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The following is a list of association football leagues which do not or did not have a promotion and relegation process.
Leagues within the scope of this list are:
Excluded are:
Notes
League | Division | Country | Confederation | First season | Without promotion since |
Next highest league | Relegation to |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Premier Leagues | 2 | Australia | AFC | 2005–06 | 2005 | A-League | Various (State-level leagues) |
USL Championship [a] | 2 | United States [b] | CONCACAF | 2017 [c] | 2017 | Major League Soccer | None |
Liga de Expansión MX [2] [d] | 2 | Mexico | CONCACAF | 2020–21 | 2020–21 | Liga MX | Serie A |
USL League One | 3 | United States | CONCACAF | 2019 | 2019 | USL Championship | None |
League | Country | Confederation | First season | Last season | Years without relegation |
Relegation to |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Soccer League | Australia | OFC | 1977 | 2003–04 | 1977–2004 | None (underperforming clubs were de facto relegated to the state leagues but there was no set criterion for relegation) |
Philippine Premier League | Philippines | AFC | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | None |
United Football League | Philippines | AFC | 2010 | 2016 | 2016 [6] |
United Football League Division 2 (2010–2015) |
North American Soccer League (1968–84) |
United States Canada |
CONCACAF | 1968 | 1984 | 1968–1984 | None |
Women's Professional Soccer | United States | CONCACAF | 2009 | 2011 | 2009–2011 | None |
Women's United Soccer Association | United States | CONCACAF | 2001 | 2003 | 2001–2003 | None |
BeNe League |
Belgium Netherlands |
UEFA | 2012-13 | 2014-15 | 2012-2015 | None |
Chinese Women's Super League (1997-2010) National Women's Football League (2011-2014) |
China | AFC | 1997 | 2014 | 1997-2013 | National Women's Football League (Early years) |
League | Division | Country | Confederation | First season | Last season | Years without promotion |
Next highest league |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North American Soccer League | 2 |
United States Puerto Rico |
CONCACAF | 2011 | 2017 | 2011–2017 | Major League Soccer |
USSF Division 2 Professional League | 2 |
United States Canada Puerto Rico |
CONCACAF | 2010 | 2010 | Major League Soccer | |
USL Pro / United Soccer League [a] | 3 |
United States Canada |
CONCACAF | 2011 | 2016 [b] | 2011–2016 | North American Soccer League |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (May 2018) |
The following is a list of association football leagues which do not or did not have a promotion and relegation process.
Leagues within the scope of this list are:
Excluded are:
Notes
League | Division | Country | Confederation | First season | Without promotion since |
Next highest league | Relegation to |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Premier Leagues | 2 | Australia | AFC | 2005–06 | 2005 | A-League | Various (State-level leagues) |
USL Championship [a] | 2 | United States [b] | CONCACAF | 2017 [c] | 2017 | Major League Soccer | None |
Liga de Expansión MX [2] [d] | 2 | Mexico | CONCACAF | 2020–21 | 2020–21 | Liga MX | Serie A |
USL League One | 3 | United States | CONCACAF | 2019 | 2019 | USL Championship | None |
League | Country | Confederation | First season | Last season | Years without relegation |
Relegation to |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Soccer League | Australia | OFC | 1977 | 2003–04 | 1977–2004 | None (underperforming clubs were de facto relegated to the state leagues but there was no set criterion for relegation) |
Philippine Premier League | Philippines | AFC | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | None |
United Football League | Philippines | AFC | 2010 | 2016 | 2016 [6] |
United Football League Division 2 (2010–2015) |
North American Soccer League (1968–84) |
United States Canada |
CONCACAF | 1968 | 1984 | 1968–1984 | None |
Women's Professional Soccer | United States | CONCACAF | 2009 | 2011 | 2009–2011 | None |
Women's United Soccer Association | United States | CONCACAF | 2001 | 2003 | 2001–2003 | None |
BeNe League |
Belgium Netherlands |
UEFA | 2012-13 | 2014-15 | 2012-2015 | None |
Chinese Women's Super League (1997-2010) National Women's Football League (2011-2014) |
China | AFC | 1997 | 2014 | 1997-2013 | National Women's Football League (Early years) |
League | Division | Country | Confederation | First season | Last season | Years without promotion |
Next highest league |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North American Soccer League | 2 |
United States Puerto Rico |
CONCACAF | 2011 | 2017 | 2011–2017 | Major League Soccer |
USSF Division 2 Professional League | 2 |
United States Canada Puerto Rico |
CONCACAF | 2010 | 2010 | Major League Soccer | |
USL Pro / United Soccer League [a] | 3 |
United States Canada |
CONCACAF | 2011 | 2016 [b] | 2011–2016 | North American Soccer League |