Newcastle Zone League Three

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Newcastle Zone League Three
Founded2024
CountryAustralia
Number of clubs10
Level on pyramid 6
Promotion to Zone League Two
Domestic cup(s)National
Australia Cup
State
Northern NSW Football State Cup
Current championsNelson Bay FC
(2024)
Current premiers Lambton Jaffas JFC (2024)
Website Official website Zone League Three

NNSWZone Legue One (ZL2) is an amateur football (soccer) competition in Northern New South Wales. The competition is conducted by Northern NSW Football (NNSWF), one of two organizing bodies in New South Wales (the other being the National Premier Leagues NSW organized by Football NSW). The league is the fifth tier of football in the NNSWF.

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Clubs

The following 11 clubs will compete in the NNSW ZL3 for the 2025 season.

ClubNickname(s)FoundedLGAGroundLocation
Barnsley UnitedBulldogs1962Lake MacquarieTaylor ParkBarnsley
BellbirdBombersCessnockCarmichael ParkBellbird
Charlestown  Hammers1900Lake MacquarieCharlestown OvalCharlestown
FletcherSaintsNewcastleFederal ParkWallsend
Garden SuburbKingfishers1964Lake MacquarieLance York OvalGarden Suburb
Greta BranxtonWildcatsCessnockMiller ParkEast Branxton
Kurri KurriRoosters1904CessnockBiralee OvalKurri Kurri
MedowieBees1979Port StephensYulong OvalMedowie
Merewether UnitedSea Eagles1953NewcastleMyamblah CrescentMerewether
RutherfordDragons1967MaitlandNorm Chapman OvalRutherford
Southern Lakes UnitedHurricanes2011Lake MacquarieCooranbong Sports ComplxCooranbong

Format

11 teams, each of whom have a first grade side, reserve grade side and third grade side. The regular season takes place over 22 rounds, with each team playing each other once at home and once away. The team that finishes first at the end of the regular season is crowned premiers and promoted to ZL2.

The top four teams contest the Finals Series. For the semi-finals, 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd. The winner of each semi-final progresses straight to the Grand Final where the winner of that game is crowned champions.

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