Tasmanian soccer championship

The Tasmanian soccer championship describes the method of determining the best soccer club in Tasmania, Australia. The championship has been decided using three different formats; a statewide league, a playoff between Northern and Southern league Champions and lastly a statewide finals system with top teams from Northern and Southern leagues.

Tasmanian soccer championship
SportSoccer
Founded1910
Country Australia
Most recent
champion(s)		Clarence

Formats

Tasmanian Statewide League

The Tasmanian Statewide League was the highest state-level competition in Tasmania prior to being disbanded in 2000. Nationally, it was on par with Australia's other state leagues, below the National Soccer League. It was administered by Soccer Tasmania, now known as Football Federation Tasmania, the state's governing body.

The State League began in 1978, and replaced the former system of northern champions playing off against southern champions which had continued since 1910. The league was briefly suspended from 1982 until 1987, but then resumed for the next 12 years.

Resumption of Championship Playoff

In 2000, the State League ended, and the Southern and Northern Premier Leagues became the state's highest level of soccer competition. The state championship format reverted to two regional leagues determining a Southern and Northern champion, who then, at the end of the regular season, play-off for the state championship.

Statewide Finals System

In 2009 the series changed to an eight team knock out series played over three weeks involving the top four teams from each of the Northern and Southern Premier League.

NPL Tasmania

A new eight-team statewide league, known as the NPL Tasmania, commenced in 2013.[1] The league forms a conference within the National Premier Leagues (NPL). The NPL Tasmania Champion enters a national play-off series at the conclusion of the regular season against the champions of other NPL conferences.

In 2012 Football Federation Tasmania announced a partnership with Melbourne Victory, with the competition being branded the Victory League between 2012 and 2015.[2] Since 2016 the league has been known as NPL Tasmania to conform with the branding of the other divisions in the National Premier Leagues.

Honours

Most Championships
Rank Team Number
1South Hobart19
2Hobart Zebras (Juventus)10
3Newtown Eagles (White Eagle)8
Hobart Olympic (Olympia)
5Kingborough Lions (Caledonians)7
Sandy Bay
7Devonport City6
Glenorchy Knights (Croatia)
9Rapid5
10Cascades4
Metro

Statewide League Seasons
Year Champion Runner up
1978 White Eagle Glenorchy Croatia
1979 Rapid Caledonians
1980 Rapid Glenorchy Croatia
1981 Brighton Caledonians Launceston Juventus
1988 White Eagle Hobart Olympia
1989 White Eagle Hobart Juventus
1990 White Eagle Hobart Juventus
1991 White Eagle Hobart Juventus
1992 Devonport City White Eagle
1993 Devonport City White Eagle
1994 Devonport City Launceston Juventus
1995 White Eagle Launceston Juventus
1996 White Eagle Devonport City
1997 New Town Eagles Devonport City
1998 Devonport City Glenorchy Knights
1999 University Launceston City

Notes
  1. Sandy Bay retain as previous holders
  2. Hobart Olympia won based on corner kicks (4–3)
  3. League Premiers - no finals series

References
  1. "Clubs get T-League chance". The Mercury. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  2. "FFT – Melbourne Victory FC partnership announced!". 25 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
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