National Premier Leagues Tasmania

National Premier Leagues Tasmania
Founded 2012
Country Australia
Confederation AFC
Number of teams 10
Level on pyramid 2
Domestic cup(s) Milan Lakoseljac Cup
FFA Cup
Current premiers Devonport City
Website NPL Tasmania
2019 NPL Tasmania season

The National Premier Leagues Tasmania is an Australian soccer league covering all regions of Tasmania. The league is a subdivision of the National Premier Leagues and commenced in 2013 with eight teams,[1] expanding to 10 teams in 2019.[2] Nationally the league sits below the A-League and above the Tasmanian regional championship competitions (with whom promotion and relegation will exist from the 2109 season onwards).

History

Prior to the NPL Tasmania the previous statewide league encompassing teams from all-over Tasmania had not taken place since 1999. The highest level of soccer being played in Tasmania was in two regional leagues in the North and South of the state.

The league was formed in 2012 by Football Federation Tasmania and the first season commenced in 2013. FFT referred to the league as the T-League during planning prior to the establishment of the league. Between 2012–2014 the league was known as the Victory League due to sponsorship by A-League club Melbourne Victory. In 2015 the league was officially known as the PS4 Victory League also for sponsorship reasons. In 2016, the league changed names again to National Premier Leagues Tasmania in line with other divisions within the NPL.

The initial clubs were awarded licences for league membership for three season between 2013–2015. In 2015 the FFT Board analysed the clubs on and off pitch. Based on this analysis six of the eight clubs in the NPL Tasmania were offered licences for an additional three seasons between 2016–2018. Glenorchy Knights and Launceston City were required to reapply for membership and compete with other clubs for the final two positions in the league in 2016.[3] Riverside Olympic, University, Clarence and New Town Eagles also applied for the two positions in addition to Glenorchy and Launceston City.[4] In August 2015 it was announced that Clarence United and Launceston City had been awarded the available licences between 2016–18.[5]

Logo used between 2012–2014

Up until 2017, the top teams in the league also qualified for a Tasmanian end of season finals series. Between 2013–15 the winner of the local finals series was awarded the Victory Cup. In 2013 and 2014 the top four teams participated in the finals series. In 2015 the finals series has been expanded to include the top six teams in the league as well as the champions of the Northern Championship and Southern Championship. In 2016, the end of season finals series cup was renamed the League Cup due to lapsing sponsorship arrangements[6], and scrapped entirely after the end of the 2017 season.[7]

Format

In late 2016, FFT announced they will expand the league to ten teams and introduce a promotion/relegation system. The winner of the 2018 Southern and Northern Championships will be promoted into NPL Tasmania and the competition will expand to ten teams in 2019. From the end of the 2019 season the winners of the Northern and Southern Championships will play-off against each other with the winner then automatically replacing the last placed finisher in the NPL Tasmania whilst the loser of the Northern and Southern Championships Play-off will play an additional play-off for a place in the NPL Tasmania in the following season against the second last NPL Tasmania club.[2]

From 2019 onwards, the league consists of ten clubs geographically spread throughout Tasmania. The team on top of the table is considered the league champion and qualifies to play in the National Premier Leagues finals series against the champions of the other states.

Sponsorship

The official sponsor for the league between 2013–2015 was A-League club Melbourne Victory.[8] Tasmanian Redline is the official sponsor for transport.[9] In 2015 the League is also included as part of Sony PlayStation 4 sponsorship of the National Premier Leagues.

In 2013 and 2014 the League had centralised apparel providers to all teams being Pelada and Jemsz respectively. From 2015 onwards apparel arrangements have been made individually by participating clubs.

