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The Unofficial Australian Football Club Database/Pyramid

Alrighty - so I think this is pretty much done now (the spreadsheet/pyramid)



The "All Clubs" is the mastersheet list of clubs, which lists the state they are currently registered in, and then Region + Association (if applicable) and then will be adding a new column of League that each club is competing in (based off the structure tabs - more on that later), as well as whether they competed in the Australia Cup.

At the moment, 2024 season is complete. 2025 Season is up to date for the Australia Cup (as per @Brenton1986 's Australia Cup Fixtures thread) and the 2025 Leagues are currently updated as of @HappyGuus 's Oz Tables with the rest of the leagues to be added once associations start announcing fixtures, etc (I'm aware some have already, so will try update as much as I can)

Each state/member federation has their pyramid outlined in each tab of the spreadsheet.

Now that this is (almost) complete, I will start on the Victoria, QLD and NSW logos to add to the Google Drive, as they're the last parts of the puzzle.
 
Interesting.. great website for a source of info on this.


I wonder if it’s worth, long term, trying to turn this whole club database into a wiki/website, with each club’s page containing:

Name (and name history)
Year founded
League history (where possible)
Aus Cup participation
Ground history (where possible)
Logo history (where possible)
Uniform history (at a basic level)
 
NicCarBel said:
Interesting.. great website for a source of info on this.


I wonder if it’s worth, long term, trying to turn this whole club database into a wiki/website, with each club’s page containing:

Name (and name history)
Year founded
League history (where possible)
Aus Cup participation
Ground history (where possible)
Logo history (where possible)
Uniform history (at a basic level)
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Don't the majority of clubs already have a wiki?
 
UPDATE 17/03/2025

Logos updated for NPL QLD, QPL1, QPL2, and QPL3 (QPL Regional to come) in the Google Drive - as well as some older logos for these divisions in the "Archive"
 
2025 Leagues updated for:
  • ACT / Capital Football
  • Northern NSW
  • NSW Regional
Means I found a few clubs I didn't have picked up before / new clubs as well.

Australia Cup 2025 stats, etc finalised
NicCarBel

Post in thread '2025 Australia Cup'

Hey everyone - has been a while since I've been doing my thing with my database/cup entries/league status etc - have had a bit going on. Not going to go too much into details, but the story is all here - https://www.gofundme.com/f/please-h...cer-costs?modal=share&source=fundraiser+story - which has meant hobbywise for me, don't get to do much unless I'm working from home as that's when I'm next to my computer with all of this (more important things to look after when I'm not at work - but work has been pretty quiet the past week or so at least).

But it...
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NicCarBel said:
2025 Leagues updated for:
  • ACT / Capital Football
  • Northern NSW
  • NSW Regional
Means I found a few clubs I didn't have picked up before / new clubs as well.

Australia Cup 2025 stats, etc finalised
NicCarBel

Post in thread '2025 Australia Cup'

Hey everyone - has been a while since I've been doing my thing with my database/cup entries/league status etc - have had a bit going on. Not going to go too much into details, but the story is all here - https://www.gofundme.com/f/please-h...cer-costs?modal=share&source=fundraiser+story - which has meant hobbywise for me, don't get to do much unless I'm working from home as that's when I'm next to my computer with all of this (more important things to look after when I'm not at work - but work has been pretty quiet the past week or so at least).

But it...
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Well done
 
TheSelectFew said:
Well done
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Been going through Metro NSW today - here's where things may get a bit irritating (and why I'm glad I'm including the association name in league competitions) - This will include clubs moving across associations, and also a few new clubs. Going through Hills Football Association (Camden, Kellyville, that sort of area of Sydney), and this association alone has 2 new clubs, and I'm only up to the 3rd division...


EDIT: Sorry, I had this happen with a couple associations in Sydney, so got mixed up a bit.

1 new club in Hills Football (Kellyville, Castle Hill, etc area), and 2 new clubs in Macarthur Association (Camden, Oran Park, Macarthur area, etc)
 
NCB in cases such as mine NWS.
Last couple of seasons for 45’s up they have integrated with border association NSF due to growth and getting up to 10 club comps.
I suppose the ol codger leagues don’t matter but think in time more and more Associations will combine in certain age groups.
Just a thought
 
LFC said:
NCB in cases such as mine NWS.
Last couple of seasons for 45’s up they have integrated with border association NSF due to growth and getting up to 10 club comps.
I suppose the ol codger leagues don’t matter but think in time more and more Associations will combine in certain age groups.
Just a thought
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Yep have come across things like this.

Newcastle is essentially 3 associations (plus the 4 ‘regional’ areas north of Newcastle). But those 3 associations for the Newcastle area, below the NPL connected pyramid, have formed an “Interdistrict” league system, very much as you described.

Plus you also have cases such as my old league back in Griffith. What’s happened there is the Riverina branch of FNSW (one of the 3 Regional “branches” has 4 associations: Wagga, Griffith, Albury-Wodonga, and South West Slopes (basically everything else left between Griffith/Wagga and Canberra).

