Southern Championship
Football league in Tasmania, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Southern Championship is an association football league in Southern Tasmania. It is jointly with the Northern Championship, the second highest level soccer competition in Tasmania. Nationally, it sits below the A-League and NPL Tasmania. It is controlled by the Football Federation Tasmania.
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (January 2024) |
Founded | 1900; 124 years ago (1900) |
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Country | Australia |
Number of teams | 9 |
Level on pyramid | 3 |
Relegation to | Southern League 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | Milan Lakoseljac Cup Australia Cup |
Current champions | New Town Eagles |
Current: 2022 Southern Championship |
Prior to the 2015 season it was known as the Southern Premier League and for sponsorship reasons as the Forestry Tasmania Southern Premier League Between 2001 and 2012 the Southern and Northern Premier Leagues were jointly the state's highest level of soccer competition (but still nationally below the NSL and A-League). During this period the two regional leagues determined a southern and northern champion, who then had a play-off for the state championship.