National Premier Leagues

2025 start date set for football's new second tier

2025 start date set for football's new second tier

Football Australia will announce clubs for its national second tier later this month, with the new competition to kick off in 2025. 6 Nov 2023
A-League champs in shock Australia Cup exit

A-League champs in shock Australia Cup exit

Western United have suffered a shock round of 16 loss in the Australia Cup, losing 4-3 on penalties to National Premier Leagues NSW side Sydney United. 14 Aug 2022
Wanderers youth to replace Sutherland Sharks in NPL NSW

Wanderers youth to replace Sutherland Sharks in NPL NSW

Sutherland Sharks are set to withdraw from competing in the rest of the NPL NSW 1 2020 men's competition and are to be replaced by Western Sydney Wanderers youth side. 14 Jul 2020
13 games and a cup - Football Victoria makes new NPL1 proposal to clubs

13 games and a cup - Football Victoria makes new NPL1 proposal to clubs

NPL1 clubs will play complete a 13-game regular season - of which five games have already been played - and take part in the Dockerty Cup under Football Victoria's latest plan to resume play in its top-tier in 2020. 13 Jun 2020
Optus sports boss on A-League, Covid-19 – and streaming sport when there's no live football

Optus sports boss on A-League, Covid-19 – and streaming sport when there's no live football

What does a sports broadcaster show when there’s no sport? 7 Apr 2020
FFA extends grassroots suspension to end of May

FFA extends grassroots suspension to end of May

Football Federation Australia has extended the suspension of National Premier Leagues (NPL) and grassroots football to at least May 31 as Australian football continues to wrestle with the COVID-19 crisis gripping the globe. 1 Apr 2020
Football Victoria to stand-down over 50% of staff

Football Victoria to stand-down over 50% of staff

Football Victoria (FV) has become the latest Member Federation to announce staffing stand-downs and wage reductions in the face of the COVID-19 crisis sweeping the globe.   31 Mar 2020
FFA suspends all grassroots football in face of COVID-19 threat

FFA suspends all grassroots football in face of COVID-19 threat

Grassroots football in Australia will be suspended until April 14 in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. 17 Mar 2020
NPL Victoria club Avondale FC sanctioned for licence agreement violations

NPL Victoria club Avondale FC sanctioned for licence agreement violations

On the eve of the 2020 season, NPL Victoria side Avondale FC have been heavily sanctioned by Football Victoria over 'NPL licence agreement violations'. 12 Feb 2020
Pic Special: Sydney University SFC v Emerging Jets

Pic Special: Sydney University SFC v Emerging Jets

Sydney University come away with a 4-0 win against Emerging Jets. Honorary mention to Clare Hunt who also made her return in Reserve Grade after 14 months out due to an ACL injury 16 Apr 2019
Pic Special: NPL Sydney Uni v FNSW Institute

Pic Special: NPL Sydney Uni v FNSW Institute

Friday night football saw Sydney University take on Football NSW Institute at home with Institute coming away with a 2-1 win. 30 Mar 2019
Kalas: NPL clubs' AGM is an historic moment

Kalas: NPL clubs' AGM is an historic moment

The outgoing Association of Australian Football Clubs (AAFC) steering committee chairman Tom Kalas says the organisation’s first general meeting in July is an historic moment for Australian football. 21 Jun 2017
Victorian soccer player cops six-month ban

Victorian soccer player cops six-month ban

A Victorian state league footballer has been suspended for six months for inserting his finger up a fellow player’s rectum. 23 Mar 2017
Edgeworth seeking another scalp

Edgeworth seeking another scalp

Edgeworth are looking to keep their successful season going when they take on Perth Soccer Club tomorrow in the NPL Final series semi-final after seeing off Bentleigh Greens. 23 Sep 2016
Wanderers soar past Eagles

Wanderers soar past Eagles

Western Sydney Wanderers have brushed off a gutsy Edgeworth Eagles to win 5-1 and cruise into the final eight of the FFA Cup on Tuesday night. 30 Aug 2016
Ronaldinho rejects Wolves

Ronaldinho rejects Wolves

Wollongong Wolves’ audacious bid to lure Ronaldinho to Australia for a one-game appearance in the FFA Cup has fallen well short of the Brazilian’s financial demands. 7 Aug 2016
Cupset: Gully gut Mariners

Cupset: Gully gut Mariners

Green Gully have dumped A-League side Central Coast Mariners out of the FFA Cup in a dramatic night of knock-out football. 2 Aug 2016
Mariners' Vanuatu fans kit up for clash

Mariners' Vanuatu fans kit up for clash

Central Coast Mariners will have extra support from a unique group of Vanuatuan supporters when they take on Green Gully on Tuesday in the FFA Cup. 31 Jul 2016