sentences:  Nationally, it sits below the A-League and NPL Tasmania.It is controlled by the Football Federation Tasmania (FFT).Prior to the 2015 season it was known as the Southern Premier League and for sponsorship reasons as the Forestry Tasmania Southern Premier League
  Between 2001 and 2012 the Southern and Northern Premier Leagues were jointly the state's highest level of soccer competition (but still nationally below the NSL and A-League).