Scottish Junior Football Association, North Region

The Scottish Junior Football Association, North Region is one of the three regions of the Scottish Junior Football Association. Its area covers Grampian and Moray as well as part of Highland - from Stonehaven in the south to Inverness in the west. The North Region previously had three regionwide divisions from 2003 onwards, however from 2013 the decision was taken to revert to two regional divisions below the North Superleague.^[1]

It consists of three divisions:

• North Superleague
• North First Division (West)
• North First Division (East)

Member clubs

There are 37 clubs currently playing in the North Region plus Fochabers who are in abeyance.

Superleague

First Division (West) & First Division (East)

Cup competitions

There are six cup competitions in the North Region:

• The North Regional Cup. Known as the Dominos Pizza North Regional Cup under a sponsorship arrangement, this is a knockout tournament for all North Region clubs.
• Grill League Cup. This is the opening tournament of the season. Clubs are drawn in eight groups with the group winners advancing to a knockout competition.
• McLeman Cup. Known as the McBookie.com McLeman Cup under a sponsorship arrangement, this is a knockout tournament for clubs in the North Superleague.
• Morrison Cup. Known as the MTM Construction Morrison Cup under a sponsorship arrangement, this is a knockout tournament for clubs in the North First Division (East).
• Elginshire Cup. Known as the Elginshire Cup (sponsored by Elginshire Refrigeration) under a sponsorship arrangement. this is a knockout tournament for clubs in the North First Division (West).
• North and Tayside Inter-Regional Cup. Known as the GA Engineering Cup for sponsorship purposes, this is a knockout tournament for North Region and former Tayside Region clubs in the current East Region and is administered by a joint committee. First played for in 1988, clubs play early rounds in their own region with eight sides from each area progressing to the last sixteen.

Roll of Honour

Season	North Premier Division	North Division One (East)	North Division One (West)
2001–02	Formartine United	Aberdeen Lads Club	Strathspey Thistle
2002–03	Sunnybank	Turriff United	Forres Thistle

Season	North Premier Division	North Division One	North Division Two
2003–04	Culter	Maud	Islavale
2004–05	Culter	Parkvale	New Elgin
2005–06	Culter	Dyce Juniors	New Elgin
2006–07	Culter	East End	Fochabers
2007–08	Banks O' Dee	Banchory St. Ternan	Bishopmill United
2008–09	Banks O' Dee	Buchanhaven Hearts	Inverness City
2009–10	Sunnybank	Fraserburgh United	Burghead Thistle

Season	North Superleague	North Division One	North Division Two
2010–11	Culter	Inverness City	Parkvale
2011–12	Hermes	Inverness City	Portgordon Victoria
2012–13	Culter	New Elgin	Colony Park

Season	North Superleague	North First Division (West)	North First Division (East)
2013–14	Culter	Inverness City	Cruden Bay

Current cup holders

• North Regional Cup - Culter
• Grill League Cup - Hermes (2014–15 season)
• McLeman Cup - FC Stoneywood
• Morrison Cup - Sunnybank
• Elginshire Cup - Forres Thistle
• GA Engineering Cup - Lochee United

References

1. Easton, Richard (9 June 2013). "Clubs agree to league reconstruction". SJFA, North Region. Retrieved 10 June 2013.

External links

• The North Region Scottish Junior Football Association
• Stewart Davidson, Scottish Non-League Review, issues 15–24.