NSW League Two explained

NSW League Two Men
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Country:Australia
State:NSW
Founded:1959
1959 (as NSW Division 3)
1979 (as NSW Division 2)
1983 (as NSW Division 3)
1992 (as NSW Division 2)
2001 (as NSW State League 1)
2013 (as NPL NSW 3)
2022 (as NSW League Two)
Teams:15
Promotion:NSW League One Men
Relegation:N/A
Levels:4
Domest Cup:Australia Cup
Waratah Cup
Premiers:UNSW FC (2023)
Current:2023 Football NSW season

The NSW League Two Men is an Australian semi-professional soccer league comprising teams from New South Wales. The league sits at Level 3 on the New South Wales league system (Level 4 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 2015 season it was announced that the State League 1 would become the NPL3[1] and in 2022 seasons onwards, the league name changed again from "National Premier League 3 NSW" to "Football NSW League Two".[2]

Format

The regular season normally consists of 26 rounds with each team playing each other twice-home and away. Following the regular season the top five teams on the table play in a finals series.

Competing clubs 2024

The following clubs participated in the NSW League Two during the 2024 season.

ClubLocationGround
Bankstown UnitedPadstowPadstow Park
Camden TigersCamdenRon Din Reserve
Central Coast United FCLisarowPluim Park
Fraser ParkMarrickvilleFraser Park
Gladesville Ryde MagicNorth RydeMagdala Park
Hawkesbury CityRichmondDavid Bertenshaw Field
Hurstville ZFCHurstvillePenshurst Park
Newcastle Jets Youth
Parramatta FCSouth GranvilleMelita Stadium
Prospect UnitedProspectWilliam Lawson Park
Inner West Hawks FCStanmoreArlington Oval
Sydney Uni SFCCamperdownSydney Uni Football Ground
South Coast FlameIllawarraSir Ian McLennan Park
Granville RageGranvilleGarside Park

Seasons

Competition Season Regular season Grand Finals
Premiers
(number of titles)
Runners-up Champions
(number of titles)
Score Finalists
Division Three 1959
Division Three 1960
Division Three 1961 Juventus
Division Three 1962 Cabramatta
Disbanded to Amateur Leagues/Inter suburban leagues (1963–1970)
Division Three 1971 Bankstown City Belmore Belmore 2–1 Northern Districts
Division Three 1972 Rosebery Rhodes Enmore Belmore ?
2–1 (replay)
Enmore
Division Three 1973 Marrickville-Rockdale Marrickville-Rockdale 3–0 Ku-Ring-Gai
Division Three 1974 Northern Districts Arncliffe Scots Ku-Ring-Gai 0–0
2–1 (replay)
Arncliffe Scots
Division Three 1975 Toongabbie (2) Ku-Ring-Gai 2–1 Queens Park
Division Three 1976 Ku-Ring-Gai Queens Park Ku-Ring-Gai 2–0 Queens Park
Division Three 1977 Blacktown United Nepean Corinthian 2–1
Division Three 1978 Nepean Corinthian Nepean Corinthian (2) 3–0 Lethbridge Rangers
Division Two 1979 Gladesville Ravens 2–1 Gladesville Ravens
Division Two 1980 Guildford County Gladesville Ravens Gladesville Ravens 2–0 North Bankstown
Division Two 1981 Dee Why Swans Marrickville Rockdale Dee Why Swans 1–1, 6–4
Division Two 1982 Artarmon Campbelltown City Artarmon 2–1 Campbelltown City
Division Three 1983 Bathurst '75 (2) Queens Park-Eastern Suburbs Campbelltown City 1–1, 3–2 Queens Park-Eastern Suburbs
Division Three 1984 Campbelltown City Queens Park-Eastern Suburbs Campbelltown City (2) 1–0 Queens Park-Eastern Suburbs
Division Three 1985 Kingsford Hellenic Bondi Marine
Division Three 1986 Granville Chile Rooty Hill
Division Three 1987 Granville Chile (2) West United University of New South Wales4–3 (AET)West United
Division Three 1988 Dulwich Hill Moorebank Sports Dulwich Hill 1–0 Moorebank Sports
Division Three 1989
Division Three 1990 Port Hacking-GreenIslandMount Pritchard
Division Three 1991 Lemnos Allstars West Wanderers
Division Two 1992 Belmore Hercules 2–0 North Ryde
Division Two 1993 North Ryde Southern Minotaurs North Ryde 1–0 Southern Minotaurs
Division Two 1994 Southern Minotaurs Hills United
Division Two 1995 Bankstown Sports Bankstown SportsPenrith Panthers
Division Two 1996 Greystanes Sydney Districts
Division Two 1997 AC United Moorebank Sports AC United 1–0 University of New South Wales
Division Two 1998 Hajduk Wanderers Dulwich Hills
Division Two 1999 Fraser Park Dragons (2) Hajduk Wanderers Hajduk WanderersSydney University
Division Two 2000 Greystanes (2) Hills United
NSW State League 1 2001 Sydney University Illawarra Lions Sydney University 2–1 Ryde City
NSW State League 1 2002 Wanderers Cedars Western Rage 1–0 Wanderers Cedars
NSW State League 1 2003 Mount Pritchard (2) 2–0
NSW State League 1 2004 Nepean Association Western Rage Nepean Association 1–0 Western Rage
NSW State League 1 2005 4–0 Mt Druitt Town Rangers
NSW State League 1 2006 Schofield Scorpions 2–0 Mt Druitt Town Rangers
NSW State League 1 2007 2–2, 4–2
NSW State League 1 2008 Inter Lions 1–1, 2–1 Dulwich Hill
NSW State League 1 Dulwich Hill (2) Mounties FC Mounties FC (3) 2–0 Dulwich Hill
NSW State League 1 Hills Brumbies Fairfield City Lions (2) 3–2 Hills Brumbies
NSW State League 1 Mounties Wanderers (4) 3–0
NSW State League 1 2–0
NSW State League 1 Dulwich Hill 2–0
NSW State League 1 3–2
NSW State League 1North Shore Mariners (2) 3–2 Hills Brumbies
NPL NSW Men's 3Hills Brumbies (2) 4–1 Hills Brumbies
NPL NSW Men's 3Fraser Park FC2–1 Rydalmere Lions
NPL NSW Men's 3St George CityHawkesbury CitySt George City2–0
NPL NSW Men's 3Stanmore HawksSD RaidersSD Raiders3–1
NPL NSW Men's 3Rydalmere LionsBankstown City LionsRydalmere Lions1–0Bankstown City Lions
NPL NSW Men's 3Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[3]
NSW League Two Men's Inter Lions SCCentral Coast United FCInter Lions SC1–2Macarthur Rams
NSW League Two Men's UNSW FCNepean FCNo Finals series held
Source: Wayback Archive Socceraust

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Men's competition review. Football NSW. 18 September 2015.
  2. Web site: CHANGES OF NAMES TO FOOTBALL NSW COMPETITIONS . Football NSW . 24 August 2021 . 5 December 2021.
  3. Web site: Football NSW Cancel 2021 National Premier Leagues Season. Football NSW. 12 August 2021. 12 August 2021.