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The National Athletics League comprises three levels involving 38 Clubs competing at four rounds of fixtures. At the top of the NAL is the Premiership involving 16 clubs, next level involves 16 clubs in the Championship followed by National One with 6 Clubs. The League system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between divisions and Area Leagues.
The Club competition structure within the Premiership and Championship involves Round Robin group format fixtures with each Division divided into 4 seeded groups. Fixtures to be held on
Round 1 Saturday 7th May
Round 2 Saturday 4th June
Round 3 Saturday 2nd July
Groups are determined through the IAAF seeding system. Each seeded group will have the opportunity to compete against the other three seeded groups, in their division, over the first three fixtures of the season.
The fourth round of Premiership and Championship fixtures involves Top 8 clubs from the first three rounds contesting the A Final with the remaining clubs contesting the B Final.
Premiership Grand Final Saturday 20th August at Bedford
Championship Grand Final Sunday 21st August at Bedford
National One involves 4 competition Rounds
Round 1 Saturday 7th May
Round 2 Saturday 4th June
Round 3 Saturday 2nd July
Round 4 Saturday 20th August
Round 1 and Round 3 the programme includes men’s 5000m whereas Round 2 and Round 4 includes 3000m for men
Full details of NAL Divisional fixtures are below
Premiership
Premiership Round 1 |
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Saturday 7th May 2022 |
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Fixture A |
Fixture B |
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Host Club Venue
Post Code |
Trafford AC Manchester Regional Athletics Arena Manchester M11 3FF |
Host Club Venue
Post Code |
Cardiff AAC Cardiff International Sports Stadium Cardiff CF11 8AZ |
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Clubs involved |
Clubs involved |
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1 & 11 |
Birchfield Harriers |
1 & 11 |
Cardiff AAC |
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2 & 22 |
Blackheath & Bromley Harriers |
2 & 22 |
Harrow AC |
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3 & 33 |
Bristol & West AC |
3 & 33 |
Newham & Essex Beagles |
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4 & 44 |
City of Sheffield and Dearne |
4 & 44 |
Notts AC |
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5 & 55 |
Glasgow Jaguars Track & Field Club |
5 & 55 |
Southampton AC |
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6 & 66 |
Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers |
6 & 66 |
Swansea Harriers |
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7 & 77 |
Trafford AC |
7 & 77 |
Thames Valley Harriers |
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8 & 88 |
Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow |
8 & 88 |
Woodford Green with Essex Ladies |
Premiership Round 2 |
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Saturday 4th June 2022 |
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Fixture A |
Fixture B |
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Host Club Venue
Post Code |
Blackheath/Harrow/TVH Weir Archers Athletic Track Kingston Upon Thames KT1 3PB |
Host Club Venue
Post Code |
Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow Thames Valley Athletics Centre Eton SL4 6HN |
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Clubs involved |
Clubs involved |
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1 & 11 |
Birchfield Harriers |
1 & 11 |
Cardiff AAC |
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2 & 22 |
Blackheath & Bromley Harriers |
2 & 22 |
City of Sheffield and Dearne |
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3 & 33 |
Bristol & West AC |
3 & 33 |
Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers |
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4 & 44 |
Harrow AC |
4 & 44 |
Southampton AC |
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5 & 55 |
Glasgow Jaguars Track & Field Club |
5 & 55 |
Swansea Harriers |
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6 & 66 |
Newham & Essex Beagles |
6 & 66 |
Trafford AC |
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7 & 77 |
Notts AC |
7 & 77 |
Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow |
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8 & 88 |
Thames Valley Harriers |
8 & 88 |
Woodford Green with Essex Ladies |
Premiership Round 3 |
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Saturday 2nd July 2022 |
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Fixture A |
Fixture B |
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Host Club Venue
Post Code |
Woodford Green & Essex L Ashton Playing Fields. Woodford IG8 8AA |
Host Club Venue
Post Code |
Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers StoneX Stadium Hendon NW4 1RL |
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Clubs involved |
Clubs involved |
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1 & 11 |
Birchfield Harriers |
1 & 11 |
City of Sheffield and Dearne |
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2 & 22 |
Blackheath & Bromley Harriers |
2 & 22 |
Harrow AC |
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3 & 33 |
Bristol & West AC |
3 & 33 |
Newham & Essex Beagles |
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4 & 44 |
Cardiff AC |
4 & 44 |
Notts AC |
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5 & 55 |
Glasgow Jaguars Track & Field Club |
5 & 55 |
Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers |
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6 & 66 |
Southampton AC |
6 & 66 |
Thames Valley Harriers |
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7 & 77 |
Swansea Harriers |
7 & 77 |
Trafford AC |
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8 & 88 |
Woodford Green with Essex Ladies |
8 & 88 |
Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow |
Championship
Championship Round 1 |
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Saturday 7th May 2022 |
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Fixture A |
Fixture B |
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Host Club Venue
Post Code |
Kingston & Poly AC Weir Archers Athletic Track Kingston Upon Thames KT1 3PB |
