ush ▁species ▁ ▁B rom us ▁mar it im us , ▁the ▁se as ide ▁b rome , ▁a ▁plant ▁species ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Mar it im us ▁( disambiguation ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Southern ▁Am ateur ▁League ▁( S AL ) ▁is ▁an ▁association ▁football ▁league ▁in ▁England ▁affili ated ▁to ▁the ▁Am ateur ▁Football ▁Alliance ▁( A FA ). ▁It ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Gre ater ▁London ▁and ▁cat ers ▁for ▁ 1 1 – a – side ▁men ' s ▁adult ▁teams . ▁A ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁league ▁is ▁' multi - team ▁football ', ▁common ▁in ▁A FA ▁le agues , ▁with ▁clubs ▁field ing ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 5 – 6 ▁teams ▁each . ▁For ▁season ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁the ▁league ▁has ▁ 3 8 ▁member ▁clubs ▁running ▁around ▁ 1 9 0 ▁teams ▁in ▁ 1 9 ▁divisions . ▁All ▁clubs ▁are ▁strictly ▁amateur . ▁ ▁Club ▁set - up , ▁sport sm ans hip ▁and ▁hospital ity ▁As ▁in ▁other ▁A FA ▁le agues ▁it ▁is ▁common ▁for ▁clubs ▁to ▁run ▁several ▁teams ▁with ▁some ▁S AL ▁clubs ▁running ▁up ▁to ▁ 9 ▁teams . ▁This ▁allows ▁players ▁of ▁all ▁ab ilities ▁to ▁play ▁against ▁teams ▁from ▁other ▁clubs ▁of ▁a ▁similar ▁standard . ▁The ▁best ▁players ▁will ▁be ▁picked ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁team , ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁the ▁remainder ▁going ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁team ▁and ▁so ▁on ▁down ▁the ▁club . ▁ ▁The ▁S