# Northern Inland Football

Northern Inland Football is an association football competition based in the Northern Inland Region of New South Wales extending from Quirindi in the South to Tenterfield in the North. The association was established in its current form in 2006, having previously been known as the separate entities of North West Soccer Association and New England Soccer. Its offices are located in Tamworth, the largest city in the region.
The Northern Inland Premier League has been run under various names since 1995. The competition is conducted by Northern New South Wales Football, the governing body in the region.

## Clubs

There are over 25 clubs in the region:
| Barraba Soccer Club Coonabarabran Galaxy Soccer Club Glen Innes Highlanders Guyra United Football Club Hilvue Rovers Football Club Inverell Football Club Kootingal Soccer Club Lightning Ridge Soccer Club Manilla United Football Club | Moree Football Club Moree Junior Soccer Club Namoi United Football Club Narrabri Football Club North Companions Football Club Oxley Vale Attunga Football Club Quirindi Soccer Club Souths United Lightning Football Club | Tamworth Football Club TAS Football Club East Armidale United Football Club Norths United Football Club South Armidale United Football Club Demon Knights Football Club Armidale City Westside Football Club Wee Waa Football Club |

## Premier Division Structure

In the 2024 season the competition has reverted to a 13 team home and away competition split into two conferences.
Southern Coneference
* Hillvue Rovers
* Moore Creek Mountain Goats
* South United Lightning
* North Companions
* Oxley Vale Attunga FC
* Tamworth Football Club
* Namoi United FC
Northern Coneference
* East Armidale United
* Norths United FC
* South Armidale United
* Demon Knights FC
* Inverell FC
* Armidale City Westside

## Honours

| Season | Champions | Premiers (Southern Conference) | Premiers (Northern Conference) | Club Championship | FFA Cup Best Performance |
| 1998 | Ex-Services Club | | | | |
| 1999 | Hillvue Rovers | Hillvue Rovers | Hillvue Rovers | | |
| 2000 | | | | | |
| 2001 | North Companions | North Companions | North Companions | | |
| 2002 | Gunnedah United | Gunnedah United | Gunnedah United | | |
| 2003 | North Armidale | North Armidale | North Armidale | | |
| 2004 | North Companions | North Companions | North Companions | | |
| 2005 | North Armidale | South Armidale | South Armidale | | |
| 2006 | North Armidale | North Armidale | North Armidale | | |
| 2007 | North Companions | North Companions | North Companions | | |
| 2008 | Oxley Vale Attunga | Oxley Vale Attunga | Oxley Vale Attunga | Oxley Vale Attunga | |
| 2009 | Oxley Vale Attunga | Oxley Vale Attunga | Oxley Vale Attunga | Oxley Vale Attunga | |
| 2010 | North Armidale | North Armidale | North Armidale | | |
| 2011 | Oxley Vale Attunga | North Armidale | North Armidale | | |
| 2012 | Tamworth FC | Tamworth FC | North Armidale | Tamworth FC | |
| 2013 | Tamworth FC | Tamworth FC | North Armidale | Tamworth FC | |
| 2014 | Oxley Vale Attunga | Tamworth FC | Inverell Joeys | Tamworth FC | Inverell Joeys (NNSW quarter-finals) |
| 2015 | Oxley Vale Attunga | Oxley Vale Attunga | Inverell Joeys | Oxley Vale Attunga | South Armidale (NNSW Round 6) |
| 2016 | Oxley Vale Attunga | Demon Knights | Demon Knights | Oxley Vale Attunga | |
| 2017 | North Companions | Oxley Vale Attunga | Oxley Vale Attunga | Oxley Vale Attunga | |
| 2018 | Tamworth FC | Tamworth FC | Tamworth FC | Tamworth FC | |
| 2019 | Tamworth FC | Tamworth FC | Tamworth FC | Tamworth FC | |
| 2020 | Oxley Vale Attunga | Oxley Vale Attunga | Oxley Vale Attunga | Oxley Vale Attunga | Oxley Vale Attunga (NNSWF 4th Round) |
| 2021 | No Grand Final due to COVID | Oxley Vale Attunga | Oxley Vale Attunga | Oxley Vale Attunga | Oxley Vale Attunga (NNSWF 4th Round) |
| 2022 | Oxley Vale Attunga | Oxley Vale Attunga | Oxley Vale Attunga | Oxley Vale Attunga |
| 2023 | South Armidale | Oxley Vale Attunga | Oxley Vale Attunga | |
| 2024 | Inverell FC | Moore Creek FC | Inverell FC | |
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