National Conference League

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National Conference League

Current season, competition or edition: 2024 National Conference League
Sport	Rugby league
Founded	1986; 38 years ago (1986) (as BARLA National League)
Divisions	Premier Division Division One Division Two Division Three
No. of teams	49
Country	England
Confederation	RFL BARLA
Most recent champion(s)	Premier Division: West Hull Division One: Kells Division Two: Heworth Division Three: East Leeds
TV partner(s)	ouRLeague
Level on pyramid	4
Domestic cup(s)	Challenge Cup Conference Challenge Trophy BARLA National Cup
Official website	www.rugby-league.com/competitions/national/national-conference-league

The National Conference League (often abbreviated to the NCL) is an amateur rugby league competition in Great Britain. The competition is one of two fourth tier competitions in British rugby league and operates for amateur clubs based based in the sport's heartlands of Northern England.

The competition began in 1986 and was run by the British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA). In 2012, the competition moved summer season in line with the professional game.^[1] It is currently jointly run by BARLA and the Rugby Football League.