Southern Championship

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Southern Championship
Southern Championship Logo.png
Founded1900;124 years ago (1900)
CountryAustralia
Number of teams 9
Level on pyramid 3
Relegation to Southern League 1
Domestic cup(s) Milan Lakoseljac Cup
Australia Cup
Current champions New Town Eagles
Current: 2022 Southern Championship

The Southern Championship is an association football league in Southern Tasmania. It is jointly with the Northern Championship, the second highest level soccer competition in Tasmania. Nationally, it sits below the A-League and NPL Tasmania. It is controlled by the Football Federation Tasmania.

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Prior to the 2015 season it was known as the Southern Premier League and for sponsorship reasons as the Forestry Tasmania Southern Premier League Between 2001 and 2012 the Southern and Northern Premier Leagues were jointly the state's highest level of soccer competition (but still nationally below the NSL and A-League). During this period the two regional leagues determined a southern and northern champion, who then had a play-off for the state championship.

Current clubs (2022)

TeamCoachHome groundLocation
Hobart City Beachside Enzo BotteSandown Park Sandy Bay
Clarence Zebras Brett Pullen Wentworth Park Clarence
Glenorchy Knights B Dirk Gadd KGV Park Glenorchy
Hobart United Joseph StevensGunns Oval Pontville
Kingborough Lions United Lightwood Park Kingston
Metro FC Chris ChaulkerNorth Chigwell Claremont
New Town Eagles Tommy FotakClare Street New Town
Olympia B Warrior Park Warrane
South East United Glen Roland & Nick TaylorPembroke Park Sorell
South Hobart B South Hobart Ground South Hobart
Taroona FC Llewellyn TubbKelveden Park Taroona
University of Tasmania Lockie BrownOlinda Grove Mount Nelson

Honours

Multiple champions

1. South Hobart 20
2. Hobart Zebras (Juventus)10
3. Glenorchy Knights (Croatia)9
3. University 9
5. Hobart Olympic (Olympia) 8
6. Sandy Bay 7
6. Kingborough Lions (Caledonians)7
6. New Town Eagles (White Eagles)7
9. Metro (Claremont) 5
10. Rapid FC 4
10. Cascades FC 4
12. Hobart Athletic3
13. Corinthians2
13. Trinity2
13. Clarence United (Phoenix)2

Individual awards

The Vic Tuting Medal was originally introduced in the early 1990s to the best and fairest player for Tasmania for the Tasmanian State League competition (equivalent of the current NPL competition). It is now presented to the best and fairest player of the Southern Championship at the end of the season due to a pause of the then State League. [1]

SeasonWinnerClub
2008Ben CrosswellTilford Zebras
2009Josh FieldingGlenorchy Knights
2010Josh FieldingGlenorchy Knights
2011Jonathon LadicTilford Zebras
2012Shae HickeySouth Hobart
2013Miles BarnardUniversity
2014Luke HuigslootUniversity
2015Luke HuigslootUniversity
2016Tom YoungTaroona
2021Samuel LeszczynskiNew Town Eagles
2022Luke HuiglsootNew Town Eagles

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References

  1. "Josh Fielding wins back-to-back Vic Tuting Silver Medals". 8 October 2010.