the english football league system is a series of leagues that are connected for men's association football clubs in england. five teams also come from wales, one team comes from guernsey and one comes from jersey. it is also called the football pyramid. the system has a hierarchical format. it has promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels. this means that in theory, even the smallest club can get to the top of the system. in the system, there are more than 140 leagues, and more than 480 divisions.