North Region Junior Football League
| Founded | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 2025 |
| Country |  Scotland |
| Level on pyramid | 6–7/8 |
| Promotion to | Highland League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Scottish Cup (SFA licensed clubs and Premier League winners) Scottish Junior Cup |
| Last champions | Culter (10th title) (2024–25) |
| Most championships | Culter (10 titles) |
| Website | SJFA North Region |
| Current: 2024–25 North Region Junior Football League | |
The North Region Junior Football League was a football league based in the north east of Scotland. It was formed in 2001 as a replacement for the previous league.
Geographically, the league covered Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray.
Following the integration of Junior football into the league system in 2021–22, the league sat at levels 6–7/8 on the Scottish football league system, and acted as a feeder to the Highland Football League.
The league disbanded in 2025 after the SJFA North Region announced they would no longer run the league, and the newly independent North of Scotland Football League was created to serve as a direct successor for the region.
League system
[edit]When the league was founded in 2001, it consisted of the Super League (tier 1), with Division 1 (tier 2) below. The Division 1 was split geographically into an East League and a North League.
After two seasons of this format, Division 1 was combined into a single league, and a new Division 2 (tier 3) was created. This lasted until 2013, when Division 1 was once again split geographically, this time into an East League and a West League.
In 2018, the league returned to the previous setup with a Division 1 and a Division 2 below the Super League.
For season 2020-21, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league adopted a regional system consisting of 4 leagues (Aberdeen North Division, Aberdeen South Division, Banff & Buchan Division and West Division). However, the season was ultimately declared null and void.
In 2022, the Super League changed for the first time ever, being re-named the Premier League. The two tiers beneath were combined into a single Championship. The league maintained this structure until it was folded.
The final system saw two clubs automatically relegated from the Premier League, who were replaced by two clubs from the Championship. The third-bottom club in the Premier League entered a promotion/relegation play-off with the clubs who finished between third and fifth in the Championship. In the two-leg semi-finals, the Premier League side played the fifth-placed Championship side, and the third and fourth-placed teams played each other. The semi-final winners then progressed to a single-leg final.
Member clubs for the 2024–25 season
[edit]Premier League
[edit]| Club | Location | Ground | Finishing position 2024–25 (NRJFA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks o' Dee Juniors | Aberdeen | Spain Park | 11th |
| Bridge of Don Thistle | Aberdeen | Aberdeen Sports Village | 3rd |
| Buchanhaven Hearts | Peterhead | Raemoss Park | 9th |
| Colony Park | Inverurie | Colony Park | 8th |
| Culter | Peterculter | Crombie Park | 1st (champions) |
| Dyce | Dyce | Ian Mair Park | 4th |
| East End | Aberdeen | New Advocates Park | 12th |
| Ellon United | Ellon | The Meadows | 6th |
| Hermes | Bridge of Don | Lochside Park | 2nd |
| Islavale | Keith | Simpson Park | 14th |
| Longside | Longside | Davidson Park | 2nd in Championship |
| Lossiemouth United | Lossiemouth | Phoenix Park | 1st in Championship |
| Maud | Maud | Maud Pleasure Park | 5th |
| Sunnybank | Aberdeen | Heathryfold Park | 13th |
| Stonehaven | Stonehaven | Glenury Park | 7th |
| Rothie Rovers | Rothienorman | Forgue Road | 10th |
Championship
[edit]| Club | Location | Ground | Finishing position 2024–25 (NRJFA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banchory St Ternan | Banchory | Milton Park | 6th |
| Burghead Thistle | Burghead | Forest Park | 9th |
| Cruden Bay | Cruden Bay | Watson Park | 14th |
| Deveronside | Banff | Myrus Centre | 4th |
| Dufftown | Dufftown | Westburn Park | 10th |
| Forres Thistle | Forres | Logie Park | 13th |
| Fraserburgh United | Fraserburgh | College Park | 16th in Premier League |
| Glentanar | Woodside | Woodside Sports Complex | 12th |
| Hall Russell United | Bridge of Don | Denmore Park | 3rd |
| Nairn St Ninian | Nairn | Showfield Park | 7th |
| New Elgin | Elgin | Nicol-Togneri Park | 8th |
| Newmachar United | Newmachar | Charles Gordon Park | 15th in Premier League |
| Stoneywood Parkvale | Aberdeen | Clark Commercial Park | 5th |
| Westdyke | Westhill | Lawsondale | 11th |
| Whitehills | Whitehills | School Park | 15th |
Champions and season summaries
[edit]- ^ Using a 'points per game' algorithm applied in other leagues, Banks o' Dee (who were leading the table by a big margin) would have been nominal champions.
References
[edit]- ^ McBookie.Com Superleague Table 18/19, North Region Junior Football League
- ^ McBookie.Com Superleague Table 19/20, North Region Junior Football League
- ^ Clark, Will (2 May 2020). "North junior football season is declared null and void as season over for Nairn St Ninian". Inverness Courier. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "SEASON 2020/21 ENDED". Scottish Junior FA. Retrieved 5 July 2021.