Founded | 2024 |
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Country | Australia |
Number of clubs | 12 |
Level on pyramid | 5 |
Promotion to | Zone League One |
Relegation to | Zone League Three |
Domestic cup(s) | National Australia Cup State Northern NSW Football State Cup |
Current champions | Newcastle Croatia FC |
Current premiers | Newcastle Croatia FC |
Website | Official website Zone League Two |
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 fourth tier of football in the NNSWF.
12 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 ZL1.
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.
The following 12 clubs will compete in the NNSW ZL2 for the 2025 season.
Club | Nickname(s) | Founded | LGA | Ground | Location |
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Bolwarra Lorn | Bushrangers | 1974 | Maitland | Bolwarra Oval | Bolwarra |
Cooks Hill United | Cookers | 1997 | Newcastle | National Park | Newcastle West |
Croudace Bay United | Crabs | 2023 | Lake Macquarie | Baxter Field | Marks Point |
Mayfield United JFC | Tigers | 1944 | Newcastle | Stevenson Park | Mayfield West |
Lambton Jaffas Juniors | Jaffas | 1957 | Newcastle | Harry Edwards Oval | Lambton |
Merewether Advance | Roosters | 1894 | Newcastle | Jesmond Park | Jesmond |
Minmi | Wanderers | 1884 | Newcastle | Minmi Field | Minmi |
New Lambton Juniors | Golden Eagles | Newcastle | Novocastrian Park | New Lambton | |
North United Wolves | Wolves | 2000 | Maitland | Lorn Park | Lorn |
South Maitland | Phoenix | 2021 | Maitland | Robins Oval | South Maitland |
Southern United | Ospreys | 2022 | Mid Coast | Boronia Park | Forster |
Nelson Bay | Marlins | Port Stephens | Tomaree Sports Complex | Nelson Bay |