Founded | 1957 (as NSW Division 2) |
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Country | Australia |
State | NSW |
Confederation | AFC |
Number of teams | 14 |
Level on pyramid | 3 |
Promotion to | NPL NSW |
Relegation to | NPL NSW 3 |
Domestic cup(s) | FFA Cup; Waratah Cup |
Current champions | Central Coast Mariners Academy (2020) |
Current premiers | Central Coast Mariners Academy (2020) |
Most championships | St George FC (4) Rockdale City Suns (4) |
Current: 2020 Football NSW season |
The National Premier Leagues NSW 2 is an Australian semi-professional association football league comprising teams from New South Wales. The league sits at Level 2 on the New South Wales league system, behind the National Premier Leagues NSW, (Level 3 of the overall Australian league system). The competition is administered by Football NSW, the governing body of the sport in the southern region of the state (the northern region governed by Northern NSW Football). Prior to 2013, the league was formerly known as the NSW Super League.
Following a review by the FFA of state league competitions in Australia, it was announced that they would nationalise the competitions under the one national banner, the National Premier Leagues from the 2013 seasons onwards. [1] This saw the first and second-tier leagues of the state renamed under the banner.
The inaugural NSW NPL2 winners in 2013 were St George FC.
The regular season consists of 26 rounds with each team playing each other twice-home and away. Following the regular season the top six teams on the table play in a finals series using the following format:
Up to the 2019 season, promotion and relegation was based on the Club Championship table (for the performances of the Seniors, U20 and U18 teams). [2] Due to a restructure of Mens and Boys competitions for the 2020 season, 2019 was the last season that the Club Championship determined the teams for promotion and relegation. [3]
The following 14 clubs competed in the National Premier Leagues NSW 2 during the 2021 season.
Club | Location | Grounds | Capacity | Founded | Notes |
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Blacktown Spartans FC | Rooty Hill | Blacktown International Sportspark Blacktown Football Park | 10,000 3,000 | 2002 | |
Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Bonnyrigg | Bonnyrigg Sports Club | 10,000 | 1968 | |
Central Coast Mariners Academy | Gosford | Pluim Park | 2,000 | 2008 | |
Hakoah Sydney City East | Eastgardens | Hensley Athletic Field | 1,000 | 1939 | Relegated from NPL 2019 season |
Hills United FC | Rouse Hill | Russell Reserve Lilly Football Centre | 1,000 7,000 | 1998 | |
Mounties Wanderers FC | Mount Pritchard | Mount Pritchard Oval Wanderders Football Park | 5,000 3,000 | 1978 | Return to NPL 2 2021 season, due to withdrew during 2020 season hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia |
Northern Tigers FC | Hornsby | North Turramurra Recreation Area | – | 2016 | |
NWS Spirit FC | Macquarie Park | Christie Park | 2,000 | 2004 | |
SD Raiders FC | Moorebank | Ernie Smith Reserve | 2012 | Promoted from NPL 3 2019 season | |
St George City | Kogarah | Jubilee Oval Peakhurst Park | 20,000 2,000 | 2016 | |
St George FC | Banksia | St George Stadium Ilinden Sports Centre | 15,000 5,000 | 1950 | |
Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth | Rooty Hill | Wanderders Football Park | 3,000 | 2012 | Return to NPL 2 2021 season and relegated from NPL 2020 season due to impact the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia |
Source: Football NSW [4] |
Season | Competition | Regular season | Finals series | |||
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Premiers (number of titles) | League Runners-Up | Champions | Score | Finalists | ||
1957 | Division Two | Villawood | – | Villawood | 3–2 | Camperdown |
1958 | Division Two | Budapest (East) 1 | Pan-Hellenic (West) | Budapest | 4–0 | Pan-Hellenic |
1959 | Division Two | Neerlandia (Manly Warringah) | Pan-Hellenic (2) | Unknown if Finals series was held | ||
1960 | Division Two | Pan-Hellenic | Polonia | Polonia | 2–1 | Pan-Hellenic (2) |
