NSW League Three

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NSW League Three Men
Founded1977
(as NSW Division 4)
1992 (as NSW Division 3)
2001 (as NSW Division 2)
2009 (as NSW State League 2)
2016 (as NSW State League)
2020 (as NPL NSW 4)
2022 (as NSW League Three)
Folded2022
CountryAustralia
StateNSW
Domestic cup(s)Australia Cup; Waratah Cup
Last championsNewcastle Jets Youth
(2022 Football NSW season)
Current premiersNewcastle Jets Youth
Most premiershipsCamden Tigers; UNSW FC
(2 Titles)
WebsiteOfficial website

The NSW League Three Men is a defunct regional Australian semi-professional association football league comprising teams from New South Wales. The league was sits at Level 4 on the New South Wales league system (Level 5 of the overall Australian league system). The competition is administered by Football NSW, the governing body of the sport in the southern region of the state (the northern region governed by Northern NSW Football). At the conclusion of the 2019 season it was announced that the NSW State League would become the NPL NSW 4.[1] and in 2022 seasons onwards, the league name change again from "National Premier League 4 NSW" to "Football NSW League Three".[2]

History

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The Men's former State League One competition originally sat on the fourth tier of the NSW football league structure and is the lowest division connected to the NPL NSW 1. The league generally consists of 12 teams competing in a round-robin structure where each side plays one another twice. The top four sides at the end of the regular season compete in the Championship Series.

In 2007 the competition was divided in two – New South Wales Conference League North and the New South Wales Conference League South – with this format only used for two years.

In 2009 the competition was combined, and called the New South Wales State League Division Two.

In 2013 when the FFA launched the National Premier Leagues, State League 2 was not rebranded under this banner; this was to ensure that the teams competing at this level did not have to fulfil the strict financial and club-based criteria that would have resulted in some smaller teams having to withdraw from the league.

In 2016, with the 3rd division (then State League 1) of NSW being incorporated into the National Premier Leagues (as NPL NSW 3), State League 2 became known as the NSW State League.

In 2019 a number of changes occurred.[3] This included Wagga City Wanderers leaving the competition to join the newly formed Capital Football NPL 2 competition.

In 2020, the competition was rebranded under the NPL banner to NPL 4 with (generally) a 12 team format.[1] In that year, however, Newcastle Jets Youth were temporarily promoted to the NPL2 mid-season due to the withdrawal of NPL2 team Mounties Wanderers.[4]

In 2022, the competition was rebranded again from NPL 4 to NSW League Three Men with (generally) a 11 team format, Western NSW FC will no longer have a senior presence in the NSW league three, after the club announced the folding of its men's first grade, under 20s and under 18s teams ahead of the 2022 season.[5]

Seasons

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Competition Season Regular season Grand Finals
Premiers
(number of titles)
Runners-up Champions
(number of titles)
Score Finalists
Division Four 1977 Lane Cove United
Division Four 1978 Baulkham Hills
Division Three 1979 North Bankstown
Division Three 1980 Liverpool Albion
Division Three 1981 Kingsford Hellenic
Division Three 1982 Bondi Marine
Disbanded to Inter Urban Leagues (1983–1988)
Division Four 1989 Petersham Luisitanos
Division Four 1990 Arncliffe Scots
Division Four 1991 Western District
Division Three 1992 Spanish Club
Division Three 1993 St. Johns Park
Division Three 1994 UNSW FC
Division Three 1995 Greystanes
Division Three 1996 Gladesville United
Division Three 1997 Glebe Wanderers
Division Three 1998 Sydney University
Division Three 1999 White City
Division Three 2000 Prairiewood United
NSW Division Two 2001 Western Sydney Lions Balmain SC Balmain SC 4–3 Western Sydney Lions
NSW Division Two 2002 Liverpool Bossy Nepean Association Nepean Association 3–0 Liverpool Bossy
NSW Division Two 2003 Camden Tigers Greystanes Camden Tigers 4–2 Greystanes
NSW Division Two 2004 Inter Lions Springwood Springwood 1–1 (4–3 (p)) Inter Lions
NSW Division Two 2005 Springwood UNSW FC Hakoah 1–0 UNSW FC
NSW Division Two 2006 UNSW FC (2) Hakoah UNSW FC 2–1 Hakoah
NSW Conference League 2007 Greenisland[a]
Hurstville City Minotaurs[b]
Hurstville City Minotaurs 5–0 Lakemba Sports Club
NSW Conference League 2008 Balmain Tigers[a]
Camden Tigers[b]
Balmain SC (2) 2–2 (5–4 (p)) Camden Tigers
NSW State League 2 2009 Camden Tigers (2) Colo Colo Wanderers Colo Colo Wanderers 2–1 Camden Tigers
NSW State League 2 2010 Fairfield Bulls Fairfield Wanderers Fairfield Bulls 2–1 Hurstville City Minotaurs
NSW State League 2 2011 Northbridge FC Hakoah Hakoah (2) 2–1 Roosters FC
NSW State League 2 2012 Hakoah Sydney City East Prospect United Hakoah (3) 1–0 Prospect United
NSW State League 2 2013 Stanmore Hawks Fairfield City Lions Stanmore Hawks 1–0 Fairfield City Lions
NSW State League 2 2014 Hurstville ZFC Southern Bulls Rydalmere Lions 2–1 Southern Bulls
NSW State League 2 2015 Dunbar Rovers Hurstville ZFC Southern Bulls 2–0 Dunbar Rovers
NSW State League 2016 St.George FA Hurstville ZFC St.George FA 2–2 (5–4 (p)) Hurstville ZFC
NSW State League 2017 Bankstown United Camden Tigers Camden Tigers 4–2 (a.e.t.) Bankstown United
NSW State League 2018 Bankstown United (2) Central Coast United Central Coast United 2–0 Bankstown United
NSW State League 2019 Central Coast United Fraser Park Fraser Park 1–0 Central Coast United
NPL NSW Men's 4 2020 Fraser Park UNSW Nepean FC 2–2 (4–3 (p)) Fraser Park
NPL NSW Men's 4 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[6]
NSW League Three Men's 2022 Newcastle Jets Youth Nepean FC Newcastle Jets Youth 2–1 Nepean FC

Source: Wayback Archive Socceraust

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Northern Conference
  2. ^ a b Southern Conference

References

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  1. ^ a b "COMPETITION STRUCTURES FOR NPL MEN'S, YOUTH AND SAP FOR THE 2020 SEASON". Football NSW. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. ^ "CHANGES OF NAMES TO FOOTBALL NSW COMPETITIONS". Football NSW. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  3. ^ https://footballnsw.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Competition-Regulations-2019-1.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ "Wanderers to play in NSW National Premier League 1 competition". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Western NSW FC senior teams withdrawn from NSW League Three ahead of 2022 season". westernadvocate.com.au. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Football NSW Cancel 2021 National Premier Leagues Season". Football NSW. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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