Australian soccer league system
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The Australian football league system is a structure of leagues for football 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 nation wide tier above the current state based league systems, in 2005, the A-League was established as 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] Unlike the English football league system, the Australian league system does not incorporate a full promotion and relegation through the entire tiers.
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 football league system in Australia is similar to that of the men's, with the W-League the top nation wide league and below that state-based leagues run by the FFA Member Federations.
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| 1 | A-League 10 clubs (1 from New Zealand) no relegation |
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| 2 | National Premier Leagues 91 clubs (from 8 divisions) |
Northern Territory Regional 3 divisions |
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| NPL ACT 9 clubs |
NPL NSW 12 clubs ↓ relegate 1 |
NPL Northern NSW 10 clubs ↓ relegate 1 |
NPL Queensland 12 clubs no relegation |
NPL South Australia 14 clubs ↓ relegate 2 |
NPL Tasmania 8 clubs no relegation |
NPL Victoria 14 clubs ↓ relegate 2.5 |
NPL Western Australia 12 clubs ↓ relegate 1 |
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| State League 10 clubs no promotion ↓ relegate 1 |
NPL NSW 2 12 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 1 |
State League 1 11 clubs ↑ promote 1 no relegation |
Regional 10 districts no promotion |
NPL State League 16 clubs ↑ promote 2 |
Northern Championship 9 clubs no promotion ↓ relegate 1 |
Southern Championship 9 clubs no promotion ↓ relegate 1 |
NPL Victoria 1 20 clubs (from 2 divisions} ↑ promote 2.5 ↓ relegate 2 |
State League 1 12 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 1 |
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| Regional 10 districts no promotion |
State League 1 12 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 1 |
Regional 7 districts no promotion |
Northern League One 6 clubs ↑ promote 1 potential relegation |
Southern League One 6 clubs ↑ promote 1 potential relegation |
State League 1 24 clubs (from 2 divisions) ↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 4 |
State League 2 12 clubs ↑ promote 1 potential relegation |
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| State League 2 14 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 1 |
Northern League Two 6 clubs potential promotion no relegation |
Southern League Two 6 clubs potential promotion no relegation |
State League 2 24 clubs (from 2 divisions) ↑ promote 4 ↓ relegate 4 |
Sunday League 6 divisions potential promotion internal relegation |
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| Regional 19 districts ↑ promote 1 |
Regional 3 divisions no promotion |
State League 3 24 clubs (from 2 divisions) ↑ promote 4 ↓ relegate 4 |
Metropolitan League 11 divisions potential promotion internal relegation |
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| State League 4 48 clubs (from 4 divisions) ↑ promote 4 ↓ relegate 8 |
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| State League 5 48 clubs (from 4 divisions) ↑ promote 8 no relegation |
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| Regional 12 districts no promotion |
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See also[edit]
- League system, for a list of similar systems in other countries
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Premier Leagues". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
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