Soccer in the Northern Territory

Soccer in the Northern Territory
Governing body	Football Northern Territory
Representative team	Northern Territory
Clubs	List
Club competitions
Central Zone Premier League NorZone Premier League Southern Zone Premier League Sports Minister's Cup

Soccer is a popular but predominantly amateur sport in the Northern Territory. The sport is governed by Football Northern Territory, which is a regional affiliate of Football Australia, the national governing body for the sport.

League system

Further information: Australian soccer league system

While Australia's national soccer competitions (the A-Leagues: the A-League Men, the A-League Youth and the A-League Women) do not practice promotion and relegation, most state and territory leagues do. However, the Northern Territory does not practice promotion and relegation. Instead, Football Northern Territory organises three semi-professional leagues in one zone each.

Zones

Football Northern Territory defines three zones, each with a semi-professional league.

Zone	League	Major settlements	Regions	Major venues
Central Zone	Central Zone Premier League	Borroloola, Katherine, Nhulunbuy	Barkly, Katherine	Katherine Sports Ground
Northern Zone	NorZone Premier League	Darwin, Palmerston	Top End (Arnhem Land, Darwin), Tiwi Islands	Bagot Oval Darwin Football Stadium Fred's Pass Gardens Oval Gray Oval Malak Oval Rinaldi Oval
Southern Zone	Southern Zone Premier League	Alice Springs, Tennant Creek	Alice Springs	Ross Park Traeger Park