The North of Scotland Football Association is a local

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association affiliated to the

Scottish Football Association The Scottish Football Association (also known as the SFA and the Scottish FA; sco, Scots Fitba Association; Scottish Gaelic: ''Comann Ball-coise na h-Alba'') is the Sport governing body, governing body of association football, football in Scot ...

. Member clubs are drawn from across the Highlands and

Moray Moray () gd, Moireibh or ') is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland. Between 1975 ...

and includes teams playing in the

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, the Highland League and the

North Caledonian League The North Caledonian Football Association is a football (soccer), football association operating throughout the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and is a recognised body of the Scottish Football Association (SFA) and as such has its senior footb ...

Competitions

The main competition organised by the association is the North of Scotland Cup.

Member clubs

Scottish Professional Football League

* Elgin City * Inverness CT * Ross County

Scottish Highland Football League

Brora Rangers Brora Rangers Football Club are a Scottish football club from the village of Brora, Sutherland, in the Highland council area of Scotland. They play in the Highland Football League, of which they have been champions four times, having won thei ...

Clachnacuddin Clachnacuddin Football Club is a part-time, senior Scottish football club based in the city of Inverness, that currently plays in the Highland Football League. Clachnacuddin have won the most Highland Football League championships in the com ...

Forres Mechanics Forres Mechanics Football Club are a senior Scottish association football club from the town of Forres, Moray, currently playing in the Highland Football League. They play at the town's Mosset Park. Forres Mechanics are the oldest association f ...

* Fort William * Lossiemouth * Nairn County * Rothes * Strathspey Thistle * Wick Academy

North Caledonian Football League

* Golspie Sutherland * Halkirk Utd * Muir of Ord Rovers *

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References

{{Football in Scotland Scottish Football Association Football governing bodies in Scotland Football in Highland (council area) Football in Moray