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What should be the optimum number of NPL teams?


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By Timmo - 18 Aug 2013 8:58 PM

The reason I am bringing this up is with the various setups within the NPL structure. We are just talking the top divisions here.

Football NSW has 12 teams 22 game season
Football Queensland has 12 teams 22 game season
Football Federation South Australia has 14 teams game 26 season
Football Federation Tasmania has 8 team 20/21 game season
Capital Football has 8 teams plus AIS who plays only plays the other teams twice but the other teams play each other 3 times to be a 23 game season

Not sure what will happen with northern NSW, Football West and Football Federation Victoria but what do you think should be maximum number for each Premier League?

Should we have 12 teams plus finals?
14 teams plus finals?
straight 14 teams football league?

What should become the normality?

Edited by Timmo: 18/8/2013 08:59:05 PM
By TheSelectFew - 19 Aug 2013 9:04 PM

mahony wrote:
A number which (1) are viable commercially in a ‘not for profit’ sense (2) provide state-wide pathways for player development and (3) provide sufficient season length to 'dovetail' in with the national football calendar.


State clubs don't owe anything to the Socceroos. They are their own club in their own right.