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Founded | 1900 |
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Country | Australia |
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.
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.
Team | Coach | Home ground | Location |
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Hobart City Beachside | Enzo Botte | Sandown Park | Sandy Bay |
Clarence Zebras | Brett Pullen | Wentworth Park | Clarence |
Glenorchy Knights B | Dirk Gadd | KGV Park | Glenorchy |
Hobart United | Joseph Stevens | Gunns Oval | Pontville |
Kingborough Lions United | Lightwood Park | Kingston | |
Metro FC | Chris Chaulker | North Chigwell | Claremont |
New Town Eagles | Tommy Fotak | Clare Street | New Town |
Olympia B | Warrior Park | Warrane | |
South East United | Glen Roland & Nick Taylor | Pembroke Park | Sorell |
South Hobart B | South Hobart Ground | South Hobart | |
Taroona FC | Llewellyn Tubb | Kelveden Park | Taroona |
University of Tasmania | Lockie Brown | Olinda Grove | Mount Nelson |
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 Athletic | 3 |
13. Corinthians | 2 |
13. Trinity | 2 |
13. Clarence United (Phoenix) | 2 |
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]
Season | Winner | Club |
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2008 | Ben Crosswell | Tilford Zebras |
2009 | Josh Fielding | Glenorchy Knights |
2010 | Josh Fielding | Glenorchy Knights |
2011 | Jonathon Ladic | Tilford Zebras |
2012 | Shae Hickey | South Hobart |
2013 | Miles Barnard | University |
2014 | Luke Huigsloot | University |
2015 | Luke Huigsloot | University |
2016 | Tom Young | Taroona |
2021 | Samuel Leszczynski | New Town Eagles |
2022 | Luke Huiglsoot | New Town Eagles |
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