National Premier Leagues Capital Football
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| Country | Australia |
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| Confederation | AFC |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Domestic cup(s) |
FFA Cup Federation Cup |
| Current champions |
Canberra Olympic (2016) |
| Current premiers |
Canberra Olympic (2016) |
| Website | NPL Capital Football |
 2017 Capital Football season
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The National Premier Leagues Capital Football is an association football competition contested by clubs affiliated to Capital Football. It is the highest level competition in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) region. It is a subdivision of the National Premier Leagues.
NPL Teams play a league season, followed by a finals series for the top 4 clubs. Premier League clubs are also required to field teams in age-limited divisions of Premier League U20, Premier League U18 and Premier League U16, and junior NPL teams at U14 and U13 age groups.
A cup competition is contested by Premier League teams and other teams from the region, known as the Westfield FFA Cup Qualifiers, for which the winner is awarded the Federation Cup. The winners of the Federation Cup gain entry into the national FFA Cup competition.
The competition was restructured after the 2006 season, based on criterion requiring a development pathway within clubs where each club must field a team in a reserves and Under-18 divisions. Nine teams contested in the Premier League in 2007, cutting Gungahlin Juventus, White Eagles and reigning premier Cooma Tigers from the top tier.
The same nine teams remained in the Premier League for 2008 and 2009. The pathway system was expanded to include a Premier U16 competition, with all nine clubs required to field a team from their club or an affiliated club. Capital Football initially revoked the licence of Queanbeyan City for the 2009 season, citing a non-compliance with the developmental and administrative standards expected for the league. However, Queanbeyan were reinstated on appeal and following the presentation of further evidence demonstrating these standards could be met.
At the close of the 2009 season, the licences of all participating clubs were reviewed and expressions of interest sought for new additional entrants to the competition for 2010–2012.
In November 2014 Woden Weston FC was incorporated with the intention to merge the elite levels of Woden Valley FC and Weston Molonglo FC into one club, to compete in the National Premier Leagues in 2015 and beyond. The new merged club was officially launched in 20 February 2015, with colours for their new strip sourced from both clubs (black from Weston Creek and red from Woden Valley).
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