Western Premier League
The Western Premier League is a regional Australian association football league, comprising teams from the Central West region of New South Wales. The competition is run under the Western NSW Football body, an associate of Football NSW - a member federation of Football Federation Australia. It fits below the national A-League and NSW wide divisions including National Premier Leagues NSW, being level 6 league in the Australian league system.
History
The Western Premier League was founded in 1994 with East Dubbo United taking out the inaugural championship, defeating Bathurst '75 on penalties 4–3 in the grand final, after the score was locked at 2-all at the end of extra-time.The competition ran from 1994 until the end of 2012 before collapsing after Westside Panthers, Barnstoneworth United and Dubbo Bulls all pulled out in quick succession, leaving just three teams in the competition. The competition was later revived ahead of the 2020 season, with nine teams initially entering the first WPL season in eight years, later reduced to seven teams by July when the season commenced after a delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Format
The competition will consist of nine teams from around the Central West, region of New South Wales. Each team plays each other twice, to form a 18-round, round robin format. Six teams progress to a finals series, with the final two teams playing-off in a grand final to determine the winner.Clubs and location
The following clubs will participate in the 2020 Western Premier League:| Club | Location | Ground | Founded | Champions | Champions years |
| Barnstoneworth United | Orange | Jack Brabham Park | 1998 | 0 | |
| Dubbo Bulls | Dubbo | Lady Cutler Oval | 2005 | 3 | 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Lithgow Workmen's | Lithgow | Marjorie Jackson Oval | 1982 | 0 | |
| Macquarie United | Dubbo | Hans Claven Oval | 2013 | 0 | |
| Orana Spurs | Dubbo | Lady Cutler Oval | 1992 | 1 | 2001 |
| Panorama | Bathurst | Proctor Park | 2012 | 0 | |
| Parkes Cobras | Parkes | Woodward Oval | 2020 | 0 |
Grand final results
Performance by club
There are seven clubs who have won the Western Premier League title.Teams in bold compete in the Western Premier League as of the 2020 season.
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years | Runners-up years |
| Bathurst '75 | 6 | 5 | 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005 | 1994, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Orange Waratahs | 4 | 4 | 1995, 2000, 2006, 2007 | 1998, 2009, 2010 2012 |
| Westside Panthers | 3 | 2 | 2004, 2008, 2009 | 2002, 2011 |
| Dubbo Bulls | 3 | 1 | 2010, 2011, 2012 | 2005 |
| Canobolas Rangers | 1 | 2 | 1999 | 1995, 2003 |
| East Dubbo United | 1 | 1 | 1994 | 2001 |
| Orana Spurs | 1 | 0 | 2001 | |
| Orange CYMS | 0 | 3 | 1997, 1999, 2000 | |
| Macquarie United | 0 | 1 | 1996 |