Football Tasmania has wound back the clock with a 2020 NPL Tasmania fixture boasting all but seven Saturday matches.
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The state body unveiled an eight-team, 21-round competition on Thursday, with the season scheduled to kick off on March 21 and conclude September 5.
Northern pair Riverside Olympic and Launceston City will play the competition's sole Friday night fixture in a round four derby at Prospect Park, while South Hobart will play five of its home games on a Sunday afternoon.
Football Tasmania chief executive Matt Bulkeley said the rosters had been drawn up with a view of providing more consistency for clubs.
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"There's not a lot of games outside of Saturday and we consulted again on that aspect with the clubs and their preference as to have primarily Saturday fixtures," Bulkeley said.
"We've staggered the kick-offs so there's some spread in that respect, but the preference was to have that big matchday and not have too many standalone fixtures.
"The feedback was we've had too much of that in the past and clubs with having different teams in different places at the same time, we've listened and we've come out with rosters that we think reflect that feedback."
Riverside Olympic will begin its campaign by tackling last season's champion Devonport and runner-up Olympia in the opening two rounds.
Alex Gaetani's men will play five consecutive games in the North between rounds six and 10 before a run of three Southern trips in rounds 13-15.
Roger Hardwicke's first game as Launceston City coach will be a Prospect Park clash with Kingborough, with a run of three home games between rounds four and six to follow.
City, Riverside, Devonport and Glenorchy will all play 11 home games during the season with Olympia, Kingborough, South Hobart and Clarence allotted 10 each.
Clarence, who merged with Hobart at the conclusion of last season, will meet Glenorchy in the opening round.
The focus on creating triple-headers will also see women's soccer across the state played almost exclusively on Sundays.
"Super League Sundays we're calling it," Bulkeley said.
"Essentially all WSL will be on a Sunday with the exception in 2020 of Ulverstone, who will be playing still on a Saturday as part of their Northern matchday, but the move will be to have all WSL playing on a Sunday in 2021 and beyond.
"In that respect we're confident that what we'll achieve is a big matchday for our female players and I guess broadly more sustainable clubs where we can have more games going on and economically it's a better situation for our clubs."
The six-team Women's Super League will also get under way on March 21 with Ulverstone the North's sole representative for the second year running.
NPL Tasmania 2019 FIXTURES
ROUND 1
SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2.15PM
Devonport v South Hobart (Valley Rd)
Olympia v Riverside Olympic (Warrior Park)
SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 4.30PM
Launceston City v Kingborough (Prospect Park)
Glenorchy v Clarence Zebras (KGV)
ROUND 2
SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2PM
South Hobart v Launceston City (Darcy St)
SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2.15PM
Riverside Olympic v Devonport (Windsor Park)
SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 4.30PM
Kingborough v Glenorchy (Lightwood Park)
SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2.30PM
Clarence Zebras v Olympia (TBC)
ROUND 3
SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2PM
South Hobart v Kingborough (Darcy St)
SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2.15PM
Devonport v Clarence Zebras (Valley Rd)
Riverside Olympic v Glenorchy (Windsor Park)
SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 4.30PM
Olympia v Launceston City (Warrior Park)
ROUND 4
FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 7PM
Launceston City v Riverside Olympic (Prospect Park)
SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2PM
Clarence Zebras v Kingborough (Wentworth Park)
SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2.15PM
Devonport v Olympia (Valley Rd)
SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 5.15PM
Glenorchy v South Hobart (KGV)
ROUND 5
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2PM
Clarence Zebras v South Hobart (Wentworth Park)
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2.15PM
Kingborough v Riverside Olympic (Lightwood Park)
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 4.30PM
Launceston City v Devonport (Prospect Park)
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 5.30PM
Glenorchy v Olympia (KGV)
ROUND 6
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 12PM
Riverside Olympic v South Hobart (Windsor Park)
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2.15PM
Devonport v Glenorchy (Valley Rd)
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 4.30PM
Launceston City v Clarence Zebras (Prospect Park)
Olympia v Kingborough (Warrior Park)
ROUND 7
SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2.15PM
Kingborough v Devonport (Lightwood Park)
Riverside Olympic v Clarence Zebras (Windsor Park)
