National Premier Leagues Tasmania

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National Premier Leagues Tasmania
Founded2012;12 years ago (2012)
CountryAustralia
Confederation AFC
Number of teams 8
Level on pyramid 2
Domestic cup(s) Milan Lakoseljac Cup
Australia Cup
Current premiers Devonport City (2023)
TV partners NPL.TV
Website NPL Tasmania
Current: 2022 NPL Tasmania

The National Premier Leagues Tasmania is an Australian professional football league part of the National Premier Leagues, covering the state of Tasmania. The competition sits at step two overall in the Australian football league system, below the A-League and alongside other states' National Premier Leagues.

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History

Prior to the NPL Tasmania the previous statewide league encompassing teams from all-over Tasmania had not taken place since 1999. The highest level of soccer being played in Tasmania was in two regional leagues in the North and South of the state.

The league was formed in 2012 by Football Federation Tasmania and the first season commenced in 2013. FFT referred to the league as the T-League during planning prior to the establishment of the league. Between 2012–2014 the league was known as the Victory League due to sponsorship by A-League club Melbourne Victory. In 2015 the league was officially known as the PS4 Victory League also for sponsorship reasons. In 2016, the league changed names again to National Premier Leagues Tasmania in line with other divisions within the NPL.

The initial clubs were awarded licences for league membership for three seasons between 2013–2015. In 2015 the FFT Board analysed the clubs on and off pitch. Based on this analysis six of the eight clubs in the NPL Tasmania were offered licences for an additional three seasons between 2016–2018. Glenorchy Knights and Launceston City were required to reapply for membership and compete with other clubs for the final two positions in the league in 2016. [1] Riverside Olympic, University, Clarence and New Town Eagles also applied for the two positions in addition to Glenorchy and Launceston City. [2] In August 2015 it was announced that Clarence United and Launceston City had been awarded the available licences between 2016–18. [3]

Up until 2017, the top teams in the league also qualified for a Tasmanian end of season finals series. Between 2013–15 the winner of the local finals series was awarded the Victory Cup. In 2013 and 2014 the top four teams participated in the finals series. In 2015 the finals series has been expanded to include the top six teams in the league as well as the champions of the Northern Championship and Southern Championship. In 2016, the end of season finals series cup was renamed the League Cup due to lapsing sponsorship arrangements, [4] and scrapped entirely after the end of the 2017 season. [5]

In 2019, the league expanded to nine teams. However, following the season, two clubs amalgamated bringing the league back to eight teams. [6]

Format

In late 2016, FFT announced they will expand the league to ten teams and introduce a promotion/relegation system. The winner of the 2018 Southern and Northern Championships were promoted into NPL Tasmania and to have the competition with ten teams for 2019, however Northern Rangers withdrew from the league leaving nine clubs. From the end of the 2019 season the winners of the Northern and Southern Championships will play-off against each other with the winner then automatically replacing the last placed finisher in the NPL Tasmania whilst the loser of the Northern and Southern Championships Play-off will play an additional play-off for a place in the NPL Tasmania in the following season against the second last NPL Tasmania club. [7] After 2019, two clubs merged lowering the league back to eight clubs.

The goal of the league is to consist of ten clubs geographically spread throughout Tasmania (although currently there are eight). The team on top of the table is considered the league champion and qualifies to play in the National Premier Leagues finals series against the champions of the other states.

Clubs

2024 clubs

ClubLocationGroundCapacityYears in league
Clarence Zebras Howrah Wentworth Park 1,0002020–present
Devonport City Devonport TassieCare Valley Road 3,5002013–present
Glenorchy Knights Glenorchy KGV Football Park 4,0002013–2015; 2019–present
Kingborough Lions United Kingston Clennett's Lightwood Park 1,0002013–present
Launceston City Prospect TassieCare Park 1,0002013–present
Launceston United Newstead Birch Avenue 5002023–present
Riverside Olympic Riverside Windsor Park1,0002019–present
South Hobart South Hobart South Hobart Oval 2,0002013–present

