Dorset Premier Football League

Dorset Premier League
Founded	1957
Country	England
Divisions	1
Number of teams	18
Level on pyramid	Level 11
Promotion to	Wessex League Division One; Western League Division One; South West Peninsula League Division One
Relegation to	Dorset Football League
Current champions	Holt United ; (2022–23)
Website	Dorset Premier League

The Dorset Premier Football League is a football league based in Dorset, England, which sits at Step 7 of the National League System, or level 11 of the overall English football league system.

History

The league was formed in 1957 under the name Dorset Football Combination League when a number of senior clubs within the county became disillusioned at being dictated to by junior and minor clubs.

The objective of the league on its formation was to increase the standard of football and competition throughout Dorset and neighbouring

counties

, an ideal that still holds today.

In

English football pyramid

.

The

2002–03 season saw the League change its name to the Dorset Premier Football League. It was felt that this more reflected the League's status. In 2010 the League was awarded the FA Charter Standard status, only the third league in the FA’s jurisdiction to be so awarded.^[1]

Recent champions

Season	Champions
1998–99	Portland United
1999–2000	Portland United
2000–01	Hamworthy Recreation
2001–02	Hamworthy Recreation
2002–03	Hamworthy United
2003–04	Hamworthy United
2004–05	Hamworthy Recreation
2005–06	Holt United
2006–07	Westland Sports
2007–08	Portland United
2008–09	Portland United
2009–10	Hamworthy Recreation
2010–11	Hamworthy Recreation
2011–12	Westland Sports
2012–13	Portland United
2013–14	Portland United
2014–15	Hamworthy Recreation
2015–16	Shaftesbury Town
2016–17	Holt United
2017–18	Hamworthy Recreation
2018–19	Hamworthy Recreation
2019–20	No Competition as a result of COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	No Competition as a result of COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22	Hamworthy Recreation
2022–23	Holt United