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National League South
English association Football league
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English association Football league
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| logo | Enterprise-National-League-South-Colour-Badged.png |
| country | England |
| founded | 2004 |
| teams | 24 |
| promotion | National League |
| relegation | Isthmian League Premier Division |
| Southern Football League Premier Division Central or South | |
| levels | 6 |
| Step 2 (National League System) | |
| domest_cup | FA Cup |
| FA Trophy | |
| confed_cup | Europa League |
| (via FA Cup) | |
| champions | Truro City (1st title) |
| top_goalscorer | Shaun Jeffers (129) |
| season | 2024–25 |
| most_champs | 20 Teams (1 title) |
| current | 2025–26 National League South |
| website | National League |
Southern Football League Premier Division Central or South Step 2 (National League System) FA Trophy (via FA Cup)
The National League South, officially known as Enterprise National League South for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Association football league in England. National League South is the second division of the National Leagues and step 2 of the NLS and sixth-highest tier overall in the English football league system, after the Premier League, the EFL leagues and the National League and is contested by 24 clubs.
National League South includes teams from the South East, London, and the South West, as well as teams from Essex. The National League South was introduced in 2004 as part of a major restructuring of the National League System. Each year the champion of the league is automatically promoted to the National League. A second promotion place goes to the winner of a play-off involving the teams finishing in second to seventh place (expanded from four to six teams in the 2017–18 season). The three bottom clubs were relegated to Step 3 leagues.
For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Blue Square South (2007–2010), Blue Square Bet South (2010–2013), Skrill South (2013–2014), the Vanarama Conference South (2014–2015), the Vanarama National League South (2015–2019) and the Motorama National League South following a three-year sponsorship deal announced in January 2019. Since the start of the 2015–16 season, the league is known as the National League South.
In June 2025, the league was renamed the Enterprise National League South after the sponsorship deal with Vanarama ended upon completion of the 2024–25 season.
Current member clubs, 2025–26
The current member clubs for the 2025–26 season are as follows:
| Club | Finishing position 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| AFC Totton | 2nd in Southern League (promoted) |
| Bath City | 15th |
| Chelmsford City | 11th |
| Chesham United | 13th |
| Chippenham Town | 14th |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 21st in National League (relegated) |
| Dorking Wanderers | 6th |
| Dover Athletic | 5th in Isthmian League (promoted) |
| Eastbourne Borough | 3rd |
| Ebbsfleet United | 24th in National League (relegated) |
| Enfield Town | 19th |
| Farnborough | 10th |
| Hampton & Richmond Borough | 18th |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 12th |
| Hornchurch | 9th |
| Horsham | 1st in Isthmian League (promoted) |
| Maidenhead United | 22nd in National League (relegated) |
| Maidstone United | 7th |
| Salisbury | 20th |
| Slough Town | 16th |
| Tonbridge Angels | 17th |
| Torquay United | 2nd |
| Weston-super-Mare | 8th |
| Worthing | 4th |
Current league stadiums 2025–26
Dagenham & Redbridge
Enfield Town
Hampton & Richmond
Hornchurch
The stadiums of all teams in the league for the 2025–26 season are listed below in capacity order:
| Home club | Stadium name | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath City | Twerton Park | 8,840 | |
| Farnborough | Cherrywood Road | 7,000 | |
| Dover Athletic | Crabble Athletic Ground | 6,500 | |
| Torquay United | Plainmoor | 6,500 | |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | Chigwell Construction Stadium | 6,078 | |
| Chesham United | The Meadow | 5,000 | |
| Salisbury | Raymond McEnhill Stadium | 5,000 | |
| Ebbsfleet United | Stonebridge Road | 4,800 | |
| Dorking Wanderers | Meadowbank Stadium | 4,250 | |
| Maidstone United | Gallagher Stadium | 4,200 | |
| Eastbourne Borough | Priory Lane | 4,151 | |
| Maidenhead United | York Road | 4,000 | |
| Worthing | Woodside Road | 4,000 | |
| Hampton & Richmond Borough | Beveree Stadium | 3,500 | |
| Hornchurch | Hornchurch Stadium | 3,500 | |
| Weston-super-Mare | Woodspring Stadium | 3,500 | |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | Vauxhall Road | 3,152 | |
| Chelmsford City | Melbourne Stadium | 3,502 | |
| Chippenham Town | Hardenhuish Park | 3,000 | |
| Horsham | The Fusion Aviation Community Stadium | 3,000 | |
| Tonbridge Angels | Longmead Stadium | 3,000 | |
| AFC Totton | Testwood Stadium | 3,000 | |
| Enfield Town | Queen Elizabeth II Stadium | 2,500 | |
| Slough Town | Arbour Park | 2,000 |
Past winners
| Season | Winner | Playoff winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Grays Athletic | Eastbourne Borough ** |
| 2005–06 | Weymouth | St Albans City |
| 2006–07 | Histon | Salisbury City |
| 2007–08 | Lewes | Eastbourne Borough |
| 2008–09 | AFC Wimbledon | Hayes & Yeading United |
| 2009–10 | Newport County | Bath City |
| 2010–11 | Braintree Town | Ebbsfleet United |
| 2011–12 | Woking | Dartford |
| 2012–13 | Welling United | Salisbury City |
| 2013–14 | Eastleigh | Dover Athletic |
| 2014–15 | Bromley | Boreham Wood |
| 2015–16 | Sutton United | Maidstone United |
| 2016–17 | Maidenhead United | Ebbsfleet United |
| 2017–18 | Havant & Waterlooville | Braintree Town |
| 2018–19 | Torquay United | Woking |
| 2019–20 | Wealdstone | Weymouth |
| 2020–21 | None, season curtailed and voided | |
| 2021–22 | Maidstone United | Dorking Wanderers |
| 2022–23 | Ebbsfleet United | Oxford City |
| 2023–24 | Yeovil Town | Braintree Town |
| 2024–25 | Truro City | Boreham Wood |
** Not promoted. In 2004–05 only three promotion places were available to the Conference National. The third place was decided in a Playoff at Stoke City's Britannia Stadium, which Eastbourne lost 2–1 to the Conference North playoff winners, Altrincham.
Attendances
As of the end of the 2024–25 season, the record for the highest average league attendance is 1,226. Torquay United hold the record for the highest club average attendance with 3,943, having previously broken the record in the 2018–19 season with 2,551. ;Average and highest attendances
| Season | League average attendance | Highest average | Club | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | 487 | Salisbury City | 886 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 461 | Ebbsfleet United | 1,090 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 521 | Bromley | 1,081 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 653 | Maidstone United | 2,222 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 586 | Ebbsfleet United | 1,350 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 551 | Dartford | url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/national-league-south/attendances/2017-2018 | title=National League South – Average Attendances – Home Matches – 2017-2018 | website=www.footballwebpages.co.uk | accessdate=1 February 2024}} | |
| 2018–19 | 877 | Torquay United | 2,551 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 855 | Dulwich Hamlet | 2,200 | ||||
| 2020–21 | No attendances due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
| 2021–22 | 1,002 | Dulwich Hamlet | 2,712 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 899 | Dulwich Hamlet | 2,464 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 1,205 | Yeovil Town | 3,916 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 1,226 | Torquay United | 3,943 |
Records
| Highest away attendance | 2,760 out of 2,812 - Truro City vs. Torquay United, 1 January 2019 |
|---|
References
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