The Lothian & Edinburgh AFA upholds the objects of amateur football to promote, foster and develop the game of Association football by offering both new and established clubs and their players the platform to perform at a level which suits them.

The Association operates a Saturday Section and a Sunday Section. The Saturday Section has 7 divisions for the forthcoming 2013/14 season - Premier 1, Premier 2, Lothian West and Lothian East, Edinburgh West, Edinburgh Central, and Edinburgh East. The Sunday Section continues to grow from its inception just a couple of seasons ago and now has 4 divisions - Sunday Morning, Premier Divisions 1 & 2, and Division 1.