ðə lˈiːɡ kˈeɪm ˌɪntʊ ɛɡzˈɪstəns ˌʌndɚ ðə nˈɔːɹθ nˈeɪm fɚðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks zˈiəɹoʊ sˈɛvən sˈiːzən, ɔːlðˈoʊ ɐ tˈeɪsaɪd dˈɪstɹɪkt lˈiːɡ hɐdbɪn ɪn plˈeɪs bᵻlˌoʊ ðɪ ˈiːst sˈuːpɚ lˈiːɡ sˈɪns tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː zˈiəɹoʊ θɹˈiː, jˈuːzɪŋ ðə stɹˈʌktʃɚɹ əvə kˈɑːmən ˈiːst ɹˈiːdʒən tˈɑːp tˈɪɹ ænd lˈoʊɚ ɹˈiːdʒənəl dᵻvˈɪʒənz ɪn plˈeɪs ʌvðɪ ˈoʊld stɹˈʌktʃɚɹ ʌv θɹˈiː sˈɛpɹət ɹˈiːdʒənəl lˈiːɡz ɪn ðæt pˈɑːɹt ʌv skˈɑːtlənd, wɪððə tˈeɪsaɪd dʒˈuːnjɚ fˈʊtbɔːl lˈiːɡ ðə hɪstˈɔːɹɪk lˈoʊkəl kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən.
The league came into existence under the 'North' name for the 2006–07 season, although a 'Tayside District league' had been in place below the East Super League since 2002–03, using the structure of a common 'East Region' top tier and lower regional divisions in place of the old structure of three separate regional leagues in that part of Scotland, with the Tayside Junior Football League the historic local competition.