Lothian & Edinburgh Amateur Football Association
The Lothian & Edinburgh Amateur Football Association (LEAFA) is a football league competition, primarily for amateur clubs in the Lothian & Edinburgh area of Scotland. It was formed in 1998 through an amalgamation of the Lothian AFA & the Edinburgh AFA. The association is affiliated to the Scottish Amateur Football Association.
Founded | 1998 |
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Country | Scotland |
Confederation | UEFA |
Divisions | 5 |
Number of teams | 50 |
Level on pyramid | N/A |
Promotion to | None |
Relegation to | None |
Domestic cup(s) | Scottish Amateur Cup East of Scotland Cup |
Current champions | Sandys |
Website | http://www.leafa.co.uk/ |
Member clubs
As of season 2019–20, the Lothian & Edinburgh AFA has 50 member clubs, hereafter listed in their respective leagues:
Premier Division
- Clermiston Star
- CP United
- Danderhall Miners
- Edinburgh South Vics
- Pentcaitland
- Meadowbank
- Murieston United
- Musselburgh Athletic
- Sandys
- Tollcross Thistle
- Tranent Amateurs
Lothian West
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Lothian East
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Edinburgh West
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Edinburgh East
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League Structure
The Lothian & Edinburgh AFA is split into five divisions over three tiers - a Premier Division of 11 teams, immediately below this are two feeder leagues, the Lothian East & West leagues respectively. The bottom tier also contains two feeder leagues; Edinburgh East & West.
The league setup for season 2019-20:
Level |
League(s)/Division(s) | |||||||||
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1 |
Premier Division | |||||||||
2 |
Lothian West |
Lothian East | ||||||||
3 |
Edinburgh West |
Edinburgh East |