National Premier Leagues NSW 3

National Premier Leagues NSW 3

Founded	1959 1959 (as NSW Division 3) 1979 (as NSW Division 2) 1983 (as NSW Division 3) 1992 (as NSW Division 2) 2001 (as NSW State League 1) 2013 (as NPL NSW 3)
Country	Australia
Number of teams	14
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	NPL NSW 2
Relegation to	NSW State League
Domestic cup(s)	FFA Cup Waratah Cup
Current champions	Rydalmere Lions FC (2016)
Current premiers	Hills Brumbies FC
Website	footballnsw.com.au
2016 Football NSW season

The NSW NPL3 is a regional Australian semi-professional association football league comprising teams from New South Wales. The league sits at Level 3 on the New South Wales league system (Level 4 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). At the conclusion of the 2015 season it was announced that the State League 1 would become the NPL3 ^[1]

Format

The regular season consists of 26 rounds with each team playing each other twice-home and away.

Finals series

Following the regular season the top six teams on the table play in a finals series

Competing clubs

2017

• Balmain Tigers FC
• Dulwich Hill FC
• Dunbar Rovers FC
• Fraser Park FC
• Gladesville Ryde Magic
• Granville Rage
• Hawkesbury City FC
• Inter Lions SC
• Rydalmere Lions FC
• SD Raiders FC
• St.George FA
• Stanmore Hawks
• Sydney University SFC
• Western NSW Mariners FC

2016

• Balmain Tigers FC
• Dulwich Hill FC
• Dunbar Rovers FC
• Gladesville Ryde Magic
• Granville Rage
• Hawkesbury City FC
• Hills Brumbies
• Inter Lions SC
• Rydalmere Lions FC
• Stanmore Hawks
• Sydney University SFC
• Western NSW Mariners FC

2015

2010

• Balmain SC
• Blacktown Spartans FC
• Camden Tigers
• Fairfield City Lions FC
• Gladesville Ryde Magic FC
• Hills United FC(formerly Hills Brumbies)
• Hurstville ZFC
• Inter Lions FC
• Mounties Wanderers FC
• Schofields Scorpions
• Stanmore Hawks
• UNSW
• East Village Dragons

2009

• Balmain SC – (Promoted from Division Two)
• Blacktown Spartans
• Dulwich Hill SC
• Fairfield City Lions – (Demoted from the Super League)
• Hills Brumbies
• Hurstville ZFC
• Inter Lions
• Mounties SC
• Schofields Scorpions FC
• Stanmore Hawks
• Sydney Wanderers FC
• UNSW

2008

• Blacktown Spartans
• Dulwich Hill (Demoted from Super League)
• Fairfield Bulls
• Hills United
• Hurstville City Minotaurs SC (promoted from Division Two/Conference League)
• Hurstville ZSC
• Inter Lions
• Mounties FC(formerly Mt Pritchard)
• Ryde City Gunners Football Club
• Schofields Scorpions
• Spirit FC (Formally known as Gladesville Spirit)
• Stanmore Hawks
• Sydney Wanderers (Demoted from Super League)
• UNSW (Promoted from Division Two)

2007

• Blacktown Spartans
• Canterbury Bankstown Berries (Demoted from Winter Super League)
• Dulwich Hill (Demoted from Winter Super League)
• Fairfield Bulls
• Hills United
• Hurstville ZSC
• Inter Lions
• Mt Pritchard(now known as Mounties FC)
• Ryde City Gunners Football Club
• Schofields Scorpions
• Spirit FC (Formally known as Gladesville Spirit)
• Springwood
• Sydney Wanderers (Demoted from Winter Super League)
• UNSW (Promoted from Division Two State League)

2006

• Belmore Hercules
• Blacktown Spartans
• Fairfield Bulls
• Gladesville Spirit
• Hills United
• Hurstville City Minotaurs (Demoted in 07)
• Hurstville ZSC
• Inter Lions
• Mt Druitt Town Rangers (Promoted to Winter Super League in 07)
• Mt Pritchard
• Ryde City Gunners Football Club
• Schofield Scorpions
• Springwood
• White City Football Club (Demoted in 07)

Seasons

Since 1959 there have been 49 seasons of Division Three. In total there have been 42 different premiers.^{[lower-alpha 1]} There have been seven teams to win multiple premierships. Blacktown City FC, Bathurst '75, Granville Chile, Fraser Park FC, Greystanes, Dulwich Hill and North Shore Mariners have each won the premiership twice.

Source: www.socceraust.co.uk

References

External links

• NSW State League Division 1