National Premier Leagues Northern NSW
For the 2009 season it was decided by Northern New South Wales Football (the governing body) to downsize the league once again to 8 teams in order to improve the quality and give local players a chance to enter the A-league through the competition.An independent body, chaired by former NSW gaming minister Richard Face, was assigned to make the decision.[1] From the 2017 season onward the competition once again expanded to 11 teams with Lake Macquarie being promoted from the Northern NSW State League Division 1.From the 2022 season onward the competition once again expanded to 11 teams with the inclusion of Cooks Hill United being promoted from the HIT Northern League One.The top 5 teams at the end of 22 rounds contest in a finals series conducted under the following format, with the winner of the grand final being crowned as the NPL NNSW Champions: Loser EliminatedLoser EliminatedLoser EliminatedFrom the 2024 season, there has been an re-introduction of promotion and relegation within NPL NNSWF and Northern League One.