The FA National League System Cup is a new football competition run by The Football Association. It was created in the 2003/04 season to provide an English representative in the UEFA Regions Cup. Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) The Current Laws of the Game (LOTG) The Rec. ... The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England (and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man). ... The 2003-2004 season was the 124th season of competitive football (soccer) in England, from August 2003 to July 2004: // Events 29 February 2004: Middlesbrough win their first ever trophy as a professional club by beating Bolton Wanderers in the League Cup final. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... The UEFA Regions Cup is a football competition for amateur teams in Europe, run by UEFA. It was held for the first time in 1998-99, and has been played every two years since. ...
In previous Regions Cups, the FA had nominated a team to take part; in the 2002/03 season it was a Kent County League XI. UEFA decreed that in the future all Regions Cup entrants must have won a national competition, and so the NLS Cup was formed. 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The cup is contested by representative sides from leagues at level 4 of the National League System as organized prior to the 2004 restructuring, that is roughly at the county level or tenth overall tier of the English football league system. This year's final was held on May 8, 2004, and was won by the Mid Cheshire League, who beat the Cambridgeshire County League 2-0. The National League System, otherwise known as the football pyramid, is a comprehensive league structure for football clubs in England playing below the level of the FA Premier League and The Football League. ... The English football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England (though for historical reasons — namely that the league system was originally intended to be United Kingdom-wide — a small number of Welsh clubs also compete). ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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