffs (July→August)
[Sen.Men] [L]
NSW League One
3rd-tier league
Each year (March→August); Each team plays every other team twice; Playoffs (September)
[Sen.Men] [L]
NSW League Two
4th-tier league
Each year (March→August); Each team plays every other team twice; Playoffs (August→September)
[Sen.Men] [L]
Regional league
5th-tier league
[Sen.Men] [L]
NSW League Three
(Defunct league)
Each year (March→August); Each team plays every other team twice; Playoffs
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Waratah Cup
State cup
Each year (February→July)
[Sen.Women] [L]
National Premier Leagues NSW Women's
Women's 2nd-tier league
Each year (March→September) since 2014.
[Sen.Women] [L]
NSW League One Women's
Women's 3rd-tier league
Each year (March→September).
Northern New South Wales
[Sen.Men] [L]
National Premier Leagues Northern NSW
2nd-tier league
Each year (April→August); Each team plays every other team twice; Playoffs (August→September)
[Sen.Men] [L]
Northern NSW State League Division 1
3rd-tier league
Each year (March→August); Each team plays every other team twice; Playoffs (August→September)
Northern Territory
[Sen.Men] [L]
NorZone Premier League
2nd-tier league
Each year (April→September); Each team plays every other team three times; Playoffs (September)
Queensland
[Sen.Men] [L]
National Premier Leagues Queensland
2nd-tier league
Each year (March→August); Each team plays every other team twice; Playoffs (August)
[Sen.Men] [L]
Football Queensland Premier League
3rd-tier league
Each year (March→August); Each team plays every other team twice; Playoffs (August)
[Sen.Men] [L]
Football Queensland Premier League 2
4th-tier league
Each year (March→August); Each team plays every other team twice; Playoffs (August)
[Sen.Women] [L]
National Premier Leagues Queensland Women's
Women's 2nd-tier league
Each year (March→September) since 2015.
Brisbane
[Sen.Men] [L]
Football Queensland Premier League 3 − Metro
5th-tier league
Each year (March→September); Each team plays every other team twice; Playoffs (September)
[Sen.Men] [L]
Football Queensland Premier League 4 − Metro
6th-tier league
Each year (March→September); Each team plays every other team twice; Playoffs (September)
[Sen.Men] [L]
Football Queensland Premier League 5 − Metro
7th-tier league
Each year (March→September); Each team plays every other team twice; Playoffs (September)
[Sen.Men] [L]
Football Queensland Premier League 6 − Metro
8th-tier league
Each year (March→September); Each team plays every other team twice; Playoffs (September)
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Canale Cup
Regional cup
Each year (February→July)
Far North Queensland
[Sen.Men] [L]
Far North Queensland Premier League
5th-tier league
Each year (April→September); Each team plays every other team three times; Playoffs (September)
Gold Coast
[Sen.Men] [L]
Football Queensland Premier League 3 − South Coast
5th-tier league
Each year (March→August); Each team plays every other team three times; Playoffs (September)
[Sen.Men] [L]
Football Queensland Premier League 4 − South Coast
6th-tier league
Each year (March→August); Each team plays every other team three times; Playoffs (September)
Sunshine Coast
[Sen.Men] [L]
Football Queensland Premier League 3 – Sunshine Coast
5th-tier league
Each year (March→August); Each team plays every other team twice; Playoffs (September)
South Australia
[Sen.Men] [L]
National Premier Leagues South Australia
2nd-tier league
Each year (March→September); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [L]
SA State League One
3rd-tier league
Each year (February/March→September); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [L]
SA State League Two
4th-tier league
Each year (February/March→September); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Federation Cup
State cups
Each year (March→July); Includes various amateur teams
[Sen.Women] [L]
Women's National Premier Leagues South Australia
Women's 2nd-tier league
Each year (February/March→September); Each team plays each other team twice
[Sen.Women] [L]
Women's State League South Australia
Women's 3rd-tier league
Each year (February/March→September); Each team plays each other team twice
Tasmania
[Sen.Men] [L]
National Premier Leagues Tasmania
2nd-tier league
1977–2004, each year
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Milan Lakoseljac Cup
State cup
One of several state cups organized each year
[Sen.Men] [L]
Northern Championship
3rd-tier league
Northern Tasmania: Each year (March→August); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [L]
Southern Championship
3rd-tier league
Southern Tasmania: Each year (March→August); Each team plays every other team twice; Playoffs (September)
Victoria
[Sen.Men] [L]
National Premier Leagues Victoria
2nd-tier league
Each year (March→September); Each team plays every other team twice; Playoffs (September→October)
[Sen.Men] [L]
National Premier Leagues Victoria 2
3rd-tier league
Each year (April→September); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [L]
National Premier Leagues Victoria 3
4th-tier league
Each year (April→September); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [L]
Victorian State League 1
5th-tier league
Each year (April→September); Each team plays every other team twice; 2 groups: North West and South East
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Dockerty Cup
State cup
1909–1996, 2004, annually thereafter.
[Sen.Women] [L]
National Premier Leagues Victoria Women
Women's 2nd-tier league
Each year (March→September) since 2016.
Western Australia
[Sen.Men] [L]
National Premier Leagues Western Australia
2nd-tier league
Each year (April→September); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [L]
Football West State League Division 1
3rd-tier league
Each year (April→September); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [L]
Football West State League Division 2
4th-tier league
Each year (April→September); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Football West State Cup
State cup
Each year (February→July)
[Sen.Women] [L]
National Premier Leagues WA Women
Women's 2nd-tier league
Each year (March→September) since 2021.
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Competitions
League/Cup
[Sen.Men] [L]
Bangladesh Football Premier League
National pro league
Each year; Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [L]
Bangladesh Championship League
2nd-tier Professional Football League
Each year; Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [L]
Dhaka Senior Division Football League
3rd-tier Semi-Professional Football League
Each year; Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [L]
Dhaka Second Division Football League
4th-tier Semi-Professional Football League
Each year; Includes two phases
[Sen.Men] [L]
Dhaka Third Division Football League
5th-tier Semi-Professional Football League
Each year; Includes two phases
[Sen.Men] [L]
Pioneer Football League
6th-tier Youth Football League
Each year; Includes two phases
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Independence Cup
National cup
Each year; Teams from Bangladesh Premier League (football) participate in this competition from group stage
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Federation Cup
National cup
Each year; Teams from Bangladesh Premier League (football)& Bangladesh Championship League participate in this competition from group stage
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Super Cup
Super cup
Each year; Non relegated teams in Bangladesh Premier League (football) participate in this competition from group stage
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Aga Khan Gold Cup
International cup
discontinued after 1981 and replaced by the President's Gold Cup
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
President Gold Cup
International cup
This tournament succeeded the Aga Khan Gold Cup until 1993
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Bangabandhu Cup
International cup
re-launch tournament in the 2015
[Sen.Women] [L]
Bangladesh Women's Football League
National pro league
Each year; Each team plays every other team twice
Bhutan
Brunei
Cambodia
China PR
Guam
Leagues
Cups
Guam FA Cup: National cup
Hong Kong
Leagues
Cups
India
Inter-state national competition
Regional Leagues
Women's Competitions
Leagues
Inter-state national competition
Indian Women's National Championship
Regional Leagues
Indonesia
Competitions
League/Cup
Liga 1
1st-tier league
Liga 2
2nd-tier league
Liga Nusantara
3rd-tier league
Liga 4
4th-tier league
Elite Pro Academy
Youth league
Piala Indonesia
National cup
Soeratin Cup
Youth cup
Liga 1 Putri
Woman's league
Pertiwi Cup
Women's cup
Iran
Iraq
Leagues
Iraq Stars League : 1st-tier
Iraqi Premier Division League: 2nd-tier
Iraqi First Division League: 3rd-tier
Iraqi Second Division League: 4th-tier
Iraqi Third Division League: 5th-tier
Cups
Defunct
Baghdad Championship
Iraqi National First Division
Iraq FA Baghdad Cup
Iraq Central FA Premier League
Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup
Independent Baghdad Tournament
Iraq FA Basra Premier League
Iraq FA Kirkuk Premier League
Japan
Further information:
Football in Japan and Japanese association football league system
Competitions
League/Cup
J1 League
1st-tier league
Organising body: J.League ; known as the J.League from 1993 to 1998 before becoming a two-division league, and as J.League Division 1 from 1999 to 2014.
J2 League
2nd-tier league
Organising body: J.League; known as J.League Division 2 until 2014
J3 League
3rd-tier league
Organising body: J.League
Japan Football League
4th-tier league
Treated as equal to J3 League in theory, but in practice it is considered equivalent to a 4th-tier division.
Japan Regional Football Champions League
Promotion play-offs to 4th-tier league
Until 2015, known as Regional Football League Competition
Japanese Regional Leagues
5th/6th-tier leagues
5th-tier: Hokkaido League, Tohoku League Division 1, Kanto League Division 1, Tokai League Division 1, Hokushin'etsu League Division 1, Kansai League Division 1, Chugoku League, Shikoku League, Kyushu League 6th tier: Tohoku League Division 2 North and South, Kanto League Division 2, Tokai League Division 2, Hokushin'etsu League Division 2, Kansai League Division 2.
Prefectural Leagues
6th/7th-tier & below leagues
Emperor's Cup
National cup
J.League Cup
League cup
Organising body: J.League; Until the 2023, only J1 League and J2 League teams participate, but from the 2024, J3 League teams will also join.
Japanese Super Cup
Super cup
Between winners of J1 League and Emperor's Cup
J.League All-Star Soccer
Special competitions
Recently, the name of the competition has been changed and many irregular events are held as charity matches.
All Japan Adults Football Tournament
Non-league cup
Also known as the Zensha or Shakaijin Cup ; Only the teams from 5th-tier league and below participate can enter this cup.
