NSW State League

NSW State League
Founded 1977
1977 (as NSW Division 4)
1979 (as NSW Division 3)
1989(as NSW Division 4)
1992 (as NSW Division 3)
2001 (as State League 2)
2007 (as Conference League)
2009 (as State League 2)
2016 (as NSW State League)
Country Australia
Number of teams 12
Level on pyramid 5
Promotion to NPL NSW 3
Relegation to N/A
Domestic cup(s) FFA Cup
Waratah Cup
Current champions Stanmore Hawks Football Club
(2013)
Current premiers Stanmore Hawks Football Club
Most premierships Camden Tigers (3 Titles)
Website Official website
2017 Football NSW season

The NSW State League Division 1 is a regional Australian semi-professional association football league comprising teams from New South Wales. The league sits at Level 4 on the New South Wales league system (Level 5 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). For the 2016 season it was announced that the State League 2 would become the NSW State League as State League 1 became NPL NSW 3[1]

History

The Men’s State League One competition sits 4th on the NSW football league structure and is the lowest connected division to the NPL NSW 1. The league consists of 12 teams competing in a round-robin structure where each side plays one another twice; upon completion a Premier is crowned.

The top four sides by the end of the season compete in the Championship Series. The Championship Series consists of four games, whereby the four teams competing are whittled down to just two. The teams are seeded upon their entry into the Championship Series according to their final position on the ladder. The final two teams compete in the Grand Final, where a Men’s State League Two Champion is decided.

In 2007 the competition was divided in two, New South Wales Conference League North and the New South Wales Conference League South, this format was only used for two years.

In 2009 the competition was united again into one, New South Wales Conference League North and New South Wales Conference League South, remerged all as one league The New South Wales State League Division Two.[2]

In 2013 when the FFA launched the National Premier Leagues, State League 2 was not rebranded under this banner as to ensure that the teams competing at this level did not have to fulfil the strict financial and club based criteria that may have resulted in smaller teams having to withdraw from the league. [3]

In 2016, with the 3rd division (then State League 1) of NSW being incorporated into the National Premier Leagues as NPL NSW 3, State League 2 became simply, the NSW State League.

Teams

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

Honours

Premierships

This list includes premierships won only. This indicates first place in the standings at the end of the regular season, not the winner of the finals series. There have been 29 different premiers across 33 seasons. This does not include premiers from 2007–08 when league was split into conferences as no overall leader could be determined. Only two clubs have won multiple titles, University of NSW and Camden Tigers with two each.

Competition Season Premier
(number of titles)
Division Four 1977 Lane Cove United
Division Four 1978 Baulkham Hills
Division Three 1979 North Bankstown
Division Three 1980 Liverpool Albion
Division Three 1981 Kingsford Hellenic
Division Three 1982 Bondi Marine
Disbanded to Inter Urban Leagues
Division Four 1989 Petersham Luisitanos
Division Four 1990 Arncliffe Scots
Division Four 1991 Western District
Division Three 1992 Spanish Club
Division Three 1993 St. Johns Park
Division Three 1994 University of NSW
Division Three 1995 Greystanes
Division Three 1996 Gladesville United
Division Three 1997 Glebe Wanderers
Division Three 1998 Sydney University
Division Three 1999 White City
Division Three 2000 Prairiewood United
State League 2 2001 Western Sydney Lions
State League 2 2002 FC Bossy Liverpool
State League 2 2003 Camden Tigers
State League 2 2004 Inter Lions
State League 2 2005 Springwood FC
State League 2 2006 University of NSW (2)
Conference League 2007 North: Greenisland
South: Hurstville City Minotaurs
Conference League 2008 North: Balmain Tigers
South: Camden Tigers
State League 2 2009 Camden Tigers (2)
State League 2 2010 Fairfield Bulls
State League 2 2011 Northbridge FC
State League 2 2012 Hakoah Sydney City East FC
State League 2 2013 Stanmore Hawks
State League 2 2014 Hurstville ZFC
State League 2 2015 Dunbar Rovers FC NPL

Season summary

Competition Season Champions Score Finalists Premiers Runners-Up
NSW Division Two 2001 Balmain SC 4–3 Western Sydney Lions Western Sydney Lions Balmain SC
NSW Division Two 2002 Nepean Association 3–0 Liverpool Bossy Liverpool Bossy Nepean Association
NSW Division Two 2003 Camden Tigers 4–2 Greystanes Camden Tigers Greystanes
NSW Division Two 2004 Springwood 1–1
4–3(pen.) 		Inter Lions Inter Lions Springwood
NSW Division Two 2005 Hakoah 1–0 University of NSW Springwood University of NSW
NSW Division Two 2006 University of NSW 2–1 Hakoah University of NSW Hakoah
NSW Conference League 2007 Hurstville City Minotaurs 5–0 Lakemba Sports Club Greenisland[lower-alpha 1]
Hurstville City Minotaurs[lower-alpha 2] 		—
NSW Conference League 2008 Balmain SC 2–2
5–4(pen.) 		Camden Tigers Balmain SC[lower-alpha 1]
Camden Tigers[lower-alpha 2] 		—
NSW State League 2 2009 Colo Colo Wanderers 2–1 Camden Tigers Balmain SC Camden Tigers
NSW State League 2 2010 Fairfield Bulls 2–1 Hurstville City Minotaurs Fairfield Bulls Fairfield Wanderers
NSW State League 2 2011 Hakoah (2) 2–1 Roosters FC Northbridge FC Hakoah
NSW State League 2 2012 Hakoah (3) 1–0 Prospect United Hakoah Prospect United
NSW State League 2 2013 Stanmore Hawks 1–0 Fairfield City Lions Stanmore Hawks Fairfield City Lions
NSW State League 2 2014 Rydalmere Lions 2–1 Southern Bulls Hurstville FC Southern Bulls
NSW State League 2 2015 Southern Districts SFA 2–0 Dunbar Rovers Dunbar Rovers Hurstville FC
Source: www.socceraust.co.uk
  1. 1 2 Northern Conference
  2. 1 2 Southern Conference

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Men's competition review" (PDF). Football NSW. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Football NSW Competitions" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "FFA launches National Premier Leagues". Football Federation Australia. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
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