Errinundera Football Association
Contents
- 1 Beginnings
- 2 Premiers
- 3 Divisional Structure
- 4 Current standings
- 5 Regional Status
- 6 Major stadiums
- 6.1 Milosis Coliseum
- 6.2 The Cavern
- 6.3 The B.C.G (Bonang Cricket Ground)
- 6.4 The B Triple R (Bemm River Recreation Reserve)
- 6.5 National Downfall Stadium
- 6.6 Frosty Hollow
- 6.7 The Ampitheatre
- 6.8 Flatlands
- 6.9 Glumbog Arena
- 6.10 Wulgulmerang Recreation Reserve
- 6.11 McKillops Bridge South Secondary College Sports Oval
Beginnings
The Errinundera Football Association was the dream of the then Protector of Sport, filthyl, around the time of NationStates World Cup 4. The association was up and running in time for a season to be completed before WC5 and for a national team to be entered.
Premiers
Domestic seasons have been run to coincide with each NSWC. With NSWC 31 approaching the EFA has completed 27 seasons.
The premiers have been as follows:
- Ellery Camp
- Ellery Camp
- McKillops Bridge
- McKillops Bridge
- Milosis
- McKillops Bridge
- First Creek Falls
- Bonang
- Bonang
- Ellery Camp
- Rodger River
- McKillops Bridge
- Bonang
- First Creek Falls
- First Creek Falls
- Rooty Break
- McKillops Bridge
- Mount Ellery
- Bonang
- First Creek Falls
- Fanny Moo
- Fanny Moo
- First Creek Falls
- McKillops Bridge
- McKillops Bridge
- McKillops Bridge
- Monkeytop United
Premiership Table
- 8 McKillops Bridge
- 5 First Creek Falls
- 4 Bonang
- 3 Ellery Camp
- 2 Fanny Moo
- 1 Milosis
- 1 Monkeytop United
- 1 Mount Ellery
- 1 Rodger River
- 1 Rooty Break
Divisional Structure
Currently the EFA has 2 divisions with the bottom 3 of each division relegated at the end of each season. The top three teams of division 2 are promoted. There is a non-divisional team knockout competition each season and the top 3 placed teams earn a place in division 2.
Current standings
(For the season 28 to coincide with NSWC 31.)
Premier League club Fanny Moo have merged with 2nd Division club Lilly Pilly Creek and former 2nd Division club Cobb Hill. The new team will be known as Ootopia and will take Fanny Moo's place in the Premier League. The Merger of Lilly Pilly Creek leaves a vacancy in the 2nd Division. With 3 teams being promoted from the regional leagues, only two teams will be relegated (Coast Range and Cobb Hill which has been merged in any case).
Premier League
- Monkeytop United
- First Creek Falls
- McKillops Bridge
- Rodger River
- Bonang
- Milosis
- Ootopia
- Ellery Camp
- Bemm River
- Mount Ellery
- Wulgulmerang
- Waratah Flat
- Pinnak
- Rooty Break
- Butchers Ridge
- Goongerah
- Goonmirk Rocks
- Goolengook
- Delegate
- Deddick
Goolengook, Delegate have been promoted from the 2nd Division. Ootopia has taken the place of Fanny Moo.
Second Division
- Bola Mine
- Seldom Seen
- Sassafras Basin
- Gelantipy
- Bendoc
- Murrindal
- Malinns
- Tubbut
- Dellicknora
- Jackson Crossing
- Kanooka Creek
- Club Terrace
- Yalmy
- Cabanandra
- Tonghi
- Combienbar
- Murrungowar
- Hayden's Bog
- Amboyne Crossing
- Three Sisters
Bola Mine, Seldom Seen and Sassafras Basin have been relegated from the Premier League. Lilly Pilly Creek and Cobb Hill have merged into the Premier League team Ootopia. Coast Range has been relegated to the regional leagues. Hayden's Bog, Amboyne Crossing and Three Sisters have been promoted from the reigional leagues.
Regional Status
The 43 teams listed above are located in the 10 regions of Errinundera as follows:
- Bemm
- Bemm River
- Club Terrace
- Combienbar
- Tonghi
- Brodribb
- Malinns
- Pinnak
- Deddick
- Cabanandra
- Deddick
- Dellicknora
- McKillops Bridge
- Milosis
- Tubbut
- Delegate
- Ellery
- Goolengook
- Bola Mine
- Goolengook
- Murrungowar
- Lower Snowy
- Butchers Ridge
- Jackson Crossing
- Murrindal
- Plateau
- Coast Range
- Cobb Hill
- Fanny Moo
- First Creek Falls
- Goonmirk Rocks
- Hensleigh Creek
- Kanooka Creek
- Lilly Pilly Creek
- Rooty Break
- Sassafras Basin
- Upper Cann
- Rodger
- Monkeytop United (incorporating Big Tree Camp)
- Rodger River
- Waratah Flat
- Yalmy
- Upper Snowy
- Gelantipy
- Seldom Seen
- Wulgulmerang
The 26 Cups have been distributed by the regions as follows:
- 9 Deddick (all to the 2 McKillops Bridge teams)
- 8 Plateau
- 4 Delegate
- 4 Ellery
- 1 Rodger
This analysis shows the concentration of football support within certain regions in Errinundera.
Major stadiums
Ten grounds have been used for World Cup qualifying matches. More information can be obtained about current NSWC grounds at Errinundera's NSWC Football Grounds.
Milosis Coliseum
- Location: McKillops Bridge
- Capacity: 41,000
- Notable feature: clifftop stadium with panoramic views
The Cavern
- Location: Mount Ellery
- Capacity: 52,000
- Notable feature: Undergound, below 3,000m Mount Ellery
The B.C.G (Bonang Cricket Ground)
- Location: Bonang
- Capacity: 101,000
- Notable Feature: Home of the Gonads
The B Triple R (Bemm River Recreation Reserve)
- Location: Bemm River
- Capacity: 35,000
- Notable Feature: Built in the middle of the river
National Downfall Stadium
- Location: First Creek Falls
- Capacity: 64,000
- Notable Feature: 50m Hairy Man Falls dominates one end
Frosty Hollow
- Location: Rooty Break
- Capacity: 45,000
- Notable Feature: Sunken pit with giant forest up to edge
The Ampitheatre
- Location: Big Tree Camp
- Capacity: 20,000
- Notable Feature: Semi-circular with panoramic views
Flatlands
- Location: Waratah Flat
- Capacity: 21,000
- Notable Feature: none really
Glumbog Arena
- Location: Rodger River
- Capacity: 22,000
- Notable Feature: The fans don't chant; they hum
Wulgulmerang Recreation Reserve
- Location: Wulgulmerang
- Capacity: 2,000
- Notable Feature: 8,000 (with temporary seating) viewed WC6 qualifying match
McKillops Bridge South Secondary College Sports Oval
- Location: McKillops Bridge
- Capacity: 650
- Notable Feature: 1,300 people were crushed when 250,000 turned up to a hastily arranged round-robin qualifying match in WC6