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) |
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Country | Australia |
Number of teams | 14 |
Level on pyramid | 4 |
Promotion to | NPL NSW 2 |
Relegation to | NSW State League |
Domestic cup(s) |
FFA Cup Waratah Cup |
Current champions | Rydalmere Lions FC (2016) |
Current premiers | Hills Brumbies FC |
Website | footballnsw.com.au |
2017 Football NSW season |
The NSW NPL3 is a regional Australian semi-professional association football 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
The regular season consists of 26 rounds with each team playing each other twice-home and away. Following the regular season the top six teams on the table play in a finals series
Source: www.socceraust.co.uk