User:Eccy89/Australian soccer league system
| Level | Leagues | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | A-League 10 clubs (1 from New Zealand) no relegation | |||||||||||||
| 2 | National Premier Leagues 90 clubs (from 8 divisions) |
Northern Territory Regional 3 districts no promotion | ||||||||||||
| NPL ACT 10 clubs no promotion no relegation |
NPL NSW 12 clubs no promotion ↓ relegate 1 |
NPL Northern NSW 10 clubs no promotion ↓ relegate 1 |
NPL Queensland 12 clubs no promotion no relegation |
NPL South Australia 12 clubs no promotion ↓ relegate 1.5 |
NPL Tasmania 8 clubs no promotion no relegation |
NPL Victoria 14 clubs no promotion ↓ relegate 2.5 |
NPL Western Australia 12 clubs no promotion ↓ relegate 1 | |||||||
| – (a) | Capital League 10 clubs no promotion ↓ relegate 1 |
NPL NSW 2 14 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 1 |
State League 1 11 clubs ↑ promote 1 no relegation |
Regional 10 districts no promotion |
NPL State League 1 12 clubs ↑ promote 1.5 ↓ relegate 1.5 |
Northern Championship 9 clubs no promotion ↓ relegate 1 |
Southern Championship 9 clubs no promotion ↓ relegate 1 |
NPL Victoria 2 West 10 clubs ↑ promote 1.25 ↓ relegate 1 |
NPL Victoria 2 East 10 clubs ↑ promote 1.25 ↓ relegate 1 |
State League 1 12 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 1.5 |
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| – (a) | Capital League Division 1 10 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 1 |
NPL NSW 3 12 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 1 |
Regional 7 districts no promotion |
NPL State League 2 9 clubs ↑ promote 1.5 |
Northern League One 6 clubs ↑ promote 1 potential relegation |
Southern League One 6 clubs ↑ promote 1 potential relegation |
State League 1 North-West 12 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 2 |
State League 1 South-East 12 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 2 |
State League 2 12 clubs ↑ promote 1.5 ↓ relegate 1 |
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| – (a) | Capital League Division 2 10 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 1 |
NSW State League 12 clubs ↑ promote 1 no relegation |
South Australian Regional Leagues 6 districts no promotion |
Northern League Two 6 clubs potential promotion no relegation |
Southern League Two 6 clubs potential promotion no relegation |
State League 2 North-West 12 clubs ↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 2 |
State League 2 South-East 12 clubs ↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 2 |
Amateur Leagues 6 divisions internal promotion and relegation |
Metropolitan League 6 divisions internal promotion and relegation |
Regional 17 separate associations |
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| – (a) | Capital League Division 3 10 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 1 |
Regional 19 districts no promotion |
Southern League Three 8 clubs potential promotion no relegation |
State League 3 North-West 12 clubs ↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 2.25 |
State League 3 South-East 12 clubs ↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 2.25 |
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| – (a) | Southern League Four 8 clubs potential promotion no relegation |
State League 4 48 clubs (from 4 divisions) ↑ promote 4.5 ↓ relegate 8 |
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| – (a) | Southern League Five 8 clubs potential promotion no relegation |
State League 5 48 clubs (from 4 divisions) ↑ promote 8 no relegation |
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| – (a) | Victorian Regional Leagues 8 districts no promotion |
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Mark II[edit]
The Australian soccer league system is a structure of leagues for soccer clubs in Australia. The league system in Australia since 1977 has involved one top divisional league controlled by the national body and many leagues run within each state below. The National Soccer League stood from 1977–2004 as the top nationwide tier above the current state-based league systems, in 2005, the A-League was established as its successor. The introduction of the National Premier Leagues in 2013 introduced a direct second tier of football in Australia, underpinning the A-League.[1] The National Premier Leagues incorporated the existing state leagues as divisions with a nationwide end of season finals series. In 2013, the National Premier Leagues rebranded 5 of the 9 top state leagues, and the remainder – with the exception of the Northern Territory – joined in 2014.[1] There is no promotion and relegation to and from the top-tier A-League, and promotion and relegation at other levels varies between different state systems.
