The league was formed in 2022 to replace Primera Catalana as the first level of Catalonia, starting from the 2023–24 season.

[1] The Lliga Elit arose because the FCF considered it necessary to create a transition league between the regional and national divisions of Spanish football with the aim of helping Catalan teams to establish themselves in professional football.

The top two teams of the season will be promoted to Tercera Federación, while a third team will be promoted after winning a play-off between the clubs placed between third and sixth place of the season.

The four worst teams of the season will be relegated to Primera Catalana, the new seventh level of competition.

[3] The league has 16 teams, eight remained from the Lliga Elit previous season, four were promoted from Primera Catalana and four were relegated from Tercera Federación.