Since 1956, a top divisional New South Wales based league has been contested annually in various forms, with its early days remembered as Division One. The league, jointly with other state-based leagues, formed the highest tier of soccer in Australia until the creation of a national league, the National Soccer League (NSL), in 1977. Before NSL, the Ampol Cup also ran concurrently as a state-based cup competition. In 1979 Division One officially changed its name to NSW State League, however, reverted to NSW Division One by 1983. The league continued to be contested throughout the winter months and included another name change in 1992 to the NSW Super League. During the 1980s and 1990s, Melita Eagles and Blacktown City FC were dominant in the league winning nine championships between them.
Foundations
At the end of the 2000 season, the top soccer divisions were revamped with the highest level of soccer being named the Premier League and being played over the summer to align with the then top tier of soccer in Australia (NSL). The second highest NSW league was named the Winter Super League and played throughout 2001. The 2004–05 season saw the return of the New South Wales NSL giants in Sydney Olympic, Sydney United 58, Wollongong Wolves and Marconi Stallions.[1] This was the result of another overhaul of the entire national league structure. The NSL was abolished and the A-League took its place at the top of the soccer hierarchy in Australia. As this competition significantly reduced the teams from New South Wales to just three (Sydney FC, Central Coast Mariners and Newcastle Jets) these clubs were forced to return to the state leagues. The NSW Premier League continued to be run over summer throughout this period but after the 2004–05 season reverted to a winter competition from 2006.
In 2013 the FFA announced another re-structure, this time to the tier 2 level of soccer in Australia. This saw the top league in each state united under a single banner called the National Premier Leagues, with the NSW Premier League rebranded as the National Premier Leagues NSW.[2]Bonnyrigg White Eagles became the inaugural champions of this competition after defeating Rockdale City Suns 1–0 in the final. Sydney United 58 FC were crowned premiers after placing first in the standing at the end of the regular season, earning the right to compete in the inaugural National Premier Leagues Finals. Sydney United went on to win this tournament defeating Tasmanian sideSouth Hobart FC 2–0 in the final. In 2014, premiers Bonnyrigg White Eagles failed to reach the grand final and Blacktown City FC were crowned champions. They defeated Sydney Olympic 2–1 after extra time.
Name Changes
Seasons
Title
1956–1977
Division 1
1978–1982
State League
1983–1991
NSW Division One
1992–2000
NSW Super League
2000–2012
NSW Premier League
2013–present
National Premier Leagues NSW
Source: OzFootball
Competition format
League
There are 30 Rounds in total with each team playing each other twice; home and away.
NPL national finals
At the completion of the league series, the NPL NSW top of the table joins the winners from the other NPL subdivisions in a national eight team finals series. The national final series consists of a three-round knock-out series based on geographically close subdivision champions playing each other, culminating in a grand final.
Clubs
The following clubs were competing in the National Premier Leagues NSW for the 2023 season.
Bold indicates Federation Double winners – i.e. League Championship and League Premiership OR League Championship and Federation/Waratah Cup OR League Premiership and Federation/Waratah Cup
Bold and Underlined indicates Federation Treble winners – i.e. League Championship, League Premiership and Federation/Waratah Cup winners
1 1996 season divided into two stages. Stage 1: Premiers (Adamstown), Runners-up (Sutherland)
2 1996 season divided into two stages. Stage 2: Premiers (Parramatta), Runners-up (Sutherland)
Bold indicates Federation Double winners – i.e. League Championship and League Premiership OR League Championship and Federation/Waratah Cup OR League Premiership and Federation/Waratah Cup Bold and Underlined indicates Federation Treble winners – i.e. League Championship, League Premiership and Federation/Waratah Cup winners
All-time honour board
This list includes all champions and premiers since the inaugural league of 1957. Grand finals have occurred during all seasons of the league over this time. As the 1996 season was split into two stages there was no official premier for the season.
As of 2012, all matches have been filmed and a weekly highlights package has been made available online, while the grand final has been streamed live through Football NSW since 2013.