SATURDAY, MAY 16, 4.30PM
Glenorchy v Launceston City (KGV)
SATURDAY, MAY 16, 7PM
Olympia v South Hobart (Warrior Park)
ROUND 8
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2PM
Clarence Zebras v Glenorchy (Wentworth Park)
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2.15PM
Riverside Olympic v Olympia (Windsor Park)
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 4.30PM
Kingborough v Launceston City (Lightwood Park)
SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2PM
South Hobart v Devonport (Darcy Street)
ROUND 9
SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2.15PM
Devonport v Riverside Olympic (Valley Rd)
SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 4.30PM
Launceston City v South Hobart (Prospect Park)
Glenorchy v Kingborough (KGV)
SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 7PM
Olympia v Clarence Zebras (Warrior Park)
ROUND 10
SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2PM
Olympia v Devonport (Warrior Park)
SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2.15PM
Riverside Olympic v Launceston City (Windsor Park)
SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 4.30PM
Kingborough v Clarence Zebras (Lightwood Park)
SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2PM
South Hobart v Glenorchy Knights (Darcy St)
ROUND 11
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2PM
Clarence Zebras v Devonport (Wentworth Park)
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2.15PM
Glenorchy v Riverside Olympic (KGV)
SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 4.30PM
Launceston City v Olympia (Prospect Park)
Kingborough v South Hobart (Lightwood Park)
ROUND 12
SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2.15PM
Devonport v Launceston City (Valley Rd)
Riverside Olympic v Kingborough (Windsor Park)
SATURDAY, JULY 4, 4.30PM
Olympia v Glenorchy (Warrior Park)
SUNDAY, JULY 5, 2PM
South Hobart v Clarence Zebras (Darcy St)
ROUND 13
SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2PM
Glenorchy v Devonport (KGV)
SATURDAY, JULY 11, 4.30PM
Clarence Zebras v Launceston City (Wentworth Park)
SATURDAY, JULY 11, 6.30PM
Kingborough v Olympia (Lightwood Park)
SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2PM
South Hobart v Riverside Olympic (Darcy St)
ROUND 14
SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2PM
South Hobart v Olympia (Darcy St)
Clarence Zebras v Riverside Olympic (Wentworth Park)
SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2.15PM
Devonport v Kingborough (Valley Rd)
SATURDAY, JULY 18, 4.30PM
Launceston City v Glenorchy (Prospect Park)
ROUND 15
SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2.15PM
Devonport v South Hobart (Valley Rd)
Olympia v Riverside Olympic (Warrior Park)
SATURDAY, JULY 25, 4.30PM
Launceston City v Kingborough (Prospect Park)
Glenorchy v Clarence Zebras (KGV)
ROUND 16
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2PM
Clarence Zebras v Olympia (Wentworth Park)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2.15PM
Riverside Olympic v Devonport (Windsor Park)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 4.30PM
Kingborough v Glenorchy (Lightwood Park)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2PM
South Hobart v Launceston City (Darcy St)
ROUND 17
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2PM
Kingborough v Clarence Zebras (Lightwood Park)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2.15PM
Devonport v Olympia (Valley Rd)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 4.30PM
Launceston City v Riverside Olympic (Prospect Park)
Glenorchy v South Hobart (KGV)
ROUND 18
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2PM
South Hobart v Kingborough (Darcy St)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2.15PM
Devonport v Clarence Zebras (Valley Rd)
Riverside Olympic v Glenorchy (Windsor Park)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 4.30PM
Olympia v Launceston City (Warrior Park)
ROUND 19
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2PM
Clarence Zebras v South Hobart (Wentworth Park)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2.15PM
Riverside Olympic v Kingborough (Windsor Park)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 4.30PM
Glenorchy Knights v Olympia (KGV)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 5PM
Launceston City v Devonport (Prospect Park)
ROUND 20
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 12PM
Riverside Olympic v South Hobart (Windsor Park)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2.15PM
Devonport v Glenorchy (Valley Rd)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 4.30PM
Launceston City v Clarence Zebras (Prospect Park)
Olympia v Kingborough (Warrior Park)
ROUND 21
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2PM
South Hobart v Olympia (Darcy St)
Glenorchy v Launceston City (KGV)
Clarence Zebras v Riverside Olympic (Wentworth Park)
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2.15PM
Kingborough v Devonport (Lightwood Park)
Hamish Geale
Hamish Geale is a senior reporter at The Examiner. Got good news? Email: hgeale@examiner.com.au
Hamish Geale is a senior reporter at The Examiner. Got good news? Email: hgeale@examiner.com.au
