Football Northern Territory (FNT) is the state governing body for soccer in the Northern Territory, Australia. It is affiliated with Football Australia, the national governing body. The Territory is also separated into three zones – Northern, Central and FICA (Southern) – which have their own zone councils which administer leagues locally running their own league and cup competitions.
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| Formation | 2005 |
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| Headquarters | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
Parent organisation | Football Australia |
| Website | http://www.footballnt.com.au |
There is currently no overall champion – the regional winners in 2016 were Hellenic Athletic Club (Northern Zone) and Celtic (FICA).
The federation conducts the territory-wide Sport Minister's Cup, which doubles as qualification for the national FFA Cup.
Clubs in NT
Northern Zone (NorZone)
Reserves Only
- Palmerston Rovers
- Garuda FC
- Litchfield SC
Past Participant Clubs
- Darwin City Buffalos
- Darwin Lions (Pre-2007 known as Afro-Oz FC)
- Karama United
- Litchfield SC
- 1st Brigade
- Palmerston FC
- University Rangers
- Waratahs SC (2007 No longer a Registered Club)
- Greater Palmerston United
- Darwin Rovers
Central Zone
- Borroloola FC
- Gove SC
- Katherine FC
Southern Zone Premier League
Organised by Football in Central Australia (FICA)
- Alice Springs Celtic
- Stormbirds SC
- Verdi FC
- MPH Vikings FC
Reserves Only
- Gillen Scorpions
Past Participant Clubs
- Gillen Scorpions
- Federals SC
- ASFA – (Not registered club, Academy team)
- Buckleys FC (Pre-2007 known as Town and Country Tavern)
NT Australia Cup Final
| Founded | 2016 |
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| Region | Northern Territory |
| Number of teams | 12 (in 2024) |
| Current champions | 2024 Darwin Hearts (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Darwin Rovers, Darwin Olympic, Hellenic Athletic (2 titles each) |
 2024 Australia Cup preliminary rounds | |
The male knock-out cup – now run annually with clubs from NorZone and FICA – is a single-leg knockout cup competition, first held as part of the preliminary rounds of the 2015 FFA Cup. It is the qualification route for the single NT federation representative for the FFA Cup, now known as the Australia Cup.
Since 2016 the final has been played for the Cup.
From 2015 to 2018 the winners of the NorZone and FICA met in the final; since 2019 the winners of FICA have qualified to the semi-final stage (FFA Cup preliminary Round 6).
| Competition and Year | Winner | Score | Runners-up |
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| 2015 NT Final | Darwin Olympic | 5–0 | Alice Springs Celtic |
| 2016 Sports Minister's Cup | Shamrock Rovers Darwin | 5–0 | Gillen Scorpions |
| 2017 Sports Minister's Cup | Darwin Rovers | 2–0 | Alice Springs Celtic |
| 2018 Sports Minister's Cup | Hellenic Athletic | 9–0 | Verdi FC |
| 2019 Sports Minister's Cup | Darwin Olympic | 2–2 (5–4 (p)) | University Azzurri |
| 2020 | 2020 FFA Cup cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[1] | ||
| 2021 NT FFA Cup Final | Casuarina FC | 2–1 | Hellenic AC |
| 2022 NT FFA Cup Final | Mindil Aces FC | 2–0 | Casuarina FC |
| 2023 NT FFA Cup Final | Hellenic Athletic | 3–1 | Verdi FC |
| 2024 NT FFA Cup Final | Darwin Hearts | 3–1 | Darwin Olympic |