All Japan Club Teams Football Tournament
Non-league cup
Only the teams from 7th-tier league enter this cup
National Sports Festival (Football)
Inter-prefectural tournament
All Japan University Football Championship
University tournament
Prime Minister Cup All Japan University Football Championship
University tournament
Prince Takamado Trophy
U18 & U15 league
All Japan High School Soccer Tournament
High school tournament
Inter-High School Sports Festival (Football)
High school tournament
Japan Club Youth U-18 Championship
U-18 cup
J.Youth Cup
Youth cup
WE League
Women's 1st-tier league
Beginning from the 2021–22 season as 1st-tier league
Nadeshiko League
Women's 2nd/3rd-tier leagues
2nd-tier: Nadeshiko League Division 1 3rd-tier: Nadeshiko League Division 2
Empress's Cup
Women's national cup
WE League Cup
Women's league cup
Organising body: WE League; All teams from the WE League
Nadeshiko League Cup
(Defunct women's league cup)
Organising body: Nadeshiko League ; All teams from the Nadeshiko League
Japan Soccer League
(Defunct national league)
1965–1992, each year;
Japan Football League (former)
(Defunct national league)
1992–1998, each year;
Japan Soccer League Cup
(Defunct league cup)
1973, 1976–1991, each year; only the teams from both divisions of Japan Soccer League participated
Japanese Super Cup
(Defunct super cup)
1977–1984, each year; between Japan Soccer League and Emperor's Cup winners
F.League
Futsal 1st/2nd-tier league
All Japan Futsal Championship
Futsal national cup
F.League Ocean Cup
Futsal league cup
Jordan
Leagues
Cups
FA Cup: National cup
Super Cup: Super cup
FA Shield: Pre-season cup
Kuwait
Leagues
Cups
Kuwait Emir Cup : National cup
Kuwait Crown Prince Cup: National cup
Kuwait Federation Cup: League cup
Kuwait Super Cup: Super cup
Al Kurafi Cup: defunct
Kyrgyzstan
Leagues
Cups
Kyrgyzstan Cup: National cup
Kyrgyzstan Super Cup: Super cup
Laos
Leagues
Cups
Laotian Prime Minister's Cup
Lao FF Cup : National cup
Lao FF Super Cup
Lebanon
Leagues
Cups
Lebanese FA Cup: National cup
Lebanese Federation Cup: League cup
Lebanese Super Cup: Super cup
Lebanese Elite Cup: defunct
Lebanese Challenge Cup: defunct
Macau
Leagues
Liga de Elite : 1st-tier
Campeonato da 2ª Divisão do Futebol: 2nd-tier
Campeonato da 3ª Divisão do Futebol: 3rd-tier
Cups
Taça de Macau em futebol: National cup
Malaysia
Leagues
Cups
Maldives
Leagues
Cups
FA Cup: National cup
President's Cup
FA Charity Shield: Super cup
Mongolia
Leagues
Mongolian Premier League: 1st-tier
Mongolian First League: 2nd-tier
Mongolia Second League: 3rd-tier
National Amateur Cup: 4th-tier
Cups
MFF Cup: National cup
MFF Super Cup: Super cup
Myanmar
Competitions
League/Cup
Myanmar National League
1st-tier league
Myanmar Premier League
(Defunct league)
Replaced by Myanmar National League
MNL-2
2nd-tier league
Myanmar National League Second Division
WE ARE ONE CUP
3rd-tier league
Regional Leagues
3rd-tier league
Yangon League, Yangon Premier League, Kyaukse League
State Leagues
3rd-tier league
Myanmar U-21 National League
Youth league
Myanmar U-19 National League
Youth league
General Aung San Shield
National cup
MFF Charity Cup
Super cup
Between winners of Myanmar National League and General Aung San Shield
Myanmar National League Cup
(Domestic Cup)
Myanmar Women League
Women's 1st-tier league
Myanmar Futsal League
1st-tier Futsal League
Nepal
Leagues
Cups
Aaha Gold Cup
Budda Subba Gold Cup
Pokhara Cup
Simara Gold Cup
Udayapur Gold Cup
Ncell Cup: National cup
Birat Gold Cup
Northern Mariana Islands
Leagues
North Korea
Leagues
Cups
Hwaebul Cup: National cup
Man'gyŏngdae Prize
Osandŏk Prize
Paektusan Prize
Poch'ŏnbo Torch Prize
Republican Championship
Oman
Leagues
Cups
Sultan Qaboos Cup: National cup
Super Cup: Super cup
Oman Professional League Cup
Omani Prince Cup: defunct
Palestine
Leagues
Gaza Strip Premier League: 1st-tier
Gaza Strip First League: 2nd-tier
Gaza Strip Second League: 3rd-tier
West Bank Premier League: 1st-tier
West Bank First League: 2nd-tier
West Bank Second League: 3rd-tier
Cups
Palestine Cup: National cup
Gaza Strip Cup
West Bank Cup
Gaza Strip Super Cup: Super cup
West Bank Super Cup: Super cup
Yasser Arafat Cup: Domestic cup
Pakistan
Philippines
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Competitions
League/Cup
Saudi Pro League
1st-tier league
First Division League
2nd-tier league
Second Division League
3rd-tier league
Saudi League 3rd Division
4th-tier leagues
Najran Region League, Jizan Region League, Asir Region League, Bahah Region League, Ha'il Region League, Jawf Region League, Tabuk Region League, Northern Borders Region League, Madinah Region League, Makkah Region League, Makkah Region League((Taif Province League)), Qassim Region League((Rass Province League)), Riyadh Region League((al-Duwadmi Province League, Al Zulfi Province League, Al-Kharj Province League, Al Majma'ahProvince League)), Eastern Province Region League((Dammam Province League, Al-Ahsa Province League, Qatif Province League)).
King Cup
National cup
sometimes spelled King's Cup , officially known as The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup
Saudi Crown Prince Cup
League cup
Only the teams from Saudi Pro League and First Division League
Saudi Super Cup
Super cup
Between winners of Saudi Pro League and King Cup
Saudi Federation Cup
Defunct 2011
Saudi Federation Cup 1975/2001, Prince Faisal Bin Fahad Cup 2001/2011, Faisal Bin Fahad U-23 League 2011
Saudi Women's Premier League
1st-tier women's league
Singapore
South Korea
Competitions
League/Cup
K League 1
1st-tier league
Organising body: K League ; known as K League Classic until 2017
K League 2
2nd-tier league
Organising body: K League; known as K League Challenge until 2017
K3 League
3rd-tier league
Semi-professional first level
K4 League
4th-tier league
Semi-professional second level
K5 League
5th-tier league
Amateur first level
K6 League
6th-tier league
Amateur second level
K7 League
7th-tier league
Amateur third level
Regional competitions
8th-tier and below league
Korea National League
(Defunct league)
held annually from 2003 to 2019
Korea Cup
National cup
Formerly the Korean FA Cup
K League All-Star Game
Special competitions
Irregularly held
Challengers Cup
Lower cup
Korean Super Cup
(Defunct cup)
Korean League Cup
(Defunct cup)
Korea National League Championship
(Defunct cup)
Adidas Cup
(Defunct cup)
Daehan Fire Insurance Cup
(Defunct cup)
Phillip Morriss Cup
(Defunct cup)
Prospecs Cup
(Defunct cup)
Hauzen Cup
(Defunct cup)
WK League
Women 1st-tier league
Professional women first level
Sri Lanka
Leagues
S1 League : 1st-tier
Kit Premier League Division I: 2nd-tier
Kit Premier League Division II: 3rd-tier
Cups
Sri Lanka FA Cup: National cup
Syria
Leagues
Syrian Premier League : 1st-tier
Syrian League 1st Division: 2nd-tier
Syrian League 2nd Division: 3rd-tier
Cups
Syrian Cup: National cup
Syrian Super Cup: Super cup
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
Competitions
League/Cup
Taiwan Football Premier League
1st-tier league
Taiwan Football Challenge League
2nd-tier league
Taiwan Second Division Football League
Intercity Football League
(Defunct league)
Replaced by Taiwan Football Premier League
Enterprise Football League
(Defunct league)
Replaced by Intercity Football League
Highschool Football League
Youth league
Under-19 men
National Youth Cup
Youth cup
Under-19 men, under-17 men, and under-19 women
National High School Games
Youth competition
Chinese Taipei FA Cup
National cup
Taiwan Mulan Football League
Women's 1st-tier league
Tajikistan
Leagues
Cups
Tajikistan Cup: National cup
Tajikistan Super Cup: Super cup
TFF Cup: Pre-season cup
Thailand
Competitions
League/Cup
Thai League 1
1st-tier league
Thai League 2
2nd-tier league
(The top 3 teams promotion to the Thai League.)
Thai League 3
3rd-tier league
3rd-tier:North Eastern Region, Northern Region, Central & Eastern Region, Central & Western Region, Bangkok & field Region, Southern Region. (The league winners and runners up of 6 regional groups would enter the championships stage. Twelve teams were split into two groups of A & B, with the top two teams from group A & B gaining promotion to the Thai Division 1 League)
Thailand Semi-Pro League
4th-tier league
Thailand Amateur League
5th-tier league
Thai League 4
(Defunct 4th-tier league until 2020)
Thai FA Cup
National Cup
Thai League Cup
League Cup
Thailand Champions Cup
Super Cup
Between winners of Thai League 1 and Thai FA Cup .
Thai League All-Star Football
Special competition
Provincial League
(Defunct national League)
1999–2008, each year;
Kor Royal Cup
(Defunct super Cup)
1916–2016, each year;
Khǒr Royal Cup
(Defunct non-league cup)
1916–2015, each year;
Khor Royal Cup
(Defunct non-league cup)
1962–2015, each year;
Ngor Royal Cup
(Defunct non-league cup)
1962–2015, each year;
Timor-Leste
Leagues
Cups
Taça 12 de Novembro: National cup
LFA Super Taça: Super cup
Turkmenistan
Leagues
Cups
Turkmenistan Cup: National cup
Turkmenistan Super Cup: Super cup
United Arab Emirates
Leagues
Cups
Uzbekistan
Leagues
Cups
Vietnam
Leagues
Cups
Yemen
Leagues
Yemeni League: 1st-tier
Yemeni Second Division: 2nd-tier
Cups
Yemeni President Cup: National cup
Yemeni Super Cup: Super cup
CAF (African competitions)
This section lists the competitions ruled by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), or by federation members of the CAF.
