The 2016

Northern NSW Football Northern NSW Football (NNSWF) is the governing body of soccer in the north of New South Wales, Australia. It is a member of the national governing body, Football Australia. The Federation was established the 9 September 1884 as the Northern Dist ...

season was the third season under the new competition format in northern

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. The competition consisted of six divisions across the district. As Premiers for the NPL Northern NSW,

Edgeworth Eagles Edgeworth Football Club is an Australian semi-professional football club based in the suburb of Edgeworth, near Newcastle, New South Wales. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW. History The suburb of Edgeworth ...

qualified for the

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finals series, competing with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2016.

League Tables

2016 National Premier League Northern NSW

The 2016 National Premier League Northern NSW season was played over 18 rounds.

Finals

2016 Northern NSW State League Division 1

The 2016 Northern NSW State League Division 1 season is the third season of the new

Northern NSW State League Division 1 The Northern NSW State League Division 1 (known as the HIT Northern League One for sponsorship reasons) is a regional Australian semi-professional association football league comprising teams from New South Wales. The league sits at Level 2 on the ...

as the second level domestic

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competition in the district of Northern NSW. 11 teams will compete, all playing each other twice, for a total of 20 rounds. The top team at the end of the year is promoted to the 2017 National Premier Leagues Northern NSW, subject to meeting criteria.

Finals

2016 Zone Premier League

The 2016 Zone Premier League season is the third edition of the

Newcastle Zone Premier League The Newcastle Zone Football League Premier, Zone Premier League or just ZPL is an Australian football (soccer) league in the North of New South Wales. It is the third tier of football in the Northern New South Wales Football association. The c ...

as the third level domestic

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competition in the district of Northern NSW. 10 teams will compete, all playing each other twice for a total of 18 rounds.

Finals

2016 Zone League 1

The 2016 Zone League 1 season is the third edition of the Zone League 1 as the fourth level domestic

competition in the district of Northern NSW. 10 teams will compete, all playing each other twice for a total of 18 matches.

Finals

2016 Zone League 2

The 2016 Zone League 2 season is the third edition of the Zone League 2 as the fifth level domestic

competition in the district of Northern NSW. 10 teams will compete, all playing each other twice for a total of 18 matches.

Finals

2016 Zone League 3

The 2016 Zone League 3 season is the third edition of the Zone League 3 as the sixth level domestic

competition in the district of Northern NSW. 10 teams will compete, all playing each other twice for a total of 18 matches.

Finals

2016 Women's Premier League

The highest tier domestic football competition in Northern NSW for women is known for sponsorship reasons as the Herald Women's Premier League. The 7 teams played a triple round-robin for a total of 18 games, followed by a finals series.

Cup Competitions

FFA Cup Preliminary Rounds

Northern NSW soccer clubs competed in 2016 within the Northern NSW Preliminary Rounds for the

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. In addition to the

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club

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, the two Round 7 winners -

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and

Edgeworth FC Edgeworth Football Club is an Australian semi-professional football club based in the suburb of Edgeworth, near Newcastle, New South Wales. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW. History The suburb of Edgewor ...

- qualified for the final rounds of the FFA Cup, entering at the

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made it to the Round of 16, before being eliminated by

club

Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, or simply as Wanderers) is an Australian professional soccer club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier ...

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