Tasmanian soccer championship

The Tasmanian soccer championship describes the method of determining the best soccer club in Tasmania, Australia. The championship has been decided using three different formats; a statewide league, a playoff between Northern and Southern league Champions and lastly a statewide finals system with top teams from Northern and Southern leagues.

Tasmanian soccer championship

Sport	Soccer
Founded	1910
Country	Australia
Most recent champion(s)	Clarence

Formats

Tasmanian Statewide League

The Tasmanian Statewide League was the highest state-level competition in Tasmania prior to being disbanded in 2000. Nationally, it was on par with Australia's other state leagues, below the National Soccer League. It was administered by Soccer Tasmania, now known as Football Federation Tasmania, the state's governing body.

The State League began in 1978, and replaced the former system of northern champions playing off against southern champions which had continued since 1910. The league was briefly suspended from 1982 until 1987, but then resumed for the next 12 years.

Resumption of Championship Playoff

In 2000, the State League ended, and the Southern and Northern Premier Leagues became the state's highest level of soccer competition. The state championship format reverted to two regional leagues determining a Southern and Northern champion, who then, at the end of the regular season, play-off for the state championship.

Statewide Finals System

In 2009 the series changed to an eight team knock out series played over three weeks involving the top four teams from each of the Northern and Southern Premier League.

NPL Tasmania

A new eight-team statewide league, known as the NPL Tasmania, commenced in 2013.^[1] The league forms a conference within the National Premier Leagues (NPL). The NPL Tasmania Champion enters a national play-off series at the conclusion of the regular season against the champions of other NPL conferences.

In 2012 Football Federation Tasmania announced a partnership with Melbourne Victory, with the competition being branded the Victory League between 2012 and 2015.^[2] Since 2016 the league has been known as NPL Tasmania to conform with the branding of the other divisions in the National Premier Leagues.

Honours

Year Winner Score Runner-up 1910 Hobart Athletic 1911 Westralia 1912 St. George Tamar 1913 Corinthians Tamar 1914 Corinthians Tamar 1915–1918 No competition due to World War I 1919 South Hobart Elphin 1920 South Hobart Elphin 1921 South Hobart Tamar 1922 South Hobart 5–1 North Esk 1923 South Hobart 4–2 Elphin 1924 Sandy Bay 6–1 Elphin 1925 Sandy Bay 2–0 Patons & Baldwins 1926 Patons & Baldwins 2–1 South Hobart 1927 Sandy Bay 2–1 Elphin 1928 Hobart Athletic 5–0 Elphin 1929 South Hobart 2–1 Invermay 1930 Patons & Baldwins 3–0 Hobart Athletic 1931 Cascades 2–1 Tamar 1932 Cascades 8–3 Tamar 1933 Sandy Bay 3–0 Tamar 1934 Cascades 9–3 Tamar 1935 Cascades 8–1 Thistle 1936 Sandy Bay 1–0 Patons & Baldwins 1937 South Hobart Invermay 1938 Sandy Bay Invermay 1939 Sandy Bay 3–3[a] Patons & Baldwins 1940–1945 No competition due to World War II 1946 South Hobart 4–2 Invermay 1947 South Hobart 5–0 Invermay 1948 South Hobart 1–0 Invermay 1949 Invermay 5–4 Metro 1950 Metro 6–1 Invermay 1951 Metro 2–1 Invermay 1952 Metro 2–1 Patons & Baldwins 1953 Caledonians 3–1 South Launceston 1954 Metro 3–2 Patons & Baldwins 1955 Caledonians 7–2 Papermakers 1956 Caledonians 6–1 Burnie Celtic 1957 Caledonians 6–0 APPM 1958 Caledonians 3–1 Patons & Baldwins 1959 South Hobart 3–2 Launceston Juventus 1960 Caledonians 6–1 Launceston Juventus 1961 Launceston Juventus 2–1 Rapid 1962 Hobart Rangers 7–0 Burnie Rovers 1963 Launceston Juventus 4–2 Ulverstone 1964 Rapid 6–1 Launceston United 1965 Hobart Olympia 3–3[b] Launceston Juventus

