Country Australia Number of teams 12 | Founded 1970 Level on pyramid 6 | |
Domestic cup(s) FFA CupWaratah CupBampton Cup | ||
The Illawarra Premier League is a regional Australian semi-professional association football league, comprising teams from the Illawarra, and South Coast regions of New South Wales. The competition is run under the Football South Coast body, an associate of Football NSW - a member federation of Football Federation Australia. It therefore fits below the national A-League and NSW wide divisions including National Premier Leagues NSW, making it a level 6 league in the Australian League System.
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History
The Illawarra Premier League was founded in 1977 with Berkeley taking out the inaugural championship, defeating Fairly Meadow 1-0 in the grand final. Fairy Meadow had won the inaugural Premiership.
Format
The competition consists of 12 teams from around the Wollongong, Illawarra, and South Coast regions of New South Wales. Each team plays each other twice, to form a 22 round, round robin format. 5 teams progress to an elimination finals series. The final two teams play-off in a grand final to determine the winner.
Clubs
The following clubs participated in the 2016 Illawarra Premier League
Honours
Port Kembla FC are the most successful Illawarra Premier League club, with 7 grand final wins, and 8 Premierships since the league's inception in 1977.