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Wikipedia - 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 Northern New South Wales league system (Level 2 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 is mostly governed by Football NSW). Prior to 2014, the league was formerly known as the Northern NSW State Football League.
History
The league originally started with 12 teams, all with a first grade, reserve grade and youth grade team. The league was then downsized to 10 teams still with all three grades. For the 2009 season it was decided by Northern New South Wales Football (the governing body) to downsize the league once again to 8 teams in order to improve the quality and give local players a chance to enter the A-league through the competition. The teams competing in the 2009 season were decided on the second of September 2008, with Highfields Azzurri FC and Lake Macquarie City Roosters FC being relegated to the Northern NSW State League Division 1.
Teams were judged on criteria which included facilities/ground (30%), financial status (25%), management (20%), playing strength/coaching staff (15%) and development program (10%). An independent body, chaired by former NSW gaming minister Richard Face, was assigned to make the decision.
From the 2017 season onward the competition once again expanded to 11 teams with Lake Macquarie being promoted from the Northern NSW State League Division 1.
From the 2020 season onward the competition contracted back to 10 teams after Newcastle Jets Youth transferred into the NPL New South Wales structure, now playing in the NPL NSW 4 competition. The reason was because the Newcastle Jets and Northern NSW Football believed that transferring the Youth Jets to the Sydney-centred competition would help develop their youth players.
From the 2022 season onward the competition once again expanded to 11 teams with the inclusion of Cooks Hill United being promoted from the HIT Northern League One.
From the 2023 season onward the competition once again expanded to 12 teams with the inclusion of New Lambton being promoted from the HIT Northern League One.
Die Northern NSW Premier League ist eine australische Fußballliga, die den Bundesstaaten New South Wales und Queensland abdeckt. Sie ist die höchste Fußballliga im Norden von New South Wales und die zweithöchste Liga in Queensland.
**Geschichte**
Die Liga wurde 1992 als Northern NSW Football League gegründet und bestand ursprünglich aus Klubs aus dem Norden von New South Wales. Im Jahr 2008 wurde sie in Northern NSW Premier League umbenannt und begann, auch Klubs aus Queensland einzubeziehen.
**Format**
Die Liga besteht aus 12 Mannschaften, die in einer einfachen Round-Robin-Saison gegeneinander antreten. Die bestplatzierten Mannschaften qualifizieren sich für die Finalserie, in der sie um den Titel des Premiers kämpfen.
**Teilnehmende Mannschaften**
* Broadmeadow Magic
* Charlestown City Blues
* Edgeworth Eagles
* Hamilton Olympic
* Lambton Jaffas
* Maitland Magpies
* Marconi Stallions
* Newcastle Jets Youth
* Olympic FC
* South Cardiff FC
* Valentine Phoenix
* Weston Workers Bears
**Bekannte Spieler**
Im Laufe der Jahre haben mehrere bekannte Spieler in der Northern NSW Premier League gespielt, darunter:
* Mark Bosnich
* Craig Foster
* Robbie Slater
* Ante Milicic
* Danny Vukovic