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The National Premier Leagues NSW is a semi professional soccer competition in New South Wales Australia The competition is conducted by Football NSW the organising body in New South Wales the other being the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW organised by Northern NSW Football The league is a subdivision of the second tier National Premier Leagues NPL which sits below the national A League Prior to becoming a subdivision of the NPL in 2013 the league was previously known as the NSW Premier League National Premier Leagues NSWFounded2013 2000 2012 as NSW Premier League 1992 2000 as Super League 1983 1991 as Division One 1978 1982 as Super League 1956 1977 as Division One Country AustraliaStateNSWConfederationAFCNumber of teams16Level on pyramid2Relegation toNSW League One MenDomestic cup s Australia CupWaratah CupCurrent championsBlacktown City 2022 Current premiersSydney Olympic 2022 TV partnersNPL TV YouTubeWebsitewww wbr nplnsw wbr com wbr auCurrent 2023 NPL NSW Contents 1 History 1 1 Origins 1 2 Foundations 1 3 Development 1 4 Name Changes 2 Competition format 2 1 League 2 2 NPL national finals 3 Clubs 4 National Premier Leagues NSW Men s 1 Honours 5 Honours pre NPL 1957 2012 5 1 All time honour board 6 Broadcasting 7 See also 8 References 9 Notes 10 External linksHistory EditOrigins Edit Since 1956 a top divisional New South Wales based league has been contested annually in various forms with its early days remembered as Division One The league jointly with other state based leagues formed the highest tier of soccer in Australia until the creation of a national league the National Soccer League NSL in 1977 Before NSL the Ampol Cup also ran concurrently as a state based cup competition In 1979 Division One officially changed its name to NSW State League however reverted to NSW Division One by 1983 The league continued to be contested throughout the winter months and included another name change in 1992 to the NSW Super League During the 1980s and 1990s Melita Eagles and Blacktown City FC were dominant in the league winning nine championships between them Foundations Edit At the end of the 2000 season the top soccer divisions were revamped with the highest level of soccer being named the Premier League and being played over the summer to align with the then top tier of soccer in Australia NSL The second highest NSW league was named the Winter Super League and played throughout 2001 The 2004 05 season saw the return of the New South Wales NSL giants in Sydney Olympic Sydney United 58 Wollongong Wolves and Marconi Stallions 1 This was the result of another overhaul of the entire national league structure The NSL was abolished and the A League took its place at the top of the soccer hierarchy in Australia As this competition significantly reduced the teams from New South Wales to just three Sydney FC Central Coast Mariners and Newcastle Jets these clubs were forced to return to the state leagues The NSW Premier League continued to be run over summer throughout this period but after the 2004 05 season reverted to a winter competition from 2006 In 2008 the whole New South Wales men s women s and youth competitions were reconstructed to align youth teams with their respective senior clubs along with women s teams Development Edit In 2013 the FFA announced another re structure this time to the tier 2 level of soccer in Australia This saw the top league in each state united under a single banner called the National Premier Leagues with the NSW Premier League rebranded as the National Premier Leagues NSW 2 Bonnyrigg White Eagles became the inaugural champions of this competition after defeating Rockdale City Suns 1 0 in the final Sydney United 58 FC were crowned premiers after placing first in the standing at the end of the regular season earning the right to compete in the inaugural National Premier Leagues Finals Sydney United went on to win this tournament defeating Tasmanian side South Hobart FC 2 0 in the final In 2014 premiers Bonnyrigg