Now, Albury are technically part of both NSW and FFV, and enter in the Australia Cup as Victorian, so essentially they’re just Victorian in my structure here.

Because Wagga is essentially the centre of the rest of the associations, the Wagga first grade competition has essentially become an unofficial branchwide Riverina Premier League, with the major clubs from all 3 associations (except for Yoogali SC) taking part.

With a place like Sydney, I can see things like this happening as you’ve mentioned. In terms of a First Grade level of this, well… that’s why they should have kept the fourth tier in place back in 2019 or whenever it was they got rid of that.
 
NicCarBel said:
Yep have come across things like this.

Newcastle is essentially 3 associations (plus the 4 ‘regional’ areas north of Newcastle). But those 3 associations for the Newcastle area, below the NPL connected pyramid, have formed an “Interdistrict” league system, very much as you described.

Plus you also have cases such as my old league back in Griffith. What’s happened there is the Riverina branch of FNSW (one of the 3 Regional “branches” has 4 associations: Wagga, Griffith, Albury-Wodonga, and South West Slopes (basically everything else left between Griffith/Wagga and Canberra).

Now, Albury are technically part of both NSW and FFV, and enter in the Australia Cup as Victorian, so essentially they’re just Victorian in my structure here.

Because Wagga is essentially the centre of the rest of the associations, the Wagga first grade competition has essentially become an unofficial branchwide Riverina Premier League, with the major clubs from all 3 associations (except for Yoogali SC) taking part.

With a place like Sydney, I can see things like this happening as you’ve mentioned. In terms of a First Grade level of this, well… that’s why they should have kept the fourth tier in place back in 2019 or whenever it was they got rid of that.
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They changed that 4th tier to make 3 16 club comps that makes sense.
Bigger and more games at the top levels
 
Just wanted to pass on a possible future update/put it to the floor:

Given the info from @3021 in the 'Choose Your Club' thread - I think it's fair to add clubs from outside the official 'FA' structure, and popping them into this database. However, in the tiered structure, will probably leave them as their state/region's "Community Leagues" (but explicitly name them as the tier). One example of this, is Armadale Christian, who competed in the 2024 Australia Cup, but were part of the WA Christian Football Association. As they competed in the Australia Cup, I had already included them at the lowest tier of football in WA, but listed as (WA - Christian Football Association).

I think it's fair to do the same for any such league across the country (or perhaps limited to the capital cities), and have put the following list of leagues/associations together:
  • Bayside FA (VIC)
  • Victorian Churches FA (VIC)
  • ACT Churches Football (Capital Football)
  • Churches FA Sydney (NSW)
  • Baptist Football Queensland (QLD)
  • Queensland Christian Soccer Association (QLD)
  • Sunshine Coast Churches Soccer Association (QLD)
  • Hunter Christian Churches Football (NNSW)
  • Illawarra Church Soccer Association (NSW)
  • WA Christian FA (WA)
  • Free Reformed Soccer League (WA)
  • Central Coast Christian FA (NSW)
  • Christian FA Blue Mountains (NSW)
  • Christian Football SA (South Australia)
I think I have all the Churches/Christian leagues sorted - mainly opening the floor for if there are any other associations/leagues such as Bayside anyone is aware of to include?
 
NicCarBel said:
Just wanted to pass on a possible future update/put it to the floor:

Given the info from @3021 in the 'Choose Your Club' thread - I think it's fair to add clubs from outside the official 'FA' structure, and popping them into this database. However, in the tiered structure, will probably leave them as their state/region's "Community Leagues" (but explicitly name them as the tier). One example of this, is Armadale Christian, who competed in the 2024 Australia Cup, but were part of the WA Christian Football Association. As they competed in the Australia Cup, I had already included them at the lowest tier of football in WA, but listed as (WA - Christian Football Association).

I think it's fair to do the same for any such league across the country (or perhaps limited to the capital cities), and have put the following list of leagues/associations together:
  • Bayside FA (VIC)
  • Victorian Churches FA (VIC)
  • ACT Churches Football (Capital Football)
  • Churches FA Sydney (NSW)
  • Baptist Football Queensland (QLD)
  • Queensland Christian Soccer Association (QLD)
  • Sunshine Coast Churches Soccer Association (QLD)
  • Hunter Christian Churches Football (NNSW)
  • Illawarra Church Soccer Association (NSW)
  • WA Christian FA (WA)
  • Free Reformed Soccer League (WA)
  • Central Coast Christian FA (NSW)
  • Christian FA Blue Mountains (NSW)
  • Christian Football SA (South Australia)
I think I have all the Churches/Christian leagues sorted - mainly opening the floor for if there are any other associations/leagues such as Bayside anyone is aware of to include?
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Mate this is fascinating stuff..... When one day we have a true football pyramid, work like this will be one of the reasons we got to where we deserve to be going .... well done.
 
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