Football NSW

Football New South Wales

Abbreviation	FNSW
Formation	2005 (1957 as Soccer NSW)
Type	State Sporting Association
Legal status	Active
Headquarters	Valentine Sports Park
Location	Sydney
Region served	New South Wales, Australia
Parent organisation	FFA
Website	http://www.footballnsw.com.au

Football NSW is the governing body for soccer in the Australian state of New South Wales with the exception of the northern regions of NSW (the governing body for which is Northern New South Wales Football). Football NSW is a member of the national governing body, the Football Federation Australia. Football NSW's premier football competition is the National Premier Leagues NSW. The premier futsal competition is the Futsal Premier League.

In 2008 there was a shake-up of the New South Wales Men's, Women's and Youth competitions, including a restructure of the youth teams so that they are aligned with their senior clubs. There was also a restructure of the men's senior competitions including new teams added to the NSW Premier League and a new Promotion/Relegation system. Prior to 1 April 2007, Football NSW was known as Soccer NSW.

The New South Wales federation was founded 1882 as the "South British Football Soccer Association". It was succeeded in 1898 by the "New South Wales British Football Association", which was succeeded in 1921 by the "Australian Soccer Association", which was itself succeeded in 1957 by the "New South Wales Federation of Soccer Clubs".

The headquarters of Football NSW are located at Valentine Sports Park, Glenwood. Valentine Sports Park is a multipurpose sporting complex which caters for various groups, as well as individuals. The complex consists of twin, triple and quad rooms accommodating up to 180 people, 5 playing fields, lecture rooms, indoor sports hall, 20 metre outdoor pool, sports medicine centre and a dining room open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It also contains the offices of the Football NSW staff.

The majority of Football NSW's time goes into the football competitions they oversee and run. Football NSW oversees the running of numerous representative youth, Men's & Women's association football leagues and cups, a number of which are non-amateur. They also oversee the countless club and amateur competitions run by the affiliated associations around the state. For a detailed rundown of the various leagues and systems run in New South Wales see Football (soccer) in New South Wales.