Crown League
| Founded | 27 April 1974 |
|---|---|
| Country | Vionna-Frankenlisch |
| Confederation | CIFA |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | VFL National |
| Domestic cup(s) | National Cup |
| League cup(s) | VFL Cup |
| International cup(s) | Imperial Cup |
| Current champions | Gestoria (1st title) (2019–20) |
 2020–21 Crown League | |
The Crown League is the top level of the Vionna-Frankenlischian football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Vionna-Frankenlischian League (VFL). Seasons run from August to May with each team playing 38 matches (playing all 19 other teams both home and away). Most games are played on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. The Crown League is one of the contributing football leagues to the Imperial Cup, a competition drawn from the associations of the Frankenlischian Commonwealth.
The competition was founded as the Worker's League in 1974 as part of the Marton Reforms, a series of reforms by socialist Culture Minister John Marton intended to promote working-class sports and cultural activities to overtake the customs of the old aristocracy. The main feature of the reforms was the overhaul of the Vionna-Frankenlischian football league system which had previously been much smaller and divided between the kingdoms of Vionna and Frankenlisch. The Marton Reforms merged the two systems into one and founded the VFL to manage the seven tiers of professional Vionna-Frankenlischian football. The reorganisation, combined with government subsidies, increased the national popularity of association football and ensured the sport's survival following the restoration of the Vionna-Frankenlischian monarchy.
The Crown League is the most-attended sports event in Vionna-Frankenlisch and the centre of the Vionna-Frankenlischian sport sector. Though originally state-funded and its clubs self-organised, it has become heavily commercialised and clubs are now privately-owned. All Crown League matches are broadcast on radio and filmed for distribution to shops and cinemas.