Hellenic Football League
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Hellenic Football League |
|---|
 |
| Founded |
| 1953 |
| Nation |
 England |
| Feeder To |
| Southern League |
| Divisions |
| 3 (first teams) 3 (reserve teams) 3 (veteran teams) |
| Number of Teams |
| 58(plus reserve and veteran teams) |
| Levels on Pyramid |
| Levels 9–10 |
| National Cups |
| FA Cup FA Vase |
| League Cups |
| Challenge Cup Supplementary Cup Floodlit Challenge Cup Premier Division Benevolent Challenge Cup Division 1 Benevolent Challenge Cup |
| Current Champions (2008-09) |
| Hungerford Town |
| Website |
| Official |
The Hellenic Football League is an English football league covering an area covering the English counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Middlesex, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire.
The league was established in 1953. In the 2000-01 season the Hellenic League absorbed the Chiltonian League and now has a Premier Division, Division One East, Division One West and three divisions for reserve teams. In the 2006-07 the Hellenic League absorbed the Banbury District and Lord Jersey FA Veterans League with three Divisions now under the Hellenic Veterans League title.
Starting with the 2004–05 re-organisation the Hellenic League became a step 5 and 6 league in the National League System. Premier Division clubs play at Step 5 level, which offers progression to the Southern Football League Division One (Step 4) for Premier Division winners who have the required ground status.
Hellenic League Division One teams play at Step 6 level, promotion to the Step 5 Hellenic Premier League can be gained by clubs finishing in the top two of Division One East and West dependent on required ground facilities as specified by The Football Association. Acceptance to HL Division One is also offered to teams playing in the various Step 7 County Leagues of the related Hellenic League area, dependent on league table status.
58 teams play in the Hellenic Premier and Division Ones. 17 teams play at Veterans level (players aged 35 or over)