National teams
Defunct
Sub-federation competitions
Defunct
CEMAC Cup
Amílcar Cabral Cup
Clubs
Defunct
Sub-federation competitions
UNAF Nessma Cup
West African Club Championship
CECAFA Club Cup
Algeria
Angola
Competitions
League/Cup
[Sen.Men] [L]
Girabola
1st-tier league
Each year (February→October); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [L]
Segundona
2nd-tier league
Each year (February→October); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [L]
Angolan Provincial Football Stage
3rd-tier league
Each year (February→October); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Angolan SuperCup
Super cup
Each year (February); Between Girabola and Angolan Cup winners
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Angolan Cup
National cup
Each year (National phase: June→November)
[Sen.Women] [L]
Angolan Women's Football League
Women's 1st-tier league
[Sen.Women] [L]
Campeonato Provincial de Futebol Feminino de Angola
Women's 2nd-tier league
Benin
Leagues
Benin Premier League: 1st-tier
Benin Second Division: 2nd-tier
Cups
Benin Cup: National cup
Benin Super Cup: Super cup
Botswana
Leagues
Botswana Premier League : 1st-tier
Botswana First Division North: 2nd-tier
Botswana First Division South: 2nd-tier
Botswana Division One: 3rd-tier
Cups
FA Challenge Cup (Botswana): National cup
Botswana Independence Cup
Orange Kabelano Charity Cup
Mascom Top 8 Cup: Cup (Top 8 of 1st-tier League)
Burkina Faso
Leagues
Cups
Coupe du Faso: National cup
Burkinabé SuperCup: Super cup
Burundi
Leagues
Cups
Burundian Cup: National cup
Burundi Super Cup: Super cup
Cameroon
Leagues
Cups
Cameroon Cup: National cup
Super Coupe Roger Milla: Super cup
Cape Verde
Leagues
Cups
Cape Verdean Cup: National cup
Cape Verdean Super Cup: Super cup
Cape Verde Independence Cup
Central African Republic
Leagues
Cups
Coupe Nationale: National cup
Central African Republic Supercoupe: Super cup
Chad
Leagues
Chad Premier League: 1st-tier
Chad Division 2: 2nd-tier
Cups
Chad Cup : National cup
Chad Super Cup: Super cup
Coupe de Ligue de N'Djaména
Comoros
Leagues
Cups
Comoros Cup: National cup
Comoros Super Cup: Super cup
Congo
Leagues
Cups
Coupe du Congo: National cup
Super Coupe du Congo: Super cup
DR Congo
Leagues
Linafoot : 1st-tier
Linafoot Ligue 2: 2nd-tier
Cups
Coupe du Congo: National cup
Super Coupe du Congo: Super cup
Djibouti
Leagues
Djibouti Premier League: 1st-tier
Cups
Djibouti Cup: National cup
Djibouti Super Cup: Super cup
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Leagues
Cups
Eritrea
Leagues
Eritrean Premier League: 1st-tier
Cups
Eritrean Cup: National cup
Eswatini
Leagues
Cups
Swazi Cup : National cup
Swazi Charity Cup: Super cup
Ethiopia
Leagues
Cups
Ethiopian Cup : National cup
Addis Ababa City Cup
Ethiopian Super Cup: Super cup
Gabon
Leagues
Gabon Championnat National D1: 1st-tier
Gabon Championnat National D2: 2nd-tier
Cups
Coupe du Gabon Interclubs: National cup
Supercoupe du Gabon: Super cup
The Gambia
Leagues
GFA League First Division: 1st-tier
GFA League Second Division: 2nd-tier
GFA League Third Division: 3rd-tier
Cups
Gambian Cup: National cup
Gambian Super Cup: Super cup
Ghana
Leagues
Cups
Ghanaian FA Cup: National cup
Ghana Super Cup: Super cup
Guinea
Leagues
Cups
Guinée Coupe Nationale: National cup
Supercoupe de Guinée: Super cup
Guinea-Bissau
Leagues
Cups
Ivory Coast
Leagues
Ligue 1 : 1st-tier
Ligue 2: 2nd-tier
Championnat Division 3: 3rd-tier
Division Regionale
Cups
Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire de football: National cup
Coupe Houphouët-Boigny: Super cup
Kenya
Leagues
Kenyan Premier League : 1st-tier
Kenyan National Super League: 2nd-tier
FKF Division One: 3rd-tier
Kenyan Regional Leagues: 4th-tier
Kenyan County Champions League: 5th-tier
Kenyan Sub-County Leagues: 6th-tier
Cups
FKF President's Cup: National cup
Kenyan Super Cup: Super cup
KPL Top 8 Cup: Cup (Top 8 of 1st-tier League)
Lesotho
Leagues
Cups
Lesotho Independence Cup: National cup
MGC Supa 8
Liberia
Leagues
Liberian First Division: 1st-tier
Liberian Second Division League: 2nd-tier
LFA Sub-Committee League: 3rd-tier
Cups
Liberian Cup : National cup
Liberian National County Meet
Liberian Super Cup: Super cup
Libya
Leagues
Cups
Libyan Cup: National cup
Libyan League Cup
Libyan Super Cup: Super cup
Madagascar
Leagues
Cups
Coupe de Madagascar: National cup
Super Coupe de Madagascar: Super cup
Malawi
Leagues
Cups
Malawi Carlsberg Cup
FISD Challenge Cup: National cup
Malawi Presidential Cup
Malawi Charity Shield
Mali
Leagues
Cups
Malian Cup: National cup
Super Coupe National du Mali: Super cup
Mauritania
Leagues
Cups
Coupe du Président de la République: National cup
Mauritanian Super Cup: Super cup
Mauritius
Leagues
Cups
Mauritian Cup: National cup
Mauritian Republic Cup
Millenium Cup
Ram Ruhee Memorial Cup
MFA Super Cup: Super cup
Morocco
Competitions
League/Cup
[Sen.Men] [L]
Botola Pro
1st-tier league
Each year (August→May); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [L]
Botola Pro D2
2nd-tier league
Each year (August→May); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [L]
Amateur National Championship
3rd-tier league
Each year (August→May); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Moroccan Throne Cup
National cup
also known as Coupe du Trône ; Each year (National phase: August→November)
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Moroccan Super Cup
Super cup
Each year – Contested by the winners of the Botola and the Moroccan Throne Cup .
Mozambique
Leagues
Cups
Namibia
Leagues
Namibia Premier League: 1st-tier
Namibia First Division: 2nd-tier
Namibia Women's Super League
Cups
Namibia FA Cup : National cup
Namibian Newspaper Cup: Youth cup
Namibia Super Cup: Super cup
Niger
Leagues
Cups
Niger Cup: National cup
Niger Super Cup: Super cup
Nigeria
Leagues
Nigerian Professional Football League: 1st-tier
Nigeria National League: 2nd-tier
Nigeria Nationwide League: 3rd-tier
Nigeria Amateur League Division Two: 4th-tier
Nigerian Nationwide League Division Three: 5th-tier
Cups
Nigerian FA Cup : National cup
Nigerian Super Cup: Super cup
Super 4 (Nigeria)
Réunion
Leagues
Cups
Rwanda
Leagues
Rwanda Premier League : 1st-tier
Rwandan Second Division: 2nd-tier
Rwandan Third Division: 3rd-tier
Rwanda Women's Football League
Cups
Rwandan Cup: National cup
Rwandan Super Cup: Super cup
São Tomé and Príncipe
Leagues
Cups
Senegal
Leagues
Cups
Senegal FA Cup: National cup
Senegalese Super Cup: Super cup
Senegalese League Cup
Seychelles
Leagues
Cups
Airtel Cup
Seychelles FA Cup: National cup
Sierra Leone
Leagues
Cups
Sierra Leonean FA Cup: National cup
Sierra Leonean Charity Shield
Somalia
Leagues
Somali First Division : 1st-tier
Somali Second Division: 2nd-tier
Somali Third Division: 3rd-tier
Somalia Fourth League: 4th-tier
Cups
South Africa
Leagues
Premier Soccer League : Leagues administrator
SAFA Second Division: 3rd-tier
SAFA Regional League: 4th-tier
PSL Reserve League: Youth league
Cups
South Sudan
Leagues
Cups
Sudan
Leagues
Cups
Sudan Cup : National cup
Sudan Super Cup: Super cup
Tanzania
Leagues
Cups
Tanzania FA Cup: National cup
Tanzania Community Shield
Togo
Leagues
Cups
Coupe du Togo: National cup
Supercoupe du Togo: Super cup
Tunisia
Competitions
League/Cup
[Sen.Men] [L]
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
1st-tier league
Each year (August→May); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [L]
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2
2nd-tier league
Each year (August→May); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [L]
Tunisian Ligue 3
3rd-tier league
Each year (August→May); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [L]
Tunisian Ligue Amateur 4
4th-tier league
Each year (August→May); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [L]
Tunisian Ligue Amateur 5
5th-tier league
Each year (August→May); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Tunisian Cup
National cup
Each year (National phase: August→January)
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Tunisian Super Cup
Super cup
Uganda
Leagues
Cups
Ugandan Cup: National cup
Uganda Super 8 Cup
Zambia
Leagues
Cups
Zanzibar
Leagues
Zanzibar Premier League: 1st-tier
Cups
Zanzibar Cup: National cup
Zanzibari Charity Shield
Zimbabwe
Leagues
Cups
Zimbabwean Independence Trophy
Cup of Zimbabwe: National cup
BancABC Super8 Cup
NetOne Charity Shield
Bob 91 Super Cup
Uhuru Cup
Zimbabwe National Army Charity Shield
CONCACAF (North American, Central American, and Caribbean competitions)
This section lists competitions overseen either by CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football) or its member federations.