White Eagles failed to reach the grand final and Blacktown City FC were crowned champions They defeated Sydney Olympic 2 1 after extra time Name Changes Edit Seasons Title1956 1977 Division 11978 1982 State League1983 1991 NSW Division One1992 2000 NSW Super League2000 2012 NSW Premier League2013 present National Premier Leagues NSWSource OzFootballCompetition format EditLeague Edit There are 30 Rounds in total with each team playing each other twice home and away NPL national finals Edit At the completion of the league series the NPL NSW top of the table joins the winners from the other NPL subdivisions in a national eight team finals series The national final series consists of a three round knock out series based on geographically close subdivision champions playing each other culminating in a grand final Clubs EditThe following clubs were competing in the National Premier Leagues NSW for the 2023 season Club Seasons Location Grounds CapacityAPIA Leichhardt 10 Leichhardt Lambert Park 7 000Blacktown City 10 Blacktown Lily Homes Stadium 7 500Bulls FC Academy 4 Edensor Park Sydney United Sports Centre 12 000Central Coast Mariners Academy 2 Lisarow Pluim Park 2 000Manly United 10 Dee Why Cromer Park 5 000Marconi Stallions 8 Bossley Park Marconi Stadium 9 000Mt Druitt Town Rangers 5 Mount Druitt Popondetta Park 1 000NWS Spirit 1 Macquarie Park Christie Park 2 000Rockdale Ilinden 10 Rockdale Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre 5 000St George City 1 Peakhurst Peakhurst Park 1 000Sutherland Sharks 9 Miranda Seymour Shaw Park 5 000Sydney FC Youth 6 Glenwood Valentine Sports Park 4 000Sydney Olympic 10 Belmore Belmore Sports Ground 20 000Sydney United 58 10 Edensor Park Sydney United Sports Centre 12 000Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 1 Rooty Hill Wanderers Football Park 3 000Wollongong Wolves 10 Wollongong WIN Stadium 23 750National Premier Leagues NSW Men s 1 Honours EditSeason Regular season Finals series NPL Finals RepresentationPremiers number of titles Runners up Champions number of titles Score Finalists2013 Sydney United 58 FC 7 Sutherland Sharks FC Bonnyrigg White Eagles 3 1 0 Rockdale City Suns Sydney United 58 FC Champions2014 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 6 Blacktown Spartans Blacktown City 7 2 1 Sydney Olympic Bonnyrigg White Eagles Runners up2015 Blacktown City 8 APIA Leichhardt Tigers Bonnyrigg White Eagles 4 2 0 Blacktown City Blacktown City Champions2016 Sydney United 58 FC 8 Blacktown City Blacktown City 8 3 0 Sydney United 58 FC Sydney United 58 FC Champions2017 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 5 Blacktown City Manly United 2 0 0 4 3 p APIA Leichhardt Tigers APIA Leichhardt Tigers Semi finalists2018 Sydney Olympic 3 APIA Leichhardt Tigers Sydney Olympic 3 3 1 APIA Leichhardt Tigers Sydney Olympic Semi finalists2019 Wollongong Wolves 2 APIA Leichhardt Tigers APIA Leichhardt Tigers 6 2 1 Sydney United 58 FC Wollongong Wolves Champions2020 Rockdale City Suns Wollongong Wolves Sydney United 58 FC 5 3 3 4 2 p Rockdale City Suns a 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Australia 4 2022 Sydney Olympic 3 Manly United Blacktown City 2 0 Manly United b Notes Bold indicates Federation Double winners i e League Championship and League Premiership OR League Championship and Federation Waratah Cup OR League Premiership and Federation Waratah Cup Bold and Underlined indicates Federation Treble winners i e League Championship League Premiership and Federation Waratah Cup winnersHonours pre NPL 1957 2012 EditSeason Competition Regular season Finals seriesPremiers number of titles Runners up Champions number of titles Score Finalists1957 Division One Canterbury Marrickville Auburn Auburn 4 3 Canterbury Marrickville1958 Division One Corrimal United Canterbury Marrickville Canterbury Marrickville 2 1 Auburn1959 Division One Prague APIA Leichhardt Prague 3 2 APIA Leichhardt1960 Division One Prague 2 APIA Leichhardt Canterbury Marrickville 2 5 2 Prague1961 Division One Prague 3 Canterbury Marrickville Hakoah 4 1 Canterbury