Honours

SeasonLeagueFinal seriesNational Premier Leagues
Finals representation
NameWinnerRunner-upNameWinnerRunner-up
2013 Victory League South Hobart Devonport City Victory Cup South Hobart Devonport City South Hobart – Runners-up
2014 Victory League South Hobart Hobart Zebras Victory Cup South Hobart Northern Rangers South Hobart – Quarter-finalist
2015 PS4 Victory League Olympia Warriors South Hobart Victory Cup Olympia Warriors Hobart Zebras Olympia Warriors – Semi-finalist
2016 PS4 NPL Tasmania Devonport City Hobart Zebras League Cup South Hobart Devonport City Devonport City – Quarter-finalist
2017 PS4 NPL Tasmania South Hobart Olympia Warriors League Cup South Hobart Olympia Warriors South Hobart – Quarter-finalist
2018 PS4 NPL Tasmania Devonport City South Hobart — [lower-alpha 1] Devonport City – Quarter-finalist
2019 NPL Tasmania Devonport City Olympia Warriors — [lower-alpha 1] Devonport City – Quarter-finalist
2020 NPL Tasmania Devonport City Glenorchy Knights — [lower-alpha 1] — [lower-alpha 2]
2021 NPL Tasmania Glenorchy Knights Devonport City — [lower-alpha 1] — [lower-alpha 3]
2022 NPL Tasmania Devonport City South Hobart — [lower-alpha 1] — [lower-alpha 1]
2023 NPL Tasmania Devonport City South Hobart South Hobart Devonport City — [lower-alpha 1]

Honours (before the NPL)

Records

All time table

Updated as of Round 2 of 2024 season

PositionTeamPlayedWonDrawLostGoals forGoals againstGoals +/-Points1st2nd3rd4th
1South Hobart2291612840777275+502511344
2Devonport City2291631947663275+388508621
3Olympia Warriors2061012283504371+1333251212
4Hobart Zebras150873033438211+227291232
5Kingborough Lions2298330116438566−12827913
6Glenorchy Knights166721678326389−632321111
7Launceston City2296625138326615−2892231
8Northern Rangers126382662256305−491402
9Clarence Zebras7923947141198−5778
10Riverside Olympic103121279106355−24948
11Clarence United87897070401−33133
12Launceston United23022122106−842
Playing in the NPL Tasmania
Playing in Northern or Southern Championship Tasmania
Club has been disestablished or merged into another club

Top scorers

Season [9] PlayerClubGoals
2013Brayden MannDevonport City26
2014Brayden MannSouth Hobart31
2015Brayden MannSouth Hobart29
2016Brayden MannDevonport City24
2017Jakub SklenarOlympia Warriors28
2018Brayden MannDevonport City38
2019Mathew SandersHobart Zebras31
2020Alex WalterGlenorchy Knights14
2021Brody DeneheyDevonport City22
2022Roberto Fernandez GarridoDevonport City27
2023Roberto Fernandez GarridoDevonport City28

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Not held
  2. ↑ NPL finals series cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. [8]
  3. ↑ NPL finals series cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.

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References

  1. ↑ Simeon Thomas-Wilson (13 May 2015). "Two clubs battling for Victory League licences in Tasmania". The Mercury . Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Rob Shaw (16 June 2015). "Riverside moves for Victory League licence". The Examiner . Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Walter Pless (4 August 2015). "Clarence United replace Glenorchy Knights in Victory League". Walter Pless. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "CEO Update August 9". Football Federation Tasmania.
  5. ↑ Andrew Mathieson (10 August 2018). "League Cup's end confirmed". The Advocate. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  6. ↑ Rob Shaw (3 September 2019). "Hobart Zebras and Clarence set to merge in NPL Tasmania". The Examiner.
  7. ↑ Shaun McManus (10 December 2016). "Promotion and relegation in plan for 10-team NPL Tasmania competition". The Hobart Mercury. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game . SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Tasmania Past Seasons Tables and Results". Soccer Australia.
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