The

Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol The Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol are the Spanish football regional divisions. They are administered by the ''Autonomous football federations''. The level immediately above (in the fifth tier) is the Tercera División RFEF. The autonomous regi ...

in the Canary Islands are ultimately overseen by the Federación Canaria de Fútbol which operates Group 12 of the Tercera División RFEF, the fifth tier of the

Spanish football league system The Spanish football league system consists of several professional, semi-professional and non-professional leagues bound together hierarchically by promotion and relegation. The top two tiers of the male league pyramid— Primera División ( La Li ...

, divided among each of the country's

autonomous regions An autonomous administrative division (also referred to as an autonomous area, entity, unit, region, subdivision, or territory) is a subnational administrative division or internal territory of a sovereign state that has a degree of autonomy— ...

. However, unlike most of the regions, the leagues in the sixth tier and below are organised by two separate federations, corresponding to the provinces of

Las Palmas Las Palmas (, ; ), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife), the most populous city in the auto ...

and

Tenerife Tenerife (; ; formerly spelled ''Teneriffe'') is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands. It is home to 43% of the total population of the archipelago. With a land area of and a population of 978,100 inhabitants as of Janu ...

. The other region with this arrangement is the Basque Country which has three provincial forks to its amateur setup;

Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a "historical nationality". The t ...

and the Balearic Islands have two and three parallel divisions respectively under the same umbrella. Pipi POPO

League setup summary

*Interinsular Preferente de Las Palmas (Level 6 of the Spanish football pyramid) *Interinsular Preferente de Tenerife (Level 6) *Primera Regional Aficionado Gran Canaria (Level 7) *Primera Regional Aficionado Fuerteventura (Level 7) *Primera Regional Aficionado Lanzarote (Level 7) *Primera Interinsular Tenerife (Level 7) *Primera Insular La Palma (Level 7) *Segunda Regional Aficionado Gran Canaria (Level 8) *Segunda Interinsular Tenerife (Level 8) *Segunda Insular-El Hierro (Level 8) *Segunda Insular-La Gomera (Level 8)

League chronology

Timeline - Las Palmas Timeline - Tenerife

Interinsular Preferente de Las Palmas

Preferente de las Islas Canarias is the sixth level of competition of the Spanish Football League in that community. The league consists of two provincial groups (Tenerife and Gran Canaria) of 18 teams. At the end of the season, the champion of each group is promoted directly to Group XII of the Tercera División RFEF and the runners-up play a playoff for promotion. The last four teams in the Gran Canaria group and last three in the Tenerife group are relegated to Primera Categoría.

Interinsular Preferente de Las Palmas

2012–13 teams

Regional football in Tenerife

6th tier: Interinsular Preferente de Tenerife

The Interinsular Preferente de Tenerife is the top tier of Tenerife football, with two leagues, the Primera Interinsular Tenerife and Segunda Interinsular Tenerife sitting below it. Clubs that achieve promotion from the Tenerife Preferente go to the Canarian Islands group of the Tercera Division RFEF.

2021-22 teams

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7th tier: Primera Interinsular de Tenerife

Primera Interinsular de Tenerife is the seventh level of competition in

. The league is played with 36 teams in two groups of 18. At the end of the season, the champions playoff for direct promotion. The loser enters the promotion playoff with the runners-up, 3rd and 4th placed teams for an addition promotion. Three clubs from each group are relegated to Segunda Categoría Insular.

8th tier: Segunda Interinsular de Tenerife

Segunda Interinsular de Tenerife is the eighth level of competition in

. The league is played with 38 teams in one group of 20 and another group of 18. At the end of the season, the champions are promoted. Runners-up, 3rd, 4th and 5th placed teams enter promotion playoff for two additional promotions.

Primera de Aficionados de Gran Canaria

Primera de Aficionados de Gran Canaria is the seventh level of competition in

Gran Canaria Gran Canaria (, ; ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa which is part of Spain. the island had a population of that ...

. The league is played with 36 teams in two groups of 18. At the end of the season, the champions are promoted and the runners-up and 3rd placed teams advance to promotion playoff for two additional promotions. Four clubs from each group are relegated to Segunda Categoría Insular.

Some teams playing at this level

* Castillo

Liga Insular de Aficionados Fuerteventura

Liga Insular de Aficionados Fuerteventura is the seventh level of competition in Fuerteventura. The league is played with 16 teams. At the end of the season, the champion advances to promotion playoff.

Primera Insular Aficionado Lanzarote

Primera Insular Aficionado Lanzarote is the seventh level of competition in Lanzarote. The league is played with 10 teams with the champion advancing to the promotion playoff at the end of the season.

Segunda Regional de Gran Canaria

Segunda Regional de Gran Canaria is the seventh level of competition in

. The league is played with 43 teams in 3 groups of 13-16. At the end of the season, the champions, runners-up, the 3rd placed team from group 1 and the best 3rd placed team between the other two groups are promoted.

Primera Insular La Palma

Primera Insular La Palma is the seventh level of competition in

La Palma La Palma (, ), also known as ''La isla bonita'' () and officially San Miguel de La Palma, is the most north-westerly island of the Canary Islands, Spain. La Palma has an area of making it the fifth largest of the eight main Canary Islands. The ...

. The league is played with 10 teams with the top four clubs advancing to promotion league. The winner is promoted.

External links

Futbolme.comFederación Tinerfeña de FútbolFederación Interinsular de Fútbol de Las Palmas
{{DEFAULTSORT:Canary Islands Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol Football in the Canary Islands