Country | Australia |
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Number of teams | 12 |
Level on pyramid | 5 |
Promotion to | State League Division 2 |
Relegation to | Amateur League Division 1 |
Current champions | North Perth United (2020) |
Website | Football West |
The Football West Amateur League Premier Division is a regional Australian association football league comprising teams from Western Australia. The league sits at Level 4 on the Western Australian league system (Level 5 of the overall Australian league system). The competition is administered by Football West, the governing body of the sport in the state.
The league operates with a promotion and relegation system, with relegation to the Amateur League Division 1, and potential for promotion to the State League Division 2 for the top team each year.
In 2020, promotion and relegation was suspended for the season, due to the impacts on the competition from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. [1]
The following 12 clubs competed in the 2020 Season:
Club |
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Hamersley Rovers |
Jaguar FC |
Joondalup United (Amateurs) |
Kwinana United SC |
Leeming Strikers |
Maddington White City |
North Perth United |
Queens Park |
Quinns FC (Amateurs) |
South West Phoenix |
UWA-Nedlands (Amateurs) |
Wembley Downs SC |
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Notes
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