Interested Article - Система футбольных лиг Австралии

Систе́ма футбо́льных лиг Австра́лии представляет собой вообще не связанные лиги для австралийских футбольных клубов в различных уровнях. Клубы из разных уровней не имеют право на повышение или понижение в классе. Единственной профессиональной лигой Австралии является A-League , она является высшим дивизионом в системе лиг. Лига включает в себя 12 профессиональных клубов. Несмотря на большую систему лиг, в Австралии нет ротации между A-Лигой и дивизионами второго эшелона , так как пропасть в классе между Высшей лигой и полупрофессиональными лигами велика.

Система футбольных лиг Австралии

Уровень	Лига/Дивизион
1	A-Лига 12 клубов (1 клуб из Новой Зеландии)
2	АСТ Премьер-лига 8 клубов	НЮУ Премьер-лига 12 клубов	Викториан Премьер-лига 12 клубов	Западная футбольная Премьер-лига 12 клубов	Квинсленд Лига 9 клубов	ФФЮА Премьер-лига 10 клубов
2	СНЮУ Футбольная Лига 10 клубов	Северная Премьер-лига (Тасмания) 7 клубов	Южная Премьер-лига (Тасмания) 8 клубов	ФФСТ Премьер-лига (Северная зона) 8 клубов	ФФСТ Премьер-лига (Южная зона) 8 клубов
3	ACT Division 1 NSW Super League NewFM Football League Victorian State League Division 1 Football West State League Division One Brisbane Premier League Gold Coast Premier League FFSA State League Football Tasmania Northern Division 1 Football Tasmania Southern Division 1 NorZone All-Age Division 1 Central Australia B-Grade
4	ACT Division 2 NSW State League Division One Interdistrict Division One Victorian State League Division 2 Football West Amateur League Premier Brisbane Premier League Division 1 Gold Coast First Division Football Tasmania Southern Division 2 NorZone All-Age Division 2 Central Australia Corporate League
5	ACT Division 3 New South Wales State League Division Two Interdistrict Division Two Victorian State League Division 3 Football West Amateur League Division 1 Brisbane Premier League Division 2 Gold Coast Second Division South Australian Amateur Soccer Premier League (Saturday and Sunday) Football Tasmania Southern Division 3
6	ACT Division 4 Interdistrict Division Three Victorian Provisional League Division 1 Football West Amateur League Division 2 Metropolitan 1Brisbane Metro Division 1 South Australian Amateur Soccer Division 2 (Saturday and Sunday) Football Tasmania Southern Division 4			Albury Wodonga Football Association Premier League Bankstown District Football Association Premier League 1 Blacktown District Football Association Premier League Canterbury District Soccer Football Association All Age 1 Canterbury District Soccer Football Association All Age Sunday 1 Central Coast Football Premier League Football NSW Western Premier Soccer League (Bathurst, Lithgow, Orange) Eastern Suburbs Football Association Premier League Eurobodalla Soccer Association All Age Men Far South Coast Football All Age Men Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association Premier League Granville & District Football Association Premier League Griffith & District Football Association Win Cup 1st Grade Highlands Soccer Association All Age 1 Ku-ring-gai & District Football Association All Age 1 Lachlan Amateur Soccer Association League Macarthur District Football Association M-League Manly-Warringah Football Association Premier League Shoalhaven District Soccer Association Premier League A Illawarra Football Association Premier League Southern Districts Soccer Football Association Premier League A Southern Tablelands Football Association All Age 1 St George Soccer Football Association Premier League Sutherland Shire Football Association Premier League Sydney Amateur Football League Division 1 Football Wagga Wagga Pascoe Cup
7	ACT Division 5 Victorian Provisional League Division 2 Football West Amateur League Division 3 Brisbane Metro Division 2 South Australian Amateur Soccer Division 3 (Saturday and Sunday)			Bankstown District Football Association Premier League 2 Bathurst District Football 1st/2nd grade Blacktown District Football Association All Age 1 Canterbury District Soccer Football Association All Age 2 Central Coast Football First Division Dubbo & District Soccer Association All Age Men Eastern Suburbs Football Association All Age 1 Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association Super League Granville & District Football Association Senior Division 1 Highlands Soccer Association All Age 2 Ku-ring-gai & District Football Association All Age 2 Lithgow Soccer Association League Macarthur District Football Association All Age 1 Manly-Warringah Football Association All Age 1 Nepean District Soccer Football Association Premier League 2 Orange & District Football Association A Division Shoalhaven District Soccer Association Premier League B Illawarra Football Association Division 1 Southern Districts Soccer Football Association Premier League B Southern Tablelands Football Association All Age 2 St George Soccer Football Association All Age A Sutherland Shire Football Association All Age 2 Sydney Amateur Football League Division 2 Football Wagga Wagga Nankivell Cup
8	ACT Division 6 Victorian Provisional League Division 3 Football West Amateur League Division 4 Brisbane Metro Division 3 South Australian Amateur Soccer Division 4			Albury Wodonga Football Association Premier League Bankstown District Football Association All Age 3 Bathurst District Football 3rd grade Blacktown District Football Association All Age 2 Canterbury District Soccer Football Association All Age 3 Central Coast Football All Age 1 Eastern Suburbs Football Association All Age 2 Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association All Age 1 Granville & District Football Association Senior Division 2 Highlands Soccer Association All Age 3 Ku-ring-gai & District Football Association All Age 3 Macarthur District Football Association All Age 2 Manly-Warringah Football Association All Age 2 Nepean District Soccer Football Association All Age 1 Orange & District Football Association B Division Shoalhaven District Soccer Association First Grade Illawarra Football Association District League Southern Districts Soccer Football Association All Age 1 St George Soccer Football Association All Age B Sutherland Shire Football Association All Age 3 Football Wagga Wagga Leonard Cup Madden Shield
9	ACT Division 7 Victorian Metropolitan League Geelong Football League Division 1 Football West Amateur League Division 5 Brisbane Metro Division 4 South Australian Amateur Soccer Division 5			Bankstown District Football Association All Age 4 Bathurst District Football 4th grade Blacktown District Football Association All Age 3 Canterbury District Soccer Football Association All Age 4 Central Coast Football All Age 2 Eastern Suburbs Football Association All Age 3 Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association All Age 2 Granville & District Football Association Senior Division 3 Ku-ring-gai & District Football Association All Age 4 Macarthur District Football Association All Age 3 Manly-Warringah Football Association All Age 3 Nepean District Soccer Football Association All Age 2 Orange & District Football Association C Division Shoalhaven District Soccer Association Reserve Grade Southern Districts Soccer Football Association All Age 2 St George Soccer Football Association All Age C Sutherland Shire Football Association All Age 4
