Southern Championship

Not to be confused with Southern Conference Championship.
Southern Championship
Country Australia
Founded 1900
Number of teams 9
Level on pyramid 3
Relegation to Southern League 1
Domestic cup(s) Milan Lakoseljac Cup
FFA Cup
Current champions Glenorchy Knights
2016 Football Federation Tasmania season

The Southern Championship is an association football league in Southern Tasmania. It is jointly with the Northern Championship, the second highest level soccer competition in Tasmania. Nationally, it sits below the A-League and NPL Tasmania. It is controlled by the Football Federation Tasmania (FFT).

Prior to the 2015 season it was known as the Southern Premier League and for sponsorship reasons as the Forestry Tasmania Southern Premier League Between 2001-2012 the Southern and Northern Premier Leagues were jointly the state's highest level of soccer competition (but still nationally below the NSL and A-League). During this period the two regional leagues determined a southern and northern champion, who then had a play-off for the state championship.

Current Clubs (2016)

Team Coach Home Ground Location
Glenorchy Knights Franco Previdi KGV Park Glenorchy
Nelson Marcello Marchiolli North Warrane Warrane
Metro Chris Murray North Chigwell Claremont
Hobart United unknown Gunns Oval Pontville
Southern FC Micheal Trotter Sherburd Park Blackmans Bay
Taroona Andrew Tye Kelveden Park Taroona
New Town Eagles Andrew Leszczynski Clare Street New Town
Beachside unknown Sandown Park Sandy Bay
University of Tasmania Jez Kenth Olinda Grove Mount Nelson

Champions

Season Champions
1900 Trinity
1901 Trinity
1902 Gunners
1903-1909 : unknown
1910 Hobart
1911 Westralia
1912 St. George
1913 Corinthians
1914 Corinthians
1914-1918 : World War 1
1919 South Hobart
1920 South Hobart
1921 South Hobart
1922 South Hobart
1923 South Hobart
1924 Sandy Bay
1925 Sandy Bay
1926 South Hobart
1927 Sandy Bay
1928 Hobart Athletic
1929 South Hobart
1930 Hobart Athletic
1931 Cascades
1932 Cascades
1933 Sandy Bay
1934 Cascades
1935 Cascades
1936 Sandy Bay
1937 South Hobart
1938 Sandy Bay
1939 Sandy Bay
1940-1945 : World War 2
1946 South Hobart
1947 South Hobart
1948 South Hobart
Season Champions
1949 Metro Claremont
1950 Metro Claremont
1951 Metro Claremont
1952 Metro Claremont
1953 Caledonians
1954 Metro Claremont
1955 Caledonians
1956 Caledonians
1957 Caledonians
1958 Caledonians
1959 South Hobart
1960 Caledonians
1961 Rapid
1962 Hobart Rangers
1963 Olympia
1964 Rapid
1965 Olympia
1966 Olympia
1967 Olympia
1968 Olympia
1969 Hobart Juventus
1970 Croatia
1971 Hobart Juventus
1972 Hobart Juventus
1973 Hobart Juventus
1974 Croatia
1975 Croatia
1976 Rapid
1977 White Eagles
1978: State League Inaugurated making SPL no longer joint highest league in Tasmania
1978 South Hobart
1979 Hobart Juventus
1980 South Hobart
Season Champions
1981 White Eagles
1982 Rapid
1982: State League dissolves leaving SPL as joint highest league in Tasmania
1983 Hobart Juventus
1984 Hobart Juventus
1985 Hobart Juventus
1986 White Eagles
1987 Olympia
1988: State League restarts making SPL no longer joint highest league in Tasmania
1988 Olympia
1989 White Eagles
1990 Taroona
1991 University
1992 University
1993 University
1994 University
1995 Phoenix
1996 University
1997 New Town Eagles
1998 Clarence United
1999 Kingborough Lions
2000: State League dissolves leaving SPL as joint highest league in Tasmania
2000 Glenorchy Knights
2001 University
2002 South Hobart
2003 University
2004 Glenorchy Knights
2005 Glenorchy Knights
2006 Glenorchy Knights
2007 Hobart Zebras
2008 South Hobart
2009 South Hobart
2010 South Hobart
2011 South Hobart
2012 South Hobart
2013: NPL Tasmania Formed SPL no longer joint highest league in Tasmania
2013 Beachside FC
2014 University
2015 University
2016 Glenorchy Knights

Total Southern Championships

1. South Hobart 20
2. Hobart Zebras (Juventus) 9
2. University 9
4. Glenorchy Knights (Croatia) 8
5. Hobart Olympic (Olympia) 7
5. Sandy Bay 7
5. Kingborough Lions (Caledonians) 7
8. Metro 5
8. New Town Eagles (White Eagles) 5
10. Rapid 4
10. Cascades 4
12. Hobart Athletic 3
13. Corinthians 2
13. Trinity 2
13. Clarence United FC (Phoenix) 2
16. Hobart Rangers 1
16. St. George 1
16. Westralia 1
16. Taroona SC 1
16. Gunners 1
16. Beachside FC 1

Promotion and relegation

Over its history, the format of promotion and relegation has varied. There is currently no promotion to the NPL Tasmania and no relegation to the Southern League One.

Previous relegation formats

Between 2006 and 2012 there was no promotion to a higher league, as it was the highest league in Tasmania (equally high as the Northern Tasmanian Premier League). In this period, promotion and relegation occurred to the Southern League One. The bottom-finishing club in the Premier League was relegated to Southern League One the following year and was replaced by the top-finishing club from League One.

Prior to 2006, at the conclusion of each season the bottom Premier League Club had a home and away play-off against the highest-placed League One Club to determine who would play in the Southern Tasmanian Premier League for the following season. As League One previously contained a mix of independent clubs and reserve teams from Premier League clubs (although currently has only independent clubs), the play-off only occurred if an independent club finished top of League One. If a Premier League Club's reserve team finished highest, then the bottom-placed Premier League club stayed in the league the following season.

Season Relegated club(s) (in League One the following season) Promoted from League One (in Premier League the following season)
2005 Hobart United
2006 Hobart United
2008 Metro
2009 University Taroona
2010 Taroona SC Beachside
2011 Beachside University

Individual awards

The Vic Tuting Medal is presented to the best and fairest player at the end of the season.[1]

Season Winner Club
2008 Ben Crosswell Tilford Zebras
2009 Josh Fielding Glenorchy Knights
2010 Josh Fielding Glenorchy Knights
2011 Jonathon Ladic Tilford Zebras
2012 Shae Hickey South Hobart
2013 Miles Barnard University
2014 Luke Huigsloot University
2015 Luke Huigsloot University
2016 Tom Young Taroona

References

  1. ↑ http://walterplessonsoccer.blogspot.com/2010/10/josh-fielding-wins-back-to-back-vic.html
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