Clubs

2019 clubs

Club Location Ground Capacity Years in league
Clarence United Clarence Wentworth Park 5,500 2016–
Devonport City Devonport Valley Road 1,200 2013–
Glenorchy Knights Glenorchy KGV Park 4,000 2013–2015; 2019–
Hobart Zebras Glenorchy KGV Park 4,000 2013–
Kingborough Lions United Kingston Lightwood Park 1,000 2013–
Launceston City Prospect Mitsubishi Park 1,000 2013–
Northern Rangers Launceston NTCA Sports Complex 1,000 2013–
Olympia Warrane Warrior Park 1,000 2013–
Riverside Olympic Launceston Windsor Park 1,000 2019–
South Hobart South Hobart South Hobart Ground 4,500 2013 -

Honours

Season League Final Series National Premier Leagues
Finals representation
Name Winner Runner-up Name Winner Runner-up
2013 Victory League South Hobart Devonport City Victory Cup South Hobart Devonport City South Hobart – Runners-up
2014 Victory League South Hobart Hobart Zebras Victory Cup South Hobart Northern Rangers South Hobart – Quarter Finalist
2015 PS4 Victory League Olympia Warriors South Hobart Victory Cup Olympia Warriors Hobart Zebras Olympia Warriors – Semi Finalist
2016 PS4 NPL Tasmania Devonport City Hobart Zebras League Cup South Hobart Devonport City Devonport City – Quarter Finalist
2017 PS4 NPL Tasmania South Hobart Olympia Warriors League Cup South Hobart Olympia Warriors South Hobart – Quarter Finalist
2018 PS4 NPL Tasmania Devonport City South Hobart Not Held Devonport City – Quarter Finalist

For details of winners pre-NPL (1910-2012):

Records

  • Most League titles: 3, South Hobart
  • Most points in a season: 58, Devonport City, 2016 season
  • Most wins in a season: 19, Devonport City, 2016 season
  • Most goals scored in a season: 89, South Hobart, 2014 season
  • Most consecutive wins in a season: 13, South Hobart, 2017 season
  • Biggest win: Olympia Warriors 14 – 0 Glenorchy Knights, 21 June 2015
  • Highest scoring game: Olympia Warriors 14 – 0 Glenorchy Knights, 21 June 2015

All time table

Updated as of end of the 2018 season

Position Team Played Won Draw Lost Goals For Goals Against Goals +/- Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
1South Hobart126991017478142+336307321
2Hobart Zebras126752427364175+189249231
3Devonport City126761337342196+146241211
4Olympia Warriors126691641340198+1422231112
5Northern Rangers126382662256305-491402
6Launceston City126331479186400-2141131
7Kingsborough Lions126301977195369-174109
8Glenorchy Knights63964873270-19733
9Clarence United63794862241-17930

Top scorers

Season [10] Player Club Goals
2013Brayden MannDevonport City26
2014Brayden MannSouth Hobart31
2015Brayden MannSouth Hobart29
2016Brayden MannDevonport City24
2017Jakub SklenarOlympia Warriors28
2018Brayden MannDevonport City38

References

  1. ↑ http://www.footballfedtas.com.au/index.php?id=15&tx_ttnews[year]=2012&tx_ttnews[month]=07&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=180&cHash=f749998b1b57c06f8d3652a4f1a718a8
  2. 1 2 "Promotion and relegation in plan for 10-team NPL Tasmania competition". The Hobart Mercury. 2016-12-10. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  3. ↑ SIMEON THOMAS-WILSON. "Two clubs battling for Victory League licences in Tasmania". The Mercury. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  4. ↑ ROB SHAW. "Riverside moves for Victory League licence". The Examiner. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  5. ↑ Walter Pless. "Clarence United replace Glenorchy Knights in Victory League". Retrieved 2015-08-05.
  6. ↑ "CEO Update August 9". Football Federation Tasmania.
  7. ↑ Andrew Mathieson (10 August 2018). "League Cup's end confirmed". The Advocate. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  8. ↑ http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8505237%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  9. ↑ http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2012/08/03/351231_soccer.html
  10. ↑ http://www.socceraust.co.uk/TAS/Past%20Seasons/TASSeasons.html
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