National teams
Defunct
Sub-federation competitions
Defunct
Clubs
CONCACAF Champions Cup : 1st-tier cup; known as CONCACAF Champions League from 2008 to 2023.
CONCACAF Under-13 Champions League: youth
Defunct
Sub-federation competitions
Defunct
Anguilla
Leagues
AFA Senior Male League: 1st-tier
AFA Senior Female League
Cups
Antigua and Barbuda
Leagues
Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division: 1st-tier
Antigua and Barbuda First Division: 2nd-tier
Cups
Antigua and Barbuda FA Cup: National cup
Aruba
Leagues
Cups
Torneo Copa Betico Croes: National cup
Bahamas
Leagues
BFA Senior League: 1st-tier
Grand Bahama Football League: 2nd-tier
New Providence Football League: 2nd-tier
Cups
Bahamas President's Cup: National cup
Grand Bahama FA Cup
New Providence FA Cup
Barbados
Leagues
Cups
Barbados FA Cup: National cup
Belize
Leagues
Premier League of Belize: 1st-tier
Belize Premier Football League: defunct
Super League of Belize: defunct
Bermuda
Leagues
Bermudian Premier Division: 1st-tier
Bermuda First Division: 2nd-tier
Cups
Bermuda FA Cup: National cup
Bonaire
Leagues
Cups
British Virgin Islands
Leagues
BVIFA National Football League: 1st-tier
Tortola League
Virgin Gorda League
Cups
Terry Evans Knockout Cup
Wendol Williams Cup
Canada
Leagues
League
Tier
Teams
Schedule
Description
Canadian Premier League
1st
8 teams
28 regular-season matches (April→October)
Each team playing all other teams twice home and twice away. The top four teams compete in the league playoffs (Canadian Premier League Finals) at the end of the season, with the CPL champion and the regular season winner qualifying for the CONCACAF Champions League .
Major League Soccer
1st (US)
27 teams total, 3 from Canada: Vancouver Whitecaps , Toronto FC , CF Montréal
34 regular-season matches (March→October)
Each team playing all other teams in its conference home and away, plus all teams in the other conference once. Playoffs (October→November). Includes 24 teams from the United States.
League1 Ontario
3rd (regional)
22 teams
21 regular-season matches (May→October)
Each team playing one match against all other teams. The top six teams compete in the league playoffs at the end of the season, with the champion qualifying for the Canadian Championship .
Premiere Ligue de soccer du Quebec
3rd (regional)
12 teams
22 regular-season matches (May→October)
Each team playing all other teams once home and once away, with the regular season winner qualifying for the Canadian Championship. The top four teams compete in the Coupe PLSQ at the end of the season.
League1 British Columbia
3rd (regional)
7 teams
12 regular-season matches (May→July)
Each team playing all other teams once home and once away. The top six teams compete in the championship match, with the champion qualifying for the Canadian Championship.
Cups
Cayman Islands
Leagues
Cayman Islands Premier League: 1st-tier
Cayman Islands First Division: 2nd-tier
Cups
Cayman Islands FA Cup: National cup
Cayman Islands Digicel Cup
Costa Rica
Leagues
Liga FPD : 1st-tier
Liga de Ascenso: 2nd-tier
Linafa: 3rd-tier
Costa Rican women's football championship
Cups
Costa Rican Cup: National cup
Supercopa de Costa Rica: Super cup
Cuba
Leagues
Curaçao
Leagues
Dominica
Leagues
Dominica Premiere League: 1st-tier
Dominica First Division: 2nd-tier
Cups
Dominican Republic
Leagues
Cups
Copa Dominicana de Fútbol: National cup
El Salvador
Leagues
Salvadoran Primera División: 1st-tier
Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño: 2nd-tier
Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño: 3rd-tier
Salvadoran women's football championship
Cups
Copa Presidente: National cup
French Guiana
Leagues
Cups
Coupe de Guyane: National cup
Guatemala
Leagues
Cups
Copa de Guatemala: National cup
Grenada
Leagues
GFA Premier Division: 1st-tier
GFA First Division: 2nd-tier
GFA Second Division: 3rd-tier
Cups
GFA Super Knockout Cup: National cup
Guadeloupe
Leagues
Cups
Guyana
Leagues
GFF National Super League: 1st-tier
Guyana FA Divisions: 2nd-tier
Cups
Guyana Mayors Cup: National cup
GFF Super 8 Cup
Georgetown Regional Cup
Haiti
Leagues
Ligue Haitienne: 1st-tier
Cups
Honduras
Leagues
Cups
Honduran Cup: National cup
Honduran Supercup: Super cup
Jamaica
Leagues
Jamaica National Premier League : first level
KSAFA Super League: second level
South Central Confederation Super League: second level
Eastern Confederation Super League: second level
Western Confederation Super League: second level
Cups
JFF Champions Cup: National cup
Martinique
Leagues
Cups
Mexico
Montserrat
Leagues
Nicaragua
Leagues
Nicaraguan Primera División : 1st-tier
Segunda División de Nicaragua: 2nd-tier
Tercera Division de Nicaragua: 3rd-tier
Nicaraguan women's football championship
Cups
Copa de Nicaragua: National cup
Panama
Leagues
Cups
Copa Panamá: National cup
Puerto Rico
Leagues
Cups
Torneo de Copa de Puerto Rico
Copa Luis Villarejo : National cup
Puerto Rico Soccer League Regular Season Cup
Puerto Rico Soccer League PlayOff Cup
Puerto Rico Cup of Excellence
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Leagues
SKNFA Super League: 1st-tier
SKNFA Division 1: 2nd-tier
Cups
Saint Kitts and Nevis National Cup: National cup
Saint Lucia
Leagues
SLFA First Division: 1st-tier
SLFA Second Division: 2nd-tier
Cups
Saint Lucia FA Cup: National cup
SLFA President's Cup
Saint-Martin
Leagues
Saint-Martin Senior League: 1st-tier
Cups
Coupe des Îles du Nord
Coupe de Saint-Martin
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Leagues
Sint Maarten
Leagues
Sint Maarten Senior League: 1st-tier
Suriname
Leagues
Suriname Major League: 1st-tier
SVB Tweede Divisie: 2nd-tier
SVB Derde Divisie: 3rd-tier
Cups
Beker van Suriname: National cup
Suriname President's Cup: Super cup
Turks and Caicos Islands
Leagues
Provo Premier League: 1st-tier
Cups
Trinidad and Tobago
Leagues
Cups
Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy : National cup
Trinidad and Tobago Charity Shield: Super cup
Trinidad and Tobago League Cup
Trinidad and Tobago Classic
Trinidad and Tobago Goal Shield
Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl
Trinidad and Tobago Super League Cup
U.S Virgin Islands
Leagues
U.S. Virgin Islands Championship: 1st-tier
St Croix Soccer League: 2nd-tier
St Thomas League: 2nd-tier
United States
Outdoor
Competitions
League/Cup
Major League Soccer
1st-tier league
Each year (March→October). 34 regular-season matches, with each team playing all other teams in its conference home and away, plus some teams in the other conference once. Playoffs: MLS Cup Playoffs and MLS Cup (October→December). Includes three teams from Canada .
USL Championship
2nd-tier league
1st division of the United Soccer League ; each year (March→October). 34 regular-season matches, with each team playing all other teams in its conference home and away. Playoffs: USL Championship playoffs, USL Championship Final (October→December).
MLS Next Pro
3rd-tier league
Launched in 2022 with 21 teams, being reserve sides of MLS.
National Independent Soccer Association
3rd-tier league
Abbreviated as NISA
USL League One
3rd-tier league
2nd division of the United Soccer League ; began play in 2019. 32-game regular-season (March→October).
National Premier Soccer League
Amateur leagues(National Leagues)
Each year (May→July); Each team plays every other team once; Playoffs (July→August).
NISA Nation
Amateur leagues(National Leagues)
USL League Two
Amateur leagues(National Leagues)
3rd division of the United Soccer League . Each year (May→July); each team plays every other team in its division home and away. Playoffs in July and August. Includes teams from Canada .
United Premier Soccer League Premier Division
Amateur leagues(National Leagues)
USASA Regional Elite Amateur and State Premier Leagues
Amateur leagues(Regional and Local Leagues)
USASA State Leagues
Amateur leagues(Regional and Local Leagues)
United Premier Soccer League Division 1
Amateur leagues(Regional and Local Leagues)
MLS Next
Youth-tier leagues
The under-13, under-14, under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-19 age groups.; MLS NEXT Cup will be held in the U-15, U-16, U-17 and U-19 category.
United States Club Soccer
Youth-tier leagues
Super-20 League
Youth-tier leagues
Youth division of the United Soccer League .
Super Y-League
Youth-tier leagues
Youth division of the United Soccer League .
U.S. Open Cup
National cup
Each year (May→September)
MLS All-Star Game
Special competitions
George F. Donnelly Cup
Amateur cup
Hank Steinbrecher Cup
Amateur cup
National Amateur Cup
Amateur cup
National Women's Soccer League
Women's 1st-tier league
Each year (March→September); each team plays every other team twice; playoffs (October). 2020 season abbreviated due to COVID-19.
United Women's Soccer
Women's 2nd-tier league
Each year (May→July); each team plays every other team at least once; Playoffs (July); also includes one team from Canada .
Women's Premier Soccer League
Women's 2nd-tier league
Each year (May→July); each team plays every other team once; Playoffs (July); Also includes two teams from Canada and Puerto Rico .
