- NSW Premier League
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NSW Premier League 
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AustraliaFounded 2001
(In its current form)Number of teams 12 Relegation to Super League Current champions Sydney Olympic FC
(2011)Website Official Website 
2011 NSW Premier League seasonThe New South Wales Premier League is the highest state-level men's soccer competition in New South Wales, Australia. Nationally, it is considered one grade lower than the A-League. The competition is conducted by Football NSW, the organising body in New South Wales.
In 2008 the whole New South Wales men's, women's and youth competitions were reconstructed to align youth teams with their respective senior clubs along with women's teams.
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History
Premier League champions Season Winner 2000–01 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 2001–02 Parramatta Eagles 2002–03 A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers 2003–04 Bankstown City Lions 2004–05 Bankstown City Lions 2005–06 Sydney United 2007 Blacktown City Demons 2008 Wollongong FC 2009 Sutherland Sharks 2010 Blacktown City FC 2011 Sydney Olympic FC The New South Wales Premier League has been contested annually since 1956 in various forms, with its early days remembered as Division One, as well as the Ampol Cup which ran as state based competitions until the formation of a national league in Australia being the National Soccer League which began in 1977. Today, many of the clubs are former national teams from the NSL, including Sydney Olympic and A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers with these clubs, and many others, being rejected from the revamped national competition in 2004, the A-League after the demise of the NSL forcing the teams once again into the state leagues. During the 1990s the highest level of football in New South Wales was known as the Super League, which today is the second-tier level of football in NSW. In 2001, the top football divisions were revamped with the highest level of football being named the Premier League and the Winter Super League being the second. 2005 saw the return of the New South Wales NSL giants in Sydney Olympic, Sydney United, Wollongong Wolves and the Marconi Stallions[1] which arguably brought the better days of a state league competition which many consider one grade lower than the A-League.
Current Season
- For more details on the current season, see 2011 NSW Premier League season.
Teams
The map below indicates the locations of teams currently competing in the New South Wales Premier League competition. The inset is of greater Sydney.
(Sydney - see left)The following 12 clubs are competing in the New South Wales Premier League during the 2010 season.
Club Location Home Ground(s) APIA Tigers Leichhardt, New South Wales Leichhardt Oval (20,000) Bankstown City Lions FC Sefton, New South Wales Jensen Oval (8,000) Blacktown City Demons FC Blacktown, New South Wales Lily Homes Stadium (7,500) Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC Bonnyrigg, New South Wales Bonnyrigg Sports Club (5,000) Manly United FC Dee Why, New South Wales Cromer Park (5,000) Marconi Stallions FC Bossley Park, New South Wales Marconi Stadium (11,500) Rockdale City Suns FC Rockdale, New South Wales Bicentennial Park South (5,000) South Coast Wolves FC Wollongong, New South Wales WIN Stadium (20,000) Sutherland Sharks FC Miranda, New South Wales Seymour Shaw Park (5,000) Sydney Olympic FC Belmore, New South Wales, Belmore Sports Ground (25,000) Sydney United FC Edensor Park, New South Wales Sydney United Sports Centre (12,000) West Sydney Berries FC Homebush Bay, New South Wales Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre (18,000) League table
Team Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Goal Difference Points Bonnyrigg White Eagles(Q) 19 12 2 5 38 16 22 41 Blacktown City FC 19 10 5 4 32 23 9 34 Sydney United 20 9 5 6 36 25 11 33 Marconi Stallions 19 10 6 3 25 22 3 33 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 19 9 7 3 32 35 -3 30 Sutherland Sharks 19 8 7 4 31 23 8 28 Bankstown City Lions 20 7 8 5 36 33 3 26 Rockdale City Suns 19 5 3 11 19 19 0 26 Manly United FC 19 5 10 4 20 29 -9 19 Sydney Olympic 19 5 11 3 27 34 -7 18 South Coast Wolves 19 4 11 4 22 36 -14 16 West Sydney Berries 19 2 11 6 15 38 -23 12 Top 5 qualify for the Finals Series
Source:NSW Premier League[2]
- (C)=Regular season champions
- (R)=Relegated to NSW Super League
- (Q)=Qualified for the Finals Series
NSW Gold Medal Dinner
The NSW Gold Medal Dinner is held annually after each season, highlighting the performances of clubs, players and coaches.
2009
Award Grade Name Club Player of the Year First Grade Brad Boardman Sutherland Sharks Andreas Golden Boot First Grade Matthew Mayora Sydney Olympic Player of the Year Under 20's Damian Brosque Bankstown City Lions Golden Boot Under 20's Steven Veleski Sydney United Goalkeeper of the Year First Grade Vedran Janjetovic Sydney United Coach of the Year First Grade Ante Milicic Sydney United Referee of the Year - Peter Vrtkovski - 2008 [3]
Award Grade Name Club Player of the Year First Grade Brendan Gan Sutherland Sharks Andreas Golden Boot First Grade Robert Younis A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers Player of the Year 20's Daniel Rezo Sydney United Golden Boot 20's Brodie Mooy Marconi Stallions Goalkeeper of the Year First Grade Matthew Nash A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers Coach of the Year First Grade Brian Brown Sutherland Sharks Referee of the Year - Jonathan Streater - 2007
Award Grade Name Club Player of the Year First Grade Robert Cattanach Manly United FC Golden Boot First Grade Tolgay Özbey Blacktown City Demons Player of the Year 20's Chris Bedzo & Glen Trifiro Blacktown City Demons & Marconi Stallions Golden Boot 20's Chris Bedzo & Nathan Elasi Blacktown City Demons & Marconi Stallions Goalkeeper of the Year First Grade Matthew Nash A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers Coach of the Year First Grade Aytek Genc Blacktown City Demons Referee of the Year - Srebre Delovski - 2006
Award Grade Name Club Player of the Year First Grade Tolgay Özbey Blacktown City Demons Golden Boot First Grade Tolgay Özbey Blacktown City Demons Player of the Year 20's Ken Chun Marconi Stallions Golden Boot 20's Sam Mort Bankstown City Lions Goalkeeper of the Year First Grade Ivan Necevski Blacktown City Demons Coach of the Year First Grade Aytek Genc Blacktown City Demons Referee of the Year - Peter Vrtkovski - Notable players
Past or present notable players include:
- Brendan Gan
- Bernie Ibini-Isei
- Mark Milligan
- Sasho Petrovski
- Chad Gibson
- Alen Stajcic
- Luka Glavas
- Mark Rudan
- Scott Jamieson
- Sean Rooney
- Robert Cattanach
- Tolgay Ozbey
- Ali Abbas Mshehid
- Shannon Cole
- Ivan Necevski
- Ante Milicic
- Mark Bosnich
- Luke Casserly
- Stelios Giannakopoulos
References
- ^ "2004/05 Premier League Season Review". http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/NSW/2005/2005PLR.html.
- ^ http://www.nswpl.com.au/index.php?id=78
- ^ "2008 Gold Medal Dinner a huge success as Brendan Gan scoops major award". Football NSW. 2008-09-26. http://www.footballnsw.com/index.php?id=17&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1343&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1&cHash=c6099d763e. Retrieved 2009-04-05.
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