Northern NSW State League Division 1
Founded | 2014 |
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Country | Australia |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | 3 |
Domestic cup(s) | FFA Cup |
Current champions | Singleton Strikers (2020) (No Finals held in 2021) |
Current premiers | New Lambton FC (2021) |
Website | [1] |
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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 Northern 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 10 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 5 teams contest the Finals Series. The teams that progress meet in the grand final and the winner of that game is crowned the grand final winner.
Team History[]
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.
At the conclusion of the 2021 season, Cooks Hill United was promoted to NPL Northern NSW.
Current Teams (2022)[]
Club | Location | Ground | Capacity |
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Belmont Swansea United | Blacksmiths | Blacksmiths Oval | 2,000 |
Cessnock City Hornets | Cessnock | Turner Park | 1,000 |
Kahibah FC | Charlestown | Kahibah Oval | 750 |
New Lambton | New Lambton | Alder Park | 1,000 |
Singleton Strikers | Singleton | Howe Park | 1,000 |
South Cardiff | Cardiff South | Ulinga Oval | 2,000 |
Thornton Redbacks | Thornton | Thornton Park | 500 |
Toronto Awaba Stags | Toronto | Lyall Peackcock Field | 3,000 |
Wallsend FC | Wallsend | The Gardens | 11,000 |
West Wallsend | West Wallsend | Johnston Park | 3,000 |
Northern Inland (Youth)
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
- Soccer leagues in New South Wales