Country Australia Number of teams 27 Website Official Website | Founded 2008 Level on pyramid 6–11 | |
Domestic cup(s) Illawarra Mercury Premier League | ||
Football South Coast is a sport governing body and football (soccer) competition based in the Illawarra and South Coast regions of New South Wales. All competitions and football activity of Football South Coast is under control of Football New South Wales. The Illawarra Mercury Premier League is the top level of competition in this region. The second tier of football in the region involve two leagues, the Illawarra Credit Union District League and the Peoplecare District League. The final tier of football involves amateur and social players spread across four divisions and two masters competitions.
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Illawarra Mercury Premier League
Twelve (12) teams compete in the premier league in both Men's and Youth league.
Illawarra WGC Cranes District League
Fourteen (14) teams compete in the district league across three competitions (First, Reserve and Youth)
Community Leagues
Source: FSC men's competitions
History
Football South Coast (FSC) was established in 2008 as a unification of all football associations and governing bodies in the area. This was the result of Football NSW desire to organise and manage all regions within its borders effectively. The merger involved nine key associations: Illawarra Football Association (IFA), Illawarra Junior Football Association (IJFA), Illawarra Amateur Football Association (IAFA), Wollongong Wolves (now South Coast Wolves), Futsal, the A-League bid team, Illawarra Women’s Football Association (IWFA), the Illawarra Stingrays and the Referee’s Association. These bodies have been dissolved to make way for FSC, with the exception of the Wolves and Stingrays which will operate as clubs not associations.
Councils
There are five main councils of Football South Coast. They are the Men's, Women's, Junior's and Referee's and Development.