10	ACT Division 8 Victorian Third League Division 1 Brisbane Metro Division 5 Geelong Football League Division 2 South Australian Amateur Soccer Division 6			Bankstown District Football Association All Age 5 Blacktown District Football Association All Age 4 Canterbury District Soccer Football Association All Age 5 Central Coast Football All Age 3 Eastern Suburbs Football Association All Age 4 Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association All Age 3 Granville & District Football Association Senior Division 4 Ku-ring-gai & District Football Association All Age 5 Macarthur District Football Association All Age 4 Manly-Warringah Football Association All Age 4 Nepean District Soccer Football Association All Age 3 Shoalhaven District Soccer Association Third Grade Southern Districts Soccer Football Association All Age 3 St George Soccer Football Association All Age D Sutherland Shire Football Association All Age 5
11	ACT Division 9 Victorian Third League Division 2 Brisbane Metro Division 6 Geelong Football League Division 3 South Australian Amateur Soccer Division 7			Bankstown District Football Association All Age 6 Blacktown District Football Association All Age 5 Canterbury District Soccer Football Association All Age 6 Central Coast Football All Age 4 Eastern Suburbs Football Association All Age 5 Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association All Age 4 Granville & District Football Association Senior Division 5 Ku-ring-gai & District Football Association All Age 6 Macarthur District Football Association All Age 5 Manly-Warringah Football Association All Age 5 Nepean District Soccer Football Association All Age 4 Southern Districts Soccer Football Association All Age 4 St George Soccer Football Association All Age E Sutherland Shire Football Association All Age 6
12	ACT Division 10 Victorian Third League Division 3			Bankstown District Football Association All Age 7 Blacktown District Football Association All Age 6 Canterbury District Soccer Football Association All Age 7 Central Coast Football All Age 5 Eastern Suburbs Football Association All Age 6 Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association All Age 5 Granville & District Football Association Senior Division 6 Ku-ring-gai & District Football Association All Age 7 Macarthur District Football Association All Age 6 Manly-Warringah Football Association All Age 6 Nepean District Soccer Football Association All Age 5 Southern Districts Soccer Football Association All Age 5 St George Soccer Football Association All Age F Sutherland Shire Football Association All Age 7
13	Victorian Third League Division 4			Bankstown District Football Association All Age 8 Blacktown District Football Association All Age 7 Canterbury District Soccer Football Association All Age 8 Central Coast Football All Age 6 Eastern Suburbs Football Association All Age 7 Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association All Age 6 Granville & District Football Association Senior Division 7 Macarthur District Football Association All Age 7 Manly-Warringah Football Association All Age 7 Nepean District Soccer Football Association All Age 6 Southern Districts Soccer Football Association All Age 6 Sutherland Shire Football Association All Age 8
14	Victorian Third League Division 5			Bankstown District Football Association All Age 9 Blacktown District Football Association All Age 8 Canterbury District Soccer Football Association All Age 9 Central Coast Football All Age 7 Eastern Suburbs Football Association All Age 8 Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association All Age 7 Granville & District Football Association Senior Division 8 Macarthur District Football Association All Age 8 Manly-Warringah Football Association All Age 7B Nepean District Soccer Football Association All Age 7 Southern Districts Soccer Football Association All Age 7 Sutherland Shire Football Association All Age 9
15	Victorian Third League Division 6			Central Coast Football All Age 8 Eastern Suburbs Football Association All Age 9 Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association All Age 8 Granville & District Football Association Senior Division 9 Macarthur District Football Association All Age 9 Nepean District Soccer Football Association All Age 8 Sutherland Shire Football Association All Age 10
16	Central Coast Football All Age 9 Eastern Suburbs Football Association All Age 10 Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association All Age 9 Granville & District Football Association Senior Division 10 Macarthur District Football Association All Age 10 Nepean District Soccer Football Association All Age 8B Sutherland Shire Football Association All Age 11
17	Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association All Age 10 Eastern Suburbs Football Association Premier League Granville & District Football Association Senior Division 11 Macarthur District Football Association All Age 11 Nepean District Soccer Football Association All Age 9 Sutherland Shire Football Association All Age 12
18	Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association All Age 11 Granville & District Football Association Senior Division 12 Nepean District Soccer Football Association All Age 9B Sutherland Shire Football Association All Age 13
19	Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association All Age 12 Sutherland Shire Football Association All Age 14
20	Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association All Age 13 Sutherland Shire Football Association All Age 15
21	Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association All Age 14 Sutherland Shire Football Association All Age 16
22	Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association All Age 15
23	Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association All Age 16
24	Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association All Age 17
25	Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association All Age 18
26	Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association All Age 19
27	Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association All Age 20
28	Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association All Age 21
29	Gladesville-Hornsby Football Association All Age 22

