The Shetland Football Association runs Scotland's most northerly amateur
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
league competitions, in
Shetland
Shetland (until 1975 spelled Zetland), also called the Shetland Islands, is an archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands, and Norway, marking the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about to the ...
,
Scotland
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. The association is affiliated to the
Scottish Amateur Football Association
The Scottish Amateur Football Association (SAFA) is the organising body for amateur football across Scotland. An affiliate of the Scottish Football Association, the SAFA has in turn 50 regional associations affiliated to it and some 67 differe ...
. Like several other Highland and Islands leagues, the fixtures are played over summer rather than the traditional winter calendar.
As of 2022, the association is composed of a two separate divisions one of seven clubs: an 'A' League (Premier League), and one of eleven clubs 'B' league (Reserve League),
League membership
In order to join the association, clubs must apply and are then voted in by current member clubs.
Shetland Football leagues
Premier League
*Lerwick Celtic
*Ness United
*Scalloway
*Lerwick Spurs
*Lerwick Thistle
*Whalsay
*Whitedale
Reserve League
*Lerwick Celtic Reserves
*Delting
*Ness United Reserves
*Scalloway Reserves
*Lerwick Spurs Reserves
*Lerwick Thistle Reserves
*Whalsay Reserves
*Whitedale Reserves
*Wastside Rebels
*Bressay
*Banks
Cup competitions
Premier League teams
*Sinclairs Taxis Fraser Cup
*Highland Fuels Cup
*Northwards Manson Cup
*Delta Marine Madrid Cup
*GTS County Shield
Reserve League teams
*Bloomfield Cup
*Joint Cup
External links
Shetland FA League Website
Football leagues in Scotland
Football in Shetland
Organisations based in Shetland
Football governing bodies in Scotland
Sports organizations established in 1919
1919 establishments in Scotland
Amateur association football in Scotland
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