NSW State League

NSW State League
Founded 1977
(as NSW Division 4)
Country Australia
Number of teams 10
Level on pyramid 5
Promotion to NPL NSW 3
Relegation to N/A
Domestic cup(s) FFA Cup; Waratah Cup
Current champions Camden Tigers
(2017)
Current premiers Bankstown United FC
Most premierships Camden Tigers; University of NSW
(2 Titles)
Website Official website
2018 Football NSW season

The NSW State League Division 1 is a regional Australian semi-professional association football league comprising teams from New South Wales. The league sits at Level 4 on the New South Wales league system (Level 5 of the overall Australian league system). The competition is administered by Football NSW, the governing body of the sport in the southern region of the state (the northern region governed by Northern NSW Football). For the 2016 season it was announced that the State League 2 would become the NSW State League as State League 1 became NPL NSW 3[1]

History

The Men’s State League One competition sits 4th on the NSW football league structure and is the lowest connected division to the NPL NSW 1. The league consists of 12 teams competing in a round-robin structure where each side plays one another twice; upon completion a Premier is crowned.

The top four sides by the end of the season compete in the Championship Series. The Championship Series consists of four games, whereby the four teams competing are whittled down to just two. The teams are seeded upon their entry into the Championship Series according to their final position on the ladder. The final two teams compete in the Grand Final, where a Men’s State League Two Champion is decided.

In 2007 the competition was divided in two - New South Wales Conference League North and the New South Wales Conference League South - with this format only used for two years.

In 2009 the competition was united again into one, called the New South Wales State League Division Two.[2]

In 2013 when the FFA launched the National Premier Leagues, State League 2 was not rebranded under this banner as to ensure that the teams competing at this level did not have to fulfil the strict financial and club based criteria, that may have resulted in smaller teams having to withdraw from the league. [3]

In 2016, with the 3rd division (then State League 1) of NSW being incorporated into the National Premier Leagues as NPL NSW 3, State League 2 became known as the NSW State League.

Teams 2018

Seasons

CompetitionSeasonRegular seasonGrand Finals
Premiers
(number of titles)		Runners-UpChampions
(number of titles)		ScoreFinalists
Division Four1977Lane Cove United
Division Four1978Baulkham Hills
Division Three1979North Bankstown
Division Three1980Liverpool Albion
Division Three1981Kingsford Hellenic
Division Three1982Bondi Marine
Disbanded to Inter Urban Leagues (1983-1988)
Division Four1989Petersham Luisitanos
Division Four1990Arncliffe Scots
Division Four1991Western District
Division Three1992Spanish Club
Division Three1993St. Johns Park
Division Three1994University of NSW
Division Three1995Greystanes
Division Three1996Gladesville United
Division Three1997Glebe Wanderers
Division Three1998Sydney University
Division Three1999White City
Division Three2000Prairiewood United
NSW Division Two2001Western Sydney LionsBalmain SCBalmain SC4–3Western Sydney Lions
NSW Division Two2002Liverpool BossyNepean AssociationNepean Association3–0Liverpool Bossy
NSW Division Two2003Camden TigersGreystanesCamden Tigers4–2Greystanes
NSW Division Two2004Inter LionsSpringwoodSpringwood1–1
4–3 (p)		Inter Lions
NSW Division Two2005SpringwoodUniversity of NSWHakoah1–0University of NSW
NSW Division Two2006University of NSW (2)HakoahUniversity of NSW2–1Hakoah
NSW Conference League2007Greenisland[lower-alpha 1]
Hurstville City Minotaurs[lower-alpha 2]		—Hurstville City Minotaurs5–0Lakemba Sports Club
NSW Conference League2008Balmain Tigers[lower-alpha 1]
Camden Tigers[lower-alpha 2]		—Balmain SC (2)2–2
5–4 (p)		Camden Tigers
NSW State League 22009Camden Tigers (2)Colo Colo WanderersColo Colo Wanderers2–1Camden Tigers
NSW State League 22010Fairfield BullsFairfield WanderersFairfield Bulls2–1Hurstville City Minotaurs
NSW State League 22011Northbridge FCHakoahHakoah (2)2–1Roosters FC
NSW State League 22012Hakoah Sydney City EastProspect UnitedHakoah (3)1–0Prospect United
NSW State League 22013Stanmore HawksFairfield City LionsStanmore Hawks1–0Fairfield City Lions
NSW State League 22014Hurstville ZFCSouthern BullsRydalmere Lions2–1Southern Bulls
NSW State League 22015Dunbar RoversHurstville ZFCSouthern Districts SFA2–0Dunbar Rovers
NSW State League 22016St.George FAHurstville ZFCSt.George FA2–2
5–4 (p)		Hurstville ZFC
NSW State League 22017Bankstown UnitedCamden Tigers Camden Tigers 4–2 (a.e.t)Bankstown United
Source: www.socceraust.co.uk
  1. 1 2 Northern Conference
  2. 1 2 Southern Conference

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Men's competition review" (PDF). Football NSW. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Football NSW Competitions" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "FFA launches National Premier Leagues". Football Federation Australia. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
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