Australian Championship
reviving the acknowledgement of this as a second-tier league. despite no consensus at WP:WikiProject Football/Australia task force#Australian Championship and NPL, based on my research; https://australianchampionship.com.au/faqs, https://www.espn.com.au/football/story/_/id/43800726/everything-need-know-australian-championship, I'm considering this the true second tier
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{{Infobox football |
{{Infobox football league |
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| name = Australian Championship |
| name = Australian Championship |
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| image = Australian Championship.png |
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| organiser = [[Football Australia]] |
| organiser = [[Football Australia]] |
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| founded = |
| founded = {{start date and age|2025|2|12|df=yes}} |
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| first = [[2025 Australian Championship|2025]] |
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| country = Australia |
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| teams = 16 |
| teams = 16 |
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| levels = [[Australian soccer league system|2]] |
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| qualifier for = [[Australia Cup]]{{Cite web|first=David|last=Weiner |title=New Zealand teams axed from Australia Cup in major change for 2026 knockout competition|url=https://football360.com.au/australia-cup-wellington-auckland-new-zealand-teams-omitted/|website=football360.com.au|date=27 January 2026|access-date=28 January 2026}} |
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| domest_cup = [[Australia Cup]] |
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| season = 2025 |
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| website = {{URL|https://www.australianchampionship.com.au/|australianchampionship .com.au}} |
| website = {{URL|https://www.australianchampionship.com.au/|australianchampionship .com.au}} |
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| current = [[2025 Australian Championship]] |
| current = [[2025 Australian Championship]] |
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The '''Australian Championship''' is a men's [[association football|soccer]] |
The '''Australian Championship''' is a men's [[association football|soccer]] league in Australia and the second tier of the [[Australian soccer league system]]. Organised by [[Football Australia]], it is held annually at the end of the third-tier [[National Premier Leagues]] (NPL) season, it pits the competition's eight permanent members – known as ''"[[#Foundation clubs|foundation clubs]]"'' – against the eight NPL premiers in a tournament consisting of a sixteen-team group stage and an eight-team knockout stage. Its first edition took place in [[2025 Australian Championship|2025]]. |
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The winner will also be awarded a direct qualification spot for the [[Australia Cup]].name= |
The winner will also be awarded a direct qualification spot for the [[Australia Cup]].>{{Cite web|first=David|last=Weiner |title=New Zealand teams axed from Australia Cup in major change for 2026 knockout competition|url=https://football360.com.au/australia-cup-wellington-auckland-new-zealand-teams-omitted/|website=football360.com.au|date=27 January 2026|access-date=28 January 2026}}</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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