United States Adult Soccer Association
Women's Lower-tier leagues
NWSL Challenge Cup
Women's league cup
Each year (April→September)
USASA National Women's Cup
Women's Amateur cup
USASA National Women's Amateur
Women's Amateur cup
US Soccer National Amateur Championships
Women Amateur cup
United Soccer Association National Professional Soccer League
Defunct 1st-tier leagues
1967, each year;
North American Soccer League (former)
Defunct 1st-tier league
1968–1984, each year;
American Soccer League (1933–83)
Defunct 2nd-tier league
1933–1983, each year;
United Soccer League (former)
Defunct 2nd-tier league
1984–1985, each year;
Western Soccer Alliance
Defunct 2nd-tier league
1985–1989, each year;
American Soccer League (1988–89)
Defunct 2nd-tier league
1988–1989, each year;
American Professional Soccer League
Defunct 2nd-tier league
1990–1996, each year;
A-League
Defunct 2nd-tier league
1995–2004, 1st division of United Soccer Leagues
USL First Division
Defunct 2nd-tier league
2005–2010, 1st division of United Soccer Leagues .
USSF Division 2 Professional League
Defunct 2nd-tier league
2010, each year;
USL Second Division
Defunct 3rd-tier league
1995–2010, 2nd division of United Soccer Leagues .
Women's United Soccer Association
Defunct Women 1st-tier league
2000–2003, each year;
Women's Professional Soccer
Defunct Women 1st-tier league
2007–2012, each year;
Women's Premier Soccer League Elite
Defunct Women 1st-tier league
2012–2013, each year;
USL W-League
Defunct Women 2nd-tier league
1995–2015, 1st women division of United Soccer Leagues
Indoor
CONMEBOL (South American competitions)
This section lists the competitions ruled by the CONMEBOL (Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol), or by federations member the CONMEBOL .
National teams
Defunct
Clubs
Defunct
Argentina
Competitions
League/Cup
[Sen.Men] [L]
Liga Profesional de Fútbol
1st-tier league
Also known as the Primera División August→June; each team plays all others once;
[Sen.Men] [L]
Primera Nacional
2nd-tier league
Twice a year (August→December/January→June); Each team plays every other team once; Playoffs (June)
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Copa Argentina
National cup
National Cup with the winner qualifying for the Copa Libertadores
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Copa de la Liga Profesional
League cup
League Cup with the winner qualifying for the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional
National cup
National Cup between the last Primera División and Copa de la Liga Profesional champions.
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Supercopa Argentina
Super cup
National Supercup between the last Primera División and Copa Argentina champions.
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Torneos de Verano
Pre-season tournaments
Many summer tournaments organised each year by Argentine clubs, with Argentine or international clubs invited
[Sen.Men] [L]
Torneo de Reserva
Reserve league
[Youth_Men] [National]
Lower Division Championship
Youth league
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Trofeo de Campeones de la Superliga Argentina
(Defunct cup)
National Cup between the last Primera División and Copa de la Superliga champions.
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Copa de la Superliga
(Defunct cup)
League Cup with the winner qualifying for the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Copa Centenario de la AFA
Unique cup
1994
Greater Buenos Aires
[Sen.Men] [L]
Primera B Metropolitana
3rd-tier league
Twice a year (July→December/January→May); Each team plays every other team once; Playoffs (June→July);
[Sen.Men] [L]
Primera C Metropolitana
4th-tier league
Twice a year (July→November/November→May); Each team plays every other team once; Playoffs (May→June)
[Sen.Men] [L]
Primera D Metropolitana
5th-tier league
Twice a year (July→November/November→April); Each team plays every other team once; Playoffs (April→May)
Interior (all of Argentina except Greater Buenos Aires)
[Sen.Men] [L]
Torneo Federal A
3rd-tier league
Twice a year (July→December/January→May); Each team plays every other team twice; Playoffs (May→June); 2 groups: Zone A, Zone B
[Sen.Men] [L]
Torneo Regional Federal (es )
4th-tier league
The contest consists of four rounds. The first, second and third make up the qualifying stage; 8 groups. The winners of each face in the stage or final round paired according to a predetermined scheme, two games, and the four winners get promotion to the Torneo Federal A
[Sen.Men] [L]
Regional Leagues
5th-tier league
[Sen.Men] [L]
Torneo Argentino A
(Defunct 3rd-tier league)
Twice a year (July→December/January→May); Each team plays every other team twice; Playoffs (May→June); 3 groups: Zone 1, Zone 2 and Zone 3
[Sen.Men] [L]
Torneo Argentino B
(Defunct 4th-tier league)
Each year (September→December/January→April); Each team plays every other team twice; Playoffs (December/May→June); 6 groups: Zone A, Zone B, Zone C, Zone D, Zone E and Zone F
[Sen.Men] [L]
Torneo Argentino C
(Defunct 5th-tier league)
Each year
Bolivia
Brazil
North
Northeast
Midwest
Southeast
South
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Competitions
League/Cup
[Sen.Men] [L]
Primera División
1st-tier league
[Sen.Men] [L]
Segunda División
2nd-tier league
[Sen.Men] [L]
Tercera División
3rd-tier league
divided into 3 leagues: Primera División B Metropolitana, Paraguayan Primera División B Nacional, Campeonato Nacional de Interligas.
[Sen.Men] [L]
Cuarta División
4th-tier league
divided into 3 leagues: Primera División C, Primera División C Nacional, Paraguay's regional leagues.
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Copa Paraguay
Cup
National Cup with the winner qualifying for the Copa Sudamericana
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Supercopa Paraguay
Cup
Match between the winners of Copa Paraguay and the champions of Primera División
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
OFC (Oceanian competitions)
This section lists the competitions ruled by the OFC (Oceania Football Confederation), or by federations member the OFC .
National teams
Defunct
League
OFC Professional League (planned for 2025)
Clubs
Defunct
Oceania Cup Winners' Cup
OFC President's Cup
Melanesian Super Cup
American Samoa
Competitions
League/Cup
[Sen.Men] [L]
ASFA Soccer League
1st-tier league
Each year (October→November); Each team plays every other team once; Playoffs (December); 2 groups: 1 and 2
FFAS President's Cup
Domestic cup
Each year – knockout competition
Cook Islands
Leagues
Cups
Cook Islands Cup: National cup
Fiji
Leagues
Cups
Kiribati
Leagues
Kiribati National Championship: 1st-tier
New Caledonia
Leagues
Cups
Coupe de Calédonie: National cup
New Zealand
Competitions
League/Cup
[Sen.Men] [L]
New Zealand National League
1st-tier league
Each year (September→December); Each team plays every other team once; Single match playoff final.
[Sen.Men] [L]
Northern League
2nd-tier league
Each year (March→September); Each team plays every other team twice.
[Sen.Men] [L]
Central League
2nd-tier league
Each year (March→September); Each team plays every other team twice.
[Sen.Men] [L]
Southern League
2nd-tier league
Each year (March→September); Each team plays every other team twice.
[Sen.Men] [L]
NRFL Championship
3rd-tier league
Each year (March→September); Each team plays every other team twice.
[Sen.Men] [L]
Capital Premier
3rd-tier league
[Sen.Men] [L]
Mainland Premier League
3rd-tier league
[Sen.Men] [L]
FootballSouth Premier League
3rd-tier league
[Sen.Men] [L]
NRFL Conference
4th-tier league
Northern Conference/Southern Conference
[Sen.Men] [L]
NRF League One
5th-tier league
Each year (March→September); Each team plays every other team twice.
[Sen.Men] [L]
WaiBOP Premiership
5th-tier league
Each year (March→September); Each team plays every other team twice.
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Chatham Cup
National Cup
Each year (April→September); Knockout
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Charity Cup
Super Cup
Between winners of New Zealand National League and Chatham Cup .
[Sen.Women] [L]
National Women's League (New Zealand)
Women's 1st-tier league
Each year (September→December); Each team plays every other team once; 1st place straight to finals while 2nd plays 3rd for the other spot
[Sen.Women] [Cup]
Kate Sheppard Cup
Women's national Cup
Each year (April→September); Knockout
Papua New Guinea
Leagues
Papua New Guinea National Soccer League: 1st-tier
Papua New Guinea National Club Championship: Amateur division
Cups
Papua New Guinea FA Cup: National cup
Samoa
Leagues
Samoa National League: 1st-tier
Cups
Solomon Islands
Leagues
Solomon Islands S-League: 1st-tier
Honiara FA League
The Solomon Islands Knockout Championship
Solomon Islands National Club Championship (2000–10)
Interprovincial Tournament 1977–1985
Cups
Solomon Cup: National cup
Malaita Cup
Tahiti
Leagues
Cups
Tahiti Cup: National cup
Tahiti Coupe des Champions: Super cup
Tonga
Leagues
Tonga Major League: 1st-tier
Tonga Division II: 2nd-tier
Cups
Tuvalu
Leagues
Tuvalu A-Division League: 1st-tier
Tuvalu B-Division League: 2nd-tier
Tuvalu A-Division League (women's)
Cups
Taganoa Cup
NBT Cup: National cup
Independence Cup
Christmas Cup
Tuvalu Games Football Cup
Vanuatu
Leagues
Port Vila Football League
Port Vila Premier League: 1st-tier
Port Vila First Division: 2nd-tier
Port Vila Second Division: 3rd-tier
VFF National Super League
Cups
Port Vila Shield
Port Vila FA Cup: National cup
UEFA (European competitions)
This section lists the competitions ruled by the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations), or by federations member the UEFA .
National teams
Competitions
Teams/Clubs
[Sen.Men] [National]
UEFA European Championship
National teams
Each 4 years (doubly even years); The individual events are branded in the form of "UEFA Euro [ year ]".
[Sen.Men] [National]
UEFA Nations League
National teams
Each 2 years (odd years); Linked with entry to the UEFA Euro and the European Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup . In the top league, League A, the winners of each groups go on to play in the UEFA Nations League Finals .
[Sen.Men] [National]
Baltic Cup
Sub-continental cup
1928–1940, 1948–1976, 1991–2005, nearly each year; Between the Estonian , Latvian and Lithuanian national teams.
[Youth_Men] [National]
UEFA Under-21 Championship
U-21 teams
Each 2 years (odd years); Linked with Qualifiers for the Men's Olympic Football Tournament .
