Zone Football League

The Zone Football League (formerly the Newcastle Zone League) is an Australian amateur soccer league based in Northern New South Wales that was founded in 2024 and administered jointly by Newcastle Football, Macquarie Football and Hunter Valley Football; sub-federations respectively of Northern NSW Football. The league is the third tier of football in the NNSWF. The first division was known NNSW Zone Football Premier League (2011–2023) and NNSW Interdistrict Division One prior to 2011.

Zone Football League

Organising body	Newcastle Football Macquarie Football Hunter Valley Football
Founded	2024 2011–2023 (as NNSW Zone League) pre-2010 (as NNSW Interdistrict Division One)
Country	Australia
Divisions	3
Number of clubs	35 Division One: 12 Division Two: 12 Division Three: 11
Level on pyramid	4–6
Promotion to	Northern League One
Domestic cup(s)	National Australia Cup State NNSWF State Cup
Current champions	Newcastle Suns (2024)
Current premiers	Dudley Redhead United (2024)
Website	northernnswfootball.com.au/zone-football-league

History

The 2011 season commenced with 10 teams Cardiff City, Cooks Hill United, Dudley Redhead, Mayfield, Morisset, New Lambton, Swansea, Thornton Park and University

After the 2011 season, Thornton Park (now Thornton Redbacks FC) were elected for promotion to NSW State League Division 1 and Kahibah relegated with Warners Bay and Plattsburg Maryland taking their places in 2012.

The competition briefly dropped to a 7 team competition in 2020, before resuming to a 10 team competition.

2023 saw the expansion of the Zone League 1 from 10 to 12 teams among a greater restructure of the Zone Football Leagues.

From 2024 there will be promotion and relegation between NNSW State League Division 1 and NNSW Zone League One.

Format

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 NL1.

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.

Clubs

The following clubs will compete in the Zone Football League for the 2025 season.

Cardiff City

Hamilton Azzurri

Kotara South

Mayfield United

Newcastle Croatia

Newcastle Olympic

Newcastle Suns

Stockton Sharks

Swansea

University of Newcastle

Warners Bay

Westlakes Wildcats

Bolwarra Lorn

Cooks Hill United

Croudace Bay

Lambton Jaffas

Mayfield United Junior

Merewether Advance

Minmi Wanderers

Nelson Bay

New Lambton Junior

North United Wolves

South Maitland

Southern United

Barnsley United

Bellbird

Charlestown

Fletcher

Garden Suburb

Greta Branxton

Kurri Kurri

Medowie

Merewether United

Rutherford

Southern Lakes United

Locations of the 2025 Zone Football League clubs by division
– Division 1 – Division 2 – Division 3

Division One

Club	Nickname(s)	Founded	LGA	Ground	Location
Cardiff City	Tigers		Lake Macquarie	Evans Park	Cardiff
Hamilton Azzurri	Sky Blues	1963	Newcastle	Heaton Park	Jesmond
Kotara South	Tigers		Newcastle	Nesbitt Park	Kotara
Mayfield United S R	Tigers	1922	Newcastle	Mayfield Park	Mayfield
Newcastle Olympic	Warriors	1976	Newcastle	Islington Oval	Islington
Newcastle Suns	Suns	1997	Newcastle	Myers Park	Broadmeadow
Newcatle Croatia P		1984	Newcastle	Pasadena Crescent Reserve	Beresfield
Stockton P	Sharks		Newcastle	Corroba Oval	Stockton
Swansea	Swans	1950	Lake Macquarie	Chapman Oval	Swansea
University of Newcastle	The Students	1962	Newcastle	Ray Watt Oval	Callaghan
Warners Bay	Panthers		Lake Macquarie	John Street Oval	Warners Bay
Westlakes	Wildcats	1963	Lake Macquarie	Fishburn Field	Rathmines

Italics indicate the club has a team in a higher division.

^P Promoted | ^R Relegated.

