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Australian soccer league system

The Australian soccer league system is the league structure for soccer clubs in Australia.[1] The league system in Australia since 1977 has involved one top divisional league controlled by Football Australia and many leagues run within each state below.[2][3]

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A map showing the nine member federations of Football Australia, which each control their respective state-based competitions.
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Promotion and relegationNo national system of promotion and relegation. Promotion and relegation does exist in every state and the Australian Capital Territory, but not in the Northern Territory.
National system
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Cup competition
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The National Soccer League (NLS) stood from 1977 to 2004 as the top nationwide tier above the current state-based league systems.[4][5] In 2005, the A-League (now A-League Men) was established as its successor.[6][7]

The introduction of the National Premier Leagues (NPL) in 2013 introduced a direct second tier of soccer in Australia, underpinning the A-League.[8] The NPL incorporated the existing state leagues as divisions with a nationwide end of season finals series, rebranding five of the nine top state leagues.[9] The remainder – with the exception of the Northern Territory – joined in 2014.[9]

There is no promotion and relegation to and from the top-tier A-League, and promotion and relegation at other levels varies between different state systems.[10][11]

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The table excludes parallel leagues such as the A-League Women. The women's soccer league system in Australia is similar to that of the men's.[12][13]

The table excludes the Australian Championship, which although is in a league format, is a spring competition contested by teams from the level 2 National Premier Leagues.

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Level Leagues
1 A-League Men
13 clubs (2 from New Zealand)
no relegation
2 National Premier Leagues
94 clubs (from 8 divisions)[a]		 Football Northern Territory
12 clubs (from 2 divisions)
NPL ACT
8 clubs
no promotion
↓ relegate 1		 NPL NSW
16 clubs
no promotion
↓ relegate 1.5		 NPL Northern NSW
12 clubs
no promotion
↓ relegate 1.5		 NPL Queensland
12 clubs
no promotion
↓ relegate 2		 NPL SA
12 clubs
no promotion
↓ relegate 2		 NPL Tasmania
8 clubs
no promotion
no relegation		 NPL Victoria
14 clubs
no promotion
↓ relegate 2		 NPL WA
12 clubs
no promotion
↓ relegate 1.5		 NorZone Premier League
8 clubs
no promotion
no relegation		 Southern Zone Premier League
4 clubs
no promotion
no relegation
3 Capital Premier League
8 clubs
↑ promote 1
no relegation		 NSW League One
16 clubs
↑ promote 1.5
↓ relegate 1.5		 Northern League One
10 clubs
↑ promote 1.5
↓ relegate 1		 Queensland
Premier League 1
11 clubs
↑ promote 2
↓ relegate 1		 SA State League 1
12 clubs
↑ promote 2
↓ relegate 2		 Tasmania Northern Championship
8 clubs
no promotion
no relegation		 Tasmania Southern Championship
10 clubs
no promotion
no relegation		 Victorian Premier League 1
14 clubs
↑ promote 2
↓ relegate 2		 WA State League 1
12 clubs
↑ promote 1.75
↓ relegate 1.5
4 Capital League 1
10 clubs
no promotion
↓ relegate 1		 NSW League Two
15 clubs
↑ promote 1.5
no relegation		 Regional
7 districts
no promotion		 Queensland
Premier League 2
12 clubs
↑ promote 2
no relegation		 SA State League 2 North
8 clubs
↑ promote 1
no relegation		 SA State League 2 South
8 clubs
↑ promote 1
no relegation		 Tasmania Northern Social League 1
9 clubs
no promotion		 Tasmania Southern Social League 1
6 clubs
no promotion
no relegation		 Victorian Premier League 2
12 clubs
↑ promote 2
↓ relegate 2		 WA State League 2
12 clubs
↑ promote 1.5
↓ relegate 1
5 Capital League 2
10 clubs
↑ promote 1
↓ relegate 1		 Regional
19 districts
no promotion		 Regional
9 districts
↑ promote 1		 Regional
6 districts
no promotion		 Tasmania Southern Social League 2
6 clubs
no promotion
no relegation		 Vic State League 1
North-West
12 clubs
↑ promote 1
↓ relegate 2		 Vic State League 1
South-East
12 clubs
↑ promote 1
↓ relegate 2		 Regional
12 districts
↑ promote 1
6 Capital League 3
10 clubs
↑ promote 1
no relegation		 Tasmania Southern Social League 3
6 clubs
no promotion
no relegation		 Vic State League 2
North-West
12 clubs
↑ promote 2
↓ relegate 2		 Vic State League 2
South-East
12 clubs
↑ promote 2
↓ relegate 2
7 Capital League 4
10 clubs
no promotion
no relegation		 Tasmania Southern Social League 4
8 clubs
no promotion		 Vic State League 3
North-West
12 clubs
↑ promote 2
↓ relegate 2		 Vic State League 3
South-East
12 clubs
↑ promote 2
↓ relegate 2
8 Capital League 5
10 clubs
no promotion
no relegation		 Vic SL 4 North
12 clubs
↑ promote 1
↓ relegate 2		 Vic SL 4 West
12 clubs
↑ promote 1
↓ relegate 2		 Vic SL 4 South
12 clubs
↑ promote 1
↓ relegate 2		 Vic SL 4 East
12 clubs
↑ promote 1
↓ relegate 2
9 Capital League 6
10 clubs
no promotion
no relegation		 Vic SL 5 North
12 clubs
↑ promote 2
no relegation		 Vic SL 5 West
12 clubs
↑ promote 2
no relegation		 Vic SL 5 South
12 clubs
↑ promote 2
no relegation		 Vic SL 5 East
12 clubs
↑ promote 2
no relegation
10 Capital League 7
10 clubs
no promotion
no relegation		 Regional
15 districts
no promotion
11 Capital League 8
10 clubs
no promotion
no relegation
12 Capital League 9
10 clubs
no promotion
no relegation
13 Capital League 10 Blue
10 clubs
no promotion		 Capital League 10 Gold
10 clubs
no promotion
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See also

Notes

  1. From 2025, a subset of 16 level 2 clubs play in an associated spring competition called the Australian Championship.[14]

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