Australian soccer league system

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Nugget2804 (talk | contribs) at 02:12, 1 October 2022. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

A diagram showing the nine member federations of Football Australia, which each control their respective state-based competitions.

The Australian soccer league system is the league structure for soccer clubs in Australia. The league system in Australia since 1977 has involved one top divisional league controlled by Football Australia and many leagues run within each state below.[1] The National Soccer League stood from 1977 to 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 soccer in Australia, underpinning the A-League.[2] 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.[2] 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.

A nationwide second-tier league competition with the working title Australian Championship has been proposed, with a start date of the 2022/23 season.[3] and a revised new start date from late 2022 season. In addition, it is hinted that the establishment of promotion-relegation system could be used to avoid the American franchise-based model and to put in line with European leagues.[4]

The table excludes parallel leagues such as the A-League Youth, which runs in conjunction with the A-League as a national youth developmental and reserve league, or the A-League Women. The women's soccer league system in Australia is similar to that of the men's.

Level Leagues
1 A-League Men
12 clubs (1 from New Zealand)
no relegation
2 National Premier Leagues
94 clubs (from 8 divisions) 		Football Northern Territory
12 clubs (from 2 divisions)
NPL ACT
8 clubs
no promotion
↓ relegate 1 		NPL NSW
16 clubs
no promotion
↓ relegate 1.5 		NPL Northern NSW
12 clubs
no promotion
no relegation 		NPL Queensland
12 clubs
no promotion
↓ relegate 2 		NPL SA
12 clubs
no promotion
↓ relegate 2 		NPL Tasmania
8 clubs
no promotion
↓ relegate 1.5 		NPL Victoria
14 clubs
no promotion
↓ relegate 2.5 		NPL WA
12 clubs
no promotion
↓ relegate 1 		NorZone Premier League
8 clubs
no promotion
no relegation 		Southern Zone Premier League
4 clubs
no promotion
no relegation
3 Capital Premier League
8 clubs
↑ promote 1
no relegation 		NSW League 1
16 clubs
↑ promote 1.5
↓ relegate 1.5 		NNSW State League 1
9 clubs
no promotion
no relegation 		Queensland
Premier League 1
11 clubs
↑ promote 2
↓ relegate 1 		SA State League 1
12 clubs
↑ promote 2
↓ relegate 2 		Tasmania Northern Championship
8 clubs
↑ promote 0.75
no relegation 		Tasmania Southern Championship
12 clubs
↑ promote 0.75
no relegation 		NPL Victoria 2
12 clubs
↑ promote 2
↓ relegate 2 		WA State League 1
12 clubs
↑ promote 1
↓ relegate 1.5 		NorZone Division 1
8 clubs
no promotion 		FICA Open League
8 clubs
no promotion
4 ACT State League 1
10 clubs
no promotion
↓ relegate 1 		NSW League 2
15 clubs
↑ promote 1.5
no relegation 		Regional
7 districts
↑ promote 1
 Queensland
Premier League 2
12 Clubs
↑ promote 2
↓ relegate 1 		SA State League 2
12 clubs
↑ promote 2
no relegation 		Tasmania Northern Social League
8 clubs
no promotion 		Tasmania Southern Championship 2
7 clubs
no promotion
no relegation 		NPL Victoria 3
12 clubs
↑ promote 2
↓ relegate 2 		WA State League 2
12 clubs
↑ promote 1.5
↓ relegate 1
5 ACT State League 2
10 clubs
↑ promote 1
↓ relegate 1 		Regional
19 districts
no promotion 		Regional
9 districts
↑ promote 1 		Regional
6 districts
no promotion 		Tasmania Southern Championship 3
8 clubs
no promotion
no relegation 		Vic State League 1
North-West
12 clubs
↑ promote 1
↓ relegate 2 		Vic State League 1
South-East
12 clubs
↑ promote 1
↓ relegate 2 		Regional
12 districts
no promotion
6 ACT Community League 3
10 clubs
↑ promote 1
no relegation 		Tasmania Southern Championship 4
8 clubs
no promotion
no relegation 		Vic State League 2
North-West
12 clubs
↑ promote 2
↓ relegate 2 		Vic State League 2
South-East
12 clubs
↑ promote 2
↓ relegate 2
7 ACT Community League 4
10 clubs
no promotion
no relegation 		Tasmania Southern Championship 5
10 clubs
no promotion 		Vic State League 3
North-West
12 clubs
↑ promote 2
↓ relegate 2 		Vic State League 3
South-East
12 clubs
↑ promote 2
↓ relegate 2
8 ACT Community League 5
10 clubs
no promotion
no relegation 		Vic SL 4 West
12 clubs
↑ promote 1
↓ relegate 2 		Vic SL 4 North
12 clubs
↑ promote 1
↓ relegate 2 		Vic SL 4 South
12 clubs
↑ promote 1
↓ relegate 2 		Vic SL 4 East
12 clubs
↑ promote 1
↓ relegate 2
9 ACT Community League 6
10 clubs
no promotion 		Vic SL 5 West
12 clubs
↑ promote 2
no relegation 		Vic SL 5 North
12 clubs
↑ promote 2
no relegation 		Vic SL 5 South
12 clubs
↑ promote 2
no relegation 		Vic SL 5 East
12 clubs
↑ promote 2
no relegation
10 Regional
10 districts
no promotion

See also

References

  1. ^ Andrew Robinson. "Complete final season tables". elitetograssroots.net.
  2. ^ a b "National Premier Leagues". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  3. ^ Dale Lewis (3 June 2016). "FFA backs second division as clubs chase pathway to main stage". SBS The World Game. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  4. ^ "'Final model': Major A-League second division meeting set for June".

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Australian_soccer_league_system&oldid=1113355125"