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.
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 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. 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. 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
YearWinnerScoreRunner-up1910Hobart Athletic1911Westralia1912St. GeorgeTamar1913CorinthiansTamar1914CorinthiansTamar1915–1918No competition due to World War I1919South HobartElphin1920South HobartElphin1921South HobartTamar1922South Hobart5–1North Esk1923South Hobart4–2Elphin1924Sandy Bay6–1Elphin1925Sandy Bay2–0Patons & Baldwins1926Patons & Baldwins2–1South Hobart1927Sandy Bay2–1Elphin1928Hobart Athletic5–0Elphin1929South Hobart2–1Invermay1930Patons & Baldwins3–0Hobart Athletic1931Cascades2–1Tamar1932Cascades8–3Tamar1933Sandy Bay3–0Tamar1934Cascades9–3Tamar1935Cascades8–1Thistle1936Sandy Bay1–0Patons & Baldwins1937South HobartInvermay1938Sandy BayInvermay1939Sandy Bay 3–3Patons & Baldwins1940–1945No competition due to World War II1946South Hobart4–2Invermay1947South Hobart5–0Invermay1948South Hobart1–0Invermay1949Invermay5–4Metro1950 Metro6–1Invermay1951 Metro2–1Invermay1952 Metro2–1Patons & Baldwins1953 Caledonians3–1South Launceston1954 Metro3–2Patons & Baldwins1955 Caledonians7–2Papermakers1956 Caledonians6–1 Burnie Celtic1957 Caledonians6–0 APPM1958 Caledonians3–1Patons & Baldwins1959South Hobart3–2Launceston Juventus1960 Caledonians6–1Launceston Juventus1961Launceston Juventus2–1Rapid 1962Hobart Rangers7–0 Burnie Rovers1963Launceston Juventus4–2Ulverstone1964Rapid6–1Launceston United1965Hobart Olympia3–3 Launceston Juventus
YearWinnerScoreRunner-up1966Hobart Olympia3–1Launceston Juventus1967Launceston United SC3–0Ulverstone SC1968Hobart Olympia3–1Launceston Juventus1969 Hobart Juventus2–4, 4–1Launceston Juventus1970Glenorchy Croatia4–1, 3–1Georgetown1971 Hobart Juventus6–2, 6–1Launceston Juventus 1972 Hobart Juventus2–3, 3–0Launceston Juventus1973 Hobart Juventus8–1, 5–4Riverside Olympic1974Glenorchy Croatia3–0, 2–1Devonport City1975Glenorchy Croatia1–1, 4–2Launceston Juventus1976 Rapid3–2, 3–4 (6–5)Launceston Juventus1977 White Eagle2–2, 2–1Devonport City1978 White Eagle – 1979 Rapid – 1980 Rapid – 1981Brighton Caledonians – 1982 Rapid1–1, 2–0Devonport City1983 Hobart Juventus3–0Devonport City1984 Hobart Juventus1–0, 2–0Georgetown1985 Hobart Juventus1–1, 3–0Georgetown1986Ulverstone2–0, 0–1 White Eagle1987Hobart Olympia3–1, 2–2Ulverstone1988 White Eagle – 1989 White Eagle – 1990 White Eagle – 1991 White Eagle – 1992Glenorchy Croatia2–0Devonport City1993 Hobart Juventus2–1Devonport City1994Devonport City3–2 White Eagle1995 White Eagle3–0Launceston Juventus1996Hobart Olympia2–1 White Eagle1997 New Town Eagles5–1Devonport City1998Devonport City – 1999 Glenorchy Knights4–3Hobart Olympia2000 No play-off2001University1–0, 3–2Launceston City2002 South Hobart3–2, 2–2Devonport City2003Devonport City2–1University2004Devonport City2–1Hobart Zebras2005 Glenorchy Knights4–2Launceston City2006 Somerset2–2 (3–1) Glenorchy Knights2007 Hobart Zebras3–1 Somerset2008 South Hobart3–0Devonport City2009Clarence United3–1 South Hobart2010 South Hobart1–0Northern Rangers2011 South Hobart3–1 New Town Eagles2012 South Hobart2–1Northern Rangerssee National Premier Leagues Tasmania
Most Championships RankTeamNumber 1 South Hobart 212 Hobart Zebras (Juventus) 10 Devonport City 4 Newtown Eagles (White Eagle) 8 Hobart Olympic (Olympia)6 Kingborough Lions (Caledonians) 7 Sandy Bay 8 Glenorchy Knights (Croatia) 6 9 Rapid 510 Cascades 4 Metro
Statewide League Seasons YearChampionRunner 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
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References
External links Football Federation Tasmania – official website Football Federation Tasmania – champions stats