Northern NSW Football (NNSWF) is the governing body of soccer in the north of

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, Australia. It is a member of the national governing body,

Football Australia Football Australia is the governing body of soccer, futsal, and beach soccer within Australia, headquartered in Sydney. Although the first governing body of the sport was founded in 1911, Football Australia in its current form was only establ ...

. The Federation was established the 9 September 1884 as the Northern District British Football Association. To fall in line with the global football identity, the federation was re-branded to Northern NSW Football on 25 October 2006.

Formation

On 9 September 1884, the Northern District British Football Association was established. On 25 October 2006, the Northern NSW Football was created due to internal restructuring and re-branding.

Membership Structure

The NNSWF, the governing body for football in the northern regions of New South Wales, is Federation Member of

Football Federation Australia Football Australia is the governing body of soccer, futsal, and beach soccer within Australia, headquartered in Sydney. Although the first governing body of the sport was founded in 1911, Football Australia in its current form was only esta ...

(FFA) and as such reports directly to the FFA. There are seven constituent members of the NNSWF with each being responsible for a geographical Zone: *

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* Football Mid North Coast * Hunter Valley Football * Macquarie Football * Newcastle Football *

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Competitions

National Premier Leagues Northern NSW

The

National Premier Leagues Northern NSW The National Premier Leagues Northern NSW is a regional Australian Professional association football league comprising teams from Northern New South Wales. As a subdivision of the National Premier Leagues, the league sits at Level 1 on the Nort ...

(NPL NNSW), previously known as the State League is the premier competition in Northern NSW involving 11 clubs from within the Hunter Region. The competition consists of four (7) grades – 1st Grade, Reserve Grade, Under 18's, Under 16's, Under 15's, Under 14's and Under 13's. The 1st Grade competition will consist of twelve (12) teams in 2023 due to the promotion of New Lambton Eagles from Northern League One.

Northern League One

The Northern League One is the underpinning competition to the

with promotion and relegation between the leagues. From 2023, the competition will involve 9 clubs from within the Hunter Region. The competition consists of seven (7) grades – 1st Grade, Reserve Grade, Under 18s, Under 16s, Under 15s, Under 14s and Under 13s.

Zone Leagues

Consisting of four divisions ( Zone Premier League,

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Zone League Two The Northern New South Wales Zone Football League Two or Zone League Two is an Australian soccer league in Northern New South Wales. It is the fifth tier of soccer in the Northern New South Wales Football 6-tier system behind the NPL Northern NS ...

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) with 10 clubs each which compete in promotion and relegation between the 4 divisions.

Women's Premier League

The Women's Premier League is the premier women's competition and involves six clubs from within NNSW.

Past winners

Newcastle and Northern District

1880 to 1919

*1907 Senior Competition abandoned for rebuild. All age competition.

1920s

1950 to 1969

References

External links

Official website
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