T-League

T-League
Country Australia
Confederation AFC
Founded 2012
Number of teams 8
Level on pyramid 2
Domestic cup(s) Milan Lakoseljac Cup
FFA Cup
Website The Victory League
2015 National Premier Leagues

The T-League (known as the Victory League for sponsorship reasons) is an Australian football (soccer) state-wide league competition which is played in Tasmania. The league is a subdivision of the National Premier Leagues and commenced in 2013 with eight teams.[1][2]

Nationally the league sits below the A-League and above the Tasmanian regional championship competitions, although no promotion or relegation exists between any of these leagues. Football Federation Tasmania have expressed an interest in a possible future promotion/relegation between the T-League and regional premierships in a similar manner to the current English Conference National competition with supporters suggesting a simple system of replacing the lowest Northern or Southern based clubs with the winner of the corresponding Northern Championship and Southern Championship.

History

The league was formed in 2012 by Football Federation Tasmania and the first season commenced in 2013.

Format

The league consists of eight clubs geographically spread throughout Tasmania. Every club plays each other three times: Home and Away with a third game Home or Away for a total of 27 games each per season. 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.

The top teams in the league also qualify for a Tasmanian end of season finals series. The winner of the local finals series is awarded the Victory Cup. In 2013 and 2014 the top four teams played off for the Victory Cup. In 2015 the Victory Cup finals series has been expanded to include the top six T-League teams as well as the champions of the Northern Championship and Southern Championship.

Sponsorship

The official sponsor for the league is A-League club Melbourne Victory.[3] Jemsz has been announced as the official provider of apparel. Tasmanian Redline is the official sponsor for transport.[4] In 2015 the League is also included as part of Sony PlayStation 4 sponsorship of the National Premier Leagues.

Apparel provider

Clubs

Club Location Ground Capacity
Devonport City Devonport Valley Road
Glenorchy Knights Glenorchy KGV Park 4,000
Hobart Zebras Glenorchy KGV Park 4,000
Kingborough Lions United Kingston Lightwood Park 1,000
Launceston City Prospect Mitsubishi Park 1,000
Northern Rangers Launceston NTCA Sports Complex 1,000
Olympia Warrane Warrior Park
South Hobart South Hobart South Hobart Ground 1,500

Champions

Season Victory League Victory Cup National Premier Leagues Finals representation
Winner Runner-up Winner Runner-up
2013 South Hobart Devonport City South Hobart Devonport City South Hobart - Runners-up
2014 South Hobart (2) Hobart Zebras South Hobart (2) Northern Rangers South Hobart - Quarter Finalist

Records


Biggest wins

Margin Date Home Score Away
1228 June 2014 Tilford Zebras 12 – 0 Launceston City
1112 May 2013 Launceston City 0 – 11 South Hobart
1021 April 2013 Tilford Zebras 10 – 0 Launceston City
915 June 2013 Olympia Warriors 9 – 0 Launceston City
97 July 2013 South Hobart 9 – 0 Launceston City
927 July 2014 Devonport City 9 – 0 Launceston City
828 June 2014 Kingborough Lions 0 – 8 Northern Rangers
812 July 2013 Launceston City 0 – 8 South Hobart
825 April 2015 Glenorchy Knights 0 – 8 Olympia Warriors

Highest scoring games

Goals Date Home Score Away
1228 June 2014 Tilford Zebras 12 – 0 Launceston City
1112 May 2013 Launceston City 0 – 11 South Hobart
105 April 2014 Kingborough Lions 5 – 5 Launceston City
1012 April 2014 Launceston City 3 – 7 Devonport City
1021 April 2013 Tilford Zebras 10 – 0 Launceston City
928 March 2013 Glenorchy Knights 1 – 8 South Hobart
915 June 2013 Olympia Warriors 9 – 0 Launceston City
95 July 2014 Kingsborough Lions 5 – 4 Devenport City
97 July 2013 South Hobart 9 – 0 Launceston City
912 July 2014 Devonport City 8 – 1 Kingsborough Lions
927 July 2014 Devonport City 9 – 0 Launceston City
930 August 2014 Kingsborough Lions 3 – 6 Devonport City

All time table

Position Team Played Won Draw Lost Goals For Goals Against Goals +/- Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
1South Hobart 42 36 3 3 168 43 125 1112
2Hobart Zebras 42 26 8 8 131 61 70 86 1 1
3Olympia Warriors 42 23 6 13 102 69 33 75 1 1
4Devonport City 42 22 4 16 117 87 30 70 1
5Northern Rangers 42 18 8 15 107 90 17 63 1
6Kingsborough Lions 42 11 6 25 75 139 -64 39
7Glenorchy Knights 42 7 6 29 58 122 -64 27
8Launceston City 42 3 2 37 43 203 -160 11

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. ↑ http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/246890,new-tassie-super-league-set-for-take-off.aspx
  3. ↑ http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8505237
  4. ↑ http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2012/08/03/351231_soccer.html