Black Diamond Australian Football League

The Black Diamond Australian Football League is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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competition in the Newcastle

Newcastle, New South Wales

The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...

, Hunter Valley

Hunter Valley

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and Central Coast

Central Coast, New South Wales

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regions of New South Wales

New South Wales

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History

The league was formed in 2000 from a merger of the Newcastle Australian Football League

Newcastle Australian Football League

The Newcastle Australian Football League was an Australian rules football competition in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.The first clubs began in 1883, however the competition proper began in 1888 with teams contesting for the Black Diamond Cup, now Australia's oldest sporting...

and the Central Coast Australian Football League. The name "Black Diamond AFL" derives from the Cup which has been awarded to the Newcastle AFL Premiers since 1888.

The Black Diamond AFL were successful in winning the Southern NSW AFL Championships in 2007, defeating the Riverina Football League

Riverina Football League

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.

In 2008 both Woy Woy and Singleton were removed from the First Grade competition and Lake Macquarie Crows were promoted to First Grade, meaning nine clubs competed for the premiership.

In 2011, Singleton will return to first grade, after winning the reserve premierships for 2009 and 2010. Nelsons Bay however will only compete in Reserve Grade. Woy Woy, now known as the Peninsula Swans, will compete as a joint venture with the Gosford Tigers, allowing players at both clubs to compete in First Grade, Reserve Grade and Under 18s in 2011.

Current Senior Clubs

Club	Nickname	Premiership Years
Cardiff Cardiff, New South Wales Cardiff is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located west-southwest of Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area....	Hawks	NAFL: 1979-80, 1998 BDAFL: 2002, 2004-05-06
Gosford Gosford, New South Wales Gosford is a city located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, approximately 76 km north of the Sydney central business district...	Tigers	CCAFL: 1977, 1980, 1983-84
Killarney Vale Killarney Vale, New South Wales Killarney Vale is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located northwest of Bateau Bay. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area....	Bombers	CCAFL: 1981-82, 1986-87, 1997-98 BDAFL: 2007
Lake Macquarie	Crows	-
Nelson Bay Nelson Bay, New South Wales Nelson Bay is a suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on a bay of the same name on the southern shore of Port Stephens about by road north-east of Newcastle, its nearest rail link. At the 2006 census, Nelson Bay had a...	Marlins	NAFL: 1994, 1996-97, 1999
Newcastle City Newcastle, New South Wales The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...	Blues	NAFL: 1950, 1953, 1961, 1963-66, 1968, 1970-71, 1973, 1975-76, 1981, 1995 BDAFL: 2003, 2008-09-10-11
Singleton Singleton, New South Wales -Industry & Commerce:Major industries near Singleton include coal mining, energy generation, light industry, vineyards, horse breeding and cattle production. Dairying was once a mainstay in the area, but has declined....	Roosters	-
Terrigal Terrigal, New South Wales Terrigal is a major coastal suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located east of Gosford on the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area.... -Avoca Avoca, New South Wales Avoca is a small town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire.The population is about 500 including the villages of Fitzroy Falls and Myra Vale....	Panthers	CCAFL: 1976, 1988-91, 1994, 1996, 1999 BDAFL: 2000
Warners Bay Warners Bay, New South Wales Warners Bay is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located from Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. It was named after Jonathan Warner, who settled the area....	Bulldogs	NAFL: 1984, 1988, 1990-93
Wyong Lakes Wyong, New South Wales Wyong was proclaimed a town in 1888 and is currently a major northern suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, located approximately 89 km NNE of Sydney. It is the administrative centre for the Wyong Shire local government area.- History :...	Magpies	-

Former Clubs

Club	Colours	Years in competition
West Newcastle-Wallsend		2000-2002
Woy Woy Peninsula Swans		2008