Southern Championship

Football league in Tasmania, Australia

Football league
Southern Championship
Founded1900; 124 years ago (1900)
CountryAustralia
Number of teams9
Level on pyramid3
Relegation toSouthern League 1
Domestic cup(s)Milan Lakoseljac Cup
Australia Cup
Current championsNew Town Eagles
Current: 2022 Southern Championship

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.

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 and 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 (2022)

Team Coach Home ground Location
Hobart City Beachside Enzo Botte Sandown Park Sandy Bay
Clarence Zebras Brett Pullen Wentworth Park Clarence
Glenorchy Knights B Dirk Gadd KGV Park Glenorchy
Hobart United Joseph Stevens Gunns Oval Pontville
Kingborough Lions United Lightwood Park Kingston
Metro FC Chris Chaulker North Chigwell Claremont
New Town Eagles Tommy Fotak Clare Street New Town
Olympia B Warrior Park Warrane
South East United Glen Roland & Nick Taylor Pembroke Park Sorell
South Hobart B South Hobart Ground South Hobart
Taroona FC Llewellyn Tubb Kelveden Park Taroona
University of Tasmania Lockie Brown Olinda Grove Mount Nelson

Honours

Year Premiers
1900 Trinity
1901 Trinity
1902 Gunners
1903–1909 not known
1910 Hobart
1911 Westralia
1912 St George
1913 Corinthians
1914 Corinthians
1915-1918 No competition due to 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 FC
1932 Cascades FC
1933 Sandy Bay
1934 Cascades FC
1935 Cascades FC
1936 Sandy Bay
1937 South Hobart
1938 Sandy Bay
1939 Sandy Bay
1940-1945 No competition due to World War 2
1946 South Hobart
1947 South Hobart
1948 South Hobart
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 FC
1962 Hobart Rangers
1963 Olympia
1964 Rapid
1965 Olympia
1966 Olympia
1967 Olympia
Year Premiers
1968 Olympia
1969 Hobart Juventus
1970 Glenorchy Croatia
1971 Hobart Juventus
1972 Hobart Juventus
1973 Hobart Juventus
1974 Glenorchy Croatia
1975 Glenorchy Croatia
1976 Rapid FC
1977 White Eagles
1978 South Hobart
1979 Hobart Juventus
1980 South Hobart
1981 White Eagles
1982 Rapid FC
1983 Hobart Juventus
1984 Hobart Juventus
1985 Hobart Juventus
1986 White Eagles
1987 Olympia
1988 Olympia
1989 White Eagles
1990 Taroona FC
1991 University
1992 University
1993 University
1994 University
1995 Phoenix
1996 University
1997 New Town Eagles
1998 Clarence United
1999 Kingborough Lions
2000 Glenorchy Knights
2001 University
2002 South Hobart
2003 University
2004 Hobart Zebras
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 Beachside FC
2014 University
2015 University
2016 Glenorchy Knights
2017 Glenorchy Knights
2018 Glenorchy Knights
2019 Hobart United
2020 Olympia
2021 New Town Eagles
2022 New Town Eagles

Multiple champions

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

Individual awards

The Vic Tuting Medal was originally introduced in the early 1990s to the best and fairest player for Tasmania for the Tasmanian State League competition (equivalent of the current NPL competition). It is now presented to the best and fairest player of the Southern Championship at the end of the season due to a pause of the then State League.[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
2021 Samuel Leszczynski New Town Eagles
2022 Luke Huiglsoot New Town Eagles

References

  1. ^ "Josh Fielding wins back-to-back Vic Tuting Silver Medals". 8 October 2010.

External links

  • Football Federation Tasmania – official website
  • Football Federation Tasmania – champions stats
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