1961 | Division Two | SSC Yugal | Granville AEK | Balgownie Rangers | 3–1 | Granville AEK |
1962 | Division Two | Croatia | Balgownie Rangers | Corinthian BESC | 3–1 | Croatia |
1963 | Division Two | Corinthian BESC | Polonia North Side | Polonia North Side | 1–0 | Corinthian BESC |
1964 | Division Two | Polonia North Side | Granville AEK (2) | Polonia North Side (2) | 2–1 | Wollongong Olympic |
1965 | Division Two | Corinthian BESC (2) | Granville AEK (3) | Corinthian BESC (2) | 4–1 | Granville AEK (2) |
1966 | Division Two | Polonia North Side (2) | Canterbury-Marrickville | Polonia North Side (3) | 4–3 ( a.e.t. ) | Canterbury-Marrickville |
1967 | Division Two | Manly Warringah (2) | Granville AEK (4) | Bankstown | 1–0 | Sutherland Shire |
1968 | Division Two | Auburn | Western Suburbs | Auburn | 3–0 | Western Suburbs |
1969 | Division Two | Marconi Fairfield | Bankstown | Bankstown | 3–2 | Western Suburbs (2) |
1970 | Division Two | Western Suburbs | Sutherland Shire | No Finals Series held | ||
1971 | Division Two | Sutherland Shire | Granville AEK (5) | Sutherland Shire | – | Unknown |
1972 | Division Two | Granville AEK | Canterbury-Marrickville (2) | Grand Final results unknown | ||
1973 | Division Two | Canterbury-Marrickville | Balgownie Rangers (2) | Grand Final results unknown | ||
1974 | Division Two | Granville Parramatta (2) | Balgownie Rangers (3) | Manly Warringah | 1–0 | Balgownie Rangers |
1975 | Division Two | Manly Warringah (3) | Arncliffe Scots | Bankstown | 2–1 | Arncliffe Scots |
1976 | Division Two | Riverside Avala | Yugal Prague | Grand Final results unknown | ||
1977 | Division Two | Melita Eagles | Toongabbie | Revesby Workers | – | Ku-Ring-Gai |
1978 | Division Two | Ku-Ring-Gai | Revesby Workers | Polonia North Side | 3–0 | Ku-Ring-Gai (2) |
1979 | NSW Division One | St George-Budapest (2) | North Sydney Inter | Grand Final results unknown | ||
1980 | NSW Division One | Marconi Fairfield | Polonia | Grand Final results unknown | ||
1981 | NSW Division One | SSC Yugal (2) | Ku-Ring-Gai | Grand Final results unknown | ||
1982 | NSW Division One | Ku-Ring-Gai (2) | Blacktown United | Fairy Meadow | 2–0 | Blacktown United |
1983 | NSW Division Two | Rockdale Ilinden | Warringah Narrabeen | Warringah Narrabeeen | 3–2 ( a.e.t. ) | Gladesville Ravens |
1984 | NSW Division Two | Fairy Meadow | Wollongong Macedonia | Grand Final results unknown | ||
1985 | NSW Division Two | Wollongong Macedonia | Gladesville-Hornsby | Gladesville-Hornsby | 2–1 | Queens Park |
1986 | NSW Division Two | SSC Yugal (3) | Gladesville-Hornsby (2) | Gladesville-Hornsby (2) | 1–0 | North Bankstown |
1987 | NSW Division Two | Polonia (3) | Fairy Meadow | Kingsford Hellenic | 2–1 | Polonia |
1988 | NSW Division Two | Avala (2) | Fairy Meadow (2) | Avala | 4–2 | Sydney Macedonia |
1989 | NSW Division Two | Sydney Macedonia | North Shore United | Grand Final results unknown | ||
1990 | NSW Division Two | Southern Districts | Dulwich Hill | Grand Final results unknown | ||
1991 | NSW Division Two | Waverley | Dulwich Hill (2) | Dulwich Hill | 4–0 | Waverley |
1992 | Stage League Division One | Cyprus United | Auburn United | Cyprus United | 3–1 | Central Coast |
1993 | Stage League Division One | Mt Druitt Town Rangers | Auburn United (2) | Grand Final results unknown | ||
1994 | Stage League Division One | Macarthur Rams | Wollongong United (2) | Macarthur Rams | 1–0 | Wollongong United |
1995 | Stage League Division One | Belmore Hercules | Central Coast | Grand Final results unknown | ||
1996 | Stage League Division One | Sydney Cosmos | Belmore Hercules | Grand Final results unknown | ||
1997 | Stage League Division One | Hurstville City Minotaurs | Ryde City | Stanmore Hawks | 1–0 | Eastern Suburbs |
1998 | Stage League Division One | Fairfield Bulls | Hurstville City Minotaurs | Grand Final results unknown | ||
1999 | Stage League Division One | St George Saints (3) | Penrith Panthers | – | Manly Warringah Dolphins | |
2000 | Stage League Division One | Dulwich Hill | Hajduk Wanderers | Dulwich Hill | – | Hajduk Wanderers |