[Youth_Men] [National]
UEFA Under-19 Championship
U-19 teams
Each year (July)
[Youth_Men] [National]
UEFA Under-17 Championship
U-17 teams
Each year (May)
[Sen.Women] [National]
UEFA Women's Championship
Women's national teams
Each 4 years (years following doubly even years); The individual events are branded in the form of "UEFA Women's Euro [ year ]".
[Sen.Women] [National]
UEFA Women's Nations League
Women's national teams
Each 2 years; Linked with entry to the UEFA Women's Championship , FIFA Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football Tournament .
[Sen.Women] [National]
Baltic Women's Cup
Women's sub-continental cup
Between the Estonian , Latvian and Lithuanian women's national teams.
[Youth_Women] [National]
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Women's U-19 teams
Each year (July)
[Youth_Women] [National]
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
Women's U-17 teams
Each year (May or June)
[Futsal] [National]
UEFA Futsal Championship
National teams
Each 4 years; The individual events are branded in the form of "UEFA Futsal Euro [ year ]".
[Sen.Men] [National]
UEFA Amateur Cup
(Defunct National teams)
Each 4 years
[Sen.Men] [National]
4 Associations' Tournament
(Defunct sub-continental cup)
Each 2 years (odd years) starting in 2011 , between the men's national teams of Northern Ireland , the Republic of Ireland , Scotland and Wales ; The name of the competition is Nations Cup .
[Sen.Men] [National]
Balkan Cup
(Defunct sub-continental cup)
1929–1936, 1946–1948; 1973–1980, irregular; Between the national teams from the Balkan region.
[Sen.Men] [National]
British Home Championship
(Defunct sub-continental cup)
1883–1984, nearly each year; Between the national teams from the United Kingdom .
[Sen.Men] [National]
Central European International Cup
(Defunct sub-continental cup)
1927–1960, irregular; Between 5 or 6 Central European national teams.
[Sen.Men] [National]
Nordic Football Championship
(Defunct sub-continental cup)
1924–1983, 2000–2001, each 4 years; Between the national teams from Scandinavia .
Clubs
Competitions
Teams/Clubs
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
UEFA Super Cup
Super cup
Each year (August); Between UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League winners.
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
UEFA Champions League
1st-tier cup
Each year (September→May)
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
UEFA Europa League
2nd-tier cup
Each year (September→May); From 1971 to 2009, known as UEFA Cup .
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
UEFA Conference League
3rd-tier cup
Each year (September→May); From 2021–22 to 2023–24 season, known as UEFA Europe Conference League .
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
UEFA Regions' Cup
Amateur teams' tournament
Each 2 years (odd years); The previous competition was for representative amateur national teams.
FENIX Trophy
semi-professional and amateur clubs
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Livonia Cup
Sub-continental cup
Each year (January); Between the Estonian and Latvian champions.
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Champions Cup (All-Ireland)
Sub-continental cup
inaugurated in 2019; Super cup between the league champions from League of Ireland Premier Division from Ireland and the NIFL Premiership from Northern Ireland
[Youth_Men] [Cup]
UEFA Youth League
U-19 cup
[Sen.Women] [Cup]
UEFA Women's Champions League
Women's continental cup
Each year (August→May); From 2001 to 2009, Known as UEFA Women's Cup .
[Futsal] [Cup]
UEFA Futsal Champions League
1st-tier futsal cup
Each year
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
UEFA Intertoto Cup
(Defunct 3rd-tier cup)
Each year (June→July); 2008 was the last tournament.
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
(Defunct level 1-Major cup – Continental cup)
1960–1999, each year
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Intercontinental Cup
(Defunct trans-continental cup)
1960–2004, each year; Between UEFA and CONMEBOL .
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Baltic League
(Defunct sub-continental cup)
Each year (March→November); Between 4 Estonian , 4 Latvian and 4 Lithuanian clubs.
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Royal League
(Defunct sub-continental cup)
2004–2007 (November→April); Between 4 Danish , 4 Norwegian and 4 Swedish clubs.
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Setanta Sports Cup
(Defunct sub-continental cup)
2005–2014 annually (February→October); Between 6 Irish and 6 Northern Irish clubs.
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Blaxnit Cup
(Defunct sub-continental cup)
1967–1974, each 2 years; Between 4 Irish and 4 Northern Irish clubs.
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
(Defunct continental cup)
1955–1971, each year
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Balkans Cup
(Defunct sub-continental cup)
1960–1994, nearly each year; Between clubs from the Balkan region.
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Latin Cup
(Defunct sub-continental cup)
1949–1957, nearly each year; Between the French , Italian , Portuguese and Spanish .
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Mitropa Cup
(Defunct sub-continental cup)
1927–1939, 1951–1992, nearly each year; Between central European clubs champions.
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Anglo-Italian Cup
(Defunct sub-continental cup)
1970–1973; 1976–1986; 1993–1996; Between Italian and English teams.
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Competitions
League/Cup
Belgian Pro League
1st-tier league
known as the 1A Pro League
Challenger Pro League
2nd-tier league
previously known as the 1B Pro League
Belgian National Division 1
3rd-tier league
Belgian Division 2
4th-tier league
3 groups: Flemish A, Flemish B, Francophone A
Belgian Division 3
5th-tier league
4 groups: Flemish A, Flemish B, Francophone A, Francophone B
Belgian Provincial Leagues
Lower-tier leagues
10 regional league systems: West Flanders, East Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg, Brabant & Brussels (Flemish speaking clubs), Brabant & Brussels (French speaking clubs), Hainaut, Namur, Luxembourg and Liège
Belgian Cup
National cup
Belgian Super Cup
Super cup
known as the Pro League Supercup ; Between Belgian First Division A and Belgian Cup winners
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Competitions
League/Cup
Bulgarian First League
1st-tier league
Bulgarian Second League
2nd-tier league
Bulgarian Third Amateur Football League
3rd-tier league
4 groups: North-West, North-East, South-West and South-East
Bulgarian Regional Football Groups
4th/5th-tier leagues
4th-tier:41 A groups 5th-tier:17 B groups
Bulgarian Army Championship
amateur league
Army teams
Bulgarian Student Championship
amateur league
Student teams
Bulgarian Cup
National cup
Divided in two phases – the Qualification phase and the Final phase .
Bulgarian Supercup
Super cup
Between Bulgarian A Professional Football Group and Bulgarian Cup winners
Bulgarian Amateur Football League cup
Amateur cup
Teams from V AFG and Regional Leagues
Bulgarian Village Championship
Defunct amateur league
Village teams, 1951–1984, 2006, each year
Bulgarian Railway-man's Championship
Defunct amateur league
Railway-man's teams
Bulgarian State Championship
Defunct 1st-tier league cup
1924–1938, 1940–1944, each year
Bulgarian National Football Division
Defunct 1st-tier league
1938–1940, each year
Bulgarian Republican Championship
Defunct 1st-tier league cup
1944–1948, each year
Bulgarian Premier League
Defunct 1st-tier league
2000–2003, each year
Bulgarian Second League
Defunct 2nd-tier league
2000–2001, each year
Bulgarian First League
Defunct 2nd-tier league
2001–2003, each year
Bulgarian Tsar's Cup
Defunct national cup
1924–1944, each year
Soviet Army Cup
Defunct national cup (until 1982)
1946–1990, each year
Bulgarian Football Union Cup
Defunct cup
1990–1991, once
Bulgarian Profesional Football League Cup
Defunct League cup
1994–1997, each year
Bulgarian Women Championship
1st-tier women league
Women teams
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Competitions
League/Cup
Danish Superliga
1st-tier league
Danish 1st Division
2nd-tier league
Danish 2nd Division
3rd-tier league
1 group. From 2021 to 2022 (2 groups. until 2020–21)
Danish 3rd Division
4th-tier league
1 group. From 2021 to 2022
Denmark Series
5th-tier league
4 groups. From 2021 to 2022
Danish Cup
National cup
Danish League Cup
(Defunct league cup)
The Football Tournament
(Defunct league)
1889–1903
Baneklubberne Tournaments
(Defunct league)
1911
Copenhagen football champions
(Defunct league)
1903–1936
Copenhagen Cup
(Defunct cup)
1910–1953
Danish Supercup
(Defunct cup)
1994–2004
Fionia Bank Cup
(Defunct cup)
2006
Viasat Cup
(Defunct cup)
2006
Elitedivisionen
Women's 1st-tier league
Kvinde 1. division
Women's 2nd -tier league
Danish Women's Cup
Women's national cup
England
Further information:
Football in England , Category:Football league systems in England, and County football association
Competitions
League/Cup
[Sen.Men] [L]
Premier League
1st-tier league
The English Premier League (EPL for short) is sometimes used to distinguish it from the Premier League in other countries.