Year Winner Score Runner-up 1966 Hobart Olympia 3–1 Launceston Juventus 1967 Launceston Juventus 1–0 Hobart Olympia 1968 Hobart Olympia 3–1 Launceston Juventus 1969 Hobart Juventus 2–4, 4–1 Launceston Juventus 1970 Glenorchy Croatia 4–1, 3–1 Georgetown 1971 Hobart Juventus 6–2, 6–1 Launceston Juventus 1972 Hobart Juventus 2–3, 3–0 Launceston Juventus 1973 Hobart Juventus 8–1, 5–4 Riverside Olympic 1974 Glenorchy Croatia 3–0, 2–1 Devonport City 1975 Glenorchy Croatia 1–1, 4–2 Launceston Juventus 1976 Rapid 3–2, 3–4 (6–5(p)) Launceston Juventus 1977 White Eagle 2–2, 2–1 Devonport City 1978 White Eagle[c] – 1979 Rapid[c] – 1980 Rapid[c] – 1981 Brighton Caledonians[c] – 1982 Rapid 1–1, 2–0 Devonport City 1983 Hobart Juventus 3–0 Devonport City 1984 Hobart Juventus 1–0, 2–0 Georgetown 1985 Hobart Juventus 1–1, 3–0 Georgetown 1986 Ulverstone 2–0, 0–1 White Eagle 1987 Hobart Olympia 3–1, 2–2 Ulverstone 1988 White Eagle[c] – 1989 White Eagle[c] – 1990 White Eagle[c] – 1991 White Eagle[c] – 1992 Glenorchy Croatia 2–0 Devonport City 1993 Hobart Juventus 2–1 Devonport City 1994 Devonport City 3–2 White Eagle 1995 White Eagle 3–0 Launceston Juventus 1996 Hobart Olympia 2–1 White Eagle 1997 New Town Eagles 5–1 Devonport City 1998 Devonport City[c] – 1999 Glenorchy Knights 4–3 Hobart Olympia 2000 No play-off 2001 University 1–0, 3–2 Launceston City 2002 South Hobart 3–2, 2–2 Devonport City 2003 Devonport City 2–1 University 2004 Devonport City 2–1 Hobart Zebras 2005 Glenorchy Knights 4–2 Launceston City 2006 Somerset 2–2 (3–1(p)) Glenorchy Knights 2007 Hobart Zebras 3–1 Somerset 2008 South Hobart 3–0 Devonport City 2009 Clarence United 3–1 South Hobart 2010 South Hobart 1–0 Northern Rangers 2011 South Hobart 3–1 New Town Eagles 2012 South Hobart 2–1 Northern Rangers 2013–present see National Premier Leagues Tasmania

Most Championships

Rank	Team	Number
1	South Hobart	19
2	Hobart Zebras (Juventus)	10
3	Newtown Eagles (White Eagle)	8
	Hobart Olympic (Olympia)
5	Kingborough Lions (Caledonians)	7
	Sandy Bay
7	Devonport City	6
	Glenorchy Knights (Croatia)
9	Rapid	5
10	Cascades	4
	Metro

Statewide League Seasons

Year	Champion	Runner up
1978	White Eagle	Glenorchy Croatia
1979	Rapid	Caledonians
1980	Rapid	Glenorchy Croatia
1981	Brighton Caledonians	Launceston Juventus
1988	White Eagle	Hobart Olympia
1989	White Eagle	Hobart Juventus
1990	White Eagle	Hobart Juventus
1991	White Eagle	Hobart Juventus
1992	Devonport City	White Eagle
1993	Devonport City	White Eagle
1994	Devonport City	Launceston Juventus
1995	White Eagle	Launceston Juventus
1996	White Eagle	Devonport City
1997	New Town Eagles	Devonport City
1998	Devonport City	Glenorchy Knights
1999	University	Launceston City

Notes

1. Sandy Bay retain as previous holders
2. Hobart Olympia won based on corner kicks (4–3)
3. League Premiers - no finals series

References

1. "Clubs get T-League chance". The Mercury. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
2. "FFT – Melbourne Victory FC partnership announced!". 25 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

External links

• Football Federation Tasmania – official website
• Football Federation Tasmania – champions stats