Australian soccer league system
The Australian soccer league system is a series of leagues for association football clubs in Australia. The league system in Australia since 1977 has involved one divisional league controlled by the national body and many leagues run within each state below. Prior to the first A-League season in 2005, the National Soccer League stood from 1977-2004 as the top nation-wide tier above the current state based league systems. The introduction of the National Premier Leagues in 2013 introduced a direct second tier of association football in Australia, underpinning the A-League.[1] The National Premier Leagues is simply a single banner of which divisions (state leagues) operate under. As of 2013, the National Premier Leagues has rebranded 5 of the 9 top state leagues, with the remaining 5 expected to join in 2014.[1] Unlike the English football league system, the Australian league system does not incorporate a full promotion and relegation through the entire tiers.
There are 2 separate nation wide leagues within Australia that are not included in the table: W-League (women's) and A-League National Youth League (youth).
A-League National Premier Leagues Top state league tier not associated with National Premier Leagues Lower state league tiers
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| 1 | A-League 10 clubs (1 from New Zealand) no relegation |
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| 2 | National Premier Leagues 56 clubs (from 4 divisions) |
Northern NSW State League 10 clubs ↓ relegate 1 |
Northern Territory Regional 3 divisions |
Victorian Premier League 12 clubs ↓ relegate 1 |
Western Australia Premier League 12 clubs ↓ relegate 1 |
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| ACT 10 clubs ↓ relegate 1 |
NSW 12 clubs ↓ relegate 1 |
Queensland 12 clubs no relegation |
South Australia 14 clubs ↓ relegate 2 |
T-League 8 clubs no relegation |
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| State League 7 clubs ↑ promote 1 |
NSW 2 12 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 1 |
Regional 10 districts no promotion |
State League 16 clubs ↑ promote 2 |
Northern Premier League 9 clubs no promotion no relegation |
Southern Premier League 12 clubs no promotion no relegation |
Northern NSW State League 2 8 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 1 |
State League 1 12 clubs ↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 2 |
State League 1 12 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 1 |
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| State League 1 12 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 1 |
Regional 2 divisions no promotion |
Regional 4 divisions no promotion |
Interdistrict 1 12 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 1 |
State League 2 24 clubs (from 2 divisions) ↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 4 |
State League 2 12 clubs ↑ promote 1 |
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| State League 2 14 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 1 |
Interdistrict 2 12 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 1 |
State League 3 24 clubs (from 2 divisions) ↑ promote 4 ↓ relegate 4 |
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| Regional 26 districts ↑ promote 1 |
Interdistrict 3 7 clubs ↑ promote 1 |
State League 4 48 clubs (from 4 divisions) ↑ promote 4 ↓ relegate 8 |
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| State League 5 60 clubs (from 4 divisions) ↑ promote 8 no relegation |
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| Regional 12 districts no promotion |
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References
- ^ a b "National Premier Leagues". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
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