[Sen.Men] [L]
EFL Championship
2nd-tier league
1st division of English Football League
[Sen.Men] [L]
EFL League One
3rd-tier league
2nd division of English Football League
[Sen.Men] [L]
EFL League Two
4th-tier league
3rd division of English Football League
[Sen.Men] [L]
National League
5th/6th-tier leagues
5th-tier: National League 6th-tier: National League North and National League South
[Sen.Men] [L]
Northern Premier League
7th/8th-tier leagues
7th-tier: Premier Division 8th-tier: Division One East and Division One West
[Sen.Men] [L]
Southern Football League
7th/8th-tier leagues
7th-tier: Premier Division 8th-tier: Division One Midlands and Division One South & West
[Sen.Men] [L]
Isthmian League
7th/8th-tier leagues
7th-tier: Premier Division 8th-tier: Division One North and Division One South
[Sen.Men] [L]
Several interconnected sub-regional leagues
9th/10th-tier leagues
9th-tier: Combined Counties League Premier Division North, Combined Counties League Premier Division South, Eastern Counties League Premier Division , Essex Senior League , Hellenic League Premier Division , Midland League Premier Division, North West Counties League Premier Division, Northern Counties East League Premier Division , Northern League Division One , Southern Combination League Premier Division, Southern Counties East League Premier Division, Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division, United Counties League Premier Division North, United Counties League Premier Division South, Wessex League Premier Division , Western League Premier Division 10th-tier: Combined Counties League Division One , Eastern Counties League Division One North, Eastern Counties League Division One South, Hellenic League Division One, Midland League Division One, North West Counties League Division One North, North West Counties League Division One South, Northern Counties East League Division One , Northern League Division Two , South West Peninsula League Premier Division East, South West Peninsula League Premier Division West, Southern Combination Football League Division One, Southern Counties East League Division One, Spartan South Midlands League Division One, United Counties League Division One , Wessex League Division One , Western League Division One
[Sen.Men] [L]
Several regional/county feeder leagues
11th-tier leagues
11th-tier: Anglian Combination Premier Division, Bedfordshire County League Premier Division, Cambridgeshire County League Premier Division, Central Midlands Alliance Premier Division North, Central Midlands Alliance Premier Division South, Cheshire League Premier Division, Devon Football League, Essex Alliance League, Essex & Suffolk Border League Premier Division, Essex Olympian League Premier Division, Gloucestershire County League, Hampshire Premier League, Herefordshire football League Premier Division, Hertfordshire Senior County League Premier Division, Humber Premier League Premier Division, Isle of Wight Saturday League Division One, Kent County League Premier Division, Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division, Lincolnshire League, Liverpool County Premier League Premier Division, Manchester League Premier Division, Mid-Sussex League Premier Division, Middlesex County League Premier Division, Midland League Division Two, Northamptonshire Combination League Premier Division, Northern Alliance Premier Division , North Riding League Premier Division, Nottinghamshire Senior League Senior Division, Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division, Peterborough & District League Premier Division, Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division, Shropshire County Football League Premier Division, Shropshire County Football League Premier Division, Somerset County League Premier Division, Southern Combination League Division Two, Spartan South Midlands League Division Two , St Piran League Premier Division East, St Piran League Premier Division West, Staffordshire County Senior League Premier Division, Suffolk & Ipswich League Senior Division, Surrey Premier County Football League, Thames Valley Premier League Premier Division, Wearside League Premier Division, West Cheshire League Division One, West Lancashire League Premier Division, West Midlands (Regional) League Division One , West Yorkshire League Premier Division, Wiltshire Senior League Premier Division, York League Premier Division, Yorkshire Amateur League Supreme Division
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
FA Cup
National cup
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
EFL Cup
League cup
Only the teams from Premier League and English Football League can enter this cup
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
FA Community Shield
Super cup
Between winners of Premier League and FA Cup
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
EFL Trophy
Lower cup
Only the teams from EFL League One , EFL League Two , and academy teams of the EFL Championship and Premier League can enter this cup
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
FA Trophy
Lower cup
Only the teams from the 5th, the 6th, the 7th and the 8th-tier leagues can enter this cup
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
FA Vase
Lower cup
Only the teams from the 9th-tier and lower leagues can enter this cup
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
FA Inter-League Cup
Lower cup
Representative teams of leagues at the 11th-tier and lower can enter this cup
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Conference League Cup
Lower cup
Competition abolished in 2009, brought back in 2024 including Premier League 2 teams
[Men] [L]
Premier League 2
U21 league
Until 2015–16 season, known as the U21 Premier League
[Men] [L]
Professional Development League
U21 league
Until 2015–16 season, known as the U21 Professional Development League 2
[Men] [Cup]
Premier League International Cup
U23 international cup
English football competition for U23 players from across Europe
[Men] [Cup]
Premier League Cup
U23 cup
Until 2015–16 season, known as the U21 Premier League Cup
[Men] [L]
U18 Premier League
U18 league
[Men] [L]
U18 Professional Development League
U18 league
[Men] [Cup]
FA Youth Cup
U18 cup
[Sen.Women] [L]
Women's Super League
Women's 1st-tier league
Until 2021–22 season, known as the FA Women's Super League
[Sen.Women] [L]
FA Women's Championship
Women's 2nd-tier league
Until 2017–18 season, known as the FA Women's Super League 2
[Sen.Women] [L]
FA Women's National League
Women's 3rd/4th-tier leagues
3rd-tier: National Division 4th-tier: Northern Division and Southern Division
[Sen.Women] [Cup]
Women's FA Cup
Women's national cup
[Sen.Women] [Cup]
FA Women's League Cup
Women's league cup
[Sen.Women] [Cup]
FA Women's National League Cup
Women's lower cup
Only the teams from FA Women's National League plus the four regional Division One leagues can enter this cup.
[Sen.Women] [Cup]
Women's FA Community Shield
Women's Super cup
Between winners of Women's Super League and Women's FA Cup
Estonia
Leagues
Cups
Faroe Islands
Leagues
Cups
Faroe Islands Cup: National cup
Faroe Islands Super Cup : Super cup
FSF Trophy: defunct
Faroese Women's Cup
Faroese Women's Super Cup
Finland
France
Georgia
Leagues
Erovnuli Liga : 1st-tier
Erovnuli Liga 2 : 2nd-tier
Georgian Liga 3: 3rd-tier
Liga 4: 4th-tier
Regionuli Liga: 5th-tier
Women's football championship
Cups
Germany
Competitions
League/Cup
[Sen.Men] [L]
Bundesliga
1st-tier league
Each year (August→May); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [L]
2. Bundesliga
2nd-tier league
Each year (August→May); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [L]
3. Liga
3rd-tier league
Each year (July→May); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Men] [L]
Regionalliga
4th-tier league
Each year (August→June); Each team plays every other team twice; 5 groups: Nord , Nordost , West , Südwest and Bayern
[Sen.Men] [L]
Oberliga
5th-tier league
14 groups: Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg , Bremen , Niedersachsenliga , Nordost-Nord, Nordost-Süd, Westfalen, Südwest , Hessen, Baden-Württemberg , Bayernliga North, Bayernliga South, Mittelrhein and Niederrhein
[Sen.Men] [L]
Landesliga
6th/7th/8th-tier leagues
[Sen.Men] [L]
Verbandsliga
6th/7th-tier leagues
[Sen.Men] [L]
Gruppenliga
7th-tier leagues
[Sen.Men] [L]
Bezirksliga
7th/8th/9th-tier leagues
[Sen.Men] [L]
Kreisliga
From 8th to 14th-tier leagues
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
DFB-Pokal
National cup
Each year (August→May)
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
Verbandspokal
Regional cup
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
DFL-Supercup
Super cup
Each year; Between Bundesliga and DFB Pokal winners; From 1987 to 1996, known as DFB-Supercup . The name will be changed to Franz-Beckenbauer-Supercup starting in 2025.
[Youth_Men] [L]
Under 19 Bundesliga
Under-19 league
German: A-Junioren Bundesliga
[Youth_Men] [L]
Under 17 Bundesliga
Between the ages of 15 and 17 league
[Sen.Women] [L]
Frauen-Bundesliga
Women's 1st-tier league
Each year (September→May); Each team plays every other team twice
[Sen.Women] [L]
2. Frauen-Bundesliga
Women's 2nd-tier league
[Sen.Women] [L]
Frauen-Regionalliga
Women's 3rd-tier league
[Sen.Women] [Cup]
DFB-Pokal Frauen
Women's national cup
[Sen.Women] [Cup]
Frauen Verbandspokal
Women's regional cup
[Sen.Men] [L]
Gauliga
National league
1934–1945, each year; Third Reich
[Sen.Men] [L]
DDR-Oberliga
National league
1947–1991, nearly each year; East Germany , before the reunification
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
FDGB-Pokal
National cup
1949–1991, nearly each year; East Germany , before the reunification
[Sen.Men] [Cup]
DFL-Ligapokal
Defunct national cup
Nearly each year (June→August)
Gibraltar
Leagues
Cups
Greece
Hungary
Leagues
NBI : 1st-tier
NBII : 2nd-tier
NBIII: 3rd-tier
Megyei Bajnokság I: 4th-tier
Megyei Bajnokság II: 5th-tier
Női NB I : Women's league
Cups
Magyar Kupa : National cup
Szuperkupa: Super cup
Hungarian Women's Cup
Iceland
Leagues
Cups
Men's
Women's
Icelandic Women's Football Cup
Icelandic Women's Super Cup
Icelandic Women's Football League Cup
Israel
Leagues
Men
Ligat Ha`Al : the top division operates at the national level and has 14 member clubs
Liga Leumit : the 2nd division operates at the national level and has 16 member clubs
Liga Alef : the 3rd division is split into 2 regional leagues (north and south) and has 32 member clubs (16 in each division)
Liga Bet : the 4th division is split into 4 regional leagues (2 in the north, 2 in the south) and has 64 member clubs (16 in each division)
Liga Gimel: the 5th division is split into 6 regional leagues and has 94 member clubs
Women
Ligat Nashim Rishona: the top division operates at the national level and has 8 member clubs
Ligat Nashim Shniya: the 2nd division operates at the national level and has 5 member clubs
Youth
Noar Premier League: the top division operates at the national level and has 16 member clubs
Noar Leumit League: the 2nd division is split into 2 regional leagues (north and south).
Noar Arzit: the 3rd division is split into 2 regional leagues (north and south).
Cups
Italy
Kazakhstan
Leagues
Cups
Women competitions
Kosovo
Latvia
Leagues
Virsliga : 1st-tier
1. līga : 2nd-tier
2. līga: 3rd-tier
Rigas cempionats
Kurzemes zona
Latgales zona
Vidzemes zona
Livonijas liga
Latvian Women's League
Cups
Latvijas kauss : National cup
Latvian Supercup: Super cup
Virsligas Winter Cup: Defunct
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein Cup —This is the only competition exclusively featuring clubs from Liechtenstein. All seven clubs in the country play their league football in the Swiss league system .
