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| Founded | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
| Domestic cup(s) | FFA Cup |
| Current champions | Singleton Strikers (2020) |
| Current premiers | New Lambton FC (2020) |
| Website | [1] |
| Current: 2020 | |
The Northern NSW State League Division 1 (known as the NEWFM 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 New South Wales league system (Level 3 of the overall Australian league system). The competition is administered by Northern NSW Football, the governing body of the sport in the northern region of the state (the southern region governed by Football NSW). Prior to 2014, the league was formally known as the Northern NSW Football League Division 2.
Format
The competition consists of eleven teams, each of whom have a 1st-grade, Reserves, under-18s, under-16s, under-15s, under-14s and under-13s side. The regular season takes place over 20 rounds, with each team playing each other twice. The team that finishes first at the end of the 20 rounds is crowned Premiers.[1]
The top four teams contest the Finals Series. This is a two-legged match where 1st plays 4th and 2nd plays 3rd. The teams that progress meet in the grand final and the winner of that game is crowned the grand final winner.
Historic Teams
The 2015 competition saw the introduction of 3 more teams into Northern NSW State League Division 1: Cooks Hill United FC, Kahibah FC and Wallsend FC. [2]
2017 saw the promotion of New Lambton FC.
Current Teams (2020)
2020 sees the inclusion of Northern Inland, but for youth teams only.
- Belmont Swansea United
- Cessnock City Hornets
- Cooks Hill United
- Kahibah FC
- New Lambton FC
- Northern Inland (Youth)
- Singleton Strikers
- South Cardiff
- Thornton Redbacks
- Toronto Awaba Stags
- Wallsend
- West Wallsend
References
- ^ http://www.northernnswfootball.com.au/index.php?id=10&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2014&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=10&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3984&cHash=b49495c986375f8c7a6d3840f0fce70b
- ^ http://www.northernnswfootball.com.au/index.php?id=10&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2014&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=10&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3984&cHash=b49495c986375f8c7a6d3840f0fce70b