The National Premier Leagues Tasmania is an Australian semi-professional football league part of the National Premier Leagues, covering the state of Tasmania. The competition sits at tier two overall in the Australian football league system, below the A-League and alongside other states' National Premier Leagues.
History
Prior to the NPL Tasmania the previous statewide league encompassing teams from all-over Tasmania had not taken place since 1999. The highest level of soccer being played in Tasmania was in two regional leagues in the North and South of the state.
The league was formed in 2012 by Football Federation Tasmania ((FFT) and the first season commenced in 2013. FFT referred to the league as the T-League during planning prior to the establishment of the league. Between 2012 and 2014 the league was known as the Victory League due to sponsorship by A-League club Melbourne Victory. In 2015 the league was officially known as the PS4 Victory League also for sponsorship reasons. In 2016, the league changed names again to National Premier Leagues Tasmania in line with other divisions within the NPL.
The initial clubs were awarded licences for league membership for three seasons between 2013 and 2015. In 2015 the FFT Board analysed the clubs on and off pitch. Based on this analysis six of the eight clubs in the NPL Tasmania were offered licences for an additional three seasons between 2016 and 2018. Glenorchy Knights and Launceston City were required to reapply for membership and compete with other clubs for the final two positions in the league in 2016. Riverside Olympic, University, Clarence and New Town Eagles also applied for the two positions in addition to Glenorchy and Launceston City. In August 2015 it was announced that Clarence United and Launceston City had been awarded the available licences between 2016 and 2018.
Up until 2017, the top teams in the league also qualified for a Tasmanian end of season finals series. Between 2013 and 2015 the winner of the local finals series was awarded the Victory Cup. In 2013 and 2014 the top four teams participated in the finals series. In 2015 the finals series has been expanded to include the top six teams in the league as well as the champions of the Northern Championship and Southern Championship. In 2016, the end of season finals series cup was renamed the League Cup due to lapsing sponsorship arrangements, and scrapped entirely after the end of the 2017 season.
In 2019, the league expanded to nine teams. However, following the season, two clubs amalgamated bringing the league back to eight teams.
In September 2025, Football Tasmania announced that the league would expand to ten clubs for the 2026 season with the addition of South East United and Ulverstone. Following the 2026 season, the bottom two clubs will be relegated and the competition will revert to eight clubs in 2027.
Format In late 2016, FFT announced they will expand the league to ten teams and introduce a promotion/relegation system. The winner of the 2018 Southern and Northern Championships were promoted into NPL Tasmania and to have the competition with ten teams for 2019, however Northern Rangers withdrew from the league leaving nine clubs. From the end of the 2019 season the winners of the Northern and Southern Championships will play-off against each other with the winner then automatically replacing the last placed finisher in the NPL Tasmania whilst the loser of the Northern and Southern Championships Play-off will play an additional play-off for a place in the NPL Tasmania in the following season against the second last NPL Tasmania club. After 2019, two clubs merged lowering the league back to eight clubs.
The goal of the league is to consist of ten clubs geographically spread throughout Tasmania (although currently there are eight). The team on top of the table is considered the league champion and qualifies to play in the National Premier Leagues finals series against the champions of the other states.
Current clubs The following 10 clubs are competing in the NPL Tasmania for the 2026 season. Club Location Ground Capacity Years in league Clarence Zebras Howrah Wentworth Park 1,000 2020–present Devonport City Devonport TassieCare Valley Road 3,500 2013–present Glenorchy Knights Glenorchy KGV Park 4,000 2013–2015; 2019–present Kingborough Lions United Kingston Kitchen Centre Park 5,000 2013–present Launceston City Prospect TassieCare Park 1,000 2013–present Launceston United Newstead Birch Avenue 500 2023–present Riverside Olympic Riverside Windsor Park 1,000 2019–present South East United Sorell Pembroke Park 500 2026–present South Hobart South Hobart Darcy Street 2,000 2013–present Ulverstone Ulverstone Ulverstone Show Ground 500 2026–present
Honours SeasonLeagueFinal seriesNPL finals series representationPremiers Runner-up Winner Runner-up 2013South Hobart Devonport CitySouth Hobart Devonport CitySouth Hobart – Runners-up2014South HobartHobart ZebrasSouth HobartNorthern RangersSouth Hobart – Quarter-finalist2015Olympia WarriorsSouth HobartOlympia WarriorsHobart ZebrasOlympia Warriors – Semi-finalist2016Devonport CityHobart ZebrasSouth Hobart Devonport CityDevonport City – Quarter-finalist2017South HobartOlympia WarriorsSouth Hobart Olympia WarriorsSouth Hobart – Quarter-finalist2018Devonport CitySouth HobartNot heldDevonport City – Quarter-finalist2019Devonport CityOlympia WarriorsDevonport City – Quarter-finalist2020 Devonport City Glenorchy Knights Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.2021 Glenorchy Knights Devonport City 2022 Devonport City South Hobart Not held2023 Devonport City South Hobart South Hobart Devonport City Not held2024 Glenorchy Knights South Hobart Not held Season Premiers Runner-up Winner Runner-up Australian Championship representation2025 South Hobart Launceston CityNot held South Hobart – Group stage2026 South Hobart Devonport City South Hobart Devonport City South Hobart – Group stage
Honours pre-NPL
Records Most League titles: 6, Devonport City Most points in a season: 62, Devonport City, 2019 season Most wins in a season: 20, Devonport City, 2019 season Most goals scored in a season: 91, Devonport City, 2019 season Most consecutive wins in a season: 13, South Hobart, 2017 season Biggest win: Olympia Warriors 14 – 0 Glenorchy Knights, 21 June 2015 Highest scoring game: Launceston City 12 – 3 Clarence Zebras, 2 August 2025
All time table Figures are correct as of the end of the 2025 regular season. PositionTeamPlayedWonDrawLostGoals forGoals againstGoals ±Points1st2nd3rd4th1South Hobart 269 190 36 43 913 322 +591 606 4 5 4 2Devonport City 269 184 30 55 771 322 +449 582 6 2 2 13Kingborough Lions United 269 106 35 128 540 638 −98 353 2 44Olympia 206 101 22 83 502 371 +131 325 1 2 1 25Glenorchy Knights 206 94 24 88 444 456 −12 306 2 1 1 16Launceston City 269 90 31 148 443 665 −222 301 1 17Hobart Zebras 150 87 30 33 438 211 +227 291 2 3 28Northern Rangers 126 38 26 62 256 305 −49 140 29Clarence Zebras 119 27 12 80 187 335 −148 93 10Riverside Olympic 143 23 14 106 157 460 −303 83 11Clarence United 87 8 9 70 70 401 −331 33 12Launceston United 63 4 3 56 60 295 −235 15
Playing in the NPL TasmaniaPlaying in Northern or Southern Championship TasmaniaClubs merged at end of 2019 to form Clarence Zebras
Top scorers Season PlayerClubGoals2013Brayden Mann Devonport City 26 2014Brayden Mann South Hobart 31 2015Brayden Mann South Hobart 292016Brayden Mann Devonport City 24 2017Jakub Sklenar Olympia 282018Brayden Mann Devonport City 38 2019Mathew Sanders Hobart Zebras 31 2020Alex Walter Glenorchy Knights 14 2021Brody Denehey Devonport City 222022Roberto Fernandez Garrido Devonport City 272023Roberto Fernandez Garrido Devonport City 282024Kobe KempNoah Mies Kingborough Lions 202025 Thierry SwabyAngus Taylor Launceston City 25
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