| Countries | England |
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| Founded | 1986 |
| Divisions | Premier Division Division One |
| Number of teams | 40 22 (Premier Division) 18 (Division One) |
| Levels on pyramid | Levels 9–10 |
| Feeder to | Southern League or Isthmian League |
| Domestic cup(s) | FA Cup FA Vase Wessex League Cup |
| Current champions | Poole Town (2010–11) |
| Website | Official |
The Wessex League is an English association football league formed in 1986, with its premier division currently at the fifth step of the National League System, or the ninth tier of the overall English football league system. The participating clubs are mainly based in Hampshire, but the league also encompasses clubs from adjoining counties such as Dorset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, and the Isle of Wight. Under the terms of a sponsorship contract, the league is officially known as the Sydenhams League.
In 2004, it absorbed most of the clubs from its feeder league, the Hampshire League, which formed a new Division Two and Division Three. In 2006 the divisions were renamed as the Premier Division and Divisions One and Two. At the end of the 2006–07 season, Division Two was disbanded, and most of the clubs formed a new Hampshire Premier League.
Champions of the Wessex League who meet the relevant ground and financial requirements are eligible for promotion to the Southern League or Isthmian League, depending on geographical location.
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This was the top division in the Wessex League until the end of the 2005-2006 season. After that the top division was renamed the Premier Division with relegation from that league to Division One.
Division Two no longer exists.
Division Three no longer exists.
The Wessex League Cup, or 'Sydenhams League Cup' for sponsor purposes, is a domestic cup which all the Wessex League teams participate in.
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