National League (division)

National League

Founded	1979; 45 years ago (1979) (as Alliance Premier League)
Country	England. (24 teams)
Number of teams	24
Level on pyramid	5 Step 1 (National League System)
Promotion to	EFL League Two
Relegation to	National League North National League South
Domestic cup(s)	FA Cup FA Trophy
League cup(s)	Conference League Cup (1979–2001, 2004–05, 2007–09)
International cup(s)	Europa League (via FA Cup)
Current champions	Chesterfield (1st title) (2023–24)
Most championships	Barnet Macclesfield Town (3 titles each)
TV partners	TNT Sports (live) and (highlights)
Website	National League
Current: 2023–24 National League

The National League is the highest level of the National League System and fifth-highest of the overall English football league system. It is the highest league that semi-professional teams in the English football league system play (as of the 2022–23 season, all but three clubs are fully professional). Notable former English Football League clubs that compete in the National League include: Chesterfield, Oldham Athletic, Rochdale, York City, Hartlepool United and Southend United. The National League is the lowest division in the English football pyramid organised on a nationwide basis. Formerly the Conference National, the league was renamed the National League from the 2015–16 season.^[1]

The longest tenured team currently competing in the National League is Aldershot Town, who have been competing in the National League since 2013–14. As of the 2023–24 season, there is one former Premier League club competing in the National League: Oldham Athletic, while there is one former National League club currently competing in the Premier League: Luton Town.