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Leagues
For Gozo competitions, see non FIFA competitions section
Cups
Moldova
Montenegro
Netherlands
Northern Ireland
North Macedonia
Leagues
1. MFL : 1st-tier
2. MFL : 2nd-tier
3. MFL: 3rd-tier
Macedonian Regional Football Leagues: 4th/5th-tier
Macedonian women's football championship
Cups
Norway
Poland
Competitions
League/Cup
Ekstraklasa
1st-tier league
I liga
2nd-tier league
II liga
3rd-tier league
III liga
4th-tier league
4 parallel groups: Group I (North-East), Group II (North-West), Group III (South-West), Group IV (South-East)
IV liga
5th-tier league
16 parallel groups
V liga
6th-tier league
Liga okręgowa
6th-tier league
Klasa A
7th-tier league
Klasa B
8th-tier league
Klasa C
9th-tier league
Polish Cup
National cup
Polish Super Cup
Super cup
Between winners of Ekstraklasa and Polish Cup
Ekstraklasa Cup
(Defunct cup)
Portugal
Republic of Ireland
Leagues
Cups
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Leagues
Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio: 1st-tier
Cups
Coppa Titano : National cup
Super Coppa Sammarinese: Super cup
Trofeo Federale: defunct
Torneo Repubblica di San Marino – Defunct friendly tournament held in San Marino
Scotland
Serbia
Slovakia
Leagues
Niké Liga : 1st-tier
2. liga : 2nd-tier
3. liga : 3rd-tier
4. liga: 4th-tier
Bratislava
Západ: West
Stred: Central
Východ: East
5. liga: 5th-tier
6. liga: 6th-tier
7. liga: 7th-tier
8. liga: 8th-tier
9. liga: 9th-tier
Slovak Women's First League
Cups
Slovak Cup : National cup
Slovak Super Cup: Super cup
Slovak Women's Cup
Slovenia
Leagues
1.SNL : 1st-tier
2.SNL : 2nd-tier
3.SNL: 3rd-tier
Slovenian Regional Leagues: 4th-tier
Regional FA Leagues
Slovenian Women's League
Cups
Spain
Sweden
Leagues
Cups
Switzerland
Leagues
Cups
Türkiye
Ukraine
Wales
Non-FIFA competitions
This section lists the competitions ruled by associations outside FIFA or its confederations. This includes nations, territories, regions and dependencies. This does not include competitions in continental confederations who may not be a part of FIFA.
Worldwide
Abkhazia
Leagues
Abkhazian Premier League: 1st-tier
Cups
Abkhazian Cup: National cup
Abkhazia Super Cup: Super cup
Ascension Island
Leagues
Cups
Ascension Island League Cup
Ascension Island District Cup
J. Lawrence Knock-out Cup
Flipper Cup
Canada
Leagues
Cups
Christmas Island
Leagues
Christmas Island Soccer League
Crimea
Leagues
Donetsk People's Republic
Leagues
Master-Torg DPR Premier League: 1st-tier
Falkland Islands
Leagues
Federated States of Micronesia
Pohnpei Premier League
Micronesian Games Football Tournament
Gozo
Leagues
Gozo Football League First Division: 1st-tier
Gozo Football League Second Division: 2nd-tier
Gozo Football Female League
Cups
G.F.A. Cup: National cup
Independence Cup
Freedom Day Cup
Second Division Knock-Out
Greenland
Leagues
Cups
Guernsey
Leagues
Priaulx League: 1st-tier
FNB Jackson League: 1st-tier
Railway League 1
Railway League 2
Guernsey Veterans League
Guernsey Women's League
Cups
Guernsey FA Cup
Frederick Martinez Cup
Stranger Charity Cup
Mauger Cup
Rouget Cup
Rawlinson Cup
Le Vallee Cup
Upton Park Trophy – Held between champions of Guernsey and champions of Jersey
Guernsey Women's Knock-out Cup
Guernsey Women's Secondary Cup
Iraqi Kurdistan
Leagues
Kurdistan Premier League: 1st-tier
Cups
Isle of Man
Leagues
Cups
Isle of Man FA Cup: National cup
Isle of Man Hospital Cup
Isle of Man Railway Cup
Isle of Man Gold Cup
Isle of Man Woods Memorial Cup
Isle of Man Charity Shield: Super cup
Isles of Scilly
Leagues
Cups
Jersey
Leagues
Jersey Football Combination: 1st-tier
Jersey Championship: 2nd-tier
Cups
Le Riche Cup: Domestic cup
Wheway Trophy: JFC league cup
Jersey Charity Cup: Community/charity trophy
Alex Scott Cup
Brian Beckett Cup
Colin Welsh cup
Cory Cup
David Melton Memorial Trophy
Eric Amy Cup
G4S Cup
Jason Lee Memorial Trophy
Lady Bingham Cup
Presidents Trophy
Riche Broken Memorial Cup
Touzel Cup
Tradesmen Trophy
Tregear Cup
Trinity Shield
Willis Cup
Zenith Cup
Upton Park Trophy – Held between champions of Guernsey and champions of Jersey
Luhansk People's Republic
Leagues
Luhansk Football League
Marshall Islands
Leagues
Marshallese Soccer League
Mayotte
Leagues
Mayotte Division Honneur: 1st-tier
Cups
Mexico
Competitions
Liga de Balompié Mexicano
Monaco
Competitions
Challenge Prince Rainier III: 1st-tier
Trophée Ville de Monaco: 2nd-tier
Challenge Monégasque: 3rd-tier
Nauru
Leagues
Niue
Leagues
Northern Cyprus
Leagues
KTFF Süper Lig (English: CTFA Super League): 1st-tier
KTFF 1. Lig: 2nd-tier
KTFF 2. Lig: 3rd-tier
KTFF Womens League
Cups
Palau
Leagues
Palau Soccer League: 1st-tier
Palau Youth Soccer League
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Also known as Western Sahara
Cups
Saint Barthélemy
Leagues
Saint-Barthelemy Championships: 1st-tier
Cups
Saint Helena
Leagues
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Leagues
Ligue de Football de Saint Pierre et Miquelon: 1st-tier
Singapore
Leagues
Cosmopolitan Football League: 1st tier
Somaliland
Leagues
Cups
South Ossetia
Leagues
South Ossetian Football League
South Ossetia Youth League
Tokelau
Leagues
See Soccer in Tokelau .
Tuvalu
Leagues
Tuvalu A-Division League: 1st-tier
Tuvalu B-Division League: 2nd-tier
Tuvalu A-Division League (women's)
Cups
Taganoa Cup
NBT Cup: National cup
Independence Cup
Christmas Cup
Tuvalu Games Football Cup
Vatican City
Leagues
Cups
Coppa Sergio Valci: National cup
Supercoppa: Super cup
Wallis and Futuna
Leagues
Wallis Première Division
Wallis Deuxième Division
Futuna Première Division
Futuna Deuxième Division
Cups
Coupe de l'Outre-Mer: Defunct
Outremer Champions Cup: Both of these cups were held for territories of France, both are now defunct
This section lists competitions in former nations, unions, empires, protectorates and territories, all of which are defunct.
Leagues
Cups
Austria-Hungary Challenge Cup
CIS Super League: Proposed
United Tournament
United Supercup
Leagues
Cups
Also known as East Germany
Leagues
DDR-Oberliga
DDR-Liga Staffel A
DDR-Liga Staffel B
II. DDR-Liga
Bezirksliga: 15 Regional leagues
Bezirksliga Schwerin
Bezirksliga Rostock
Bezirksliga Neubrandenburg
Bezirksliga Magdeburg
Bezirksliga Potsdam
Bezirksliga Berlin
Bezirksliga Frankfurt/Oder
Bezirksliga Cottbus
Bezirksliga Halle
Bezirksliga Gera
Bezirksliga Erfurt
Bezirksliga Dresden
Bezirksliga Leipzig
Bezirksliga Karl-Marx-Stadt / Chemnitz
Bezirksliga Suhl
Cups
Leagues
Mandatory Palestine League: 1923–1947
Palestine Premier League (1945–1947)
Mis'chakei HaBechora
Haifa League
Jerusalem Services and Police League
Jerusalem League: 1940
Liga Bet (Division 2)
Samaria Division
Sharon Division
Liga Gimel (Division 3)
Palestine Youth League
Cups
Palestine Cup (1922–1947)
Hebrew Cup: 1922–1925
People's Cup (1928)
Tel Aviv District Cup
Palestine Mond Cup
Jerusalem Cup
Nashashibi Cup
Jaffa Mayor Cup
Mr. Guth Cup
Melchett Cup
Palestine Autumn Cup
Palestine National Shield
Nesher Cup: Cup for winners of the Samaria and Sharon Divisions
Haifa Cup: Following the cancellation of the Haifa league
Palestine North Cup
Jezreel Valley Cup
Jordan Valley Cup
The Wartime Cup
Leagues
Netherlands Antilles Championship
Leagues
The İstanbul Lig and İstanbul Profesyonel Futbol Ligi ran after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire but continued under the Constantinople Football League and has since been defunct.
Leagues
Leagues
Cups
Leagues
Artsakh Football League: 1st-tier
Cups
Leagues
Cups
Serbia and Montenegro Cup
Leagues
South Vietnam V-League
South Vietnam V-League Division 2
Cups
Also known as the USSR. See also: Soviet Union football league system
Leagues
Cups
Soviet Cup
Soviet Super Cup
USSR Federation Cup
All-Union Committee of Physical Culture and Sports Tournament
Soviet Season Opener Cup
Nedel Cup
USSR 60th Anniversary Cup
Valentin Granatkin Memorial Tournament
Snowdrop Tournament
Soviet Sport Prize
Also known as North Yemen
Leagues
Cups
North Yemen Cup of the Republic
Leagues
Cups
See also
References
World
Africa
Asia
Europe
North, Central America & the Caribbean
Oceania
OFC Regional
Melanesia Cup
Micronesian Games
Defunct
Polynesia Cup
South America
Intercontinental
Africa & Asia Africa & Ocenia Arab/Islamic Europe & South America
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Francophone Lusophone Mediterranean Pan American Other
Non-FIFA
CONIFA UIAFA
Defunct
UIAFA Great European Tournament
Other