Division Two

Club	Nickname(s)	Founded	LGA	Ground	Location
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

Division Three

Club	Nickname(s)	Founded	LGA	Ground	Location
Barnsley United	Bulldogs	1962	Lake Macquarie	Taylor Park	Barnsley
Bellbird	Bombers		Cessnock	Carmichael Park	Bellbird
Charlestown	Hammers	1900	Lake Macquarie	Charlestown Oval	Charlestown
Fletcher	Saints		Newcastle	Federal Park	Wallsend
Garden Suburb	Kingfishers	1964	Lake Macquarie	Lance York Oval	Garden Suburb
Greta Branxton	Wildcats		Cessnock	Miller Park	East Branxton
Kurri Kurri	Roosters	1904	Cessnock	Biralee Oval	Kurri Kurri
Medowie	Bees	1979	Port Stephens	Yulong Oval	Medowie
Merewether United	Sea Eagles	1953	Newcastle	Myamblah Crescent	Merewether
Rutherford	Dragons	1967	Maitland	Norm Chapman Oval	Rutherford
Southern Lakes United	Hurricanes	2011	Lake Macquarie	Cooranbong Sports Complx	Cooranbong

Winners

2012–2023

In 2012, two more divisions were added. In 2023, the third division was removed.

Champions Season Premier Division Division One Division Two Division Three 2012 Cooks Hill United Garden Suburb Westlakes Wildcats Stockton Junior 2013 Uni Mens Wallsend Charlestown Azzurri Beresfield 2014 Cooks Hill United Beresfield Raymond Terrace Kurri Kurri 2015 Beresfield Warners Bay Raymond Terrace New Lambton 2016 Newcastle Suns Raymond Terrace Hamilton Olympic Argenton United 2017 Beresfield Raymond Terrace Hunter Simba Hamilton Azzurri 2018 Newcastle Suns Raymond Terrace Hunter Simba Bolwarra Lorn 2019 Swansea Cooks Hill United Hamilton Olympic Minmi 2020 — 2021 2022 Dudley Redhead Newcastle Olympic South Maitland Newcastle Croatia 2023 Newcastle Suns Newcastle Croatia Southern United —

Premiers Season Premier Division Division One Division Two Division Three 2012 Warners Bay Barnsley Raymond Terrace Uni Mens 2013 Uni Mens Kahibah Charlestown City Blues Hunter Simba 2014 New Lambton Eagles Warners Bay Charlestown City Blues Hunter Simba 2015 Beresfield Cooks Hill United Raymond Terrace Wallsend 2016 Mayfield United Charlestown Junior Westlakes Wildcats Argenton United 2017 Newcastle Suns Barnsley Argenton United Maitland 2018 Mayfield United Westlakes Wildcats Kahibah Bolwarra Lorn 2019 Mayfield United Westlakes Wildcats Kahibah Minmi 2020 Cardiff City Wallsend North United 2021 Mayfield United New Lambton Minmi Wanderers Lake Macquarie 2022 Newcastle Suns Newcastle Olympic South Maitland Hamilton Azzurri 2023 Newcastle Suns Hamilton Azzurri Southern United —

2024–present

In 2024, the Newcastle Zone League renamed its league and divisions: the Premier Division became Zone League One, Division One became Zone League Two, and Division Two became Zone League Three.

Champions Season Division One Division Two Division Three 2024 Newcastle Suns Newcastle Croatia Nelson Bay

Premiers Season Division One Division Two Division Three 2024 Dudley United Newcastle Croatia Lambton Jaffas Junior

Past seasons

Source:^[1]

2022[2]
POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	GD	GF	GA	PTS
1	Newcastle Suns	18	12	3	3	26	51	25	39
2	Dudley Redhead United	18	10	4	4	28	56	28	34
3	Warners Bay	18	11	1	6	12	41	29	34
4	Mayfield United	18	8	7	3	8	30	22	31
5	Hamilton Azzurri	18	9	1	8	-4	36	40	28
6	Cardiff City	18	7	5	6	3	35	32	26
7	Kotara South	18	6	5	7	1	38	37	23
8	Cooks Hill United	18	7	0	11	-9	35	44	21
9	Westlakes WildcatsP	18	3	1	14	-41	19	60	10
10	Swansea FC	18	2	3	13	-24	28	52	9
Table updated 22 January 2023, P = promoted, italics = another team in higher division

