The Central Coast Australian Football League was an Australian rules football league based in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia that was active from 1976 until 1999.

The CCAFL was founded in 1976 when interest of Australian rules football began developing on the Central Coast, a region just north of Sydney, although the sport in the region was played earlier. The Gosford Australian Football Club was founded in 1971, the first and oldest Aussie rules club on the Central Coast, and played in the Newcastle Australian Football League and played their first season in 1972, fielding teams in First and Second grades. It remained there until 1975 when it was decided that the Central Coast needed its own Australian rules football competition.

The competition began in 1976 and consisted of 5 teams: Gosford, Narara-Wyoming, Terrigal, The Lakes and Woy Woy. The number of teams continued to grow from 1978 when Killarney Vale were founded and joined the league, playing their first season the same year. Narara disbanded the following year, in 1979. Killarney Vale split to form Bateau Bay in 1984. That same year also saw Gosford Wyoming split up to form Wyoming. Although Bateau Bay remained as a separate club, Wyoming would join back up with Gosford in 1986. North Central Coast, known as the Kangaroos, joined in 1995 and folded after the 1996 season. The number of teams rose from 5 to 8 in 19 years, each club supporting junior and senior teams in different age groups.

After the 1999 season, the league merged with the Newcastle Australian Football League to form the Black Diamond Australian Football League (now called the Hunter Central Coast Australian Football League).

Clubs

Final Clubs ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in CCAFLCCAFL Senior PremiershipsFateTotalYearsBateau BayBluesBateau Bay Sports Facility, Bateau Bay–19841984-199921993, 1995Only fielded under 18s in 1999. Formed Black Diamond AFL in 2000Gosford TigersGarnet Adcock Memorial Park, West GosfordNAFL19711976-199941977, 1980, 1983, 1984Formed Black Diamond AFL in 2000Killarney ValeBombersAdelaide Street Oval, Killarney Vale–19781978-199961981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1997, 1998Formed Black Diamond AFL in 2000Terrigal-AvocaPanthersHylton Moore Oval, East Gosford–19761976-199981976, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1999Formed Black Diamond AFL in 2000Woy Woy Peninsula SwansRogers Park, Woy Woy–19761976-199921985, 1992Formed Black Diamond AFL in 2000Wyong Lakes MagpiesDon Small Oval, Tacoma–19751976-199921978, 1979Formed Black Diamond AFL in 2000

Former Clubs ClubColoursNicknameHome GroundFormer LeagueEst.Years in CCAFLCCAFL Senior PremiershipsFateTotalYearsNarara-WyomingBulldogs–19761976-19790 -Merged with Gosford to form Gosford-Wyoming following 1979 seasonNorth Central CoastKangaroos–19951995-19960 -Folded after 1996 season

Central Coast Australian Football League Premierships +YearPremiers1976Terrigal 9.19.73 def Gosford 9.10.641977Gosford 10.14.77 def The Lakes 8.16.641978The Lakes 11.14.80 def Gosford 8.10.581979The Lakes 17.17.119 def Woy Woy 14.12.961980Gosford Wyoming 14.14.98 def Killarney Vale 8.13.611981Killarney Vale 16.21.117 def Gosford Wyoming 10.15.751982Killarney Vale 16.11.107 def Gosford Wyoming 11.8.741983Gosford Wyoming 9.18.72 def Killarney Vale 10.8.681984Gosford 26.21.171 def Woy Woy 14.15.991985Woy Woy 21.11.137 def Killarney Vale 15.9.991986Killarney Vale 28.17.185 def Gosford Wyoming 9.17.711987Killarney Vale 18.11.119 def Terrigal 16.13.1091988Terrigal 15.8.108 def Gosford Wyoming 11.14.801989Terrigal 12.15.87 def Gosford Wyoming 6.9.451990Terrigal 24.21.165 def Killarney Vale 6.7.431991Terrigal 14.19.103 def Peninsular Swans 9.11.651992Peninsula Swans 28.22.190 def Killarney Vale 11.10.761993Bateau Bay 13.16.94 def Terrigal 11.10.761994Terrigal 14.10.94 def Bateau Bay 7.13.551995Bateau Bay 12.10.82 def Terrigal 11.15.811996Terrigal-Avoca 9.17.71 def Bateau Bay 6.10.461997Killarney Vale 16.18.114 def Gosford Wyoming 11.4.701998Killarney Vale 18.16.124 def Terrigal-Avoca 11.6.721999Terrigal-Avoca 16.22.118 def Killarney Vale 8.6.54 Onward from 2000, all Premiers are listed under the Black Diamond Australian Football League.

References

See also Australian rules football in New South Wales Newcastle Australian Football League Black Diamond Australian Football League