Country Australia Level on pyramid 3 Relegation to State League 2 | Number of teams 10 Promotion to NPL | |
Domestic cup(s) FFA Cup
WA State Challenge Cup | ||
The Football West State League Division 1 is a regional Australian semi-professional association football league comprising teams from Western Australia. The league sits at Level 2 on the Western Australian league system (Level 3 of the overall Australian league system). The competition is administered by Football West, the governing body of the sport in the state. The league has been officially called the All Flags State League Division 1 due to sponsorship arrangements since 2011.
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Format
The league operates with a promotion and relegation system. Promotion for the Champion of the Division to the National Premier Leagues Western Australia (NPL WA) was introduced for the 2015 season, but is subject to eligibility criteria. Mandurah City were the 2015 champions but did not meet all of the Football West eligibility criteria to be promoted to the 2016 National Premier Leagues WA. Multiple decisions on promotion occurred after the 2016 season, with Football West stating the system would again be reviewed in the future. At the Junior level, teams from Fremantle City, Rockingham City and South West Phoenix will compete in 2017 in an expanded Junior NPL competition involving 21 teams.
The team that finishes bottom of the table is relegated to the Football West State League Division 2, with potential relegation to Division 2 for the second bottom team via a promotion/relegation playoff.
Clubs
The following 11 clubs will compete in the 2017 WA State League Division 1 season: