20-735: The Scottish Junior Football East Region Premier League , was the second-highest division of the East Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association between 2006 and 2018. From the 2006–07 season the East Super League was the highest tier, with the Premier League feeding down into South , Central and North divisions, replacing (but largely based upon) the old East (Lothians) , Fife and Tayside leagues respectively. To populate
40-662: A West Region . A year earlier, the North Region was renamed, but this had no impact on the system itself. In 2006, a further reorganisation led to the creation of another region-wide tier below the East Super League, known as the East Premier League . Below this, the Regional leagues were streamlined into single North (Tayside), Central (Fife) and South (Lothians) Divisions. To balance
60-667: A 12-team Super League; these were renamed the Premier League North and South but were essentially a continuation of the third tier divisions with the Premier removed from above them. Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region The Scottish Junior Football Association , East Region is one of two regions of the SJFA, which currently organises the Midlands League and local cup competitions. The SJFA
80-527: The 2018–19 season . When the window for applications was extended, even more East Region clubs quit the Junior grade, bringing the total of clubs leaving Junior football that summer to 24: The loss of clubs caused the league to restructure from four divisions to three, effectively removing the Premier League and rearranging the 36 clubs into a 12-team Super League with two 12-team North and South divisions below. Glenrothes and Kinnoull also made
100-789: The 2020–21 East Premiership North . There are a number of cup competitions in the East Region: Inactive 2021–22 winners unless stated. There are 27 clubs in the East Region for the 2022–23 season . 19 clubs in the Midlands League organised by the East Region, and 8 clubs transferred to the East of Scotland League who have retained their membership of the SJFA. West Region (Divisions and cups) Scottish Junior Football East Region Premier League The Scottish Junior Football East Region Premier League ,
120-548: The COVID-19 pandemic , and the next month it was confirmed that a further eight clubs, mostly from Fife, were leaving the East Juniors for the East of Scotland League: For the 2020–21 season , the remaining 30 clubs were merged into a single tier split into a Tayside League and Lothian League, later renamed Premiership North (17 clubs) and Premiership South (13 clubs). Matches restarted on 21 November 2020, but
140-608: The East (Lothians) , Fife and Tayside leagues in the eastern part of Scotland combined to create the East Super League ; this was fed by the existing regional leagues: Tayside Premier (with Tayside Division One below), Fife District League and Lothians Division One (with Lothians Division Two below.) A similar change occurred in the west of Scotland where the Ayrshire and Central leagues merged entirely to form
160-580: The Scottish football league system 's pyramid structure. in 2021, what remained of the East Region (17 Tayside clubs) was integrated into this 'senior' pyramid as the Midlands League alongside the relatively unchanged SJFA North Region divisions, below the Highland Football League – the third SJFA region, West , had already disbanded a year earlier and formed its own divisions in the senior pyramid. For season 2002–03, twelve clubs from
180-540: The Central division were split between the two new leagues on a geographical basis. The League Cup competitions which traditionally opened the season were also scrapped as part of these proposals. In 2017, Kelty Hearts left the league to join the East of Scotland Football League in the senior pyramid . The following April, thirteen clubs—most of them from the East Juniors—moved to the East of Scotland League for
200-554: The Midlands League play off against those in the North Caledonian League and North Superleague for a place in the Highland League . Although there was no official announcement of the league's formation, the East Region announced the fixtures for the 2021-22 season straight away on 21 June, with 19 clubs shown as league members, Dundee St James and Letham being new clubs in addition to all members of
220-509: The Premier League for its first season, three teams were relegated from the Super League and three were promoted from each of the districts – teams finishing 2nd–4th, with the winners jumping straight to the Super League. From the second season onwards, the bottom three teams were relegated (regardless of their originating location) with the three lower division winners replacing them. The Premier League winners and runners-up were promoted to
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#1732787188893240-418: The Premier League was expanded to sixteen clubs and was fed by two expanded North and South divisions. After the 2017–18 season, 24 clubs left the junior leagues to join the East of Scotland Football League , reducing the teams competing across the four leagues from 60 to 36. This led to the league to restructure from four to three leagues which consisted of two 12-team north and south sections feeding into
260-446: The Premier League, with three Premier League sides relegated to a regional division corresponding to their geographical area. As agreed at the 2011–12 East Region AGM, the leagues were restructured into four divisions from the 2013–14 season. The Super League and Premier League were expanded from twelve to sixteen clubs while the regional divisions were merged into two from the current three and branded as North and South ; clubs in
280-450: The Super League and three were promoted from each of the districts – teams finishing 2nd–4th, with the winners jumping straight to the Super League. From the second season onwards, the bottom three teams were relegated (regardless of their originating location) with the three lower division winners replacing them. The Premier League winners and runners-up were promoted to the Super League, swapping with its bottom two teams. From 2013 to 2014,
300-489: The Super League, swapping with its bottom two teams. From 2013 to 2014, the Premier League was expanded to sixteen clubs and was fed by two expanded North and South divisions. After the 2017–18 season, 24 clubs left the junior leagues to join the East of Scotland Football League , reducing the teams competing across the four leagues from 60 to 36. This led to the league to restructure from four to three leagues which consisted of two 12-team north and south sections feeding into
320-477: The move to the senior pyramid in summer 2019. The entire region was split into north and south sections, each containing a 10-team Super League and a 8 or 10-team Premier League below. Four clubs joined the South Premier League: Bo'ness United Junior, Linlithgow Rose Community, Syngenta, and Sauchie Juniors Community. In April 2020, the 2019–20 season was declared null and void due to
340-596: The numbers in these new leagues, the majority of Perthshire clubs were re-allocated from the North to the Central Division (exceptions to this were Blairgowrie and Coupar Angus who remained in the North Division setup). As of the end of 2006–07 season, clubs were promoted and relegated between the Super League and the Premier League. One club from each of the lowest-tier divisions would be promoted to
360-534: The season was declared null and void again on 16 March 2021. In April 2021 another eleven clubs announced they were leaving the East Juniors for the East of Scotland League: Also in April 2021 it was announced that discussions were ongoing for clubs in the East Premiership North to form Midlands League at Tier 6 in the Scottish football league system , that would ultimately see clubs in
380-421: Was previously split into six regions, but in 2002 the decision was taken to reform into three to try to ensure more games between the top clubs and hence increase their revenues; at that time the East Region was created by amalgamating the former East (Lothians) , Fife and Tayside Regions. From 2017, the majority of the region's ~60 member clubs left the SJFA to join the East of Scotland Football League within
400-467: Was the second-highest division of the East Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association between 2006 and 2018. From the 2006–07 season the East Super League was the highest tier, with the Premier League feeding down into South , Central and North divisions, replacing (but largely based upon) the old East (Lothians) , Fife and Tayside leagues respectively. To populate the Premier League for its first season, three teams were relegated from
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