Host Club Venue
Post Code |
Havering Ac Chelmsford Athletic Centre Chelmsford CM1 2EH |
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Clubs involved |
Clubs involved |
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1 & 11 |
Crawley AC |
1 & 11 |
Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC |
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2 & 22 |
Enfield & Haringey AC |
2 & 22 |
Bedford & County |
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3 & 33 |
Herne Hill Harriers |
3 & 33 |
Bournemouth AC |
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4 & 44 |
Kingston & Poly AC |
4 & 44 |
Chelmsford AC |
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5 & 55 |
Reading AC |
5 & 55 |
City of Liverpool |
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6 & 66 |
Sale Harriers |
6 & 66 |
Havering AC |
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7 & 77 |
Tonbridge AC |
7 & 77 |
Herts Phoenix AC |
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8 & 88 |
Wigan & District Harriers |
8 & 88 |
Peterborough & Nene Valley AC |
Championship Round 2 |
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Saturday 4th June 2022 |
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Fixture A |
Fixture B |
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Host Club Venue
Post Code |
Bedford & County Bedford International Stadium Bedford, MK41 9SB. |
Host Club Venue
Post Code |
Sale Harriers Manchester Regional Athletics Arena Manchester M11 3FF |
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Clubs involved |
Clubs involved |
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1 & 11 |
Bedford & County |
1 & 11 |
Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC |
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2 & 22 |
Crawley AC |
2 & 22 |
Bournemouth AC |
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3 & 33 |
Havering AC |
3 & 33 |
Chelmsford AC |
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4 & 44 |
Herts Phoenix AC |
4 & 44 |
Enfield & Haringey AC |
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5 & 55 |
Herne Hill Harriers |
5 & 55 |
City of Liverpool |
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6 & 66 |
Kingston & Poly AC |
6 & 66 |
Sale Harriers |
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7 & 77 |
Peterborough & Nene Valley AC |
7 & 77 |
Tonbridge AC |
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8 & 88 |
Reading AC |
8 & 88 |
Wigan & District Harriers |
Championship Round 3 |
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Saturday 2nd July 2022 |
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Fixture A |
Fixture B |
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Host Club Venue
Post Code |
Bournemouth AC King’s Park Athletics Centre Bournemouth, BH7 7AF. |
Host Club Venue
Post Code |
Herts Phoenix AC Ridlins Wood Athletics & Sports Ground Stevenage SG2 9QZ |
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Clubs involved |
Clubs involved |
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1 & 11 |
Basingstoke & Mid Hants AC |
1 & 11 |
Bedford & County |
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2 & 22 |
Bournemouth AC |
2 & 22 |
Havering AC |
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3 & 33 |
Chelmsford AC |
3 & 33 |
Herts Phoenix AC |
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4 & 44 |
City of Liverpool |
4 & 44 |
Enfield & Haringey AC |
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5 & 55 |
Crawley AC |
5 & 55 |
Peterborough & Nene Valley AC |
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6 & 66 |
Herne Hill Harriers |
6 & 66 |
Sale Harriers |
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7 & 77 |
Kingston & Poly AC |
7 & 77 |
Tonbridge AC |
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8 & 88 |
Reading AC |
8 & 88 |
Wigan & District Harriers |
National One
National One |
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Round One |
Round Two |
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Saturday 7th May 2022 |
Saturday 4th June 2022 |
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Host Club Venue
Post Code |
Marshall Milton Keynes AC Stantonbury Campus Purbeck, Milton Keynes MK14 6BN |
Host Club Venue
Post Code |
City of Portsmouth AC The Mountbatten Centre Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 9QA. |
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Clubs involved |
Clubs involved |
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1 & 11 |
Belgrave Harriers |
1 & 11 |
Belgrave Harriers |
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2 & 22 |
City of Portsmouth AC |
2 & 22 |
City of Portsmouth AC |
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3 & 33 |
Marshall Milton Keynes AC |
3 & 33 |
Marshall Milton Keynes AC |
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4 & 44 |
Southend AC |
4 & 44 |
Southend AC |
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5 & 55 |
Yate & District AC |
5 & 55 |
Yate & District AC |
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6 & 66 |
Yeovil Olympiads |
6 & 66 |
Yeovil Olympiads |
National One |
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Round Three |
Round Four |
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Saturday 2nd July 2022 |
Saturday 2oth August 2022 |
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Host Club Venue
Post Code |
Yeovil Olympiads Bill Whistlecroft Arena Yeovil, BA21 3DS |
Host Club Venue
Post Code |
Yate & District AC Yate Outdoor Sports Complex Yate, BS37 7LB |
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Clubs involved |
Clubs involved |
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1 & 11 |
Belgrave Harriers |
1 & 11 |
Belgrave Harriers |
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2 & 22 |
City of Portsmouth AC |
2 & 22 |
City of Portsmouth AC |
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3 & 33 |
Marshall Milton Keynes AC |
3 & 33 |
Marshall Milton Keynes AC |
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4 & 44 |
Southend AC |
4 & 44 |
Southend AC |
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5 & 55 |
Yate & District AC |
5 & 55 |
Yate & District AC |
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6 & 66 |
Yeovil Olympiads |
6 & 66 |
Yeovil Olympiads |