Country England Divisions 2 Level on pyramid 7 and 8 | Founded 1996 Number of teams 17 | |
Promotion to South West Regional Women's Football League Division One | ||
The Devon Women's Football League is an association football league for women in Devon, South West England. It consists of two divisions, Premier and Division One, which sit at levels seven and eight of the English women's football league structure.
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History
The league was formed in 1996, at which point it sat below the now-defunct South West Combination in the league structure. Since then women's football in England has undergone a major restructuring. In 2011 the FA Women's Super League (WSL) was introduced at the top of the game, then a second division was added to the WSL in 2014. At this time the FA Women's Premier League National Division (formerly the second level of women's football) was scrapped, along with the four Combination leagues that sat below the Premier League. The Premier League Northern and Southern divisions remained at level 3 of the league structure, with four new regional divisions of the Premier League below them at level 4.
The eight regional women's football leagues established in 1990 remained, their divisions at levels 5 and 6. The Devon Women's Football League's top division is at level 7, and feeds into the South West Regional Women's Football League. It is affiliated to the Devon County Football Association.
2016–17
The teams competing in the Devon Women's Football League this season are listed below.
Premier Division
Eight teams are entered into the Premier Division for the 2016–17 season. All of these teams played in the same division last season unless otherwise indicated.
Division One
Nine teams have been accepted into Division One of the Devon Women's Football League for the 2016–17 season.