The Ifa

The Northern Amateur Football League (NAFL) is an amateur football league in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1923 and currently consists of three divisions of thirteen sections, providing a base for 94 clubs with a total of 179 teams taking part competitively in Intermediate and Junior status competitions.

The league is affiliated to the Irish Football Association (IFA) and its clubs are eligible to compete in the IFA Junior Cup and the IFA Intermediate Cup.

The NAFL was founded in 1923 when 16 clubs from the Greater Belfast area obtained permission from the IFA to form a league solely for amateur players. Initially membership was confined to teams from Public Bodies, Private Associations, Schools and Firms.