National Premier Leagues State League 1

National Premier Leagues State League 1
Country Australia
Founded 2005
First season 2006
Number of teams 16
Level on pyramid 3
Promotion to NPL
Relegation to State League 2
Domestic cup(s) FFA Cup
Federation Cup
Current premiers Port Adelaide Pirates
Website ffsa.com.au
2016 NPL State League 1

The NPL State League 1 is the second tier state-level football (soccer) competition in South Australia, ranked third tier in the national pyramid. The league is part of the National Premier Leagues (NPL) structure implemented by Football Federation Australia in 2012. It is conducted by the Football Federation South Australia (FFSA), the state's governing body. After the reforming of the South Australian football league structure in 2012, the league increased its participants from 10 clubs to 16. The FFSA has announced a restructuring of the league format in South Australia for the 2016 to 2018 seasons, moving from a 2 tiered system to a 3 tiered system with the introduction of a new 3rd division, which will reduce the participants in the State League down to 12.[1]

A-League team Adelaide United will play their youth team in the 2015 season.[2]

Change of format

The State League will reduce from a 16 team competition to a 12 team competition from the 2016 season, as part of a restructuring of the league format, moving from a 2 tiered system to a 3 tiered system with the introduction of a new 3rd division called State League 1.[3]

2015 State League 1 Clubs

Club Location Home Ground
Adelaide Cobras Plympton, South Australia Weigall Oval
Adelaide Hills Woodside Hawks Nest
Adelaide Olympic Ferryden Park Ferryden Park
Adelaide United Youth Angle Park Elite Systems Football Centre
Adelaide Victory Blair Athol Anson Reserve
Cumberland United Clarence Gardens A.A. Bailey Reserve
Eastern United Athelstone Athelstone Recreation Reserve
Gawler Evanston Karbeethan Reserve
Noarlunga United Noarlunga Wilfred Taylor Reserve
Playford City Elizabeth Ramsay Park
Northern Demons Port Pirie Byrne Park
Salisbury United Salisbury Steve Jarvis Park
Seaford Rangers Seaford Karingal Reserve
Sturt Lions West Beach Adelaide Shores Football Centre
The Cove Hallett Cove Club Cove
Western Strikers Royal Park Carnegie Reserve

Honours

Year Premiers Champions
2006 Adelaide Cobras -
2007 Adelaide Comets -
2008 Salisbury United West Adelaide
2009 Enfield City Enfield City
2010 Noarlunga United Playford City
2011 Salisbury United South Adelaide
2012 Para Hills Knights -
2013 West Adelaide -
2014 Port Adelaide Pirates Port Adelaide Pirates
2015 Adelaide United Youth -

Note: Prior to 2012, the State League was the third tier competition in South Australia.

See also

References

  1. "League structure confirmed for new Licence Period". Football Federation South Australia. 13 February 2015.
  2. "Adelaide United seconds to play in state league in 2015". AdelaideNow. News Ltd.
  3. "League structure confirmed for new Licence Period". Football Federation South Australia. 13 February 2015.

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