2021[3]
POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	GD	GF	GA	PTS
1	Mayfield United	18	11	6	1	24	37	13	39
2	Newcastle Suns	18	11	5	2	26	44	18	38
3	Dudley Redhead United	18	9	5	4	20	38	18	32
4	Swansea	18	9	4	5	6	30	24	31
5	Hamilton Azzurri	18	8	5	5	7	28	21	29
6	Cardiff City	18	4	6	8	-11	33	44	18
7	Warners Bay	18	4	4	10	-13	21	34	16
8	Beresfield	18	4	4	10	-17	27	44	16
9	Kotara South	18	3	5	10	-17	24	41	14
10	Cooks Hill United	18	2	6	10	-25	32	57	12
Table updated 22 January 2023, P = promoted, italics = another team in higher division

2020* (affected by COVID-19)[4]
POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	GD	GF	GA	PTS
1	Cardiff City	12	8	2	2	11	33	22	26
2	Swansea	12	7	3	2	11	30	19	24
3	Hamilton AzzurriP	12	6	3	3	7	28	21	21
4	Newcastle Suns	12	5	2	5	2	31	29	17
5	Cooks Hill UnitedP	12	4	4	4	-1	26	27	16
6	Mayfield United	12	4	0	8	-3	26	29	12
7	Berefield	12	1	0	11	-27	14	41	3
Table updated 22 January 2023, P = promoted, italics = another team in higher division

2019[5]
POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	GD	GF	GA	PTS
1	Mayfield United	18	14	3	1	53	62	9	45
2	Dudley Redhead	18	14	3	1	50	59	9	45
3	Swansea	18	14	0	4	36	64	28	42
4	Kotara South	18	9	0	9	8	38	30	27
5	Newcastle Suns	18	7	4	7	17	53	36	25
6	Beresfield	18	7	2	9	-19	43	62	23
7	Warners Bay	18	6	2	10	-14	33	47	20
8	Raymond TerraceP	18	6	1	11	-33	26	59	19
9	Cardiff City	18	3	3	12	-18	26	44	12
10	Barnsley	18	1	0	17	-80	14	94	3
Table updated 22 January 2023, P = promoted

2018[6]
POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	GD	GF	GA	PTS
1	Mayfield United	18	13	5	0	36	55	19	44
2	Newcastle Suns	18	13	1	4	21	53	32	40
3	Dudley Redhead	18	12	3	3	21	42	21	39
4	Kotara South	18	9	4	5	23	46	23	31
5	Swansea	18	8	4	6	-2	30	32	28
6	Warners Bay	18	7	0	11	-9	31	40	21
7	Cardiff City	18	6	2	10	-12	29	41	20
8	Beresfield	18	3	3	12	-31	27	58	12
9	BarnsleyP	18	3	2	13	-23	29	52	11
10	Jesmond	18	3	2	13	-24	25	49	11
Table updated 22 January 2023, P = promoted

2017[7]
POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	GD	GF	GA	PTS
1	Newcastle Suns	18	14	1	3	56	80	24	43
2	Beresfield	18	9	5	4	22	50	28	32
3	Swansea	18	9	4	5	9	30	21	31
4	Dudley Redhead	18	8	5	5	8	26	18	29
5	Kotara SouthP	18	8	2	8	-1	30	31	26
6	Mayfield United	18	7	2	9	-4	28	32	23
7	JesmondP	18	7	2	9	-16	31	47	23
8	Cardiff City	18	6	4	8	-3	36	39	22
9	Warners Bay	18	4	3	11	-35	24	59	15
10	University	18	3	2	13	-36	27	63	11
Table updated 22 January 2023, P = promoted

2016[8]
POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	GD	GF	GA	PTS
1	Mayfield United	18	12	2	4	24	49	25	38
2	Dudley Redhead	18	11	1	6	18	49	31	34
3	University	18	9	2	7	9	39	37	29
4	Newcastle Suns	18	8	5	5	2	38	36	29
5	Cardiff City	18	9	2	7	2	33	31	29
6	Beresfield	18	8	3	7	8	44	36	27
7	New Lambton Eagles	18	7	4	7	-6	30	36	25
8	Swansea	18	7	3	8	-3	27	30	24
9	Morisset UnitedP	18	6	1	11	-15	33	48	19
10	Garden Suburb	18	0	3	15	-32	13	45	3
Table updated 22 January 2023, P = promoted

