National Premier Leagues NSW 4

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NSW League Three
Founded1977
(as NSW Division 4)
1992 (as NSW Division 3)
2001 (as NSW Division 2)
2009 (as NSW State League 2)
2016 (as NSW State League)
2020 (as NPL NSW 4)
2022 (as NSW League Three)
CountryAustralia
Number of teams 12
Level on pyramid 5
Promotion to NSW League Two
Relegation toN/A
Domestic cup(s) FFA Cup; Waratah Cup
Current champions Fraser Park
(2020)
Current premiers Fraser Park
Most premierships Camden Tigers; UNSW FC
(2 Titles)
Website Official website
Current: 2020 Football NSW season

The NSW League Three is a regional Australian semi-professional association football league comprising teams from New South Wales. The league sits at Level 4 on the New South Wales league system (Level 5 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). At the conclusion of the 2019 season it was announced that the NSW State League would become the NPL NSW 4. [1] and in 2022 seasons onwards, the league name change again from National Premier Leagues NSW 4 to NSW League Three. [2]

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History

The Men's State League One competition originally sat on the fourth tier of the NSW football league structure and is the lowest division connected to the NPL NSW 1. The league generally consists of 12 teams competing in a round-robin structure where each side plays one another twice. The top four sides at the end of the regular season compete in the Championship Series.

In 2007 the competition was divided in two – New South Wales Conference League North and the New South Wales Conference League South – with this format only used for two years.

In 2009 the competition was combined, and called the New South Wales State League Division Two.

In 2013 when the FFA launched the National Premier Leagues, State League 2 was not rebranded under this banner; this was to ensure that the teams competing at this level did not have to fulfil the strict financial and club-based criteria that would have resulted in some smaller teams having to withdraw from the league.

In 2016, with the 3rd division (then State League 1) of NSW being incorporated into the National Premier Leagues (as NPL NSW 3), State League 2 became known as the NSW State League.

In 2019 a number of changes occurred. [3] This included Wagga City Wanderers leaving the competition to join the newly formed Capital Football NPL 2 competition.

In 2020, the competition was rebranded under the NPL banner to NPL 4 with (generally) a 12 team format. [1] In that year, however, Newcastle Jets Youth were temporarily promoted to the NPL2 mid-season due to the withdrawal of NPL2 team Mounties Wanderers. [4]

Teams 2021

The following clubs participated in the 2021 National Premier League 4 NSW.

ClubLocationGround
Camden Tigers FC Camden Ron Din Reserve
Fraser Park FC Marrickville Fraser Park
Western Rage Granville Garside Park
Hawkesbury City FC Richmond David Bertenshaw Field
Hurstville ZFC Hurstville Bicentennial Park South
Nepean FC St Marys Cook Park
Newcastle Jets Youth Speers Point Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility
Parramatta FC South Granville Melita Stadium
Prospect United Prospect William Lawson Park
South Coast Flame FC Illawarra Sir Ian McLennan Park
UNSW FC Daceyville Bicentennial Park South
Western NSW Mariners Central West NSW Proctor Park

Seasons

CompetitionSeasonRegular seasonGrand Finals
Premiers
(number of titles)
Runners-UpChampions
(number of titles)
ScoreFinalists
Division Four1977Lane Cove United
Division Four1978Baulkham Hills
Division Three1979North Bankstown
Division Three1980Liverpool Albion
Division Three1981Kingsford Hellenic
Division Three1982Bondi Marine
Disbanded to Inter Urban Leagues (1983–1988)
Division Four1989Petersham Luisitanos
Division Four1990Arncliffe Scots
Division Four1991Western District
Division Three1992Spanish Club
Division Three1993St. Johns Park
Division Three1994UNSW FC
Division Three1995Greystanes
Division Three1996 Gladesville United
Division Three1997Glebe Wanderers
Division Three1998Sydney University
Division Three1999White City
Division Three2000Prairiewood United
NSW Division Two2001Western Sydney LionsBalmain SCBalmain SC4–3Western Sydney Lions
NSW Division Two2002 Liverpool Bossy Nepean AssociationNepean Association3–0Liverpool Bossy
NSW Division Two2003Camden TigersGreystanes Camden Tigers 4–2Greystanes
NSW Division Two2004 Inter Lions SpringwoodSpringwood1–1 (4–3 ( p )) Inter Lions
NSW Division Two2005SpringwoodUNSW FC Hakoah 1–0UNSW FC
NSW Division Two2006UNSW FC (2)HakoahUNSW FC2–1Hakoah
NSW Conference League2007Greenisland [lower-alpha 1]
Hurstville City Minotaurs [lower-alpha 2]
Hurstville City Minotaurs 5–0Lakemba Sports Club
NSW Conference League2008 Balmain Tigers [lower-alpha 1]
Camden Tigers [lower-alpha 2]
Balmain SC (2)2–2 (5–4 ( p )) Camden Tigers
NSW State League 2 2009 Camden Tigers (2)Colo Colo WanderersColo Colo Wanderers2–1Camden Tigers
NSW State League 2 2010 Fairfield Bulls Fairfield WanderersFairfield Bulls2–1Hurstville City Minotaurs
NSW State League 2 2011 Northbridge FC HakoahHakoah (2)2–1Roosters FC
NSW State League 2 2012 Hakoah Sydney City East Prospect UnitedHakoah (3)1–0Prospect United
NSW State League 2 2013 Stanmore Hawks Fairfield City LionsStanmore Hawks1–0Fairfield City Lions
NSW State League 2 2014 Hurstville ZFC Southern Bulls Rydalmere Lions2–1 Southern Bulls
NSW State League 2 2015 Dunbar Rovers Hurstville ZFC Southern Bulls 2–0 Dunbar Rovers
NSW State League 2016 St.George FA Hurstville ZFC St.George FA 2–2 (5–4 ( p )) Hurstville ZFC
NSW State League 2017 Bankstown United Camden TigersCamden Tigers4–2 ( a.e.t. ) Bankstown United
NSW State League 2018 Bankstown United (2) Central Coast United Central Coast United 2–0 Bankstown United
NSW State League 2019 Central Coast United Fraser Park Fraser Park 1–0 Central Coast United
NPL4 2020 Fraser Park UNSW Fraser Park (2)2–2 (4–3 ( p )) Nepean FC
  1. 1 2 Northern Conference
  2. 1 2 Southern Conference

Ref: www.socceraust.co.uk

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References

  1. 1 2 "COMPETITION STRUCTURES FOR NPL MEN'S, YOUTH AND SAP FOR THE 2020 SEASON". Football NSW. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. "CHANGES OF NAMES TO FOOTBALL NSW COMPETITIONS". Football NSW. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  3. https://footballnsw.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Competition-Regulations-2019-1.pdf
  4. "Wanderers to play in NSW National Premier League 1 competition". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.