Football West State League Division 1

Football West State League Division 1
Country Australia
Number of teams 11
Level on pyramid 3
Promotion to NPL
Relegation to State League 2
Domestic cup(s) FFA Cup
WA State Challenge Cup
Current champions Western Knights (2017)
2018 WA State League Division 1

The Football West State League Division 1 is a regional Australian semi-professional association football league comprising teams from Western Australia. The league sits at Level 2 on the Western Australian league system (Level 3 of the overall Australian league system). The competition is administered by Football West, the governing body of the sport in the state. The league has been officially called the All Flags State League Division 1 due to sponsorship arrangements since 2011.[1]

Format

The league operates with a promotion and relegation system. Promotion for the Champion of the Division to the National Premier Leagues Western Australia (NPL WA) was introduced for the 2015 season, but is subject to eligibility criteria.[2] Mandurah City were the 2015 champions but did not meet all of the Football West eligibility criteria to be promoted to the 2016 National Premier Leagues WA. Multiple decisions on promotion occurred after the 2016 season, with Football West stating the system would again be reviewed in the future.[3][4] At the Junior level, teams from Fremantle City, Rockingham City and South West Phoenix will compete in 2017 in an expanded Junior NPL competition involving 21 teams.[4]

The team that finishes bottom of the table is relegated to the Football West State League Division 2, with potential relegation to Division 2 for the second and third bottom teams via a promotion/relegation playoff series.

Clubs

The following 11 clubs will compete in the 2018 WA State League Division 1 season:

Club
Ashfield
Dianella White Eagles
Forrestfield United
Fremantle City FC
Gosnells City
Gwelup Croatia
Joondalup City
Rockingham City
South West Phoenix
UWA-Nedlands
Western Knights

References

  1. ↑ "Football West: All Flags State League". www.footballwest.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  2. ↑ http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-10183-0-0-0&sID=317238&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=27660047
  3. ↑ "NPLWA unchanged in 2017 season". www.footballwest.com.au. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  4. 1 2 "NPLWA expansion for 2017". www.footballwest.com.au. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
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