National Premier Leagues

National Premier Leagues
Founded	2012
Country	Australia
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Divisions	Queensland Conference
Number of clubs	12
Level on pyramid	2

The Australian Premier League or simply the APL, is the second highest level in Australian football. Presently it has one division located in the Australian state of Queensland. This competition, known as the APL Queensland Conference will be first played in the 2013.

Competition format and naming

Competition

On 3 October 2012 the APL Queensland Conference was officially launched.^[1] All bar three of the FFA's member federations will introduce APL 'conferences' in 2013 - Football West, Football Federation Victoria and Northern New South Wales Football Football are to follow the year after.^[2]

Naming

2012–present: Australian Premier League

Current clubs

Brisbane City Brisbane Strikers Central Queensland Football Club Far North Queensland Bulls Moreton Bay United Northern Fury Olympic FC Palm Beach Sharks Queensland Academy of Sport Redlands United Sunshine Coast Fire Western Pride

Queensland Conference

See APL Queensland Conference

References

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[1] ttp://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/north/brisbane-city-mitchelton-north-star-albany-creek-brisbane-strikers-confident-ahead-of-apl-announcement/story-fn8odvfn-1226486753394

[2] ttp://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/252498,second-division-by-2022.aspx

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