The Northern New South Wales Football League Division Two or the NewFM Football League, NewFM First Division Football League or just the NewFM Division for sponsorship reasons, is an Australia

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Football (soccer)

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 league in the North of New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

. It is the second tier of football in the Northern New South Wales Football

Northern New South Wales Football

Northern New South Wales Football is the governing body for football of the northern zone of New South Wales, Australia. It is a member of the national governing body, the Football Federation of Australia.-NBN State Football League:...

 2-tier system behind the NBN League. The players in the league are mostly semi-professional

Semi-professional

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Format

The NewFM Division shares similarities with the way in which the NBN League is played, but it also has some differences. The competition consisted of 12 teams, each of whom have a 1st Grade side, a Reserve side and a Youth side. The regular season takes place over 22 rounds, with each team playing each other at home and away. The team that finishes first at the end of the 22 rounds is crowned Minor Premier.

The top 4 teams contest the Finals Series. This is a two-legged match

Two-legged match

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 where 1st plays 4th and 2nd plays 3rd. The teams that progress meet in the Grand Final and the winner of that game is crowned the Major Premier.

The Minor Premier of the League is promoted to the NBN League if the club meets the eligibility criteria. If so, the last placed team in the NBN League is relegated to the NewFM Division.

2011 Season Teams

• Adamstown Rosebuds FC
  Adamstown Rosebuds FC
  Adamstown Rosebuds Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Adamstown a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales. At its senior level the club competes in the NewFM Division after being relegated from the NBN League in the 2007 season...
  
  
• Belmont Swansea Swans
• Cessnock Hornets
• Charlestown City Blues
• Lambton Jaffas
• Maitland Magpies
• Singleton Strikers
• Toronto Awaba Stags FC
  Toronto Awaba Stags FC
  Toronto Awaba Stags FC are an Australian semi-professional football club based in Toronto, Newcastle, Australia. The club are currently playing in the fourth tier of Australian football, the Northern New South Wales NEWFM First Division Football League...