Singapore National Football League
| Country |
 Singapore
|
|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 and 3 |
| Promotion to | S.League |
| Relegation to | Island Wide League |
| Domestic cup(s) |
League Cup FA Cup |
| Current champions | Eunos Crescent (1st Title) |
| Most championships |
Singapore Cricket Club (9 titles in Division 1) Singapore Chinese Football Club (4 titles in Division 2) Singapore Chinese Football Club (3 titles in Division 3) |
| Website | Official Website |
The National Football League, commonly known as the NFL, is a semi-professional competition for clubs that are affiliated to the Football Association of Singapore. It makes up the second and third tier of football in Singapore after the professional S.League, which was established in 1996 and before the FAS Island Wide League.
Although it is semi pro competition, several former Singapore internationals and S.League players are playing in the NFL such as Jonathan Xu, Indra Sahdan (Eunos Crescent), Yazid Yasin (Gymkhana FC) and Zulkiffli Hassim (Yishun Sentek Mariners).
The history of NFL can be traced back to the earliest 20th century during the British colonization of Singapore whereby the Singapore Amateur Football Association (SAFA), now known as Football Association of Singapore was formed in year of 1892 in the late 19th century. The then FAS known as the SAFA was the main football association in Singapore and it was responsible for organising the top tier football leagues in Singapore. The NFL a top tier football league in Singapore from the early 20th century until the formation of FAS Premier League in 1988.It previously made up of Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3 with the bottom team of Division 3 being relegated to the FAS Island Wide League which is also a tournament organised by FAS for the affiliated clubs or new clubs wishing to participate in the NFL.
As of 2017, it is now makes up a tier 2 and tier 3 football league system of Singapore behind the professional S.League with rules of promotion and relegation applied for teams in NFL Division One and NFL Division Two with no Island Wide League for the year. With 12 and 11 teams making up for Division 1 and Division 2 respectively.The teams play a two-round league format, with a Home-Away format. The league features promotions and relegations for all the teams in both divisions, where the top two teams of a division will be promoted to the upper division, and the last two of a division will be relegated to the lower division.
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