PORT United, Port Saints, Macleay Valley Rangers, Kempsey Saints and Wallis Lake will all represent Football Mid North Coast in the Coastal Premier League in 2020.
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They'll join five clubs from North Coast Football to make up the two-grade Coastal Premier League competition to stretch from Forster-Tuncurry to Coffs Harbour after getting the green light from FMNC.
Football North Coast will meet on September 18 to determine the five clubs from that zone. Seven applications have been received.
"In the end we only had five nominations, so in that regard our selection process was made easier,'' FMNC chairman Mike Parsons said.
However, Mr Parsons assured the applications were reviewed thoroughly to ensure the necessary criteria was met.
All five clubs made the semi-finals in this season's Football Mid North Coast Premier League.
"We now have the ideal situation, a 10-club, two-grade competition,'' Mr Parsons said.
He confirmed all clubs will receive a three-year licence to stay in the competition.
"We think this is going to lead to a higher standard of football in both zones - and that's not denigrating our local premier league,'' Mr Parsons said.
He said previously that formation of the CPL would be up to the clubs.
However, he said last month that he was neither 'confident or not confident' of the competition going ahead in what would be the biggest shakeup of football in this area since the formation of the Oxley-Manning Premier League (now Football Mid North Coast Premier League) in 2000.
"I didn't want to pre-empt anything,'' Mr Parsons said.
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Mr Parsons admitted he is pleased the process has worked out favourably.
He said the general managers from both zones would now work together to determine the structure of the new competition and also look for a major sponsor.
Mr Parsons added Football Mid North Coast will now establish a 10 club, one grade premier league style for the four current FMNC premier league clubs which won't be involved in the CPL - Taree Wildcats, Camden Haven, Wauchope and Tuncurry-Forster.
"This won't be a secondary competition, it will be a pathway to the CPL,'' Mr Parsons assured.
Expressions of interest will be called from clubs currently involved in FMNC's southern and northern leagues. Southern League premiers Wingham have already expressed interest in the competition as have Taree Wildcats.
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