National Premier Leagues NSW 2

National Premier Leagues NSW 2
Country Australia
State NSW
Confederation AFC
Founded 1955
1955 (as NSW 2nd division)
2000 (as NSW Super League)
2013 (as NPL NSW 2)
Number of teams 12
Level on pyramid 3
Promotion to NPL NSW
Relegation to NPL NSW 3
Domestic cup(s) FFA Cup
Waratah Cup
Current champions Northern Tigers FC
(2015)
Current premiers Central Coast FC (2015)

The National Premier Leagues NSW 2 is an Australian semi-professional association football league comprising teams from New South Wales. The league sits at Level 2 on the New South Wales league system, behind the National Premier Leagues NSW, (Level 3 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). Prior to 2013, the league was formally known as the NSW Super League.

History

Following a review by the FFA of state league competitions in Australia, it was announced that they would nationalise the competitions under the one national banner, the National Premier Leagues from the 2013 seasons onwards.[1] This saw the first and second tier leagues of the state renamed under the banner.

The inaugural NSW NPL2 winners in 2013 were St George FC.

Format

The regular season consists of 22 rounds with each team playing each other twice-home and away. Following the regular season the top five teams on the table play in a finals series using the following format:

Promotion/relegation

Promotion & Relegation is done quite differently in the NSW region of the National Premier Leagues as it is based on the performances of the Seniors, U20's and U18's. The 3 teams are awarded points based on ladder position culminating into an overall club championship ladder that ultimately determines if the club is promoted or relegated.[2]

Clubs

The following 14 clubs are competing in the National Premier Leagues NSW 2 for the 2016 season.

Club Location Grounds Capacity Founded Notes
Bankstown Berries FC Bass Hill The Crest Reserve 15,000 1958
Bankstown City FC Sefton Jensen Oval 8,000 1960
Central Coast Mariners Academy Gosford Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence
Pluim Park 		3,000
2,000 		2008
Fraser Park FC Marrickville Fraser Park – 1961
Macarthur Rams FC Campbelltown Lynwood Park 20,000 1984
Marconi Stallions FC Bossley Park Marconi Stadium 9,000 1958 Relegated from NPL NSW 1
Mounties Wanderers FC Mount Pritchard Mount Pritchard Oval 5,000 1978
Mt Druitt Town Rangers Mount Druitt Popndetta Park – 1970
Northbridge FC Northbridge Northbridge Oval – 1952 Promoted from NPL NSW 3
Northern Tigers FC Hornsby Mills Park 1,500 2002
Spirit FC Macquarie Park Christie Park – 2004
St George FC Banksia St George Stadium 15,000 1950
Sydney FC Youth Macquarie Park Lambert Park 7,000 2008 Inaugural season
Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth Blacktown Blacktown International Sportspark 10,000 2012 Inaugural season
Source: Football NSW[3]

Seasons

NSW Winter Super League (2001–2012)
Season Champions Score Finalists Premiers Runners-Up
2001 Manly Warringah Dolphins 1–0 Bankstown City Bankstown City Fairfield Bulls
2002 Rockdale City Suns 1–0 Hajduk Wanderers Rockdale City Suns Manly Warringah Dolphins
2003 Sydney Cresent Stars 3–2 Fraser Park Dragons Sydney Cresent Stars Fraser Park Dragons
2004 Stanmore Hawks 2–1 Manly Warringah Dolphins Manly Warringah Dolphins Stanmore Hawks
2005 Canterbury Marrickville Olympic 1–0 FC Bossy Liverpool FC Bossy Liverpool Canterbury Marrickville Olympic
2006 Rockdale City Suns 1–0 Penrith Nepean United Rockdale City Suns Penrith Nepean United
2007 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 2–0 Northern Tigers FC Northern Tigers FC Bonnyrigg White Eagles
2008 Liverpool Bossy 2–1 PCYC Parramatta Bonnyrigg White Eagles PCYC Parramatta
2009 Spirit FC 1–1
8–7 (pen.) 		PCYC Parramatta Rockdale City Suns PCYC Parramatta
2010 Northern Tigers FC 4–0 St George FC Parramatta Eagles Northern Tigers FC
2011 Blacktown Spartans 3–0 West Sydney Berries Blacktown Spartans West Sydney Berries
2012 Northern Tigers FC 1–1
4–3 (pen.) 		Bankstown Berries Northern Tigers FC Bankstown City
National Premier Leagues NSW 2 (2013–)
Season Champions Score Finalists Premiers Runners-Up
2013 St George FC 3–1 Mounties Wanderers St George FC Macarthur Rams
2014 Macarthur Rams 2–1 Parramatta FC Parramatta FC Central Coast Mariners Academy
2015 Northern Tigers FC 2–1 Bankstown City Spirit FCHakoah Sydney City East FC

Source: www.socceraust.co.uk

Past League Teams

2015

[4]

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

References

  1. ↑ "FFA launches National Premier Leagues". Football Federation Australia. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "2016 league governance" (PDF). footballnsw.com.au. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "2016 declaration of leagues" (PDF). footballnsw.com.au. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "NSW NPL 2 2015 ladder". Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

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