The Football West Premier Division (also known as the Premier Division) is the highest league in the Football West State League, the top tier of football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 competition in Western Australia

Western Australia

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Nationally, it is one grade lower (technically) than the A-League and is controlled by the Football West

Football West

Football West is the state governing body for association football in Western Australia. It is affiliated with the Football Federation Australia, the sport's national governing body...

 (FW), the state's governing body. The state premier division has been running in many differing formats since 1952.

2011 WA State League Premier Division Teams

• Armadale SC
  Armadale SC
  Armadale Soccer Club is a football club based in Armadale, Western Australia. They compete in the Premier Division of the Football West State League.-History:...
  
  
• Balcatta SC
• Bayswater City
  Bayswater City SC
  Bayswater City Soccer Club is a football club based in Bayswater, Western Australia. They play in the Football West State League Premier Division.-History:...
  
   - Promoted from State League First Division
• Cockburn City
• ECU Joondalup
• Floreat Athena
  Floreat Athena
  Floreat Athena Football Club is a football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club competes in the Football West Premier League. The club's founders were of Greek heritage....
  
  
• Inglewood United
  Inglewood United
  Inglewood United is a football team from Perth, Western Australia. They play in the Football West State League, the top league in Western Australia. Their home ground, Clipsal Stadium, is located in Inglewood....
  
  
• Mandurah City
• National Training Centre
• Perth SC
  Perth SC
  Perth Soccer Club is a football club based in West Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the Football West Premier League.-Perth Italia:...
  
   - Current League Champions
• Sorrento FC
  Sorrento FC
  Sorrento Football Club is a Western Australian football club based in the northern Perth suburb Duncraig. They play in the Premier Division of the Football West State League.The club was founded in 1972....
  
  
• Stirling Lions
  Stirling Lions
  The Stirling Lions Soccer Club is an Australian football club from Perth, Australia currently playing in the Football West Premier League which is one grade lower than the Australian A-League....
  
  
• Western Knights
  Western Knights
  Western Knights Soccer Club is an Australian football club currently playing in the Football West State League Premier Division in Perth, Western Australia.-History:...
  
  

Previous League Champions of Western Australia

• 1896 Fremantle Wanderers
• 1897 Fremantle Wanderers
• 1898 Civil Service
• 1899 Fremantle Wanderers
• 1900 Fremantle Wanderers
• 1901 Perth City
• 1902 Perth City
• 1903 Fremantle
• 1904 Corinthians
• 1905 Perth City
• 1906 City United
• 1907 Rangers
• 1908 City United
• 1909 Training College "A"
• 1910 Claremont
• 1911 Rangers
• 1912 Claremont
• 1913 City United
• 1914 Thistle
• 1915 Thistle
• 1916 Competition Suspended due to war
• 1917 Competition Suspended due to war
• 1918 Competition Suspended due to war
• 1919 Claremont
• 1920 Perth City United
• 1921 Thistle
• 1922 Perth City United
• 1923 Claremont
• 1924 Perth City
• 1925 Thistle
• 1926 Caledonian
• 1927 Caledonian
• 1928 Victoria Park
• 1929 Victoria Park
• 1930 Northern Casuals
• 1931 Victoria Park
• 1932 Northern Casuals
• 1933 Caledonian
• 1934 Victoria Park
• 1935 Victoria Park
• 1936 Victoria Park
• 1937 Victoria Park
• 1938 Victoria Park
• 1939 Victoria Park
• 1940 East Claremont
• 1941 Caledonian
• 1942 Competition Suspended due to war
• 1943 Competition Suspended due to war
• 1944 Competition Suspended due to war
• 1945 Competition Suspended due to war
• 1946 Caledonian
• 1947 Caledonian
• 1948 North Perth
• 1949 Caledonian
• 1950 Perth City
• 1951 South Perth
• 1952 North Perth
• 1953 Azzurri
• 1954 Perth City
• 1955 North Perth
• 1956 North Perth
• 1957 Swan Athletic
• 1958 Tricolore
• 1959 Azzurri
• 1960 Azzurri (1960 was the start of semi-professional football in WA)
• 1961 Windmills
• 1962 Azzurri
• 1963 Tricolore
• 1964 Tricolore
• 1965 Tricolore
• 1966 Cracovia
• 1967 Azzurri
• 1968 Azzurri
• 1969 Azzurri
• 1970 Tricolore
• 1971 Azzurri
• 1972 Tricolore
• 1973 Windmills
• 1974 Ascot
• 1975 Azzurri
• 1976 Azzurri
• 1977 Athena
• 1978 Kingsway Olympic
• 1979 Spearwood Dalmatinac
• 1980 Kingsway Olympic
• 1981 Perth Azzurri
• 1982 Spearwood Dalmatinac
• 1983 West Perth Macedonia
• 1984 West Perth Macedonia
• 1985 West Perth Macedonia
• 1986 Spearwood Dalmatinac
• 1987 Stirling Macedonia
• 1988 Floreat Athena
• 1989 Perth Italia
• 1990 Perth Italia
• 1991 Perth Italia
• 1992 Perth Italia
• 1993 Perth Italia
• 1994 Stirling Macedonia
• 1995 Stirling Macedonia
• 1996 Inglewood Falcons
• 1997 Floreat Athena
• 1998 Western Knights
• 1999 ECU Joondalup
• 2000 Fremantle City
• 2001 Sorrento
• 2002 Perth SC
• 2003 Perth SC
• 2004 Western Knights
• 2005 Perth SC
• 2006 Sorrento
• 2007 Floreat Athena
• 2008 Sorrento
• 2009 Perth SC
• 2010 Perth SC
• 2011 Perth SC