National League often refers to: *

National League (baseball) The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...

, one of the two baseball leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada *

National League (division) The National League, officially known as Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in England. The National League is the first division of the National Leagues and step 1 of the National L ...

, the fifth division of the English football (soccer) system *

National League (ice hockey) The National League (NL) is a professional ice hockey league in Switzerland and the highest level of the Swiss league system. Prior to the 2017–18 NL season, 2017–18 season, the league was known as National League A. During the 2018–19 N ...

, the top tier of the Swiss ice hockey league system National League may also refer to:

Organizations

Political parties

Australasian National League National Defence League may refer to: * National Defence League (Australia) * National Defense League (Ottoman Empire) The National Defense League (Müdâfaa-i Milliye Cemiyeti) was an organization in the Ottoman Empire that operated as a front f ...

, anti-Labor alliance founded 1896 *

Indian National League Indian National League (INL) is an Indian political party formed in 1994 under the leadership of the then IUML leader Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait. The party is currently a member of the CPIM-led LDF in Kerala. INL leader Ahamed Devarkovil, MLA ...

, formed in 1994 and currently part of the Left Democratic Front *

Irish National League The Irish National League (INL) was a nationalist political party in Ireland. It was founded on 17 October 1882 by Charles Stewart Parnell as the successor to the Irish National Land League after this was suppressed. Whereas the Land League ...

, founded by Charles Parnell in 1882 and dissolved in 1900 *

National League (Poland, 1893) National League () was a conspirational Polish organization active in all three partitions. It was founded in April 1893 from the transformed Polish League. National League was the first organization of the nascent National Democracy movement. ...

(''Liga Narodowa''), a Polish right-wing political organisation that disbanded in 1928 *

National League (Poland, 2007) The National League (, LN), formerly the National People's Movement (, RLN) until 2013, was a minor Polish political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It i ...

(''Liga Narodowa''), a Polish far-right minor political party *

National League Party The National League was a political party in Ireland. It was founded in 1926 by William Redmond and Thomas O'Donnell in support of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, a close relationship with the United Kingdom, continued membership of the British ...

of Ireland, founded by William Redmond and Thomas O'Donnell in 1926 and disbanded in 1931 *

National League for Democracy The National League for Democracy (, ; Abbreviation, abbr. NLD; Burmese abbr. ဒီချုပ်) is a deregistered liberal democratic political party in Myanmar (formerly Burma). It became the country's ruling party after a landslide victo ...

, a liberal democratic political party in Myanmar (Burma) founded in 1988 *

National League for Democracy (Tanzania) The National League for Democracy (NLD) is a political party in Tanzania. The party was registered on 21 March 1993. In elections held on 14 December 2005, NLD presidential candidate Emmanuel Makaidi placed seventh out of ten candidates, winni ...

, formed in 1993 *

National League of the North The National League of the North (NLN) was an Irish nationalist organisation active in Northern Ireland. The group was founded in May 1928 on the basis of a radical programme for the "National Unification of Ireland". It was in part an attempt ...

, an Irish nationalist organisation active in Northern Ireland, active 1928–1938 *

National League of Sweden The National Youth League of Sweden ( ; SNU) was the first youth organisation of the General Electoral Union of Sweden. It was dislodged from its mother party in 1934 due to its pro-Nazi stance. It was then reconstructed as a separate political ...

, a political party initially formed in 1915 as the National Youth League of Sweden

Other groups

National League of Cities The National League of Cities (NLC) is an American advocacy organization that represents the country's 19,495 cities, towns, and villages along with 49 state municipal leagues. Created in 1924, it has evolved into a membership organization provi ...

, an American advocacy organization formed in 1924 *

National League for the Defense of Religious Liberty The National League for the Defense of Religious Liberty ( – LNDLR) was a Mexican Catholic religious civil rights organization formed in March 1925 that played a crucial role in the Cristero War of 1926 to 1929. History The Mexico City-ba ...

, a Mexican civil rights organization active during the 1920s * National League for Liberty in Vaccination, a French organization formed in 1954 *

National League for Nursing The National League for Nursing (NLN) is a national organization for faculty nurses and leaders in nurse education. It offers faculty development, networking opportunities, testing services, nursing research grants, and public policy initiative ...

, an American organization formed in 1893 *

National League for Opposing Woman Suffrage The National League for Opposing Woman Suffrage was founded in London in December 1910 to oppose the extension of the voting franchise to women in the United Kingdom. It was formed as an amalgamation of the Women's National Anti-Suffrage League ...

, a London-based organization active from 1910 to 1918 *

National League for Women's Service The National League for Women's Service (NLWS) was a United States civilian volunteer organisation formed in January 1917 to provide stateside war services such as feeding, caring for and transporting soldiers, veterans and war workers and was de ...

, an American civilian volunteer organization active during World War I *

National League of Young Liberals National League of Young Liberals (NLYL), often just called the Young Liberals, was the youth wing of the United Kingdom, British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party. It was in existence from 1903 to 1990. Together with the party's student wing, the ...

, the youth wing of the British Liberal Party, active during most of the 20th century

Sports

Association football (soccer)

Bhutan National League The Bhutan Premier League, currently known as the Bank of Bhutan Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the men's highest division of professional football in Bhutan. It also provides Bhutan's entrant for continental competition, the AFC ...

