Essex Olympian Football League
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| Country | England |
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| Founded | 1966 |
| Number of teams | 74 (six senior divisions) 12 (one Under 21 division) |
| Level on pyramid | 11 |
| Feeder to | Essex Senior League |
| Promotion to | Essex Senior League (non-automatic) |
| Current champions | Kelvedon Hatch (2015-16) |
The Essex Olympian Football League is a football competition based in England, founded in the 1966–67 season. It has a total of six senior divisions and one under 21 division. The Premier Division sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System and it is a feeder to the Essex Senior Football League (which is officially step 5). Between 1986 and 2005, the league was known as the Essex Intermediate League.
Clubs to progress up the pyramid from the league include Billericay Town, Brentwood Town, Bowers United, Sawbridgeworth Town, Burnham Ramblers, Hullbridge Sports and Great Wakering Rovers.
In 2008 Takeley moved up the pyramid into the ESL. Prior to then the Olympian League has not sent a club to the Essex Senior League for over a decade, causing the ESL to look elsewhere in Essex for new member clubs, including lower leagues and leagues outside the National League System such as the Essex Business Houses Football League. Clubs from this league have, in the past, been able to jump straight into the Essex Senior League due to the facilities at which they play not where they finished in the Essex Business Houses League.
Clubs that finish in the top three of any lower-level league within the county, including the Bishop's Stortford League, Stansted & District League, Colchester & East Essex League, Romford & District League and the Southend Borough Combination can apply to join the lowest level of the Essex Olympian League. Additionally, the top three clubs of the Essex Alliance League can also apply to join the highest level of the Essex Olympian League, subject to conditions and criteria.
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