A-League

А-Лига — сильнейшая лига Австралии. Лига была создана в 2004 году на смену National Soccer League , просущестувовавшей в период с 1977 по 2004 года. В ней играют 11 профессиональных клубов из самой Австралии и одна команда из Новой Зеландии — Веллингтон Феникс . По окончании каждого сезона первые шесть команд играют в Плей-офф . Первые две команды попадают в Финальную серию, остальные шесть команд начинают розыгрыш со стадии Плей-офф Финальной серии. Команда-победитель турнира становиться чемпионом A-Лиги и получает право сыграть в Групповом этапе Лиги чемпионов АФК , вторая команда так же вправе на участие в розыгрыше ЛЧ АФК на будущий сезон , но уже начиная розыгрыш со стадии Второго квалификационного раунда.

Премьер-лига

Премьер-лига занимает второе место в системе лиг. Она разбита на одиннадцать региональных лиг по географическому принципу. В общей сложности в ней играет 104 команды. В Премьер-дивизионах играют клубы, до 2004 года представлявшие Австралию на международной арене и являвшиеся элитой австралийского футбола. Но после образования A-League все их достижения канули в лету, а их место заняли молодые футбольные клубы, созданные специально для того, что бы заполнить Высшую лигу. Так как в лигах играют полупрофессионалы — команды не выходят в старшую лигу, и команды на уровне любительских лиг регрессируют относительно А-Лиги из года в год. Но клубы этого уровня принимают участие в .