, the premier football competition in Bhutan *

Gibraltar National League The Gibraltar Football League is the only senior tier of association football in Gibraltar, founded in 2019 as the Gibraltar National League after a merger of the Gibraltar Premier Division, which served as the top division of football on the ...

, now known as Gibraltar Football League, the premier football competition in Gibraltar *

Myanmar National League The Myanmar National League (abbreviated MNL) is the premier national professional football league of Myanmar. In 2009, the league replaced the Myanmar Premier League, which consisted only of 14 Yangon-based football clubs, with eight profession ...

, the premier football league in Myanmar *

National League System The National League System comprises the six levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the English Football League. It comes under the jurisdiction of the Football Association. The National League System has a ...

, a component of the English football league system **

National League (English football) The National League of English Football Clubs is a professional football league in England that consists of 72 teams, divided equally between the National League (division), National League North and National League South. The National League ...

, a league covering the fifth and sixth tiers of English football **

National League North The National League North, officially known as Vanarama National League North for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Association football league in England. National League North is the second division of the National League (English footb ...

and

National League South The National League South, officially Vanarama National League South, is a professional Association football league in England. National League South is the second division of the National League (English football), National Leagues and step ...

, divisions in the second-level of the National League System *

National League (Turkey) The National Division or National League () was a top-level football competition organised by the Turkish Football Federation, including the most successful teams from Istanbul, Ankara, and İzmir in Turkey. It was the first national league in ...

, a defunct football league in Turkey *

New Zealand National League The New Zealand Men's National League (NZNL), known as the Dettol Men's National League for sponsorship reasons, is an amateur men's football league at the top of the New Zealand football league system. Founded in 2021, the New Zealand Nationa ...

, the top division of the New Zealand football system *

Russian Football National League The Russian First League (, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division () and Russian Football National League (FNL) () is the second level of the Russian football league system. The Russian Professional Football League (PFL) used t ...

, the second division of the Russian football system *

FAI National League The FAI National League is a proposed 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 prop ...

, soccer league in Ireland

Ice hockey

National League B The Swiss League, also known as the Sky Swiss League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind the National League (ice hockey), National League. The winners of the league each ...

, former name of the Swiss League, the second tier of the Swiss ice hockey league system

Motorcycle speedway

National League (speedway) The National Development League formerly called the National League was formed in 2009 as the third division of Motorcycle speedway, speedway in the United Kingdom, replacing the Conference League (speedway), Conference League. It follows the ...

, the third tier of speedway in the United Kingdom which replaced the Conference League in 2009 * National League, a former name (1976–1990) of the second tier of British speedway, now known as

British League Division Two The British League Division Two was created in 1968 and was the second tier of motorcycle speedway, speedway racing in the United Kingdom until the restructuring of British speedway in 1995. It was renamed the New National League in 1975 and the Na ...

National League (1932–1964) The National League was the main speedway league in the United Kingdom from 1932 until 1964, after which it merged with the Provincial League to form the British League.Rogers, Martin (1978) ''The Illustrated History of Speedway'', Studio Publicat ...

, the top speedway league in Britain in the mid-20th century

Rugby

National League 1 National One, up until 2023 known as National League 1 and previously known before September 2009 as National Division Two), is the third of three national leagues in the domestic rugby union competition of England. It was known as Courage Lea ...

, the third of three national leagues in the domestic rugby union competition of England *

National League 2 North National League 2 North is one of three level four leagues in the English rugby union system and provides semi-professional competition for teams in Northern England. The remainder of England is covered by the two counterpart leagues National L ...

and

National League 2 South National League 2 South (known before September 2009 as National Division Three South) was a level four league in the English rugby union system until the end of season 2021–22. It was one of two leagues at this level, with its counterpart, N ...

, semi-professional level-four leagues in the English rugby union system *

National League 3 Midlands Regional 1 Midlands (until 2021–22 known as Midlands Premier and up until 2016–17 known as National League 3 Midlands) is a level five semi-professional league in the English rugby union system. It is one of six leagues at this level. When ...

National League 3 North North Premier was a level five league in the English rugby union system, with the fourteen teams drawn from across Northern England. The other leagues at this level were London & South East Premier, Midlands Premier and South West Premier. ...

National League 3 London & SE Regional 1 South East (formerly known as London & South East Premier and National League 3 London & South East) is a level five league in the English rugby union system. It is one of six leagues at this level. When this division began in 1987 ...

and

National League 3 South-West Regional 1 South West (formerly South West Premier and National League 3 South West) is a level five league in the English rugby union system. It is one of six leagues at this level. When this division began in 1987 it was known as South West D ...

, semi-professional level-five leagues in the English rugby union system *National Leagues, former name (2003–2008) of the Rugby League Championships in the United Kingdom

Other sports

National League (cricket) The NatWest Pro40 League was a one-day cricket league for first-class cricket counties in England and Wales. It was inaugurated in 1999, but was essentially the old Sunday League retitled to reflect large numbers of matches being played on da ...

, a former cricket league in England and Wales * National League (netball), the top level of netball in Scotland