Northern Championship


The Northern Championship is an association football league in Northern Tasmania. Nationally it sits under the A-League and NPL Tasmania, equal to the Southern Championship. It is controlled by the Football Federation Tasmania, the state's governing body.
Prior to the 2015 season it was known as the Northern Premier League and for sponsorship reasons as the Forestry Tasmania Northern Premier League. Between 2001 and 2012 the Southern and Northern Premier Leagues were the state's highest level of soccer competition. In this period the top four teams from the Northern Premier League and the top four teams from the Southern Premier League play-off in a knock-out final series to decide the state champion. This system came into existence in 2009 and replaced the previous system whereby the Northern and Southern champions played off. The Northern Championship is determined by the team finishing top of the ladder being named league champion, in contrast to many Australian competitions which use a finals series.
There is no promotion or relegation in the Northern Championship.

2018 Northern Championship clubs

TeamCoachHome GroundLocation
Burnie UnitedRay ParkeMontelloBurnie
Devonport CityChris McKennaValley RoadDevonport
Launceston UnitedTony Pearce Birch AvenueLaunceston
Launceston CityRoger MiesBuckby Landrover ParkProspect
North Launceston EaglesDes BakerUniversity of Tasmania, Newnham Campus Soccer GroundsNewnham
Northern RangersBrendan LitchendonkNTCA GroundLaunceston
Riverside OlympicWayne PenfoldWindsor ParkRiverside
SomersetCasey EavesCardigan StreetSomerset
UlverstoneStuart MackUlverstone ShowgroundsUlverstone

Honours

YearPremiers
1912Tamar
1913Tamar
1914Elphin
1915–1919No competition due to World War 1
1920Elphin
1921Tamar
1922North Esk
1923Elphin
1924Elphin
1925Patons & Baldwins
1926Patons & Baldwins
1927Elphin
1928Elphin
1929Invermay
1930Patons & Baldwins
1931Tamar
1932Tamar
1933Tamar
1934Tamar
1935Thistle
1936Patons & Baldwins
1937Invermay
1938Invermay
1939Patons & Baldwins
1940–1945No competition due to World War 2
1946Invermay
1947Invermay
1948Invermay
1949Invermay
1950Invermay
1951Invermay
1952Patons & Baldwins
1953South Launceston
1954Patons & Baldwins
1955Waterside
1956Patons & Baldwins
1957Patons & Baldwins
1958Patons & Baldwins
1959Launceston Juventus
1960Launceston Juventus
1961Launceston Juventus
1962Launceston Juventus
1963Launceston Juventus
1964Launceston United
1965Launceston Juventus
1966Launceston Juventus
1967Launceston Juventus
1968Launceston Juventus
1969Launceston Juventus

YearPremiers
1970George Town
1971Launceston Juventus
1972Launceston Juventus
1973Riverside Olympic
1974Devonport
1975Launceston Juventus
1976Launceston Juventus
1977Devonport
1978Burnie United
1979Burnie United
1980St. Leonards Rovers
1981St. Leonards Rovers
1982Devonport City
1983Devonport City
1984George Town
1985George Town
1986Ulverstone
1987Ulverstone
1988Devonport City
1989Devonport City
1990Riverside Olympic
1991Riverside Olympic
1992Riverside Olympic
1993Launceston United
1994Ulverstone
1995Ulverstone
1996Burnie United
1997Burnie United
1998Riverside Olympic
1999Riverside Olympic
2000Devonport City
2001Launceston City
2002Devonport City
2003Devonport City
2004Devonport City
2005Launceston City
2006Somerset
2007Somerset
2008Devonport City
2009Northern Rangers
2010Northern Rangers
2011Prospect Knights
2012Northern Rangers
2013Somerset
2014Somerset
2015Somerset
2016Devonport City
2017Somerset
2018Riverside Olympic