2001 | NSW Super League | Bankstown City | Fairfield Bulls | Manly Warringah Dolphins | 1–0 | Bankstown City |
2002 | NSW Super League | Rockdale City Suns (2) | Manly Warringah Dolphins | Rockdale City Suns | 1–0 | Hajduk Wanderers |
2003 | NSW Super League | Sydney Crescent Stars | Fraser Park Dragons | Sydney Crescent Stars | 3–2 | Fraser Park Dragons |
2004 | NSW Super League | Manly Warringah Dolphins | Stanmore Hawks | Stanmore Hawks | 2–1 | Manly Warringah Dolphins |
2005 | NSW Super League | FC Bossy Liverpool | Canterbury Marrickville Olympic | Canterbury Marrickville Olympic | 1–0 | FC Bossy Liverpool |
2006 | NSW Super League | Rockdale City Suns (3) | Penrith Nepean United | Rockdale City Suns | 1–0 | Penrith Nepean United |
2007 | NSW Super League | Northern Tigers FC | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 2–0 | Northern Tigers FC |
2008 | NSW Super League | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | PCYC Parramatta | Liverpool Bossy | 2–1 | PCYC Parramatta |
2009 | NSW Super League | Rockdale City Suns (4) | PCYC Parramatta | Spirit FC | 1–1 8–7 ( p ) | PCYC Parramatta |
2010 | NSW Super League | Parramatta Eagles | Northern Tigers FC | Northern Tigers FC | 4–0 | St George FC |
2011 | NSW Super League | Blacktown Spartans | West Sydney Berries | Blacktown Spartans | 3–0 | West Sydney Berries |
2012 | NSW Super League | Northern Tigers FC | Bankstown City | Northern Tigers FC | 1–1 4–3 ( p ) | Bankstown Berries |
2013 | NPL NSW Men's 2 | St George FC (4) | Macarthur Rams | St George FC | 3–1 | Mounties Wanderers |
2014 | NPL NSW Men's 2 | Parramatta FC | Central Coast Mariners Academy | Macarthur Rams | 2–1 | Parramatta FC |
2015 | NPL NSW Men's 2 | Spirit FC | Hakoah Sydney City East FC | Northern Tigers FC | 2–1 | Bankstown City |
2016 | NPL NSW Men's 2 | Sydney FC Youth | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | Sydney FC Youth | 4–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth |
2017 | NPL NSW Men's 2 | Marconi Stallions (3) | St George | Marconi Stallions | 5–1 | Mt Druitt Town |
2018 | NPL NSW Men's 2 | Mt Druitt Town | St George | St George | 3–3 5–4 (p) | Mounties Wanderers FC |
2019 | NPL NSW Men's 2 | North Shore Mariners | Hills United | Hills United | 6–3 | North Shore Mariners |
2020 | NPL NSW Men's 2 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | North West Sydney Spirit | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 6–2 | Northern Tigers |
Source: www.socceraust.co.uk
Club | Premierships | Years |
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Budapest / St George-Budapest / St George FC | 4 | 1958, 1979, 1999, 2013 |
Rockdale Ilinden / Rockdale City Suns | 4 | 1983, 2002, 2006, 2009 |
Neerlandia / Manly Warringah | 3 | 1959, 1967, 1975 |
SSC Yugal | 3 | 1961, 1981, 1986 |
Polonia / Polonia-North Side | 3 | 1964, 1966, 1987 |
Marconi Stallions | 3 | 1969, 1980, 2017 |
Riverside Avala / Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 3 | 1976, 1988, 2008 |
Melita Eagles / Parramatta FC | 3 | 1977, 2010, 2014 |
Pan-Hellenic | 2 | 1958, 1960 |
Corinthian BESC | 2 | 1963, 1965 |
Granville AEK / Granville Parramatta | 2 | 1972, 1974 |
Ku-Ring-Gai | 2 | 1978, 1982 |
Sydney Macedonia / Bankstown City | 2 | 1989, 2001 |
Mt Druitt Town Rangers | 2 | 1993, 2018 |
Northern Tigers FC | 2 | 2007, 2012 |
Villawood | 1 | 1957 |
Croatia | 1 | 1962 |
Auburn | 1 | 1968 |
Western Suburbs | 1 | 1970 |
Sutherland Shire | 1 | 1971 |
Canterbury-Marrickville | 1 | 1973 |
Fairy Meadow | 1 | 1984 |
Southern Districts | 1 | 1990 |
Waverley | 1 | 1991 |
Cyprus United | 1 | 1992 |
Macarthur Rams | 1 | 1994 |
Belmore Hercules | 1 | 1995 |
Sydney Cosmos | 1 | 1996 |
Hurstville City Minotaurs | 1 | 1997 |
Fairfield Bulls | 1 | 1998 |
Dulwich Hill | 1 | 2000 |
Sydney Crescent Star | 1 | 2003 |
Manly Warringah Dolphins | 1 | 2004 |
FC Bossy Liverpool | 1 | 2005 |
Blacktown Spartans | 1 | 2011 |
Spirit FC | 1 | 2015 |
Sydney FC Youth | 1 | 2016 |
North Shore Mariners | 1 | 2019 |
Central Coast Mariners Academy | 1 | 2020 |
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