The 2024–25 Southern Counties East Football League season is the 59th in the history of the Southern Counties East Football League, and the ninth year the competition will have two divisions, the Premier Division and Division One, at levels 9 and 10 of the English football league system. It is also known as Presence & Co. Southern Counties East League for sponsorship reasons.
The provisional club allocations for steps 5 and 6 were announced by The Football Association on 17 May 2024.
Premier Division
The Premier Division comprised eighteen teams from the previous season, along with two new clubs after Deal Town and Erith Town were promoted to the Isthmian League South East Division and Welling Town were relegated to Division One.
The two clubs joining the division were:
- Erith & Belvedere - Relegated from Isthmian League South East Division
- Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers - Promoted from Division One
Premier Division table
Results table
Division One
Division One consisted of eighteen teams, increased from sixteen the previous season. Teams that left Division One from the previous season were AFC Whyteleafe and Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers who were promoted to the Combined Counties Premier Division South and SCEFL Premier Division respectively.
The four new teams that joined the division were:
- Clapton Community - Transferred from Eastern Counties League Division One South
- Halls Athletic - Promoted from Kent County League
- Soul Tower Hamlets - Transferred from Eastern Counties League Division One South
- Welling Town - Relegated from Premier Division
Clapton were initially transferred across from the Eastern Counties League Division One South, before withdrawing from the league on 18 June 2024, resulting in a reprieve for Greenways. on March 31st 2025 Canterbury City have requested relegation from the South Counties East Football League Division One due to issues with finding a groundshare.
Division One table
Results table
League Challenge Cup
The 2024–25 SCEFL Challenge Cup was contested by all 38 clubs from both the Premier and First divisions (indicated by '(PD)' and '(FD)' respectively in the results listings below).
Defending champions Erith Town were unable to defend their title following their promotion to the Isthmian League South East Division.
First round
All 38 clubs across the two divisions were entered into the first-round draw where there would be just six ties.
Second round
The second round saw the remaining 26 teams face the six winners from the previous round.
Third round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
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