The National Youth League, which runs in conjunction with the A-League as a national youth developmental and reserve league, is not included in the table. The women's soccer league system in Australia is similar to that of the men's, with the W-League the top nationwide league and below that state-based leagues run by the FFA Member Federations.
| Level | League(s)/Division(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| National | ||
| 1 | A-League 10 clubs (1 from New Zealand) no relegation | |
| State-wide | ||
| 2 | ACT NPL (10 clubs) – NSW NPL (12 clubs) – Northern NSW NPL (10 clubs) –
Queensland NPL (12 clubs) – SA NPL (12 clubs) – Tasmania NPL (8 clubs) – Victoria NPL (14 clubs) – WA NPL (12 clubs) | |
| 3 | ACT Capital League (10 clubs) – NSW NPL 2 (14 clubs) – NNSW State League 1 (11 clubs) – SA NPL State League 1 (12 clubs) – Tasmania Northern Championship (9 clubs) – Tasmania Southern Championship (9 clubs) – Victoria NPL 2 West (10 clubs) – Victoria NPL 2 East (10 clubs) – WA State League 1 (12 clubs) | |
| 4 | NSW NPL 3 (12 clubs) – SA NPL State League 2 (9 clubs) – VIC State League 1 North-West (12 clubs) – VIC State League 1 South-East (12 clubs) – WA State League 2 (12 clubs) | |
| 5 | NSW State League (12 clubs) – VIC State League 2 North-West (12 clubs) – VIC State League 2 South-East (12 clubs) | |
| 6 | VIC State League 3 North-West (12 clubs) – VIC State League 3 South-East (12 clubs) | |
| 7 | VIC State League 4 – 48 clubs | |
| 8 | VIC State League 5 – 48 clubs (from 4 divisions) | |
| Regional leagues by state | ||
| 9 | ACT | ACT Division 1]] (10 clubs) |
| NSW (31) | Albury-Wodonga Div 1, Bankstown Premier League, Bathurst Div 1, Blacktown Premier League, NSW Canterbury Bill Brackenbury Cup, Central Coast PL, Dubbo Div 1, Eastern Suburbs First Grade Championship, Eurobodalla Div 1, Far South Coast Div 1, Wagga Pascoe Cup, Gladesville Horsnby PL, Granville PL, Griffith Div 1, Highlands Div 1, Illawarra PL, Lachlan Div 1, Lithgow Div 1, Macarthur Tier-1, Manly Warringah PL, Nepean PL, Northern Suburbs Div 1, Orange Div 1, Shoalhaven Div 1, South West Slopes Div 1, Southern Districts Div 1, Southern Tablelands Div 1, St George PL, Sutherland Shire Div 1, Sydney Amateur League, Sydney Hills PL, Western Plains Div 1 | |
| NNSW | NNSW Regional Leagues — 7 districts Football Far North Coast, Football Mid North Coast, Hunter Valley Football, Macquarie Football, Newcastle Football, North Coast Football, Northern Inland Football | |
| NT | NT NorZone Premier League (6 clubs) – NT Southern Zone Premier League (4 clubs) | |
| QLD – 10 districts |
QLD Brisbane Premier League (12 clubs) –
QLD Central Queensland Premier League 9 clubs – QLD Far North Queensland Premier League (7 clubs) – QLD Gold Coast Premier League (8 clubs) – QLD Mackay Premier League 7 clubs – QLD Mount Isa Premier League 9 clubs – QLD North Queensland Premier League 9 clubs – QLD South West Premier League 7 clubs – QLD Sunshine Coast Premier League 10 clubs – QLD Wide Bay Premier League (9 clubs) | |
| SA | Collegiate Soccer League, Port Lincoln Soccer Association, Riverland Soccer Association, Silver City Football Association, Western Border Soccer Association, Yorke Peninsula Soccer Association | |
| TAS | TAS Northern League One (6 clubs) – TAS Southern League One (6 clubs) | |
| VIC – 8 districts |
Ballarat & District Soccer Association,
Bendigo Amateur League,
Geelong,
Gippsland Soccer League,
Goulburn North East Football Association,
Moama-Echuca,
Sunraysia,
Warnambool & District Soccer Association | |
| WA (18) | Football West Amateur League Premier Division (12 clubs) – Football West Metropolitan League Premier Division (11 clubs) – Regional league names | |
| 10 | ACT | ACT Division 2 |
| NSW | ||
| NNSW | Football Far North Coast (2), Football Mid North Coast (2), Hunter Valley Football (2), Macquarie Football (2), Newcastle Football (2), North Coast Football (2), Northern Inland Football (2) | |
| NT | NT Darwin League 1 10 clubs | |
| QLD – 10 districts |
Brisbane Capital League 1, Central Queensland (2), Far North Queensland (2), Coast League 1, Mackay (2), Mt Isa (2), North Queensland (2), South West (2), Sunshine Coast (2), Wide Bay (2) | |
| SA | Collegiate Soccer League (2), Port Lincoln Soccer Association (2), Riverland Soccer Association (2), Silver City Football Association (2), Western Border Soccer Association (2), Yorke Peninsula Soccer Association (2) | |
| VIC | ||
| WA | WA Amateur League Div 2 of 5 – 8 clubs WA Metropolitan League North Division 2 of 5 – 13 clubs | |
See also[edit]
- League system, for a list of similar systems in other countries
- ^ a b "National Premier Leagues". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2013.