The British Athletics League is a men-only

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team competition in the

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. For women there is the completely separate

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. Launched in 1969, the British Athletics League in 2013 had five different divisions, which gather a total of 38 track and field teams from all over the

, although most of them come from

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Competition

Since 2009, there are five different divisions (Premiership, National 1, National 2, National 3 and National 4). Each of them has eight teams in competition, except the Division 4, with only six teams. Every summer season, two teams are relegated and two teams promoted for every division. The last change in the number of divisions took place in 2009, with the creation of the National 4 division. In every division there is a total of four matches per season. Teams receive points according to their athletic performances, and those points are transformed in a range of 1 to 8 points for every match, according with the matches' final table. These points are added after the four matches to determine relegations, promotions and champions.

Winning teams

This table lists the top placed clubs from the top division:

Teams in 2016

Premiership

National Division One

National Division Two

National Division Three

National Division Four

References

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External links

British Athletic League
Athletics competitions in England Annual track and field meetings Track and field in the United Kingdom Track and field organizations