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The Australian soccer league system is a structure of leagues for soccer clubs in Australia. The league system in Australia since 1977 has involved one top divisional league controlled by the national body and many leagues run within each state below. The National Soccer League stood from 1977–2004 as the top nationwide tier above the current state-based league systems, in 2005, the A-League was established as its successor. The introduction of the National Premier Leagues in 2013 introduced a direct second tier of football in Australia, underpinning the A-League.[1] The National Premier Leagues incorporated the existing state leagues as divisions with a nationwide end of season finals series. In 2013, the National Premier Leagues rebranded 5 of the 9 top state leagues, and the remainder – with the exception of the Northern Territory – joined in 2014.[1] There is no promotion and relegation to and from the top-tier A-League, and promotion and relegation at other levels varies between different state systems.
The National Youth League, which runs in conjunction with the A-League as a national youth developmental and reserve league, is not included in the table. The women's soccer league system in Australia is similar to that of the men's, with the W-League the top nationwide league and below that state-based leagues run by the FFA Member Federations.
| Level | Leagues | |||
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| 1 | A-League 10 clubs (1 from New Zealand) no relegation | |||
| 2 | ACT NPL 10 clubs NSW NPL | |||
| 3 | ACT Capital League 10 clubs NSW NPL 2 | |||
| 4 | ACT Division 1 10 clubs NSW NPL 3 | |||
| 5 | ACT Division 2 10 clubs NSW State League | |||
| 6 | Capital League Division 3 10 clubs NSW Regional Leagues – 31 districts | |||
| 7 | ACT Division 4 NSW Regional Leagues – 31 districts | |||
| 8 | TAS Southern League Five – 8 clubs VIC State League 5 – 48 clubs (from 4 divisions) | |||
| 9 | Victorian Regional Leagues Ballarat & District Soccer Association,
Bendigo Amateur League,
Geelong,
Gippsland Soccer League,
Goulburn North East Football Association,
Moama-Echuca,
Sunraysia,
Warnambool & District Soccer Association | |||
| 10 | WA Amateur League Div 5 – 8 clubs WA Metropolitan League North Division 1 – 13 clubs | |||
See also
[edit]- League system, for a list of similar systems in other countries
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[edit]| Level | Leagues | |||||||||||
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| 1 | A-League 10 clubs (1 from New Zealand) no relegation | |||||||||||
| 2 | National Premier Leagues 90 clubs (from 8 divisions) |
Northern Territory Regional 3 districts no promotion | ||||||||||
| NPL ACT 10 clubs no promotion no relegation |
NPL NSW 12 clubs no promotion ↓ relegate 1 |
NPL Northern NSW 11 clubs no promotion ↓ relegate 1 |
NPL Queensland 14 clubs no promotion ↓ relegate 2 |
NPL South Australia 12 clubs no promotion ↓ relegate 2 |
NPL Tasmania 10 clubs no promotion ↓ relegate 1.5 |
NPL Victoria 14 clubs no promotion ↓ relegate 2.5 |
NPL Western Australia 12 clubs no promotion ↓ relegate 1 | |||||
| 3(a) | Capital League 10 clubs no promotion ↓ relegate 1 |
NPL NSW 2 14 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 1 |
State League 1 11 clubs ↑ promote 1 no relegation |
Queensland Premier League 14 clubs ↑ promote 2 no relegation |
State League 1 12 clubs ↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 2 |
Northern Championship 8 clubs ↑ promote .75 ↓ relegate 1 |
Southern Championship 8 clubs ↑ promote .75 ↓ relegate 1 |
NPL Victoria 2 West 10 clubs ↑ promote 1.25 ↓ relegate 1 |
NPL Victoria 2 East 10 clubs ↑ promote 1.25 ↓ relegate 1 |
State League 1 12 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 1.5 |
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| 4(a) | Capital League Division 1 10 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 1 |
NPL NSW 3 12 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 1 |
Regional 7 districts no promotion |
Regional 10 districts no promotion |
State League 2 12 clubs ↑ promote 2 |
Northern League One 6 clubs ↑ promote 1 potential relegation |
Southern League One 6 clubs ↑ promote 1 potential relegation |
State League 1 North-West 12 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 2 |
State League 1 South-East 12 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 2 |
State League 2 12 clubs ↑ promote 1.5 ↓ relegate 1 |
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| 5(a) | Capital League Division 2 10 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 1 |
State League 1 12 clubs ↑ promote 1 no relegation |
South Australian Regional Leagues 6 districts no promotion |
Northern League Two 6 clubs potential promotion no relegation |
Southern League Two 6 clubs potential promotion no relegation |
State League 2 North-West 12 clubs ↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 2 |
State League 2 South-East 12 clubs ↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 2 |
Regional 18 separate associations |
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| 6(a) | Capital League Division 3 10 clubs ↑ promote 1 ↓ relegate 1 |
Regional 19 districts no promotion |
Southern League Three 8 clubs potential promotion no relegation |
State League 3 North-West 12 clubs ↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 2.25 |
State League 3 South-East 12 clubs ↑ promote 2 ↓ relegate 2.25 |
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| 7(a) | Southern League Four 8 clubs potential promotion no relegation |
State League 4 48 clubs (from 4 divisions) ↑ promote 4.5 ↓ relegate 8 |
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| 8(a) | Southern League Five 8 clubs potential promotion no relegation |
State League 5 48 clubs (from 4 divisions) ↑ promote 8 no relegation |
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| 9(a) | Victorian Regional Leagues 8 districts no promotion |
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- Note (a): tiers below the National Premier League are not official or coordinated
- ^ a b "National Premier Leagues". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2013.