North Caledonian Football League
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| Country | Scotland |
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| Founded | 1896 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Current champions | Invergordon |
 2016–17 North Caledonian Football League
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The North Caledonian Football Association is a football association operating throughout the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and is a Recognised Body of the SFA and as such has its senior football competitions officially registered with the Scottish Football Association.
Member teams have included reserve teams of Highland Football League clubs alongside amateur teams from throughout the Highlands and Islands region. As Highland Football League clubs are full members of the SFA, disciplinary procedures in the league are handled directly by the SFA – a unique situation in Scottish amateur football.
As well as holding membership of the North Caledonian FA, Golspie Sutherland are also full members of the Scottish Football Association and as of season 2007–08 have obtained direct entry to the Scottish Cup. Prior to this they were entered into the Scottish Qualifying Cup (North) each season. Since 2013, membership is extended beyond the Highlands to clubs in the Islands, with Orkney, Shetland and Lewis & Harris all entering teams.
The association was founded in 1896 as the "North of Scotland 2nd XI League" to accommodate "2nd XI" teams from the Highland Football League which upon its formation mostly consisted of teams from the Inverness area. By the turn of the century, the association had welcomed new member teams from throughout Inverness-shire and Ross-shire who were not affiliated to the Highland League who were instead playing as junior football teams, such as Muir of Ord, Beauly, Dingwall Victoria (later known as Ross County) and Tore United.
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