Marrickville1962 Division One Budapest Hakoah Hakoah 2 4 2 Budapest1963 Division One Prague 4 APIA Leichhardt South Coast United 4 0 APIA Leichhardt1964 Division One APIA Leichhardt St George Budapest APIA Leichhardt 7 2 St George Budapest1965 Division One South Coast United St George Budapest APIA Leichhardt 2 2 0 St George Budapest1966 Division One APIA Leichhardt 2 Hakoah Eastern Suburbs Hakoah Eastern Suburbs 3 2 1 APIA Leichhardt1967 Division One APIA Leichhardt 3 St George Budapest St George Budapest 5 2 APIA Leichhardt1968 Division One Hakoah Eastern Suburbs Pan Hellenic Hakoah Eastern Suburbs 4 4 2 Pan Hellenic1969 Division One South Coast United 3 St George Budapest APIA Leichhardt 3 3 2 St George Budapest1970 Division One Hakoah Eastern Suburbs 2 St George Budapest YUGAL Ryde 4 0 St George Budapest1971 Division One Hakoah Eastern Suburbs 3 St George Budapest St George Budapest 2 3 2 Western Suburbs1972 Division One St George Budapest 2 Marconi Fairfield Marconi Fairfield 1 0 St George Budapest1973 Division One Hakoah Eastern Suburbs 4 Marconi Fairfield Marconi Fairfield 2 2 1 Hakoah Eastern Suburbs1974 Division One Hakoah Eastern Suburbs 5 APIA Leichhardt St George Budapest 3 4 2 Hakoah Eastern Suburbs1975 Division One APIA Leichhardt 4 St George Budapest St George Budapest 4 1 0 APIA Leichhardt1976 Division One St George Budapest 3 APIA Leichhardt APIA Leichhardt 4 1 0 St George Budapest1977 Introduction of the National Soccer League1977 Division One Croatia Sydney APIA Leichhardt Croatia Sydney 2 0 Auburn1978 Division One Croatia Sydney 2 Sutherland Shire Sutherland Shire 1 1 2 1 replay Croatia Sydney1979 State League Croatia Sydney 3 Inter Monaro Inter Monaro 2 1 Sutherland Shire1980 State League Melita Eagles Sydney Olympic Sydney Olympic 4 0 Melita Eagles1981 State League Croatia Sydney 4 St George Budapest St George Budapest 5 1 0 Croatia Sydney1982 State League Croatia Sydney 5 Riverwood Croatia Sydney 2 2 1 Sutherland Shire1983 NSW Division One Melita Eagles 2 Croatia Sydney Croatia Sydney 3 1 1 a e t 0 0 replay 4 3 p Melita Eagles1984 NSW Division One Inter Monaro Rockdale Ilinden Rockdale Ilinden 3 2 Inter Monaro1985 NSW Division One Canterbury Marrickville Olympic 2 Fairy Meadow Melita Eagles 4 0 Fairy Meadow1986 NSW Division One Melita Eagles 3 Manly Warringah Sutherland Shire 2 2 1 Melita Eagles1987 NSW Division One Wollongong City Canberra City Wollongong City 2 1 Canberra City1988 NSW Division One Blacktown City Melita Eagles Melita Eagles 2 0 0 7 6 p Blacktown City1989 NSW Division One Melita Eagles 4 Canberra Croatia Melita Eagles 3 2 0 Canberra Croatia1990 NSW Division One Wollongong Macedonia Canberra Croatia Wollongong Macedonia 2 0 Canberra Croatia1991 NSW Division One Sutherland Sharks Blacktown City Blacktown City 3 0 Canberra Metro1992 NSW Super League Avala Manly Warringah Dolphins Avala 2 0 Blacktown City1993 NSW Super League Blacktown City 2 Bankstown City Bankstown City 1 0 Blacktown City1994 NSW Super League Bankstown City Canterbury Marrickville Bankstown City 2 3 1 Canterbury Marrickville1995 NSW Super League Manly Warringah Dolphins Blacktown City Manly Warringah Dolphins 1 0 Blacktown City1996 NSW Super League Adamstown Rosebud1Parramatta Eagles2 Sutherland Sharks1 2 Parramatta Eagles 4 1 1 5 3 p Adamstown Rosebud1997 NSW Super League Parramatta Eagles 5 APIA Leichhardt Parramatta Eagles 5 3 1 Bonnyrigg White Eagles1998 NSW Super League Bonnyrigg White Eagles 2 Blacktown City Blacktown City 2 1 0 Bonnyrigg White Eagles1999 NSW Super League Bonnyrigg White Eagles 3 Blacktown City Blacktown City 3 5 1 Parramatta Eagles2000 NSW Super League Blacktown City 3 Bonnyrigg White Eagles Blacktown City 4 2 1 Bonnyrigg White Eagles2000 01 NSW Premier League Blacktown City Demons 4 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC Bonnyrigg White Eagles 2 3 1 Blacktown City Demons2001 02 NSW Premier League Parramatta Eagles 6 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC Parramatta Eagles 6 1 0 Blacktown City Demons2002 03 NSW Premier League Blacktown City Demons 