The East Coast League is a semi-professional football league featuring teams from the East Coast of Australia. Founded in 1995 it features 24 clubs - 8 each from Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

 and Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

, 7 from New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

 and 1 from the Australian Capital Territory

Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...

. Each team plays each other once before competing in a 12-team playoff series. There have been calls to expand the league into two divisions and to operate on a promotion-relegation system, but the board itself has not officially considered this option yet.

List of teams

Victoria

• Melbourne City
• Frankston
• Dandenong
• Bendigo
• Ballarat
• St. Kilda
• Geelong
• Mornington

Queensland

• Brisbane City
• Ipswich
• Gold Coast
• Sunshine Coast
• Townsville
• Cairns
• Mount Isa
• Mackay

New South Wales

• Sydney City
• Shire FC
• St. George
• Parramatta
• Newcastle
• Illawarra
• Tamworth
• North Sydney

Australian Capital Territory

• Canberra

Champions since 1995

ECL Champions Since 1995

• 2004-2005 Parramatta
• 2003-2004 Shire
• 2002-2003 Bega
• 2001-2002 St George
• 2000-2001 Sydney City
• 1999-2000 Bendigo
• 1998-1999 Sydney City
• 1997-1998 Melbourne City
• 1996-1997 Bega
• 1995-1996 Brisbane City