Coastal Premier League Men will play non-stop for five months under the 2022 draw released today. With Bellingen FC and Southern United FC from Forster joining the existing ten teams, the number of matches each year will increase from 18 to 22. CPL Men is the region's highest-level men's football competition, with both first grade… Continue reading 2022 CPL Mens draw released
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CPL to expand to 12 teams in 2022.
Coastal Premier League today announced the competition would expand to 12 teams in 2022 with the inclusion of Bellingen from the Coffs Harbour area and Southern United from the Forster-Tuncurry area. Coastal Premier League (CPL) began in 2020 with ten teams – five teams from the Coffs Harbour area and five from Port Macquarie, Taree… Continue reading CPL to expand to 12 teams in 2022.
2021 CPL season concludes
The announcement today by the NSW Government that it won’t allow community sport to resume until November means there will be no final series in the Coastal Premier League (CPL) and that the competition has concluded for 2021. The CPL was suspended in mid-August when the NSW Government imposed an immediate lockdown. In response, organisers… Continue reading 2021 CPL season concludes
CPL to move into finals series post lockdown
Coastal Premier League (CPL) today announced that it would move straight to a final series following the end of the lockdown. It also announced the grand final had been moved back a week to 25 September 2021. The CPL regular season was scheduled to end on 21 August. Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic and… Continue reading CPL to move into finals series post lockdown
CPL now scheduled to resume Saturday, 28 August 2021
The NSW Government today extended the lockdown in regional New South Wales by six days. If the situation with the pandemic improves or stabilises, the NSW Government may end the lockdown in some parts of regional NSW at midnight on Friday, 27 August 2021, allowing football to be played on and from Saturday, 28 August… Continue reading CPL now scheduled to resume Saturday, 28 August 2021
Plans released for season conclusion, CPL grand final put back
Coastal Premier League (CPL) today released a plan to conclude the competition for when New South Wales Government imposed lockdown ends. The government imposed a one-week lockdown last Saturday, which is due to end this Saturday at midnight. CPL, in consultation with clubs, has developed plans for a return to football should the lockdown be… Continue reading Plans released for season conclusion, CPL grand final put back
News Release: Change to CPL finals series
The Coastal Premier League (CPL) will change its finals series in response to an impact of the pandemic in New South Wales. The competition was due to conclude on 14 August 2021 and be followed by a week’s break and then a three-week finals series, culminating in the grand final in Coffs Harbour on 11… Continue reading News Release: Change to CPL finals series
News Release: Two CPL matches postponed
Two Coastal Premier League matches scheduled for this weekend are postponed due to player availability. Port Saints had ten players and Taree Wildcats seven who had been in the impacted local government areas in and around Newcastle and the Hunter Valley on or since 31 July 2021. These players are now subject to a stay-at-home… Continue reading News Release: Two CPL matches postponed
CPL seeking to expand to 12 teams
Coastal Premier League (CPL) is inviting applications for a potential increase in the number of teams in the competition from 2022. There are ten teams in the most senior men's football league on the New South Wales mid and north coasts at present. The committees overseeing football in the region are inviting applications from clubs… Continue reading CPL seeking to expand to 12 teams
Updated draw released
An updated draw for season 2021 was released on Saturday, 10 April 2021. A number of changes have been made to the draw, including: Round one matches have been moved to the June long weekend and two match locations have reverted to their original venue.The mid-season weekend break in July has been removed and in… Continue reading Updated draw released