East Midlands Counties Football League
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| Founded | 2008 |
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| Country | England |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| Level on pyramid | 10 |
| Promotion to | Midland League Premier Division Northern Counties East League Premier Division United Counties League Premier Division |
| Relegation to | Central Midlands League South Division Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division Nottinghamshire Senior League Premier Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | National FA Cup FA Vase League League Cup |
| Current champions | Selston (2018–19) |
| Website | Official site |
| Current: 2020–21 | |
The East Midlands Counties Football League is an English football league that was founded in 2008. The league has one division, which stands at the tenth level of the football pyramid.
History
The league was formed in 2008, drawing clubs from the Northern Counties East League (2), Central Midlands League (8) and Leicestershire Senior League (8) to create a division at level 10 of the English football league system.
On 15 May 2008 The FA Leagues Committee placed the new league at Step 6 in the National League System.[1] Eighteen clubs were invited to form the new league;
- From the Central Midlands League: Blackwell Miners Welfare, Dunkirk, Gedling Miners Welfare, Graham Street Prims, Greenwood Meadows, Heanor Town, Holbrook Miners Welfare, Radford;
- From the Leicestershire Senior League: Bardon Hill, Barrow Town, Ellistown, Hinckley Downes, Holwell Sports, Ibstock United, Kirby Muxloe SC, St. Andrews;
- From the Northern Counties East League: Borrowash Victoria, Gedling Town
The league has provided a pathway for successful clubs to higher grade football, with clubs moving up to the Midland League Premier Division, Northern Counties East League Premier Division and United Counties League Premier Division - each at step 9 of the system.
It was not until 2017 that clubs were relegated from the competition - into the Central Midlands League and Leicestershire Senior League.
The competition has several feeder leagues at level 11 of the pyramid:
- Central Midlands League South Division
- Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division
- Nottinghamshire Senior League Premier Division
Clubs were also liable to be transferred to other leagues if the FA deemed it geographically suitable to do so.
