National Premier Leagues Tasmania


The National Premier Leagues Tasmania is an Australian professional football league part of the National Premier Leagues, covering the state of Tasmania. The competition sits at step two overall in the Australian football league system, below the A-League and alongside other states' National Premier Leagues.

History

Prior to the NPL Tasmania the previous statewide league encompassing teams from all-over Tasmania had not taken place since 1999. The highest level of soccer being played in Tasmania was in two regional leagues in the North and South of the state.
The league was formed in 2012 by Football Federation Tasmania and the first season commenced in 2013. FFT referred to the league as the T-League during planning prior to the establishment of the league. Between 2012 and 2014 the league was known as the Victory League due to sponsorship by A-League club Melbourne Victory. In 2015 the league was officially known as the PS4 Victory League also for sponsorship reasons. In 2016, the league changed names again to National Premier Leagues Tasmania in line with other divisions within the NPL.
The initial clubs were awarded licences for league membership for three seasons between 2013 and 2015. In 2015 the FFT Board analysed the clubs on and off pitch. Based on this analysis six of the eight clubs in the NPL Tasmania were offered licences for an additional three seasons between 2016 and 2018. Glenorchy Knights and Launceston City were required to reapply for membership and compete with other clubs for the final two positions in the league in 2016. Riverside Olympic, University, Clarence and New Town Eagles also applied for the two positions in addition to Glenorchy and Launceston City. In August 2015 it was announced that Clarence United and Launceston City had been awarded the available licences between 2016 and 2018.
Up until 2017, the top teams in the league also qualified for a Tasmanian end of season finals series. Between 2013 and 2015 the winner of the local finals series was awarded the Victory Cup. In 2013 and 2014 the top four teams participated in the finals series. In 2015 the finals series has been expanded to include the top six teams in the league as well as the champions of the Northern Championship and Southern Championship. In 2016, the end of season finals series cup was renamed the League Cup due to lapsing sponsorship arrangements, and scrapped entirely after the end of the 2017 season.
In 2019, the league expanded to nine teams. However, following the season, two clubs amalgamated bringing the league back to eight teams.
In September 2025, Football Tasmania announced that the league would expand to ten clubs for the 2026 season with the addition of South East United and Ulverstone. Following the 2026 season, the bottom two clubs will be relegated and the competition will revert to eight clubs in 2027.

Format

In late 2016, FFT announced they will expand the league to ten teams and introduce a promotion/relegation system. The winner of the 2018 Southern and Northern Championships were promoted into NPL Tasmania and to have the competition with ten teams for 2019, however Northern Rangers withdrew from the league leaving nine clubs. From the end of the 2019 season the winners of the Northern and Southern Championships will play-off against each other with the winner then automatically replacing the last placed finisher in the NPL Tasmania whilst the loser of the Northern and Southern Championships Play-off will play an additional play-off for a place in the NPL Tasmania in the following season against the second last NPL Tasmania club. After 2019, two clubs merged lowering the league back to eight clubs.
The goal of the league is to consist of ten clubs geographically spread throughout Tasmania. The team on top of the table is considered the league champion and qualifies to play in the National Premier Leagues finals series against the champions of the other states.

Current clubs

The following 10 clubs are competing in the NPL Tasmania for the 2026 season.
ClubLocationGroundCapacityYears in league
Clarence ZebrasHowrahWentworth Park1,0002020–present
Devonport CityDevonportTassieCare Valley Road3,5002013–present
Glenorchy KnightsGlenorchyKGV Park4,0002013–2015; 2019–present
Kingborough Lions UnitedKingstonClennett's Lightwood Park5,0002013–present
Launceston CityProspectTassieCare Park1,0002013–present
Launceston UnitedNewsteadBirch Avenue5002023–present
Riverside OlympicRiversideWindsor Park1,0002019–present
South East UnitedSorellPembroke Park5002026–present
South HobartSouth HobartSouth Hobart Oval2,0002013–present
UlverstoneUlverstoneUlverstone Show Ground5002026–present

Honours

Honours pre-NPL

Records

  • Most League titles: 6, Devonport City
  • Most points in a season: 62, Devonport City, 2019 season
  • Most wins in a season: 20, Devonport City, 2019 season
  • Most goals scored in a season: 91, Devonport City, 2019 season
  • Most consecutive wins in a season: 13, South Hobart, 2017 season
  • Biggest win: Olympia Warriors 14 – 0 Glenorchy Knights, 21 June 2015
  • Highest scoring game: Launceston City 12 – 3 Clarence Zebras, 2 August 2025

    All time table

Figures are correct as of the end of the 2025 regular season.
PositionTeamPlayedWonDrawLostGoals forGoals againstGoals ±Points1st2nd3rd4th
1South Hobart2691903643913322+591606454
2Devonport City2691843055771322+4495826221
3Kingborough Lions United26910635128540638−9835324
4Olympia2061012283502371+1313251212
5Glenorchy Knights206942488444456−123062111
6Launceston City2699031148443665−22230111
7Hobart Zebras150873033438211+227291232
8Northern Rangers126382662256305−491402
9Clarence Zebras119271280187335−14893
10Riverside Olympic1432314106157460−30383
11Clarence United87897070401−33133
12Launceston United63435660295−23515

Playing in the NPL Tasmania
Playing in Northern or Southern Championship Tasmania
Clubs merged at end of 2019 to form Clarence Zebras

Top scorers