2015[9]
POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	GD	GF	GA	PTS
1	BeresfieldP	18	14	3	1	40	65	25	45
2	Newcastle SunsP	18	10	1	7	10	49	39	31
3	Swansea	18	9	4	5	9	41	32	31
4	Cardiff City	18	8	5	5	14	41	27	29
5	New Lambton Eagles	18	8	3	7	2	38	36	27
6	University	18	7	4	7	13	47	34	25
7	Mayfield United	18	8	1	9	-8	33	41	25
8	Dudley Redhead	18	7	3	8	2	41	39	24
9	Garden SuburbP	18	3	6	9	-27	33	60	15
10	Barnsley	18	0	2	16	-55	15	70	2
Table updated 22 January 2023, P = promoted

2014[10]
POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	GD	GF	GA	PTS
1	New Lambton Eagles	18	14	2	2	27	36	19	44
2	Mayfield	18	13	3	2	18	44	26	42
3	WallsendP	18	8	5	5	13	37	24	29
4	Cooks Hill United	18	9	2	7	8	38	30	29
5	Barnsley United	18	7	4	7	6	40	34	25
6	Dudley Redhead	18	7	2	9	-2	38	40	23
7	Swansea	18	7	1	10	-6	31	37	22
8	University	18	5	4	9	-1	26	27	19
9	KahibahP	18	2	5	11	-23	13	36	11
10	Cardiff City	18	3	2	13	-30	17	47	11
Table updated 20 November 2014, P = promoted

2013[11]
POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	GD	GF	GA	PTS
1	University	18	10	6	2	27	41	14	36
2	Cooks Hill United	18	10	5	3	29	52	23	35
3	Dudley Redhead	18	9	5	4	5	27	22	32
4	Cardiff City	18	8	5	5	8	39	31	29
5	Mayfield	18	7	5	6	1	32	31	26
6	Swansea	18	5	5	8	-12	18	30	20
7	Barnsley UnitedP	18	5	4	9	1	24	23	19
8	Plattsburg Maryland	18	4	6	8	-10	27	37	18
9	New Lambton Eagles	18	4	5	9	-21	19	40	17
10	Warners Bay	18	1	8	9	-28	10	38	11
Table updated 30 July 2014, P = promoted

2012[12]
POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	GD	GF	GA	PTS
1	Warners BayP	18	14	2	2	32	48	16	44
2	Swansea	18	12	2	4	20	41	21	38
3	Cooks Hill United	18	9	5	4	10	32	22	32
4	New Lambton Eagles	18	9	2	7	8	36	28	29
5	Cardiff City	18	8	2	8	4	40	36	26
6	Plattsburg MarylandP	18	8	0	10	6	42	36	24
7	Mayfield	18	7	3	8	-4	34	30	24
8	Dudley Redhead	18	6	3	9	-6	36	42	21
9	University	18	5	4	9	-4	32	36	19
10	Morisset	18	0	1	17	-74	17	91	1
Table updated 4 July 2013, P = promoted

2011[13]
POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	GD	GF	GA	PTS
1	New Lambton Eagles	18	13	2	3	21	44	23	41
2	MorissetP	18	13	0	5	21	43	22	39
3	Cooks Hill United	18	12	0	6	15	42	27	36
4	University	18	11	2	5	13	35	22	35
5	Cardiff City	18	10	2	6	15	43	28	32
6	Swansea	18	8	2	8	6	38	32	26
7	Dudley RedheadR	18	6	3	9	-5	33	38	21
8	Thornton ParkR	18	5	1	12	-19	24	43	16
9	Mayfield	18	4	0	14	-25	21	46	12
10	Kahibah	18	1	2	15	-42	15	57	5
Table updated 4 July 2013, P = promoted, R = relegated