History of NTL Championships

The National Touch League (NTL), also known since 2023 as The Championships, is the premier national event for Touch Football Australia (TFA). It brings together regional permits from across Australia — including Sydney Scorpions, Brisbane City Cobras, Gold Coast Sharks, Southern Suns, Hunter Western Hornets, and others — to compete across open, age, and masters divisions.^[1]

The event was first held in 1997 and has grown to include more than 20 divisions and over 160 teams by 2024.^[2]

National Touch League Results by Year

These are the results for the National Touch League in Australia. Data from 1997–2009 are compiled from official TFA archives and historical summaries.^[5]

Year	Men's Open	Women's Open	Mixed Open	Men's U20	Women's U20	Senior Mixed	Men's 30	Women's 30	Men's 35	Women's 35	Men's 40	Women's 40	Men's 45	Men's 50
1997	Sydney Scorpions def Brisbane City Cobras	Brisbane City Cobras def Sydney Mets	Sydney Rebels def Brisbane City Cobras	Brisbane City Cobras def Gold Coast Sharks	SunWest Razorbacks def Sydney Rebels	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1998	Sydney Scorpions def SunWest Razorbacks	Sydney Mets def Gold Coast Sharks	Sydney Scorpions def Gold Coast Sharks	Brisbane City Cobras def TQ Cyclones	Gold Coast Sharks def Sydney Mets	N/A	Gold Coast Sharks def Brisbane City Cobras	SunWest Razorbacks def Gold Coast Sharks	Crusaders def Hunter Western Hornets	Sydney Scorpions def Northern Eagles	Southern Suns def SunWest Razorbacks	N/A	Northern Eagles def Hunter Western Hornets	N/A
1999	Sydney Scorpions def Brisbane City Cobras	Brisbane City Cobras def Gold Coast Sharks	Sydney Scorpions def Sydney Rebels	Sydney Mets def Brisbane City Cobras	Gold Coast Sharks def Sydney Rebels	N/A	Gold Coast Sharks def Sydney Scorpions	Southern Suns def Brisbane City Cobras	Sydney Mets def Crusaders	Sydney Scorpions def Northern Eagles	SunWest Razorbacks def Sydney Mets	N/A	Northern Eagles def Hunter Western Hornets	N/A
2000	Sydney Scorpions def Brisbane City Cobras	Brisbane City Cobras def Sydney Mets	Brisbane City Cobras def Sydney Rebels	Sydney Mets def Sydney Scorpions	Gold Coast Sharks def Sydney Mets	N/A	Gold Coast Sharks def Sydney Scorpions	Hunter Western Hornets def Southern Suns	Gold Coast Sharks def Sydney Scorpions	Northern Eagles def Sydney Scorpions	Sydney Mets def SunWest Razorbacks	N/A	Northern Eagles def Sydney Mets	Sydney Rebels def Brisbane City Cobras
2001	Brisbane City Cobras def Sydney Mets	Sydney Mets def Brisbane City Cobras	Gold Coast Sharks def Brisbane City Cobras	Gold Coast Sharks def Sydney Mets	Gold Coast Sharks def Sydney Rebels	N/A	Sydney Scorpions def Sydney Mets	SunWest Razorbacks def Southern Suns	Crusaders def Sydney Scorpions	Sydney Scorpions def Southern Suns	Sydney Mets def Gold Coast Sharks	Hunter Western Hornets def Gold Coast Sharks	SunWest Razorbacks def Northern Eagles	Gold Coast Sharks def Sydney Mets
2002	Sydney Mets def Brisbane City Cobras	Brisbane City Cobras def Hunter Western Hornets	Sydney Scorpions def Sydney Mets	Southern Suns def Gold Coast Sharks	Gold Coast Sharks def TQ Cyclones	N/A	Gold Coast Sharks def Sydney Scorpions	SunWest Razorbacks def Gold Coast Sharks	Sydney Scorpions def Crusaders	Sydney Scorpions def Southern Suns	Sydney Mets def Brisbane City Cobras	Hunter Hornets def Gold Coast Sharks	Southern Suns def SunWest Razorbacks	Sydney Mets def Sydney Rebels

History of NTL Championships

National Touch League Results by Year

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