This is a list of football teams based in Merseyside sorted by which league they play in as of the 2023–24 season.
Following the relegation of Tranmere in 2015, Everton and Liverpool became the only two remaining Merseyside teams in professional leagues.
The club were relegated to League Two in the 2019/20 season on a points per game basis due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
These Merseyside clubs play in semi-pro and amateur leagues which grant eligibility to enter the FA Vase and are high enough in the English football league system to grant eligibility to enter the FA Cup, comprising levels 9–10 of the system.
In Merseyside this consists solely of the North West Counties Football League.