Football West State League

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Football West State League
Founded1996 (Football West State League 1)
2011 (Football West State League 2)
CountryAustralia
StateWestern Australia
Number of clubs24
  • Division 1: 12
  • Division 2: 12
Level on pyramid 3 and 4
Promotion to NPL Western Australia
Relegation to Football West Amateur League
Domestic cup(s)National
Australia Cup
State
WA State Challenge Cup
Current champions Sorrento (2024)

The Football West State League is a regional Australian semi-professional soccer league comprising teams from Western Australia consisting of two divisions. The league sits at Levels 2 and 3 on the Western Australian league system (Levels 3 and 4 of the overall Australian league system). The competition is administered by Football West, the governing body of the sport in the state. Division 1 has been called the All Flags State League Division 1 due to sponsorship arrangements since 2011. [1]

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History

Mandurah City were the 2015 champions but did not meet all of the Football West eligibility criteria to be promoted to the 2016 National Premier Leagues WA. Mandurah City and Joondalup United were promoted after the 2016 season to the NPL WA to make it a 14 team division, [2] [3] Mandurah City were relegated in 2017 after being defeated by Forrestfield United in a promotion/relegation play off.

After review by Football West the 2019 NPLWA season was decided to return to a 12 team competition; as a result, Subiaco AFC, Forrestfield United and Joondalup United were relegated and Rockingham City were promoted. [4]

In 2020, promotion and relegation was suspended for the season, due to the impacts on the competition from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. [5]

Format

The league operates with a promotion and relegation system. Promotion for the Champion of Division 1 to the National Premier Leagues Western Australia (NPL WA) was introduced for the 2015 season, and is subject to eligibility criteria. [6] The team that finishes as Premier (top of the table) is promoted to the NPL, with the teams that finished 2nd, 3rd and 4th competing in a promotion/relegation playoff series with the NPL team that finished 11th.

The team that finishes bottom of the table is relegated to the Football West State League Division 2, with the 2nd bottom team competing in a promotion/relegation playoff series with the teams that finished 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the Football West State League Division 2. In 2020, promotion and relegation was suspended for the season, due to the impact on the competition from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. [5]

Current members

These are the clubs who competed in the Football West State League in the 2025 season.

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Cockburn City
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Dianella White Eagles
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Gosnells City
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Gwelup Croatia
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Joonalup United
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Kingsley Westside
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Murdoch University Melville
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Rockingham City
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Sorrento
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Subiaco
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UWA Nedlands
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Ashfield
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Balga
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Canning City
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Carramar Shamrock Rovers
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Curtin University
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East Perth
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Forrestfield United
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Joondalup City
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Kalamunda City
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Quinns
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Swan United
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Wanneroo City
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Locations of the 2024 Football West State League clubs by division
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Mandurah City
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Locations of the 2024 Football West State League clubs by division
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Division 1

Division 2

References

  1. ↑ "Football West: All Flags State League". www.footballwest.com.au. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "NPLWA unchanged in 2017 season". www.footballwest.com.au. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "NPLWA expansion for 2017". www.footballwest.com.au. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "NPLWA Review Report to guide future". www.footballwest.com.au. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Bayswater-Perth to kick off revamped season". Football West. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "WA football enters new era - Football West - NPL".
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