5 APIA Tigers APIA Leichhardt Tigers 5 3 1 Blacktown City Demons2003 04 NSW Premier League Belconnen Blue Devils St George Saints Bankstown City Lions 3 2 0 Belconnen Blue Devils2004 05 NSW Premier League Bankstown City Lions FC 2 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC Bankstown City Lions 4 3 1 Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC2006 NSW Premier League Blacktown City 6 Bankstown City Lions FC Sydney United 4 4 0 Blacktown City Demons FC2007 NSW Premier League Blacktown City 7 Bankstown City Lions FC Blacktown City 5 3 1 Bankstown City Lions FC2008 NSW Premier League Sutherland Sharks 2 Wollongong FC Wollongong FC 2 4 2 Sutherland Sharks FC2009 NSW Premier League Sydney United 6 Marconi Stallions FC Sutherland Sharks 3 4 1 Marconi Stallions2010 NSW Premier League Bonnyrigg White Eagles 4 Blacktown City Demons FC Blacktown City FC 6 1 0 Bonnyrigg White Eagles2011 NSW Premier League Sydney Olympic Sydney United FC Sydney Olympic 2 2 0 Sydney United2012 NSW Premier League Bonnyrigg White Eagles 5 Sydney Olympic FC Marconi Stallions 3 2 0 Bonnyrigg White EaglesSource WayBack Archive SoccerAust 1 1996 season divided into two stages Stage 1 Premiers Adamstown Runners up Sutherland 2 1996 season divided into two stages Stage 2 Premiers Parramatta Runners up Sutherland Bold indicates Federation Double winners i e League Championship and League Premiership OR League Championship and Federation Waratah Cup OR League Premiership and Federation Waratah Cup Bold and Underlined indicates Federation Treble winners i e League Championship League Premiership and Federation Waratah Cup winners All time honour board Edit This list includes all champions and premiers since the inaugural league of 1957 Grand finals have occurred during all seasons of the league over this time As the 1996 season was split into two stages there was no official premier for the season Club Regular season premierships Finals series championshipsPremiers Winning seasons Champions Winning grand finalsBlacktown City 8 1988 1993 2000 2000 01 2002 03 2007 2015 8 1991 1998 1999 2000 2007 2010 2014 2016Sydney United 58 8 1977 1978 1979 1981 1982 2009 2013 2016 5 1977 1982 1983 2006 2020Parramatta FC 6 1980 1983 1986 1989 1997 2001 02 6 1985 1988 1989 1996 1997 2002Bonnyrigg White Eagles 6 1992 1998 1999 2010 2012 2014 4 1992 2001 2013 2015APIA Leichhardt 5 1964 1965 1967 1975 2017 6 1964 1965 1969 1976 2003 2019Hakoah Sydney City East FC 5 1968 1970 1971 1973 1974 4 1961 1962 1966 1968Prague 4 1959 1960 1961 1963 1 1959St George FC 3 1962 1972 1976 5 1967 1971 1974 1975 1981Sydney Olympic 3 2011 2018 2022 3 1980 2011 2018Safeway United 3 1958 1966 1969 1 1963Bankstown City Lions 2 1994 2004 05 4 1993 1994 2004 2005Sutherland Sharks 2 1991 2008 3 1978 1986 2009Canterbury Marrickville 2 1957 1985 2 1958 1960Wollongong Wolves 2 1987 2019 2 1987 2008Manly United 1 1995 2 1995 2017Inter Monaro 1 1984 1 1979Wollongong United 1 1990 1 1990Rockdale City Suns Rockdale Ilinden 1 2020 1 1984Belconnen Blue Devils 1 2003 04Marconi Stallions 3 1972 1973 2012Auburn 1 1957YUGAL Ryde 1 1970Broadcasting EditAs of 2012 all matches have been filmed and a weekly highlights package has been made available online while the grand final has been streamed live through Football NSW since 2013 See also EditNational Premier Leagues NSW Women sReferences Edit 2004 05 Premier League Season Review FFA launches National Premier Leagues Football Federation Australia 13 February 2013 Retrieved 23 December 2013 Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled The World Game SBS 7 July 2020 Retrieved 7 July 2020 Football NSW Cancel 2021 National Premier Leagues Season Football NSW 12 August 2021 Retrieved 12 August 2021 Notes Edit NPL finals series cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Australia 3 Not heldExternal links EditNew South Wales Premier League Oz Football NSW Statistics Weltfussballarchiv Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Premier Leagues NSW amp oldid 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