| Governing body | Football NSW |
|---|---|
| Representative team | New South Wales Metropolitan, New South Wales Country & Northern New South Wales |
| First played | 1880, Parramatta |
| Registered players | ? (total) ? (adult) |
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| National | |
| A-League | |
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| New South Wales Premier League (NSW Metropolitan & NSW Country) | |
| NBN State Football League (Northern NSW) | |
Association football in New South Wales describes the sport of association football (or soccer as it is also known) being played and watched by people in the state of New South Wales in Australia.
Association football in New South Wales is organised and managed on a state level by two separate governing bodies; Football NSW and Northern New South Wales Football which are affiliated at a national level to Football Federation Australia.
It is a popular participation and spectator sport in New South Wales and the state historically has had a large influence on association football in Australia. It has the most registered football players in the country, with over 200,000 registered FNSW players and nearly 50,000 Northern NSW players, compared with around 150,000 in other states combined.[1] It also has the most teams in the A-League.
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Three of the ten teams in the A-League are based in New South Wales: Sydney FC, Newcastle Jets and Central Coast Mariners.
NSW is represented in the national women's W-League by Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC associated womens teams.
New South Wales sends teams to the annual national youth competitions in the form of New South Wales Metropolitan and New South Wales Country (run by Football NSW) and Northern New South Wales (run by Northern NSW Football).
New South Wales had many different teams in the NSL over the years. NSW usually had at least the first or second most clubs in the league and also got many premierships over the years. There is a list below of clubs from NSW that participated in the NSL and are still running today in NSW competitions.
In the main the Youth and Senior competitions are divided into two sections: Club or Amateur Football which is run by each association, and Representative or Semi-Pro Football which is run by Football NSW.
In 2008 there will be a shake-up of the whole New South Wales Men's, Women's and Youth competitions. There will be a restructuring of the youth teams so they're aligned with their Senior Clubs. There will be also a restructuring of the Men's Senior competitions including new teams added to the NSW Premier League and a new Promotion/Relegation system.
These are the branches and associations that make up all of Football NSW's youth and senior, women and men Amateur competitions around the state. Each of the associations run their own competitions for various age groups.
16 of the associations also have teams in the Metropolitan League (11's & 12's boys). Some also act as Feeder associations or give their backing certain semi-pro or Representative clubs.
The Youth Men's Representative system which is run by Football NSW caters for the ages between 11's and 18's. It is divided into to 2 main stages, the Metropolitan League and the Youth Leagues. After that they are catered by the Senior Men's competitions. Here is a description of the system:
In order for a SYL club to be promoted to PYL, that club's 1st grade team has to win the NSW Super League. Relegation from PYL to SYL depends on a combination of the club championship between 1st grade, U/20, and U/18. Promotion and relegation between SYL and YL1 is based purely on the Club Championship where the bottom placed club is relegated and the top placed club is promoted. After the 18's players usually progress into senior men's football, with their clubs 20's or First Grade team.
The Youth Women competitions caters for the ages of 12's to 16's. Here is a description of the system:
These are the Senior Men's and Women's competitions. The NSW Premier League is widely believed to be second in Australia only to the A-League while the Women's Premier League is also widely thought of as the best women's competition in Australia since the demise of the women's national league. Many of the Senior Men's competitions below are semi-professional.
All Senior Men's teams are linked with their counterparts of Under 20's, Under 18's and all Open Age competitors.
Top New South Wales competitions:
Both Women's leagues cater for the Under 21's age groups and Open Age Groups. SoccerNSW Senior Women's Competitions (in descending order in terms of significance)
The NBN State Football League which is made of 8 teams from the Newcastle and Hunter Valley areas is the premier Northern NSW League.
North Coast Football is a league extending from Iluka to Macksville with over 5000 registered players. It contains the two largest clubs on the north coast of NSW, Woolgoolga F.C. and Northern Storm F.C. (each with over 400 registered players).
Other leagues that fall under the category of Northern New South Wales Football include Hunter Valley Football, Macquarie Football, Newcastle Football, Northern Inland Football, Football Mid North Coast and Football Far North Coast.
Following is an incomplete list of Cup competitions in New South Wales.
The Waratah Cup (known as "McDonalds" cup due to sponsorship reasons) is a state wide "FA Cup" style knockout competition open to men's teams from the NSW Premier, Super, Division 1 and Conference Leagues as well as local Association men's teams.
The Johnny Warren Cup is the pre-season tournament for the NSW Premier League. The teams are divided into two pools with the winner of each pool contesting the final
The SRC Cups competition is open to Association club teams. The following age catergories have cup competitions:
Baulkham Hills Kookaburra's are defending champions after taking the title in a close affair in 2007. An extra time winner sealing the victory. Although Baulkham Hills were lucky to finish the match with 11 men after their right back was lucky to escape a second yellow.
Named after Harry Williams, the former Socceroo and only indigenous man to represent Australia at the World Cup, The Harry Williams Cup aims to unearth Australia’s next crop of indigenous football stars with a four day tournament open to Boys in the Under 12, 14 and 16 age categories. The Indigenous teams play against school and association based club sides with all indigenous sides accommodated during the tournament on-site.
The Frank Broughton Cup is open to Grade 11 Association Representative teams and Invitees
The Centenary Cup is open to Grade 12 Association Representative teams and Invitees
The Champion of Champions tournament is an annual tournament run throughout late September and October. The champion side from each association's division 1 in each age group is entered in a cup competition to determine an overall amateur champion for the year within the state.
The NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS), located at Sydney Olympic Park, operates men's and women's soccer programs. The men's program is aimed at identifying and nurturing talented 15 and 16 year olds across the state, while the women's program is an individual skills based program for identified U20 and Senior athletes.
State Associations Annual Reports
History of association football in Newcastle, New South Wales
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